October 24, 1919.
The following is an editorial by editor C. D. Roundtree of the Headlight and Johnson County News, entitled, "The Boll Weevil End Of It."
All of 1918 the editor of this newspaper carried the message of thrift and economy to the people of Johnson, preaching its eternal doctrine of saving and making in every nook, corner, dale, hill and valley to all of the people alike and declaring to them the wisdom of it all. He found some so unkind as to criticize him unnesscarily for his persistency and earnestness but that didn't shake him loose from anything and the work went on uninterruptedly to a very appreciable extent. War Stamps and Liberty Bonds were spoken from every stump in the county; gasoline, daylight and night time were used unstintedly; sleep was lost and inclement weather braved. What was accomplished?
Men, women and children bought, though many of them reluctantly, until the war was over and carried them home for a rainy day, never dreaming at the time that the rainy day would come so soon and dressed in such raiment as to make sackcloth and ashes of our own money crop before a second winter came. He took the campaign through and now what about it?
Those who need have relief at hand if they have the stamps and bonds and many are they who have fallen to them for succor in this disatrious year and still more numerous will be those in the future to utilize the cash redeemed from stamps and bonds, money they had no earthly use for in 1918 but is now a most profitable friend in time of need. We begged them to buy then and we wish we had begged them harder for how much better off all would have been had they saved then. They had it to save then and haven't enough to hardly live on now, comparatively speaking. That is our predicament but the moral of it all is that when ever you practice thrift you are showing decency, self-control, self-respect, patriotism, love of family, that you are master of your own fate, the captain of your own soul.
Knowledge is power. It has been many centuries ago when the world discovered that knowledge is power, that to know means success, that to be learned begets everything good and noble and true and powerful. It is true in every phas of mankind and is as true today as when the sages of old sat in judgement on it.
This paragraph presages what we started out to say. That is to give your child an education at whatever cost required if it is in possible and within the child's grasp and reach. This 20th century time is certain to demand more of the rising generation in education than has ever been known before.
There are plenty of people right here in Johnson County who have a vision of what we are talking about. One of these told us here that he aimed to keep his sons in school if it took the coat off his back all of the time and he had it off at the time we were talking about it. He saw the vision and felt the need and the more pressing need of the future.
There are numerous others of the same caliber a this citizen and the country is proud of such men who are trying to make citizens of their children who will rise up and alled them blessed some day for throwing in their pathway this excellent opportunity of getting wisdom in this world. Knowledge is power. Give your child knowledge by letting him drink deep at its fountain and success and happiness will follow him all the days of his life."
Friday, October 27, 2017
Sunday, October 22, 2017
FROM DAYS GONE BY Oct 17, 1919
October 17, 1919.
Living in Johnson County for twelve years Mr. J. V. Hill has changed his mind about continuing on as a resident here any longer and will about the first of the year return to his old home in Emanuel County, down below Swainsboro near Canoochee Primitive Baptist of which he has been a member forty years. Mr. Hill's son married a Miss Anderson and moved up this side of Kite and his daughter, then Miss Ida Hill, married a Mr. Anderson and they also reside near the father Anderson's home. But Mr. Hill and wife have some more children, brothers and sisters down in Emanuel who welcome their return while those here regret their departure.
Among those from this county who are in attendance of the Confederate Reunion in Atlanta are, Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie Anderson, Mr. Willie Anderson and wife, Mr. & Mrs. B. A. Anderson, Mrs. J. H. McWhorter and daughter Berttice, Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Tanner, R. R. Douglas, Henry and Isham Stephens, O. O. Snell, John Mayo, J. C. Tharpe, L. Davis, Alver Snell, O. M. Martin, D. F. Mills, W. P. Tribble, T. J. Stapleton, J. W. Mayo, J. E. Hatcher, T. J. Brantley, E. L. Anderson and R. T. Henderson.
Col. William Faircloth sold his large plantaion of 214 acres in Laurens County to Mr. A. T. Cobb, for around $30 per acre. He says he is going to sell the other large one he owns down there as the land lies off too far from him and his law practice requires too much of his time to look after his farm work as it should be. He is intending to make considerable improvements in his splendid Idylwild home and farm which will be an ideal home and most convenit to his law practice.
Wrightsville is full of businesses f just about every line of merchandise you need. All the buildings are occupied and new ones would be filled if built. This is just a partial list of some of Wrightsville's businesses in 1919.
Hillard T. Hicks, attorney; Hauger-Hobbs-Davis Company, clothing; John J. Duff, jeweler and optometry; Klaro Kola Bottling Works, W. E. Orr; Dr. I. H. Archer, dentistry; A. F. Flanders Drug Store; Butterly Drug Company; City Garage; Southern Grocery Company; A. L. Hatcher, farm loans; N. Braddy, photography; Dr. J. C. Robinson, dentist.
L. A. Lovett Ford; Tanner Auto Company; Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad; Jack Robinson, watchmaker & optician; Wrightsville Tire & Vulcanizing Company; Bank of Wrightsville; Farmers Bank; Exchange Bank; A. W. Hightower, taxi service; Mason & Thompson Real Estate; Wrightsville Hardware Company; Faircloth & Claxton, attornys & real estate; Lyles & Crow pressing and laundry; Wrightsville Headlight; Hayes Cash Store; The Crawford Shops; Johnson County Auto Company.
Wrightsville Pressing Club; Henderson's Ice Cream Parlor; The Cash Grocery; J. H. Rowland Feed & Seed; Prescott-Price & Company; Vivola Theatre; L. E. Parker Grocery & Bottling Works; Brinson Drug Store.
Wrightsville was thriving during this time period. Nobody had to leave the county for anything unless they wanted too. This was just some of the businesses here but there were many I have not named.
Living in Johnson County for twelve years Mr. J. V. Hill has changed his mind about continuing on as a resident here any longer and will about the first of the year return to his old home in Emanuel County, down below Swainsboro near Canoochee Primitive Baptist of which he has been a member forty years. Mr. Hill's son married a Miss Anderson and moved up this side of Kite and his daughter, then Miss Ida Hill, married a Mr. Anderson and they also reside near the father Anderson's home. But Mr. Hill and wife have some more children, brothers and sisters down in Emanuel who welcome their return while those here regret their departure.
Among those from this county who are in attendance of the Confederate Reunion in Atlanta are, Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie Anderson, Mr. Willie Anderson and wife, Mr. & Mrs. B. A. Anderson, Mrs. J. H. McWhorter and daughter Berttice, Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Tanner, R. R. Douglas, Henry and Isham Stephens, O. O. Snell, John Mayo, J. C. Tharpe, L. Davis, Alver Snell, O. M. Martin, D. F. Mills, W. P. Tribble, T. J. Stapleton, J. W. Mayo, J. E. Hatcher, T. J. Brantley, E. L. Anderson and R. T. Henderson.
Col. William Faircloth sold his large plantaion of 214 acres in Laurens County to Mr. A. T. Cobb, for around $30 per acre. He says he is going to sell the other large one he owns down there as the land lies off too far from him and his law practice requires too much of his time to look after his farm work as it should be. He is intending to make considerable improvements in his splendid Idylwild home and farm which will be an ideal home and most convenit to his law practice.
Wrightsville is full of businesses f just about every line of merchandise you need. All the buildings are occupied and new ones would be filled if built. This is just a partial list of some of Wrightsville's businesses in 1919.
Hillard T. Hicks, attorney; Hauger-Hobbs-Davis Company, clothing; John J. Duff, jeweler and optometry; Klaro Kola Bottling Works, W. E. Orr; Dr. I. H. Archer, dentistry; A. F. Flanders Drug Store; Butterly Drug Company; City Garage; Southern Grocery Company; A. L. Hatcher, farm loans; N. Braddy, photography; Dr. J. C. Robinson, dentist.
L. A. Lovett Ford; Tanner Auto Company; Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad; Jack Robinson, watchmaker & optician; Wrightsville Tire & Vulcanizing Company; Bank of Wrightsville; Farmers Bank; Exchange Bank; A. W. Hightower, taxi service; Mason & Thompson Real Estate; Wrightsville Hardware Company; Faircloth & Claxton, attornys & real estate; Lyles & Crow pressing and laundry; Wrightsville Headlight; Hayes Cash Store; The Crawford Shops; Johnson County Auto Company.
Wrightsville Pressing Club; Henderson's Ice Cream Parlor; The Cash Grocery; J. H. Rowland Feed & Seed; Prescott-Price & Company; Vivola Theatre; L. E. Parker Grocery & Bottling Works; Brinson Drug Store.
Wrightsville was thriving during this time period. Nobody had to leave the county for anything unless they wanted too. This was just some of the businesses here but there were many I have not named.
Sunday, October 8, 2017
FROM DAYS GONE BY Oct. 10, 1919
October 10, 1919.
Mrs. Janie Dorill Cummings, Saturday morning, killed her husband, Thomas D. Cummings, a brother to Mrs. M. L. Jackson of Wrightsville. Mr. Cummings had been married twice, this being his second wife. By his first marriage he had five children who lived with them. He was 40 and she was 29. Officers placed her in jail and charged her with murder.
She was given a preliminary hearing in Augusta where she claimed self defense, that her husband had beaten her and she shot to defend herself but this is bitterly denied by members of the dead man's family who claim he had not touched her and this could be established with little doubt by eye witnesses.
She ran amuck in the home, emptying a six-shooter improved revolver, five bullets hitting the husband and killing him instantly. The eldest son soon arrived on the scene and became desperate, thrushing a pistol at his step-mother and would have shot had not the officers rescued the gun from his hand.
The woman defied the police, neighbors and all until she saw herself overpowered by numbers and gave herself up. The father and brother of the dead man went from their home at Chalker, Georgia for the corpse of their son and brother and took it to Chalker to be buried. Mr. & Mrs. Lee Jackson have been with their relatives since the killing.
The patrons and Odd Fellows of Moores Chapel community are busy erecting a two-story structure for the use of the Order and the school. It is a wooden building adjoining the west side of the old school building, the lower room to be used for the school children and the upper story for the Odd Fellows hall. The people of the community with the assistance of friends elsewhere are financing the building.
Zach A. Anderson announces for County Treasurer. Joby L. Jones for Tax Receiver and W. A. Page for Tax Collector. J. B. Williams announces to succeed himself as Clerk of Courts. Mr. Laudice Lovett is home from France and Germany. Mr. Allen Brantley of Moores Chapel fell and knocked his arm out of place.
Many from here are expected to go to the stump pulling demonstration on the Outlaw farm near Dublin. It was proven here there is plenty of money in cattle. Sheriff Willis Rowland sold two good mules for $96 and a milk cow for an even $100. Zach Cannon, colored, said somebody took his horse and buggy from the colored Baptist church in Wrightsville Sunday night. The horse is red, weighs 700 lbs, right hind foot cut by rope. Buggy is a Golden Eagle top buggy. He offers a reward. H. B. Nasworthy of Kite bought Joe M. Walkers home in Dublin. Nasworthy sold his home to W. B. Meeks.
Frank Harris, colored, got mixed up in a row at a negro frolic below Lovett Saturday night and got a load of shot from a single barreled Iver Johnson shotgun which caused Dr. J. R. Dent to spend four hours amputating his leg.
Miss Myra Renfroe married Mr. Turner Scarboro and Miss Mozelle Sanford married Mr. Rabun Moore at Corinth church. There has been almost an ice famine in Wrightsville all of the week. The ice man was perspiring himself and although he worked to relieve the situation, the heat of the day could only be relieved by the cooler hours of the late night. All the past week sugar has been an item with the people and many a cup of coffee went begging. Sugar and ice, though, in a dry county isn't so bad after all.
Mrs. Janie Dorill Cummings, Saturday morning, killed her husband, Thomas D. Cummings, a brother to Mrs. M. L. Jackson of Wrightsville. Mr. Cummings had been married twice, this being his second wife. By his first marriage he had five children who lived with them. He was 40 and she was 29. Officers placed her in jail and charged her with murder.
She was given a preliminary hearing in Augusta where she claimed self defense, that her husband had beaten her and she shot to defend herself but this is bitterly denied by members of the dead man's family who claim he had not touched her and this could be established with little doubt by eye witnesses.
She ran amuck in the home, emptying a six-shooter improved revolver, five bullets hitting the husband and killing him instantly. The eldest son soon arrived on the scene and became desperate, thrushing a pistol at his step-mother and would have shot had not the officers rescued the gun from his hand.
The woman defied the police, neighbors and all until she saw herself overpowered by numbers and gave herself up. The father and brother of the dead man went from their home at Chalker, Georgia for the corpse of their son and brother and took it to Chalker to be buried. Mr. & Mrs. Lee Jackson have been with their relatives since the killing.
The patrons and Odd Fellows of Moores Chapel community are busy erecting a two-story structure for the use of the Order and the school. It is a wooden building adjoining the west side of the old school building, the lower room to be used for the school children and the upper story for the Odd Fellows hall. The people of the community with the assistance of friends elsewhere are financing the building.
Zach A. Anderson announces for County Treasurer. Joby L. Jones for Tax Receiver and W. A. Page for Tax Collector. J. B. Williams announces to succeed himself as Clerk of Courts. Mr. Laudice Lovett is home from France and Germany. Mr. Allen Brantley of Moores Chapel fell and knocked his arm out of place.
Many from here are expected to go to the stump pulling demonstration on the Outlaw farm near Dublin. It was proven here there is plenty of money in cattle. Sheriff Willis Rowland sold two good mules for $96 and a milk cow for an even $100. Zach Cannon, colored, said somebody took his horse and buggy from the colored Baptist church in Wrightsville Sunday night. The horse is red, weighs 700 lbs, right hind foot cut by rope. Buggy is a Golden Eagle top buggy. He offers a reward. H. B. Nasworthy of Kite bought Joe M. Walkers home in Dublin. Nasworthy sold his home to W. B. Meeks.
Frank Harris, colored, got mixed up in a row at a negro frolic below Lovett Saturday night and got a load of shot from a single barreled Iver Johnson shotgun which caused Dr. J. R. Dent to spend four hours amputating his leg.
Miss Myra Renfroe married Mr. Turner Scarboro and Miss Mozelle Sanford married Mr. Rabun Moore at Corinth church. There has been almost an ice famine in Wrightsville all of the week. The ice man was perspiring himself and although he worked to relieve the situation, the heat of the day could only be relieved by the cooler hours of the late night. All the past week sugar has been an item with the people and many a cup of coffee went begging. Sugar and ice, though, in a dry county isn't so bad after all.
FROM DAYS GONE BY Oct. 3, 1919
October 3, 1919.
Notice was given that an election for bonds for the purpose of installing and equipping a sewage system in and for the city of Wrightsville will be held at the court house the 18th day of October. The amount of bonds proposed to be issued is $30,000.00, of a denomination of $1000 each, the rate of interest to be paid on said bonds is five and half per cent per annum, payable annually, said interest to be paid at the Hanover National Bank of New York City. Bonds to mature and to become due thirty years from date of issuance. this was signed by W. M. Shurling, Mayor and City Councilmen T. L. Martin, E. N. Hitchcock, W. C. Chester, J. H. Rowland and R. B. Bryan.
Hon. Morris T. Riner stated he would not be a candidate this time for Ordinary. He gave his reasons his close business affairs at home and other personal matters. Mr. W. J. Stephens of Adrian has withdrawn from the race for County Treaserur on account of he just moved to the county and is required to reside in the county for one year prior to running for office. Mr. L. B. Price, "Uncle Berry" of Price District has decided to run for Treasurer.
Others that are still in the race so far are: For County Treasurer - Milledge Meeks, William G. Hutcheson, Flem W. Hall, Walter N. Powell. Tax Collector - H. T. Downs, J. W. Vanlandingham. Senate 16th District - F. H. Saffold. Tax Receiver - J. Morgan Layton, J. A. Lindsey. Coroner - Loring R. Clayton. Sheriff - Henry G. Tyson, Tyler H. Burns, O. S. Spence. School Superintendent - Luther Lillard. Ordinary - W. J. Flanders. Clerk of Courts - George A. Smith, J. Lovett Anderson.
Among the latest to arrive home from foreign war fields is Brannon J. Snell, Jim Smith, Bill Mimbs. The report of the Home Service for Johnson County Red Cross for September: Number of families dealt with, 38. Services rendered 13, application for allotment 14, applications for compensation 6, number of letters written 36, received telegrams sent information only 6. Financial assistance given 0. The Red Cross Johnson County Chapter does not want to be rekoned as slackers in this noble work.
Mr. John R. Moore of Menlo, Georgia arrived in the city from his North Georgia home after being gone almost a year. He sold his home and intends to make his permanent residence here. Hinton Braswell has purchased a new Ford. Dr. H. B. Bray has returned to Atlanta where he is completing his course at Emory University. W. A. Sinquefield is offering for sale 100 acre farm, best grade stiff, pimply, clay subsoil land five and one half miles from Wrightsville. Small three horse farm open, three houses. Purchase for half cash, balance in three to five years.
The banks released their statement of condition. Exchange Bank of Wrightsville $413,382.29; Citizens Bank of Kite $244,085.89; Bank of Adrian $249,392.27; Scott Banking Company $118,434.55; The Farmers Bank $113,496.66; Bank of Wrightsville $392,415.18.
Notice was given that an election for bonds for the purpose of installing and equipping a sewage system in and for the city of Wrightsville will be held at the court house the 18th day of October. The amount of bonds proposed to be issued is $30,000.00, of a denomination of $1000 each, the rate of interest to be paid on said bonds is five and half per cent per annum, payable annually, said interest to be paid at the Hanover National Bank of New York City. Bonds to mature and to become due thirty years from date of issuance. this was signed by W. M. Shurling, Mayor and City Councilmen T. L. Martin, E. N. Hitchcock, W. C. Chester, J. H. Rowland and R. B. Bryan.
Hon. Morris T. Riner stated he would not be a candidate this time for Ordinary. He gave his reasons his close business affairs at home and other personal matters. Mr. W. J. Stephens of Adrian has withdrawn from the race for County Treaserur on account of he just moved to the county and is required to reside in the county for one year prior to running for office. Mr. L. B. Price, "Uncle Berry" of Price District has decided to run for Treasurer.
Others that are still in the race so far are: For County Treasurer - Milledge Meeks, William G. Hutcheson, Flem W. Hall, Walter N. Powell. Tax Collector - H. T. Downs, J. W. Vanlandingham. Senate 16th District - F. H. Saffold. Tax Receiver - J. Morgan Layton, J. A. Lindsey. Coroner - Loring R. Clayton. Sheriff - Henry G. Tyson, Tyler H. Burns, O. S. Spence. School Superintendent - Luther Lillard. Ordinary - W. J. Flanders. Clerk of Courts - George A. Smith, J. Lovett Anderson.
Among the latest to arrive home from foreign war fields is Brannon J. Snell, Jim Smith, Bill Mimbs. The report of the Home Service for Johnson County Red Cross for September: Number of families dealt with, 38. Services rendered 13, application for allotment 14, applications for compensation 6, number of letters written 36, received telegrams sent information only 6. Financial assistance given 0. The Red Cross Johnson County Chapter does not want to be rekoned as slackers in this noble work.
Mr. John R. Moore of Menlo, Georgia arrived in the city from his North Georgia home after being gone almost a year. He sold his home and intends to make his permanent residence here. Hinton Braswell has purchased a new Ford. Dr. H. B. Bray has returned to Atlanta where he is completing his course at Emory University. W. A. Sinquefield is offering for sale 100 acre farm, best grade stiff, pimply, clay subsoil land five and one half miles from Wrightsville. Small three horse farm open, three houses. Purchase for half cash, balance in three to five years.
The banks released their statement of condition. Exchange Bank of Wrightsville $413,382.29; Citizens Bank of Kite $244,085.89; Bank of Adrian $249,392.27; Scott Banking Company $118,434.55; The Farmers Bank $113,496.66; Bank of Wrightsville $392,415.18.
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