FROM DAYS GONE BY May 30. 1919

May 30, 1919.

Graduation night is Friday night, and this specific entertainment and important event for the Seniors marks the closing of an usually interesting commencement for the Wrightsville District High School. It all began last Friday evening with a recital by Miss Melton's smaller music pupils. The sermon was splendidly done by Rev. Mr. Arnold at his church on Sunday.
Last night at the auditorium the larger pupils of the music class put on a sweet program. Tonight will be Class Day. There will be music, songs, marches, drills, plays with a number of varieties and will conclude with the awarding of medals by Prof. J. O. McMahon. Friday night is the graduation exercises for Inez Kitchens, Annie Delle Powell, Lewis Lovett, Lillian Hicks and ore Rowland.
Revival will begin at the Christian church Monday with pastor, Rev.John Tyndall of Dublin and Miss Clarkie Reaves of Kentucky with direct the music and singing. Miss Ola Johnson is providing some local talent.
Cannie Sumner, Manager of Idylwild this year, is planning to have a big time at his favorite resort this season. He will have a big sing down there on June 7th and 8th. Regimental Sergeant Major Horace Dickens, of the 328th Infantry, son of Mr. & Mrs. J. T. Dickens, landed last week from overseas on the Arizona, which brought a part of the 82nd Division.
The fair meeting will take place Saturday afternoon at the court house and all stockholders are asked to be present. The committee to look at the grounds will be ready to report.
Last Sunday Mr. Harman Tapley and Miss Katie Reese were married by Judge Z. A. Anderson. Mr. Tapley is a son of Frank Tapley. Miss Reese is a daughter of Mr. Willie Reese.
The marriage of Miss Eula Russell to Dr. Julius E. Jenkins was solemnized May 21st. Rev. Howard of the Baptist church did the honors. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. Russell of Wrens. Dr. Jenkins is one of Wrightsville's most promising young businessmen. He just returned from France where he worked with a base hospital for nine months. He is a son of Mr. & Mrs. U. R. Jenkins.
While dressing to accompany her husband, J. B. Garnto, to the city Saturday, Mrs. Garnto was stricken with heart failure and passed out within a few seconds. Only the family were in the home at the time. Internment took place at Pleasant Grove cemetery. She was 51 years of age.
Jim says she was 111 years old and Jim must know. Her name was Nancy Walker and she died of old age last week and was buried at Mitchell Grove. Nancy moved to Georgia from North Carolina, where she was born, and came down here during slavery time. She just naturally pegged out, this good old darkey did, from natural old age at 111 years old. Odd, isn't it?
The cotton crops in the Gethsemne section are very poor, and looks sick, and some of it is dying under the strain of the long cold spell of last week. People in the Providence community are selling their cotton now, it is bringing 30 cents a pound.