From Days Gone By Jan. 1, 1921

January 1, 1921.
    Santa Claus came into every home in Johnson County this trip and made the hearts of the old folks, the middle-aged folks and the tiny tots all happy and not a family was left untouched by his majestic sweetness. The poor was looked after as well as the more wealthy and everybody rejoiced.
    This time the gift of more valuable and useful presents was the order of the day, the dry goods and furnishing stores doing about as much Christmas selling as the regular toy stores. People bought a lot of presents needful to the members of their families, more than usual.
    Lightning struck the school dormitory at Orianna last Wednesday and killed young Newburn Hatcher instantly. He was 15 years old. With Miss Maggie Smith, an assistant of the school, and Prof. Bates, the principal, the boy was standing on the veranda when the bolt struck. The boys' cap was torn into rags and his shoes torn from his feet but not a place on his body was scarred. The teachers standing with him were shocked also but only slightly injured. Dr. A. M. Roundtree of Adrian was summoned. The lad was a son of Mr. Isaac Hatcher of Orianna.
    Draft deserters whose fears were lulled to rest by over two years from prosecution are about to receive an unpleasant surprise. The names of 172,911 of them are soon to be published in their "hometown" sections as an early step to bring them to a speedy trial, the War Department announced. Much aid in this is expected from the American Legion
    Mr. Harry Lewis is moving to Dublin and vacating his store here. Harry has lots of friends here making more than the ordinary Jew and his departure would be missed. Barber Willie Brantley is moving to Macon where he will open a barber shop. Mr. & Mrs. J. N. Hall are moving to Wrightsville. Mr. D. W. Bray has moved from Lovett to Dublin. Soldier Daniel Frank Martin of Camp Jackson, 61st Infantry is home on furlow.
    E. N. Hitchcock and Raymond Rowland have severed their ties with Wrightsville Hardware Company. Mr. Hitchcock is opening a grocery store. Santa visited the home of Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Bray leaving a bright little daughter. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur B. Rowland had a 9 pound son also. The old bird is still flying around leaving a fine daughter with Mr. & Mrs. Leon A. Lovett.
    The Bank of Adrian relessed its statement of condition at $192,031.47. Mr. George W. Gannon left for Ironton, Ohio, the home of his people. His father had a bad accident having his leg crushed while at work. On December 9th death visited the home of Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Cox taking their daughter Marie being sick only 4 days. She was born October 29, 1907, just 13 years old. She was buried at Pleasant Grove.
    For several months but little has been said with reference to the discovery of oil in the Edd Spell area, 5 miles West of Wrightsville. This was because the long dry period caused a cesstation of signs and evidence, the oil ceasing to bubble from the ground. Cut with the avdent of the Winter season and the rainy weather new and more abundant signs are now visable in the same sector as before.
    Mr. Spell claims that this is natural with seepages of this kind, leaving no alarm when it ceased to ooze out, but has now started back. Leases of 15 to 20 thousand acres have been secured up to this time on lands and he says it will again be renewed in an effort to secure a sufficentcy to bring oil magnates here for the purpose of entering the bowels of the earth in a search for this much desired fountain of wealth. It was claimed in the outset the evidence disclosed in this Spell area afforded sufficent reason to assert that it was on this spot somewhere, and this belief is still held optimistically.

From Days Gone By Dec 25, 1920

December 25, 1920.
 Dear Santa Clause,
    Wish you would bring me some story books and some fruit and a knitting needle. I know its hard times to get all of our things but you know we love you. It will be hard for you to het around with all our thingd, but wish you good luck.
                                                                 Juliette Roundtree
Dear Santa,
    I am a little six year old boy. Please nring me a toy pistol and some more toys and lots of fruit. Don't forget mama and papa and bring sister a doll.
                                                                      Herman Hall
Dear Santa,
    I am a little boy 8 years old, and in the 2nd grade. I want you to bring me a toy automobile and bring my little sister a pretty doll and bring us plenty of fruit. Please don't forget my mama and papa.
                                                                            Pearly Colston
My Dearest Santa,
    I am a little girl 11 years old and in 5th grade. I want a ring and a pair of pearl beads, a doll and doll cradle and lots of fruit and other things. Don't forget mama, papa brother and sister. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
                                                                                 Sadie Oliver
Dear Santa claus,
    I am a little boy 2 years old and want you to bring me a toy wagon and a tricycle and don't forget to bring little Cecil a rattler and a rubber doll and don't forget ma & pa. Bring lots of fruit.
                                                                                 W. D. Wood
Dear Old Santa,
    Please bring me a tricycle, a doll and a little bed and plenty of fruit. Please don't forget Harry and Nancy.
                                                                               Doris Rowland
Dear Santa,
    I am a little boy years old and go to shool. Please bring me a tricycle and a cap pistol and plenty of fruit and nuts.
                                                                              Melvin Watts
Dear Santa Clause, i am a little girl 7 years old and going to school and in the 2nd grade. Please bring me a doll and cart and plenty of fruit and don't forget papa and mama.
                                                                                Eddie Lou Maddox
Dear Santa Claus,
    I am a little girl 13 years old on 7th grade and I want a lavallire and ring and a bar pin and lots of fruit. Don't forget my brothers and sisters. Hoping you a Merry Christmas.
                                                                            Mary Jennie Sumner
My dear old fellow,
    I just want to tell you what I want you to bring me a bicycle and a folding pocketbook and a wagon and a box of sparklers. That is all for this time.
                                                                                    Steve Jackson
Dear Uncle Santa,
    I don't want you to forget me this Christmas please. I am a little girl 9 years old and in 3rd grade. I am a smart little girl and I was dishes and sweep the floor for mama. I want you to bring me plenty of toys and fruit. Please don't forget mama and papa and our baby brother. Don't forget I have a little brother named Melvin.
                                                                   Vergia Mae Rowland
Dear Santa Claus,
    I know it is a hard time now with you because you have so many to go see. But I would like for you to bring me a little something. I would like to have a pair of knitting needles and a crochet needle needle and a story book, and I would like to have a doll and some thread to go with my needles.
                                                               Hazel McAfee
My Dearest Santa,
    I am a little girl 12 years old in the 7th grade. I want you to bring me a ring and a pair of pearl beads, a doll and doll cradle and lots of fruit and other things.
                                                              Vennie Oliver

From Days Gone By Dec. 18, 1920

December 18, 1920.
    The organization of the Johnson County Hampshire Association took place at the office of agent M. E. Crow, for the purpose of stimulating the growth of pure bred hogs in the county. The officers are Morris Riner, president; G. A. Tarbutton, vice-president and Dr. C. E. Brinson, sec.-treas. The directors are M. E. Crow, J. M. Henry, Fluker Tarbutton, W. P. Bedingfield and C. W. Fulford.
    A matter discussed was the raising of a fund to be offered as premiums for the Hampshire Pig Club boys and girls at the next county fair. Any club member interested and wants to feed a good Hampshire pig for the fall show, Dr. Brinson or Mr. Crow would assist them in getting good pigs.
    As of December 1st the lights and water rate for the city of Wrightsville would be reduced. Lights $1.50 for minimum 7 kw. All over the minimum 20 cents a klw. Water $1.25 for 200 gallons minimum, and 25 cents for each 1000 gallons over the minimum.
    The people of Rehobeth will get the first sing of the Johnson County Singing Association in January. The State Fair Association announced that Miss Clemmie Massey was awarded a $20 third prize for the county contest. Miss Oma Sheppard won 3rd for Special Spanish Pepper and received $5.
    The I. O. O. F. Johnson Lodge No. 110 elected new officers for 1921. J. A. Hall, N. G.; G. A. Smith, V. G.; W. I. Martin, Sec.; L. J. Claxton, Treas.; J. T. Miller, D. D. D. Mr. Miller was also chosen as representative to the Grand Lodge which meets in Athens next May.
    Col. G. Anton Faircloth will probably be moving to Birmingham, Alabama. He is renting his home on East Elm to Dr. & Mrs. R. E. Butterly. Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Price of Pringle had a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth. Mrs. Julia Tapely was slightly injured when her horse became a fright in the city turning her buggy over.
    Mr. & Mrs. A. L. Thigpen of Oconee announced the engagement of their daughter, Marie, to Mr. James C. Rivers. Mr. W. Mullis wed Miss Clara Lou New in Harrison. Mr. Mullis is the telegraph operator in Wrightsville.
    Mr. Roy Hammock died from asphyxiation in Columbia last week in his room. He had gone there 3 months ago to work in the auto business and was doing good when he suddenly passed. He was a son of Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Hammock of Adrian and is survived by a brother and 4 sisters. Burial was at Shady Grove. He was only 23 years old.
    On November 23rd at the home of Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Brantley, Mrs. Martha Outlaw passed away at 79 years of age. Funeral was at Brantley's Chapel and she was buried at Westview. She was survived by three children. Mrs. E. W. Tanner, Mrs. J. E. Brantley, Mrs. Julia Outlaw and two brothers.
    An unexpected death was that of Mrs. W. D. Hatcher while doing her daily chores around her house. She was suddenly and violently stricken with paralysis and died about 3 hours later. She was preparing for her daughters visit, Mrs. Lyman Moore, who arrived at the station about the time of her death. Her husband has been in ill health and could not attend her funeral at Oaky Grove. She was survived by her husband, three sons, A. L., Grady and Bill Hatcher and Mrs. Lyman Moore. Tanner Undertaking Company was in charge.

From Days Gone By Dec. 11,1920

December 11, 1920.
   Mr. E. E. Sanders defeated Judge J. M. Hightower for Mayor of Wrightsville 102 to 92. The candidates winning city councilmen were R. P. Hicks, W. F. Outlaw, I. R. Tanner, L. J. Claxton, J. Tom Davis and H. P. Hicks. Voters of the 1201 district elected J. T. Ferguson Justice of the Peace and Will Crawford baliff. In Pullen District H. D. Garnto Justice and H. G. Tyson baliff. In Kite it was J. C. Harrison Justice and J. C. Claxton, G. C. Fortner baliffs.
    Mr. Moore of the ice plant secured the services of Macon Packing Company to assist his men here in the first work of the cold storage department. The Johnson County Singing Convention was formed at a sing held at Liberty Grove church. Rev. G. F. Sumner of Gethsemane was the organizer.
    Judge Kent convenned Superior Court this week with a number of young women appeared on the scene in the first session for either their first or final verdicts in divorce decrees which were granted. One or two men came for the same cause. These proceedings protracted a good bit of attention. Disqualified cases on account of judges were moved to a later date including McAfee vs. Fortner, civil; The Dixon murder case. The Rowland-Downs land case was heard also Mrs. Price vs. E. J. Sumner with no verdicts yet in either case.
    Dr. J. Gordon Brantley has resumed his practice here. Mr. L. Mosley had a big surprise birthday party reacing the age of 75. He was born in Emanuel County December 5, 1845 after staying there for 20 years moved to Johnson County and married. He lives five miles from town for 55 years. They had fifteen children, 12 boys and 3 girls. Eleven still living. Rev. W. A. Brooks is now the new pastor of the Methodist Church.
    Judge J. C. Wiggins has purchased the S. Powel residence in the city. Dr. & Mrs. A. F. Flanders are renovating their home. Mr. Henry M. Downs is running a saw mill at Wille, Georgia. Mr. Carl Claxton has moved to Oklahoma.
    Farmers are still holding there cotton for a higher price and many of them say they intend sticking to it right on, until they get it.
    Miss Ester Stith and Mr. J. C. Garland of Emanuel County drove to Wrightsville to be married. Miss Dorris Prescot and Mr. Ben Hill Webb were married December 1st at the Methodist church. Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Hightower had a daughter, Joy, on December 3rd.
    The sudden death of Mr. E. C. Martin occured in Wrightsville about 6 pm Friday having been sick only a few hours with hemorhagic fever. He leaves a wife and two step-children, he having married a widow in Brunswick last year. He was buried ay Westview. His brothers were R.R. and T. L Martin of Wrightsville. Mrs. M. D. Hammock departed this life Monday night after a very brief illness at her home near town. She was buried in the Hammock cemetery. Tanner Undertaking Company was in charge.
    Oscar Smith tells a good one of the time at Scott. He says the city market there was the scene of a cat perishing to death last week. The little fellow was locked in Saturday night after business hours and so long did the butcher keep his place empty the cat was almost famished when discovered and released through a broken pane of glass in the window of the building.

From Days Gone By Dec. 4, 1920

December 4, 1920.
    A long-felt need is now an actuality. Wrightsville has its own ice plant, made at home by home men and capital. Ammoninated and steamed up it began running Sunday and Wednesday saw the first ice made. This plant has been in construction for about a year, and is considered the county's most important enterprise. Mr. C. Homer Moore let the contract for the $80,000 plant November 9, 1919.
    The Southern Ice & Coal Company has 245 cans putting out 300 pound blocks of ice eath. The cold storage part will greatly benefit the county's hog raisers. It will be run continuously br Mr. W. N. Watkins.
    Mr. Moore has also made an offer to the city to furnish water and light power from his ice plant at less than what the city pays for its own power plant. Councilman R. B. Bryan said it was a fine idea because the present light plant has been a losing proposition for the city. Moore has the surplus machinery which can be brought into action immediately in case of fire or any demand. He can keep the reservoir and tanks filled to supply water to every hydrant in town. His plant has to operate day and night which puts him in the position to make this offer.
    No action can be taken up until a new city council is elected. This proposition can make Mr. Moore and the city money while also reducing the cost of water and lights to the citizens.
    Mr. E. G. Lumley of Calhoun, Georgia is here to locate the areas in the county for installing dipping vats, which is now a law in Georgia. He estimates around 20 vats would be required and he is surveying the cattle areas to determine locations convenient to all. The state pays Lumley but the county must pay to build the vats. Johnson County is the only one in this area infested with ticks, as all surrounding counties already have vats and are tick free.
    Next week the 12th District Medical Society will meet in Wrightsville. Dr. J. H. Moore says a large number of physicians will be coming with local physician's entertaining with a picnic at Idylwild. Ordinary Wiggins sent out the papers for each militia district to elect their justice of the peace to be held Saturday.
    Captain W. Z. Kemp is forging ahead on the big highway project with a large force of convicts, mules, carts and road building devices and moving rapidly along. Captain Kemp will be replaced on the 15th by Mr. R. C. Dent. Kemp is returning to Screven County.
    Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Kitchens had a fine boy, Robert, Jr. on Thanksgiving Day. The U. S. Army has received several recruits from our county in James D. Sheppard, Jas M. Daniels, Guyton E. Hutcheson and Lundy S. Thompson. The infant of Mr. & Mrs. Amos Kight died last Friday morning near Rehobeth. The boy of Mr. & Mrs Jim Hammock was seriously burned near Scott.
    At the Kite. School auditorium Thanksgiving night the fiddlers did some old time fiddling which caused some "break-down" square dancing. Messrs. C. C. Tapley and Willie Thigpen weilded the bow as Miss Annie Mathis charmed on the piano. A feature of the evening was the dancing of Mr. Will Tapley.
    If you enjoy quick red-blooded action! A tale of adventure amid rocky peaks and yawning canyons! A fiery flamming romance! Mind baffling mystery! Then see Ruth Roland in "Ruth of the Rockies" at the Dixie Theatre.
Dear Santa Claus:
    I hope you will soon be around to see us all. I am a little boy 7 years old; I am in 1st grade. I want you to bring me a bicycle, red wagon and a toy automobile and lots of fruit, don't forget mt brothers and sisters, mama and papa. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. I am your little boy.
                 Marcus Oliver.

From Days Gone By Nov. 27, 1920

November 27, 1920.
    Actual work has begun on the paved road highway from Wrightsville to the Washington County line as Captain W. Z. Kemp has the county force working wide open. The stretch is about four and a half miles and when completed it will be one of the best pieces of road in the entire state.
    It will cost around $24,000 to finish and the government provides half this amount. Johnson County is allowed to furnish convict labor and materials for its half burden of the cost. It will take several weeks to complete and is the first project in the county to get federal aid.
    Mr. Reuben C. Dent received his commission as county warden to replace Captain Kemp who is leaving for Screven County. Rube has 15 years experience as a warden and guard having worked in several counties..
    Since Laurens County has finished the highway from Lovett to Dublin it is now first class, a fine one all the way. The most up-to-date cotton report up to November 8th Johnson County had ginned 7,118 bales. Mr. R. T. Moye grew a potato that weighed 8 pounds after losing a pound from curing. Judge J. C. Wiggins suffered the loss of his largest fattening hogs which died suddenly from a choke. The hog was worth $50.
    A community Thanksgiving service was held at the Methodist church. Rev. W. A. Brooks will be the new pastor as Rev. Arnold was sent to Jesup. Rev. Walter Anthony will speak at the Baptist church.
    The next term of Superior Court will be held the first Monday in December. Mr. E. N. Hitchcock will resign the first of the year as manager of Wrightsville Hardware.
    The following have qualified for councilmen for the city of Wrightsville. L. J. Claxton, J. Tom Davis, H. P. Hicks, I. R. Tanner, R. P. Hicks and W. F. Outlaw. The election will be December 3rd.
    Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Rowland had a daughter born to them. The sudden death of Mr. Robert A. Bradshaw at his home five miles west of town on Sunday from heart failure. He was buried at Pleasant Grove.
    The Union Grocery Company with W. T. Kitchens manager will move into the store vacated by Wilson's Grocery. In Scott Mr. T. J. Burke is erecting a watertank at his residence.
    A lot of activity has been going on this week in various lines but not much money has been stiring. Cotton is still being held and farmers are sitting steady in the boat waiting for an advancement to where they can realize a little on it. Predictions are coming from financial circles that expectations are strong for a betterment of conditions early next year.

From Days Gone By Nov. 20, 1920

November 20, 1920.
    The city of Wrightsville election is a few days ahead leaving the question, who will serve the citizens of Wrightsville? This election was called by the mayor when the town faced the resignation of the entire city council except for the mayor.
    The one year councilmen decided it was best to quit and the other three came to the same conclusion, not having qualified at all. There is speculation about the proposed candidates and in the discussions the floowing names have been mentioned for the different places, and it is not known if any of them would serve.
    For Mayor J. T. Miller, J. W. Brinson, Dr. T. L. Harris and E. J. Harris have been spoken of. For Councilmen for the one year term the names of H. P. Hicks, J. A. Hall, and W. L. Thompson have been heard. For the two year term are mentioned W. F. Outlaw, C. T. Mixon and J. B. Williams.
    As bloody as a beef and then some and reeling in pain Lizzie Brown arrived at the office of Dr. S. M. Johnson Thursday afternoon last from her home on the farm of Mr. E. J. Sumner, where one Shug Dixon had about noon played havoc with her left jaw using a long razor and slashing a long, ugly ditch into the corner of her mouth, a distance requiring 25 stitches to unite it.
    Mr. Mack Sumner brought the wounded woman to the doctor and she was also accompanied by two sisters. The latter were all blood covered from the wound.
    Shug Dixon didn't mind going up to Lizzie's home with the razor and using it, according to Lessie Whitehead, Lizzie's sister who swore out a warrant for Shug,  charging her with an assualt with attempt to murder. The paper was immediately served by Deputy W. T. Rowland who went for Shug and she is now safely awaiting her doom in the regular boarding house. It was all a regular row over a man, Lizzie's husband. But Shug claims she was only defending herself against odds and it quite contented over the prospect of a favorable outcomme.
     Dr. Brantley will move back here from Tifton shortly. He came home to see his sick grandmother and at that point he made his decison he could do more serving his home county than those in South Georgia he did not know. Dr. Charles Lane of Macon, a well known preacher, lecturer and orator will be at the court house tomorrow. He is full of wit and humor.
    Miss Corine Walden and Mr. Henry Colston were wed by Judge Z. A. Anderson. Miss Annie Lee and Mr. W. J. Carter were wed also. A fine young daughter was born to Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Lord. Miss Mary Armor Anthony, daughter of Rev. & Mrs. Walter Anthony did at their home in Atlanta November 15th after a short illness. She was 9 years old.
    Hall Brothers is having a huge sale. Jim and John Hall are specially trained merchants and have started this year well. Col. Dan Morgan Smith, one of America's famous heroes who commanded the 1st Battalion of the 358th Infantry, 19th Division, when that unit became immortal as "Tha Batallion of Death" during the fight at Hill 350 at Les Huits Chemin in the fall of 1918, will speak at Brown Memorial Tuesday afternoon at 3 pm. This was considered a rare treat to have this famous soldier in Wrightsville, when he, as a rule, is only speaking in cities of 5,000 and over.
    If you glance back you will see Wrightsville has done and is still doing some big building in 1920. Solid strides have been made in many respects and the old town is still shinning. Johnson County folks have plenty of hog and hominey left and this is a blessing, even with 15 cent cotton stored away under their shelters.

History of Thanksgiving from 1920

    This was written in 1920 after the end of World War One.The great social and religious festival known as "Thanksgiving" dates back to the Pilgrims and Puritans of New England. The sentiment of graditude for favors granted is as old as humanity, and ages before the Massachusetts settlers were born mankind was in the habit of expressing its thankfulness by some form of public celebration. But the institution of thanksgiving as an annual festival of thanks and praise for blessings received at the hands of the Great Author of our being had its origin among the founders of New England.
    For reasons which were "good and sufficient" unto themselves, the Puritains abolished Christmas, and feeling the need of some other day to replace it, they instituted Thanksgiving day. After the first harvest of the New England colonies Governor Bradford ordered a public rejoicing with prayer and praise. This was in October or November, 1621. On July 30, 1623, was held the second Thanksgiving, the first ever appointed by a governor in an authoritive way. On February 22, 1631, there occured in Boston the first Thanksgiving celebration of which any written account remains among the colonial archives. The first regular Thanksgiving proclamation was printed in Massachusetts in 1677.
    The first Thanksgiving proclamation ever issued by a president of the United States was by George Washington in 1795. From Massachusetts the custom spread to other colonies, in 1830 the governor of New York appointed a day for public Thanksgiving and other northern states quickly followed.
    The turkey began to take first place at Thanksgiving feasts back in colonial days. It was the wild variety that won favor then---a fowl with a fine flavor, but no longer known either to commerce or the hunters. The magnificent bronze creatures that have taken the place of the wild forerunners leave no reason to regret the latter's disappearance. So handsome are these high-bred birds that slaughtering them to make a holiday feast seems something like a crime. It is a crime who's heinousness is forgotten when dinner is served, however.
    The vastness of America's cause for rejoicing today cannot be reached even by the international outpouring, for never before have we had such colosal reason for Thanksgiving in the liberation of some nations, the succor of others, and the release of our own highest impulses for free play. Since the days of the Nazarene no such words have been spoken, no such doctrine preached, as we hear from day to day at the close of humanity's tragedy. Our thanks are deep and loud, sounding around the world.

From Days Gone By Nov. 13, 1920

November 13, 1920.
    One white man whose name is Coleman, from Emanual County, who sails around promiscuously under different aliases according to court records, gave a whole force of arresting officers and Captain Kemp's trustees a hot chase Tuesday afternoon late as he was being transferred from the courthouse after being sentenced to a fine of $175 or a year in the gang for giving a bogus check to Hayes Brothers store.
    Upon reaching the jail Coleman, with an oath, dashed. A bullet from Chief Oliver's pistol cut up the dust between the flying man's legs but he flew right on. Captain Kemp's gang had just returned and tha warden turned the whole force loose after Coleman. An old Jap outwinded Coleman and he was captured.
    City Court is still in session, so far 17 have plead guilty and several have been tried and sentenced. Judge Blount's terms have changed. Fines of $25 are now $175 and time is changed from 6 months to 12 on the gang.
    For the first time in Wrightsville's history the city is entirely without leadership. Every member of the city council turned in their resignations to the mayor. Mayor Hightower immediately called an election for the first Tuesday in December to fill the seats resigned by J. H. Rowland, R. B. Bryan, J. W. Brinson, J. W. A. Crawford, W. H. Lovett and T. E. Hayes.
    Whatever shake-up, upstir, dissatisfation or reason for their action there is, evidentally must have been among the body alone for the general consensus of opinion is they were giving the city just a good service and administration as was actually possible an no general nor special "kicks" had been heard whatever or else they certainly stopped before they reached this far.
    Wrightsville is getting a new business soon. It is the Tanner Undertaking Company, operated by Mr. I. R. Tanner and Mr. J. D. Bush. The latest model hearse arrived in Augusta and will be here this week. The coffins, caskets and regular supplies have been bought and are on the way. Mr. Bush went to Savannah and took a course in embalming and is ready to take the state examination in February. The new firm is to occupy the store room being vacated by Mr. Henry Wilson on the west side of the court house.
    Captain W. Z. Kemp, Johnson County Warden is returning to his native home in Screven County to take the same position there. Up to October 18th it shows that Johnson County ginned 6357 bales of cotton as against 8806 last year at the same time. Burke County is first with 27,554; Laurens 3rd with 13,917.
    Power farming received another augmentation as two more joined the ranks as tractor owners. Mr. William Oliver and Mr. Henry A. Hutcheson purchased tractors for their farms from the L. A. Lovett Fordson dealer.
    Miss Susanna Jane Stephens, 85, died November 3rd at her brother, Henry Stephens near Kite. She was a member of Rehobeth since 1874. She was buried at the family burial grounds. Besides Henry she was survived by brothers W. J. and Isham, sisters Mrs. Julia Loyd and Mrs. Angerona Garnto.
    Three popular couples were happily married. Miss Lela Hoover to George L. Davis of Treutlen County. She is daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Hoover. Miss Willie Godfrey married Mr. H. C. Whitfield. Miss Nesta Minton wed Mr. M. L. West. She is daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Minton.

From Days Gone By Nov.6, 1920

November 6, 1920.
    It was a landslide all over the country for Republicans. All indications are of a greater victory than President Wilson got in 1916. Johnson County and Georgia went Democratic. Warren G. Harding was elected President and Calvin Coolidge Vice-President, also Republicans swept the Congress. In Johnson County there were 589 Democratic votes and 76 Republican votes.
    Prizes awarded to club members during the recent fair were Elmer Brantley, best acre of corn; Remer Moore, best pig any breed; Burtis Price, best Duroc; W. M. Thompson, best Spotted Poland China; Jas. O. Colston, best black Poland China; J. B. Greenway, best calf.
    City Court will have a heavy docket come Monday with about a dozen in jail awaiting trial and alot of civil litigation. Tom Floyd, colored, pleaded guilty for carrying a concealed pistol. Judge Blount gave him $50 and costs or an alternative in the chain gang. He went to jail pending the payment of the fine.
    It grew cold down in that Fitzgerald jail Halloween night and the 11 colored brethren held for trial decided to heat up something and filed their way out the coal bin route. Over at Douglas 4 more filed their way to the open air. Only one of the 15 had been caught so far. Over in Montgomery, Alabama, 10 blacks were jailed for arson. The home and several bales of cotton, another home and one gin having been torched by them. Also several tenant houses. Two in addition to the ten were killed by a posse headed by the Sheriff.
    Furniture and fixtures for the Farmers Bank have arrived and being installed. The post office is going to put on a new front with new furniture. Mr. E. A. Lovett, owner of the building arranged for this.
    The estate of Mrs. E. A. Hall was sold. It brought $32.50 per acre. W. D. Sumner and H. Lake the successful bidders. It was divided into 3 lots of 42 acres each. The county Board of Education held its monthly meeting. The board audited the teacher's accounts and sent them to the state. The school at Poplar Springs was given 5 graded for small children so they would not have to go to Scott.
    Sunday night the seed house of the Farmers Gin Company caught fire. The firemen contained the blaze to that one building. The origin of the fire was unknown. There was $1000 insurance on the building and $6,000 on the contents of seed.
    On October 14th Miss Lille Mae Mills and Mr. Alvin Snell were married. Barber & Mrs. Willie Brantley had a little daughter on October 30th. Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Clarke had a daughter November 2nd.
    There will be a real old time fiddlers convention at Kite high school next month. Mrs. Rebecca Walker forbids anybody from harboring, hiring, feeding, sheltering or detaining her son, Nathan Wilkins, 16 years old. Aunt Jane Stephens died at Uncle Henry Stephens place yesterday. Mr. Stacy Johnson left L. A. Lovett to work in Macon at American Tobacco Company.
    Cane grindings are going on throughout the county now and they are receiving much patronage. These times are good ones and are long-looked for on the farm.

From Days Gone By Oct. 30, 1920

October 30, 1920.

    The Georgia Democratic Convention met in Macon and nominated Thomas E. Watson as United States Senator and Thomas W. Hardwick as Governor. Judge J. K. Hines presented the platform that included opposing the League of Nations as brought back from France by President Wilson, deplored withholding credit from agricultural interests, declare for an inspection of all public and private institutions and declare for free speech, free press, free assemblage and local self government. Those attending from Johnson County were Messrs. E. A. and W. H. Lovett, W. H. Raley and B. H. Moye.
    Mr. J. Warren Carter of Scott takes a blue ribbon at the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta for his Spotted Poland  Junior yearling boar, "Queen's Prince." This is the same hog that won 1st prize at the 12th District Fair in Dublin this year. Mr. J. Frank Jackson's display of swine from Jackson Farms of Donovan got quite a bit of attention also.
    Mr. R. E. Hayes, owner of Hayes Brothers Store have closed its doors and most of the sales people are now with Tompkins Store. Mr. Joe J. Butterly accepted a position with the Macon Telegraph, leaving his position at the Atlanta Constitution. The Globe Reality Company is offering 250 acres, 3 miles from Adrian, 2 miles from Scott on the Dixie Highway; 5 horse farm in cultivation, good gray loam with red pebble; 225 acres can be cultivated, nice 5 room white house, 2 four room tennant houses, one 3 room; ample barns and other out buildings located on the Brewton & Pineora Railroad. Offered at a bargain price.
    Dr. & Mrs. C. C. Smith of Atlanta announce the engagement of their daughter, Marie Leverne, to Milledge Leroy Claxton, formally of Kite, now East Point. Dr. & Mrs. A. F. Flanders had a son on October 24th. Mr. & Mrs. R. O. Bridges had a daughter, Bessie Louise, on the 20th.
    Mr. Carson Kemp came home from the Army. While enroute to Camp Jackson, South Carolina Weston Bryan was in a railroad wreck near Social Circle. He was bruised up but was able to continue on.
    Five Georgia towns are figured to become county seats as of the election November 2nd. Barnesville will have Lamar County; Seminole County will have Donaldsonville; Lanier County will be Milltown; Long County will have Ludowici and Brantley County will have Hoboken.
    There is a lot of sickness in the land, dry weather and the dust along with an army of malaria germs have brought on a swarm of it. In almost every home in the county is found one or more sick or recovering.
    October has been so gentle and serene leaves have followed the natural gravity law almost unmolested, and our discouraged farmers have seldom seen a more beautiful harvesting month.
    If Prohibition is what we now have we can't see why the brand isn't better for were told so often during liquor times that Prohibition would make it so much better for the country.

From Days Gone By Oct. 23, 1920

October 23, 1920.
    The county fair was a big success if you take into account of the very close times were living in. It was a financial success also as crowds swelled from near and far. On Friday 600 school children filled the grounds to participate in the fun and frolic of the day. Prof. Stewart made a speech to the parents stressing the value and importance of making a better school system in the county.
    Visitors from out of county pronounced our exhibits excelling those in neighboring counties making every exhibitor feel proud of their showing. The carnival company packed up Saturday night to head for Swainsboro where they show next week. A little county like Johnson putting one over such big counties as Emanual and Laurens in way of a county fair wad real interesting indeed.
    Gethsemane chirch will be the mecca Sunday for singers in a reunion of the county's best talent. Emanual, Treutlen, Laurens, Washington and Toombs will send singers for one day only. Gethsemane located 3 miles south of Wrightsville will start at 9 a.m., dinner at 12 noon, and sing till sundown. Tje 62nd annual session of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Association met at Kite Baptist church on Wednesday and Thursday. The next session will be held at Riddleville where the Mt. Vernon Association was founded.
    Dr. R. R. Douglas has been suffering from an infection which began on the knuckle of hos forefinger on his right hand which has spread and causing him much misery. He has been seeing Dr. Rawlings for treatment. Miss Hellen Kennedy about 32 died this morning. She had only been sick a day and a night. Her parents were Mr. & Mrs. O. A. Kennedy. A fine baby girl was born September 26th to Mr. & Mrs. Turner Scarboro.
    Cashier R. B. Bryan sold his home on West College street to Mr. Millard Daley, agent of the W. & T Railway. The new home of Mr. Mark S. Duggan is nearing completion.
    Hon. Morris Riner lost his entire turpentine still plant at Meeks early Friday morning by fire. The whole outfit was consumed at a loss of above $6,000. He did manage to save some finished product which kept him from losing an additional $1000.
    While enroute to the fair last week Messrs. Harlie Fulford and Raymond Rowland almost had a bad accident at the rail crossing on South Marcus street. Show coaches from the fair was blocking the view of the tracks not knowing a passenger train was approahing until they were on the tracks. Speedinv up and dodging to the left they ditched the Ford cutdown roadster, turning it over into the deep gully on the left. How both escaped uninjured was a miracle.
    When torment was made the big idea was to get ready for all the liars in the land. The last accounts from that warm atmosphere said they were putting on an addition to take care of the increased production.

From Days Gone By Oct. 16, 1920

October 16, 1920.
    The gates of the Johnson County Fair Association in the southern section of Wrightsville opened yesterday on what is the biggest and best of the county fairs in this section. Central States Shows giving good entertainments daily. Individual county exhibits are many. There are the livestock, county bred mules, horses and colts, different breeds of throughbred hogs from all sections of the county. All types of agricultural products, the Corn Club, Pig Club and Calf Club is here also. Along with embroidery, crochet, tatting and the Canning Club.
    The many displays of farming machinery by different companies are a big attraction. Mr. W. F. Outlaw has a mammoth display but Mr. L. A. Lovett has the largest collection of power farm machinery.
    An unusual attraction is Nome, the half snake and half human. The Siamese Twins, Barnum's "Bosco" and all freaks and curiosities of past days and ages have dropped far in the back ground in comparrison with Doc Howell's freak "Nome".
    The two Wrightsville men who mixed in a fight on Wrightsville's streets last week are recovering. The Jew, David Lavine is in his room over the Exchange Bank while W. T. Tompkins is still in Sandersville. Mr. & Mrs. B. G. Dunlap announced the birth od a daughter on September 6th. Clerk Joe B. Williams has bought the home of Mr. James A. Hall on South Myrtle street. Mr. Hall has purchased the J. D. Hutchinson home from Mr. W. H. Lovett.
    Mrs. Dr. Lee W. Wheeler of Kite died Friday night after a lingering illness of several weeks. Dr. Wheeler also lost a son just a few days before his wife's death.
    Some fellow who didn't have as much cash as he needed at the time took the front doorway into Butterly's store Sunday night some time and placed to the bright side of his ledger something like $45 in cash from the register and from Uncle Sam's War Tax collection box. And it is a two- to- one bet that the said miscreant did not appropriate any of these funds for the collection box at any church in the county. The Doctors Strychine pills were unbothered.
    What was a perfectly good lard can outfit in the way of a distilling of that famous old "shine" was destroyed Sunday morning down in Cedar swamp by special officer M. L. Jackson. No evidence was on hand other than the apparatus but it was ascertained by the surroundings that the outfit had been in use just recently. The whole shebang was scattered to the four winds by Chief Jackson.
    Figures so far for the 1920 cotton season Johnson County ginned up to October 4th, 3,227 bales as against 6,748 last year.
    Mr. E. W. Jordan who works for the Wrightsville Furniture Company lost all of his household goods Monday to a fire that consumed his dwelling on the Crawford place. No insurance was carried.
    A whole lot of malaria and other fevers are circulating throughout the cpunty and much sickness prevails. A lot of folks are sick or recovering.

From Days Gone By Oct. 9, 1920

October 9, 1920.

    What almost terminated in a disatrous fight took place about dark Tuesday night in front of the store of Mr. C. S. Blankenship, fronting the court house square in the main business center of the city. At that time but few people were on the streets, the population of the city being at supper, mostly.
    David Lavine, a shoe repairer of the city who is a Jew, and Willie T. Tompkins mixed in the affray and both came out wounded by pistol balls. Of course details as given by various people differ and just how it started, who was the transgressor, and who caused it, etc., are at varience.
    Anyhow verging from the fight Tompkins was hit in the forarm and the bullet lodged somewhere in it. The shoe man was hit in the left thigh and the bullet went through, coming out and dropping into his clothes where it was found when a doctor examined and treated him. Mr. Tompkins was taken to the Sandersville sanitarium to have the bullet removed from his arm.
    J. H. Arnall, cashier of the Tennille Banking Company was found dead in the vault of the bank early Monday morning with a pistol wound in his head and a pistol clutched in his right hand. It is believed he committed suicide. It is believed his rash act was due to an unbalanced mind worrying over the health of his son.
    Shortly after 7 on Sunday night Arnall left home to attend revival service at the Christian church. He did not come home and a search was made when they found him at the bank in the vault which was barely opened. The bank went over the books and found them in good order. Arnall was 45 and survived by a wife and son. He was well known in banking circles throughout the state.
    The home of Mr. Cordie Price in the eastern part of the county was burglarized Monday morning. Mrs. Price had gone to a neighbors home for a few hours and upon her return discovered clothes misplaced, a suit case and over $100 worth of clothes were stolen. John Q. Amerson, Friday, while working at the saw mill near town broke his leg near the middle of the limb.
    The 3rd annual Johnson County Fair opens October 13th,  and Jackson Farms of Donovan will have a hige display of his purebred livestock including Duroc-Jersey hogs, Hereford and Jersey cattle. Johnson County voted overwhelming for Thomas W. Hardwick who won the governorship of Georgia. Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Harrison announced the birth of a daughter, Iris Neal, on October 3rd.
    The old soldiers who have gone to Texas for the Confederate Reunion were U. R. Jenkins, Captain T. J. Brantley, W. C. Chester, O. A. Kennedy, J. A. Douglas, Jr., G. V. McCray, Evans Tucker, Mrs. Dr. G. R. Bedingfield, Dr. & Mrs. M. D. L. Peacock and Mrs. Dr. Meeks of Kite.
    Mr. O. P. Prescott lost their eleven year old daughter, Bernice, who had been sick only a short time from hemoragic fever. They lost another daughter about a year ago. They were buried at Marvin Church in Laurens County.
    Are You Legally Married ?, with Lew Cody and Rosemary Theaby is coming to the Dixie Theatre. Also a coming attraction, a five reel feature film starring Earle Metcalfe and Claire Whitney in "The Chamber Mystery." The Scott Banking Company released its statement of condition at $91,439.12.

FROM DAYS GONE BY Oct.2, 1920

October 2, 1920.

    The Potato House is completed and an opening date to be announced soon. Mr. J. Johnson has been hired on to manage it. Anyone wanting space to store their taters needs to see him at once. The house is built in three sections with each section having a capacity of 5000 bushels. When filling a section it is essential that it be completed in six days, then closed and the curing process begun.
    Dr. C. E. Brinson who has recently gained prominence in this section as a Hampshire raiser, hosted members of the Sunshine Sale Circuit at Idylwild where around 25 breeders came to enjoy a meal by Brinson. The sale circuit was set for sales to be held throughout the year at Cochran, Wrightsville, Statesboro, Midville and Waynesboro.
    Farm Demonstration agent M. E. Crow hosted a bbq at his home celebrating his 46th . Capt. T. J. Brantley, U. R. Jenkins, W. C. Chester and G. V. McCray will go to the old soldier's reunion in Texas. Mr. & Mrs. W. O. Davis announced the birth of a daughter on September 24th. Mr. W. J. Carter will marry Miss Annie Catherine Lee of Americus on November 7th. Mr. & Mrs. G. A. Faircloth had a daughter on September 18th.
    Mr. Daniel H. Tuttle of the eastern part of the county came to the city calling on the Wrightsville Hardware Co. and after trading a nice bill, he left some corn with Mr. George Smith to go in the fair this fall here. This corn is of the Lockdale variety and was worked by Mr. Tuttle himself in 1919 and does not have a weevil in it.
    He is 91 years old but is still farming. He made 60 bushels per acre last year. He told Mr. Smith that this years crop will be the last that D. H. Tuttle will ever raise. Mr. Tuttle did not have any glasses on and while trading he kept a record od his purchases and calculated it himself. He has raised this corn for 40 years and has always had corn for sale. He is a produce farmer and lives above board all the time. All the young boys will be able to meet Mr. Tuttle at the fair.
    The banks released their statements of condition. Exchange Bank $384,574.10; The Bank of Wrightsville $442,366.18; The Farmers Bank $192,553.19; The Bank of Adrian $238,177.93; The Citizens Bank of Kite $235,884.75.
    Mr. J. R. Moore is calling on every farmer in the county, white and colored, land owner or tenant to come out an take stock in the Johnson County Selling Organization. A method by which we can sell our stock and farm products direct to the consumer. The organization will come under the head of the Farm Bureau. In Sumpter County, the agent reports he saved the people over $75,000 by selling hogs on the co-op movement,  above the market price and saving in freight. He says peanuts and other products can be ha dled the same way.
    At last there are plenty of signs of a return to good living conditions. Automobiles, clothing, shoes, flour, sugar, furniture and many other things have gone off anywhere from ten to fifty per cent within the last 15 days. Let the good work go on, if only cotton and farm products could remain up at a price commensurate with the cost of production and supplies the last part of the year. But even cheaper cotton will go further at a cheaper price for merchandise.
    Wrightsville needs among many other things earlier mail facilities, a telegraph office up town, a few streets worked and a section of weeds cut. Also a lot of old, grouchy prejuices killed.

From Days Gone By September 25, 1920

September 25, 1920.
    Mr. Bill Hall, a white man who lived with Mr. Duncan Wheeler near Kite, on Monday, the 13th, lost his life in some manner as he was riding with four white men along the Soperton road from Norristown by Gillis Springs. The men said to be with Hall at the time of his demise were Roy Durden, Daniel Davis, Wiley Smith and Lisha Coleman and they are now being held in jail without bond, the outcome of a peliminary trial at Soperton last Saturday.
    Details are lengthy and meager here, only reports of various character coming. Some variance being in them they are not given. A number of witnesses from Kite and that section of Johnson were summoned to testify at the hearing on Saturday. Insurance agent Charles L. Claxton and Mr. J. Duncan Wheeler of Kite were two of the witnesses. A number from that community went down to the hearing.
    It is said that Hall had consented to have $15,000 insurance placed upon his life and some of the fellows who are charged with the killing was to pay for it and have their names on the policy as the beneficiaries. If Hall should be killed accidentally the amount was double the face of the policy. It is said that this insurance caused Hall's death.
    When Baliff C. T. Mixon and Mr. W. T. Kitchens went to arrest one Prince Edwards, colored, Prince called to his wife to bring him his shotgun which was hid in a bunch of bushes down in the field where they were picking cotton. The woman lunged for the gun and pointed at the officer and Mr. Kitchens with an oath that she was going to kill them. Mr. Kitchens made a dash for the gun, caught it and wrenched it from the woman's hands, but in the meantime the colored man was in a scuffle with Baliff Mixon, who fired his gun at Prince, hitting him three times. He was brought to town last night and is now in jail.
    Homer Rowland, the town policeman in Chester, claims that he shot and killed his first cousin, Freeman Rowland in self defense. The shooting occured on the streets of that little town. It is said that Freeman was drinking and engaged in a tussel on the streets. A pistol shot was heard and Freeman Rowland dropped to the ground a dead man. No arrest has been made. At last account Homer was still on police duty. The affair has caused a lot of comment and no doubt the Dodge County grand jury will investigate.
    Rev. A. F. Smith will preach revival at Brown Memorial next week. Mt. Gilead will hold the Primitive Baptist Association of the old line type. The Upper Canoochee Association will meet at Oaky Grove. The National Confederate Veterans Reunion will be in Houston, Texas in October.
   Judge Kent has decided again to hold over until December to have Superior Court due to unavoidable circumstances. Mr. E. F. Veal has moved his family to Miami, Florida for their new home. On September 12th Miss Eunice Gatlin of Wrightsville married Mr. Clarence W. Veal of Dublin.
    The Woodmen of the World issued a memorial for Mr. Otis Fortner, born November 24, 1899. He joined New Home church at age 13. On May 27, 1918 he married Miss Ida Mae Harrison and they lived happily together until his death on March 5, 1920.

From Days Gone By Sept. 18, 1920

September 18, 1920.
    Roger Gamble, colored, about 30 years old, was killed in cold blood Sunday at Mount Pleasant church near Bray's store and three colored men are being charged with the murder. The details are scant and varied. It seems that one negro came upon the church grounds with some 'shine and was dishing it out promiscously. Roger and one of the liquorites got into a fight over the whisky.
    Pistols were here brought into play. Two other men came into the fight against Gamble, and soon his his body was full of bullet holes. Levi Hightower, Isadore Hood and one other colored man whose name has not been learned was charged with the killing. So far as is known yet no warrants have been sworn out for either.
    Deputy W. T. Rowland arrested the one who it is said brought the shine to the church and he is now resting safely behind bars in the county jail. The dead man has a family. Bad liquor is the cause of it all, no doubt.
    If you haven't been to Donovan, in Johnson County, you have missed going somewhere well worth going to. It is only a wide place in the road, but it posesses a few families the best in the country who live at home and board at the same place. Happy, contented, prosperous and energetic, these people are what one might call "living".
    Just to mention the one big particular thing in Donovan is the Jackson Dairy and the stock and agricultural farm in connection. This is an enterprise that is unsurpased anywhere in the state so far as information goes. The sixty tony milkers of the largest producing kind all lined up for milking is a pretty sight. The milker weighs each cow's bucket of milk each time and a record is kept. A non-productor is thus ascertained and banished from the herd. Everything is so neat and clean around therr even tho its a cow barn. And in the creamery you ought to go. Then wind up all of this, see his silo and machinery and the fields of growing grain, and then visit his hog farm, Durocs are his favorite. One in particular he had at last years fair, he is sending off to some of the big state fairs. This is a farm operation Johnson County can be proud of.
    New Home hosted a fine Singing Convention and Beulah will host the next one. Mr. J. O. Lake sold his meat market to Mr. James Hooks of Spann. Mr. Lake is now running machinery for Mr. B. Vickers. By the way new homes are going up in Wrightsvlle one would judge that hard times isn't staying around here much. The town is on a building boom. Mr. & Mrs. Quergeon Martin had the arrival of a baby girl on September 10th.
    Mr. J. Morgan Layton has opened a new shoe repair shop in Mr. F. C. Lords grocery store just in front of the Cotton Exchange. Judge Wiggins is now collecting the road tax for 1920. Mr. John R. Moore has been shipping some of his fine stock hogs off where he has been made the seller lately. He is improving his farm which he has named "The Willows". He is putting up new stock barns. The farm is located down on the Brasington saw mill tract.

From Days Gone By Sept. 11, 1920

September 11, 1920.

    The Wrightsville High School began its 1920-21 session with a high rate of speed on Monday morning. A number of interesting speeches were given on opening day. Among those Prof. A. J. M. Robinson, Rev. A. F. Smith, Rev. W. E. Arnold, Col. W. C. Brinson, Clerk J. B. Williams, Mrs. B. B. Blount and Mrs. E. L. Stephens. Hearty co-operation from the parents was stressed and the duty of the pupils towards their teachers set out plainly by these speakers.
    The second session of the Johnson-Washington Singing Convention meets next weekend at New Home church. Mr. T. L. Chester has the contract for remodeling the Methodist parsonage. Chester is also building the home of Mr. Duggan. The Linder Horse & Mule Company of Wrightsville will open up a sales stable for horses and mules in Columbia, South Carolina and at an important point in Florida. Mr. J. E. Linder has long been a recognized leader in the mule market.
    There will be no court in Wrightsville next week. The Superior Court, September Term, has been suspended and postponed until sometime in October. Judge Kent issued this statement Sunday morning as he was leavinv for Talbotton where he is holding court for Judge G. H. Howard. Judge Kent stated he had failed to get a man to preside in the disaualified cases that have been of such long standing and the fact the farmers are busy trying to save what little cotton they have.
    Hon. Thomas E. Watson seems to have won all over the state and will be no run over for U. S. Senate. Roundtree is State Senator, Sumner is Representative, and Stephens is Solicifor. Larson carried everything everywhere, it seems. Peacock loses Dodge, his home county. Johnson County polled very light vote. The consolidated county returns were: Watson 1012, Smith 195, Dorsey 157; Governor- Hardwick 995, Walker 268; Congressman- Larson 918, Peacock 451; State Rep. Sumner 806, Pope 579; State Senator- Roundtree 946, Saffold 423; Solicitor- Stephens 777, Kea 404, New 212.
    Dr. J. Gordon Brantley is headed to Tifton to make his home and practice. Dr. Brantley graduated from Atlanta Medical College of 1920 and took graduate courses in the latest sciences of medical surgery. He has been the W. & T. Railroads surgeon for 6 years. Hon. Morris T. Riner of Meeks returned from a trip through the northern states. Mr. Wren Spell is on vacation in Orlando visiting relatives.
   A big stump puller demonstration will take place at Moore's Chapel on the J. B. Wombles plantation. The Williamson Stump Puller Company represented locally by Mr. Thomas E. Jenkins and Mr. L. A. Lovett of Stephens Hardware Co. of Dublin will have the Hercules Portable Puller machine on site. This is the first step to power farming.
    Many farmers are having their cotton picked, ginned and put into their barns or warehouses instead of selling it. They see the shortness of the crop and believe there will be a scarcity of it elsewhere. They believe its selling too cheap and will go up in price. The Commissioner has urged holding it for at least 40 cents and seed for $60 per ton.
    Mr. J. E. Glisson, who went to Tennessee for the Mathis man (colored) last week, succeeded in getting the proper papers from every point and returned with his prisioner and put him in jail to await trial. Dr. R. E. Butterly had gone on the colored man's bond for a large amount and he had fled the country. There are three cases against him.

From Days Gone By Sept. 4, 1920

September 4, 1920.
    A representative of a big oil company was in the city last week from Shreveport, Louisiana and called on Mr. E. R. Spell oil land owner and H. T. Hicks of the Globe Realty Company who has charge of the leases of land around Mr. Spell. This magnate stated to Hicks & Spell that as soon as the required number of leases was procured that his company was ready to place their machinery on the ground and begin operations. He said that it would take 25,000 acres of land in a solid block for drilling purposes, that it was very seldom that oil companies would go into a new territory that is unproven for a less acreage than 50,000, bit that in this instance they would come for half that amount.
    Mr. Hicks has made contacts with other companies to come in the event he cannot get the kind of trade which will protect the people of this section, and trying to make it possible without cost to the people. Hicks says it is highly necessary that people of this section allow these leases if they wish this industry developed and ask all who are in anyways interested to call him.
    The fair is getting arranged for opening this fall and have just completed two show rooms and two extra stockpens. Already machinery and Merchantile firms have obtained showrooms. The management has secured one of the best show and carnival companies on the road.
    The Hampshire hog sale of Dr. C. E. Brinson was a success. The 35 head averaged $100 per head. A large crowd from around the surrounding country and buyers were numorous included two ladies that purchased hogs.
    Prof. W. S. Branham and teachers have everything ready for school to start next Monday. Among those leaving here to attend college are Pauline Hatcher, Ruth Arnold, Lucile Douglas, Vashti Cowart, Alma Blount, Margaret Kent, Hallie Bryan, Annie Jenkins, Robbie Claire Chapman, Jeradine Brinson, Ruby Moore, Mary Moore Johnson, Kate Walker, Delle Walker, Hilda Blount, Albion Hatcher, S. M. Johnson, Buster Tompkins, Carl Roundtree, Loy Petty, J. M. Lumley and Lewis Lovett.
    Ordinary Wiggins has been putting everything around the court housd in tip top shape. Trimming the shrubbery, all the weeds and brush in the inclosure cleared away. The hands of the clock are out of tune and the old time piece doesn't care to strike anymore. That's the one thing will need fixing.
    Dr. T. E. Vickers is aboard the steamship in Chesapeake Bay on a cruise to Baltimore, New York and Washington. A big cotton crop is growing on J. R. Smith's Buckeye farm. He had a stalk of cotton carrying 60 bolls of which he has 25 acres of. He estimates a half bale an acre. Ginning times will be the same this year and will cost 80 cents per 100 pound.
    Friday coming from Idylwild Mrs. Henry Wilson and Mrs. Johnnie Wilson in a Buick had a narrow escape. Close to W. C. Brinson's home, a man in a Ford tried to pass them and caused the Buick to go off the embankment. The car remained in the ditch till Monday.
    Officer J. E. Glisson left Sunday night for Nashville, Tenn. with requisition papers from this county for one colored man named Harris Mathis, wanted in Superior Court on three charges and is now a fugitive of the state.
    Mr. W. F. Dent has accepted a position with the Standard Oil Company in Dublin. Miss Thomas has resigned as postmaster and will go to Toombsboro. Mr. Bill Carter will take her place here.

From Days Gone By August 28, 1920

  August 28, 1920.
    Meat raisers in Johnson County are going to find that industry a better and more profitable one than ever before. Mr. C. H. Moore has about finished his latest enterprise, by putting in Wrightsville, one of the latest models, 1921, ice factory and cold storage plants. Mr. Miller is the foreman sent here to erect the machinery and says it should be ready in 30 to 40 days. This is costing Moore $65,000. The factory will turn out all the ice needed here and for the cold storage plant and then carry a supply for sale elsewhere and will operate year round. The meat curing plant will hold 100,000 pounds of meat at a time and 16 to 20 cows.
    Never before in the history of this section of the state has the breeding of pure bred swine reached such a stage of interest and it won't stop. Better hogs and more of them seem to be all the go now with our people and the indusry is to be undertaken on a large scale by a number of men in the county. Messrs. Chas W. and John T. Fulford, Jr. are the lattest entrantz into the swine growing ranks. Hampshirez will be their preferred stock.
    Wrightsville got her first bale of cotton last week raised on the farm of Mr. H. H. Caneega west of the city. It was ginned by E. A. & W. H. Lovett and bought by Dixie Cotton Company at 30 cents per pound. Power farming, that which is done through motive power, is receiving much attention throughout the state. Stumping lands starts the process and power machinery follws. This is the next progressive step to better production on our plantations.
    Bessie Barriscale in "The Luck of Geraldine Laird "is playing at the Dixie and coming soon is Joe Ryan (Shoe String) in "Hidden Dangers". A wedding of great surprise to the county was that of Miss Altia Carter and Mr. Bennie Carroll. Several days ago Mr. Royston Moore had a bad accident having his left hand severly mashed in some machinery and is in a great deal of pain but is rapidly recovering.
    Mr. Lonnie Norriz, Ford owner of Wrightsville is a lucky man. Less than two feet alone was the distance that kept Mr. Norris from serious or fatal injury. Mr. Norris was driving down Jackson Street in Dublin and had just reached the railroad track in front of Dudley's store, when he was warned by the noise of runaway train cars speeding down the hill from the ice house. Mr. Norris swerved his Ford as far towards Dudley's store as possible in an effort to outrun the cars and barely managed to pull his car across the track when the coal cars crashed into the Ford, shattering the entire backend, and pinning the car against the brick wall of the store. Mr. Norris was not injured. There is some question as to the manner in which the cars broke loose from their fastenings.

From Days Gone By August 21, 1920

August 21, 1920.
    T. K. Lumley, Sr., and T. K. Lumley, Jr., are in newly made graves, with knife wounds permeating various parts of the body of each which dropped them from further feud feelings between them and a family of Hooks, their neighbors but not friend. Boss Hooks and a son are in the Mount Vernon jail on a blanket charge of cold-blooded murder. It is said another Hooks boy has been arrested on a peace warrant after he had shouldered his breech loader and gone on the war path for whoever molested him. Old man Lumley and his son had been at outs, it seems, with these cutters and Saturday morning about 10 when the Hooks crowd carried a cow to be dipped in a vat near Lumley's home.
    The parties met and an old time cutting scrape ensued. Young Lumley was attacked first and cut to pieces and then the old man Lumley came to his son's assistance, it is said, and was likewise treated to a slashing by pocket knife wounds in different sections of his anatomy. The boy died on the spot, the old man living until Sunday morning.
    Feeling aroused by a firm sentiment against the Hooks has brought from the people of the neighborhood some 5 miles south of Adrian and in and around Adrian a large sum of money to aid in the immediate prosecution of the Hooks' who are in jail and it seems luckily so from reports reaching Wrightsville said to be true reports. The affair is a bad one and the like hasn't been recorded in this county in many a day.
    About 4 months ago Judge J. C. Wiggins made a contract with Mr. E. N. Parker, the division engineer of Dublin, to build that part of the designated state highway between Wrightsville and Washington County line. Mr. Parker came to the city and went over with Judge Wiggins this route and laid plans to begin its surveying right away so that actual road construction would begin around October 1st.
     This week Mr. Parker sent his surveyors and are now laying out the road. It is known as the Tennille road and leads out of the city as North Marcus street. It will take 3 weeks to survey. The road is to be hard gravel one and is the connecting link on the highway, the shortest route through Georgia from Athens to Wrightsville, and on to Jacksonville, Florida. It will become a national highway from north and east going into Florida.
    The Federal census gives Wrightsville the population of 1,476 and the county 13,546. Kite has 344, that part of Adrian in Johnson has 423. Scott has 212. Adrian's combined population is 740. Dr. I. H. Archer is home from the sanitarium in Macon from appendicitis. Mr. N. D. Norris is opening a dry goods store near his home. Gov. Hugh Dorsey is running for U. S. Senate. The city council is opening up a new street from town to the west side to the high school. Miss Jewel Morgan of Davisboro weds Mr. B. I. Kight of Kite.
    Mrs. Shade Hall of near Meeks died and was buried at Corinth. Mrs. W. E. Harvelle died, wife of Rev. W. E. Harvelle long time pastor of Beulah church.
    At the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. E. Hayes, Sunday morning, Mrs. Jane Snell died after reaching her 85th year. She was the wife of Mr. William B. Snell who died some 30 years before. She was buried in Westview. Surviving children were Mrs. T. E. Hayes, Mrs. T. E. Bradshaw, Mrs. C. M. Wood, Mr. H. W. and J. W. Snell. She was the mother of the late T. N. Snell and the youngest daughter of Major James Hicks.
    Down in the lower edge of Emanual County lie two towns side by side. One is Summit, the oldest, the other is Graymont. They have combined into one city but needed a new name. So by legislative enactment it is now known as Twin City, located on the Georgia & Florida Railway.

From Days Gone By August 14, 1920

August 14, 1920.
    Hon. Roscoe Peacock of Eastman came to Johnson County to speak at Greenway School house but heavy rain forced him to cancel, but he promised to return the next morning. He did get to speak to a large crowd in Kite. Col. E. L. Stephens has three counties giving him strong backing for re-election as Solicitor of the Dublin circuit. Hon. W. D. Sumner of Spann announced his bid for re-election to the lower statehouse. Col. Wm. C. Pope of near Adrian announced his plans to run against Sumner. Pope favors better schools, more money for the old veterans of the state and their widows and he is opposed to the League of Nations. L. O. Mosely spoke in Kite on Larson's behalf.
    The August term of city court of Wrightsville began with Judge B. B. Blount on the bench and Chas. S. Claxton Solicitor. After a full 24 jurors was caught the trial of cases was begun, but adjorned at 11 am for a political speech. At 1 pm court reassembled and went on Tuesday also. Liquor, pistol, sabbath breaking, cheating and swindaling and many minor offences brought up, much which was petty.
    Citizens of Wrightsville will find this fall that their tax receipts will look a great deal larger than before, and next month will see that their light and water bills are higher also. Shellman Martin is home on a vacation from playing ball. He has been at LaGrange. Mr. Willie Stephens of Ohoopee has beenup visiting his brothers Henry, and Isham Stephens.
    Mr. Horace H. Lake down on the Laurens side says he has been losing some fine breeded stock hogs from his pasture lately, that since he turned them in from his fields he has lost 18 head. He says they are stolen out of the pasture, he having found where they were cleaned and other evidences that thieves broke through and carried away.
    Tobacco growing in Johnson County is somewhat of a new thing but the farmers planting it this year are going to reap a good reward for their work if conditions hold out as good as they are now. Tobacco growing here is attrachting good attention and next year could be a big industry for the county. L. A. Lovett, local Fordson tractor dealer, ran by M. E. Woods, has a large stock of tractors, cut-away and disk harrows and other power machinery. To see car loads of tractors coming in demonstrates they are putting power to the farms here.
    On September 1st Mr. C. E. Brinson will hold an auction sale at the Johnson County fair grounds with 35 purebred Hampshire sows and gilts bred to Doris Looks Lad H. No 74811. This hog was first prize winner at Chattanooga and Knozville fairs, and first and junior champion of the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta, 1919.
    Mr. Ambrose Powell died at his home near New Home church Saturday night August 7th having been stricken with paralysis at the supper table Friday night. He had been out that afternoon and got wet from the rain and it is believed this was part the cause of his death. He was buried at Oaky Grove. Mrs. W. H. Perkins also past away.

From Days Gone By August 7, 1920

August 7, 1920.
    The raising of purebred registered cattle and hogs in the county is much in evidence by the the entrance of several new stockmen in this section. They believe the future is in purebred animals and purebred registed stock is what is growing here now. The Jackson stock farms in Donovan are the original fore runners of better stock raisinv in abundance in the county. Mr. William Jackson having years ago installed a system for better stockraising and setting the pace by putting in a lot of Jersey and White-faced Hereford cattle and Duroc hogs,  from which he has realized an immense profit. It is from Jackson farm that the city is supplied with the major part of its milk and butter.
    Mr. C. G. Williams ranks second. He grows the Spotted Poland China hogs and making great strides with the breed. Mr. W. C. Tompkins on his Ninell Stock Farm is also into the China breed. Mr. J. R. Moore raises the Black Poland China breed and fine Jersey cows. Mr. B. J. James is raising a purebred strain of White-faced Hereford cattle and Black faced Poland China hogs as well. Mr. O. P. Prescott is just getting into the China breed. Dr. C. E. Brinson is in the limelight raising the Hampshire breed and will have a sale September 1st.
    Robert J. Boatwright of Kite has a line of Durocs he is doing well with. Mr. J. H. Rowland has not fully developed his operation but is making a creditable showing with Holstein cattle and Spotted Poland China. Others in the county raising these breeds are Charlie Fulford, Austell Bray, Gordon Greenway, J. L. Kent, Jr., Dr. G. E. Youman's and W. C. Brinson.
    Veternarian Dr. F. A. Pouppirt states the value of a pedigree and gives in substance upon what it depends which is as follows: If the ancestors for 5 or 6 generations back have been individuals of a uniformly good character pedigree is valuable, and the individual which it represents is a breeding animal. On the contrary if there has been a lack of uniformity in the preveous generations the pedigree is of little account, and undesirable for breeding purposes.
    The August term of court begins next week with a heavy docket. There are five occupants in the safe keeping of the sheriff and the clerk has a pigeon hole full of bonds that need attention. Civil business isn't so spry. Judge Kent is holding court in Dublin where the Cadwell murder is to be heard, one man in jail charged with killing Hershel Jenkins.
    There are only 13, 546 people in Johnson County according to census figures by the Washington bureau. This is just 649 more people than were living here 10 years ago, an increase of 5 percent. Laurens County shows 39, 605 and Dodge 22,540. James T. Miller has declined to run for representative. Dr. Tyndall will remain as pastor of the Christian church. Dr. J. R. Dent now has an office upstairs over the Farmers Bank. The Headlight moved into its new location described as just west of Farmers Bank, across from Brinson Drug Store, 4 doors off the corner across from the courthouse square on West Elm street.
    Mr. L. L. Prescott was laid to rest in Northview in Dublin where he was a rural mail carrier. Mrs. Mollie Hudson, and aged and respected lady of the city, died at her daughters home, Mrs. C. T. Mixon. She was born December 2, 1851.

FROM DAYS GONE BY July 31, 1920

July 31, 1920.

    The Georgia Newspaper editors met in Carrollton for their annual meeting. Next years meeting will be in Washington, Georgia. Hon. Roscoe Peacock of Eastman, a candidate for Congress from the 12th district plans speaking dates at Greenway schoolhouse, Kite and Wrightsville next week. Congressman Wash W. Larson spoke in the court house to a large crowd of voters and spent most of the afternoon on the streets around town. Hon. Thomas E. Watson, candidate for the United States Senate will speak in Dublin today.

    The Rev. John W. Tyndall, the beloved pastor of the Wrightsville Christian church is considering remaining for another year. He was preparing to move to Atlanta recently purchasing a home there. The people are working very hard to keep him here. Rev. G. F. Sumner closed a very successful singing school at Piney Mount with a concert and dinner.

    Crops in Johnson County are healthy looking now and farmers are in much better heart over the present outlook. Last Wednesday the Dominey hog sale in Laurens County was pulled off ad $8,695 realized for 35 head. Spotted Poland China is his kind. The highest prize paid for a hog there that day was $375, paid by Burch & Williams of Milan. The lowest price being $145, paid by Mr. W. C. Tompkins. Mr. B. P. Lake bought one for $325.

    Dr. James G. Brantley completed his post graduate course in Chicago at Mayo Brothers. He will open offices here equipped with the latest diagnostic and surgical equipment. Col. & Mrs. W. M. Shurling just occupied his new home on North Marcus Street. The present term officers of the Johnson Lodge, No. 110 I. O. O. F. were installed. Dr. T. L. Harris is the N. G., Mr. J. A. Hall is the V. G., Mr. I. W. Williams is the secretary and Mr. L. J. Claxton is the treasurer.

    Dr. F. A. Pouppirt's family arrived here from the west where he has set up a veterinary office here. Work is going ahead fast now on the new buildings for the fair association and will soon all be done. Mr. Hugh McWhorter has resigned his position as Postmaster. Miss Emma Thomas of Jackson, who taught school here last year will fill his position.

    A party composed of Mrs. J. L. Kent, Mrs. Raymond Rowland, Mrs. J. O. Tanner, Mrs. C. D. Roundtree and Miss Gertrude Duff are spending the week at Tybee. Candidate J. Leonard Roundtree, candidate for State Senate from Summitt was a visitor to the county. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Jenkins had a son on July 5th named Hugh Tyndall Jenkins.

    Mrs. Joe M. Walker passed away July 25th in Dublin after being ill several months. She was 40 years old and a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. S. Burns. Her brothers and sisters survive her. Messrs. Johnnie, W. G., Tyler, Lofton, Dawson and Jackson Burns. Also Mrs. Willie Bailes and Mrs. J. R. Cherry. She was buried at Westview. On the 23rd of June Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Foskey lost their daughter Hattie Gillian Foskey, almost 3 years old from diphtheria.

    Fevers are being reported constantly in various sections of the city, although there is not so much bad illness, just slight cases. There may be a reason for this located in some part of the city and it is deeply regretted that sewage is not all over the town at this time. Making moonshine, gambling and loafing go hand in hand here and the law is trying to cut it out.

FROM DAYS GONE BY July 24, 1920

July 24, 1920.

    Just half of what was seven weeks ago was a well, healthy, and happy family lie silent in their graves and the three left in the home are well but heart-broken and tear-stained. About that Long Fever, the wife, the eldest daughter and the eldest son of Mr. Eugene C. Miller, took sick with the typhoid. Dr. S. M. Johnson did all he could for them. The wife died on July 4th with two other children desperately ill. Then on July 15th, Cora, the eldest daughter, ten years old died and was buried at Piney Mount next to her mother who's dirt had not even settled yet. Then the next day, Lee, the eight year old son died and another fresh grave filled next to the previous. It isn't often that it happens as it has but the husband and two remaining children had the sympathy of the entire county.

    A strong petition from the citizens of Adrian to the members of the House and Senate is in Atlanta urging the immediate passage of the local bill affecting its city limits and other matters pertaining to the town. But there is some opposition to the idea of venue as set out in the bill and it is doubtful if the bill passes with the venue clauses in it as its written. Rep. Sumner and Sen. Kea are looking after the bill and will not allow Johnson County to suffer from any clause in it that smacks of injury to the county, whether it was so intended or not by the originators, and it is believed that the people of Adrian would not wish to injure Johnson in any way.

    Recent rains have brought forth much moisture for the maturing crops and after all speculations it seems that a pretty fair one will be harvested this fall by most every farmer in the county. Among the farmers smiling over the better cotton outlook were M. A. Hall, H. H. Garnto, Isham Stephens, A. T. R. Hall, Ben Walker, say the damage from the boll weevil so far is not so bad.

    William Jackson, and sons Roy and Forrest along with B. B. Tanner, M. E. Crow and C. D. Roundtree went to a mammoth Duroc hog sale at Cochran held by Peacock & Hodge. The sum of this sale was astonishing. About forty-five hogs were auctioned off at an average price of over $600 a piece. Twenty-five sold an average of $811. It was said by them that many of the hogs that sold were not as desirable as the ones they already owned.

    Sarah Brown swore out a warrant for a colored man who she swore was a worse biter than any bulldog she had ever seen and to prove her assersions she exhibited a bad bite on the fleshy part of her right arm and a still worse one on her back. The man was run down by Deputy Lee Jackson and landed in jail. Officers W. T. Rowland, M. L. Jackson and C. T. Mixon made another big raid on Saturday morning out near the river. They went to three places and captured three stills. Two of them were twenty gallon copper outfits and the other was just a plain old wash pot arrangement. They brought them in as evidence but no arrests were made. They say they are yet on the lookout for more and are expecting a bigger capture pretty soon.

    The Scott Banking Company's statement of condition stood at $88,836.98. W. H. and Artis Spell are now running the Palace Café in Wrightsville. The Dixie Theatre will have the Hawaiian Serenaders an July 28th. Wrightsville Mayor John M. Hightower went to Liberty County to inspect his farm and usually stays about three days. This time he spent ten days and didn't want to come back cause the fishing was so good. He says until the water got high his luck on this trip was the best. If the rivers, creeks and ponds hadn't got full nobody can tell if he would ever come back, and the town would have no mayor.

FROM DAYS GONE BY July 17, 1920.

July 17, 1920.

    The Globe Realty Company of Wrightsville began seeking leases on lands for the development of the E. R. Spell oil fields. Mr. H. T. Hicks says he has secured a great many leases already but not enough to insure success and needs more especially those close to the seepages. The terms are liberal and admit of nothing unreasonable nor dangerous. The seepages continue to emerge from the same locations and the evidence is there that oil must be under the surface in large quantities. Johnson County would be a mighty rich one and its people were oil wells a certainty within her boundaries.

    The Johnson County Fair Association informs the first piece of lumber was sawn and the first nail driven in putting up two more big agricultural houses and two more long stock pens at the fairgrounds. The lumber was purchased at a very close price and the work is out on contract, given by Messrs. R. R. Martin, J. T. Fulford and W. P. Bedingfield.

    There has been a bill submitted by Mr. Lewis B. Brinson of Emanuel County effecting the city charter of Adrian and it touches chiefly on the school situation there. It does not deal with the city limits except fixes the boundary at one mile from the crossing of the two railroads in the heart of the town. Nor does it place the town in either one of the two counties. It is designed to regulate the charter so as to allow further school progress in the community. It does say that all cases appealed from the council of the town shall go to Emanuel jurisdiction, cutting out Johnson entirely. It also names the mayor and councilmen for the ensuing term under the new charter but takes those elected recently.

    Judge Z. T. Prescott died last Thursday at his home six miles west of Wrightsville from a three week long sickness. He was for years a prominent man in political and civil activities of the county. He married young and had several children, four still living, two girls and two boys. They are Messrs. Ben and George Prescott and Mrs. U. R. Jenkins and Mrs. Julia Ballard. His wife also survives him. He was for years a Justice of the Peace of Bray's District. He was buried at Westview.

    Mr. John M. Barnes died in an Augusta hospital leaving a wife and six children. He married a Miss Stephens, sisters to Cols. E. L., R. I. and T. P. Stephens and resided in Washington County. He was buried at Bethany. Mrs. Eugene C. Miller died at her country home from a lengthy fever. Her husband and four children survive her with two of the children seriously ill. Burial was at Piney Mount.

    On the 14th Miss Mary Hammock became the bride of Mr. James Edward Agerton. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hammock, four miles north of Wrightsville.

    Mr. J. H. Rowland now has an electric motor to run his grist mill and Jim Bush says he can get a sack of meal ready while you wait. Allen Page brought a 36 pound melon to town. Mr. C. E. Brinson, famous for the Hampshire breed of hog will be having a big sale on the first day of September next. Wrightsville is still growing strong.

    The Headlight is moving to the brick store on Elm Street just below the Farmers Bank. Mr. Henry Heath has been transferred to Dublin and Wrightsville from Macon by the insurance company he has been with for several years. Mr. James E. Copeland is a new army recruit from this county. Hon. Thomas W. Hardwick will speak at Idylwild today.

FROM DAYS GONE BY July 10, 1920

JULY 10, 1920.

     Col. Walter R. Daley, formerly of the Wrightsville bar, but for the past 30 years a citizen of DeKalb County, has announced for the judgeship of the Stone Mountain circuit. He is a brother to the late judge Alexander F. Daley who was for years a leader in Wrightsville.

    Governor James M. Cox of Ohio has accepted the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. He is a three time Ohio governor running 75,000 votes ahead of the congressional ticket last time. He owns two successful newspapers, a farmer, a natural leader in capital and labor. His running mate is Franklin D. Roosevelt of Hyde Park, New York and is Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He is a cousin of the late President Teddy R. Roosevelt.

    The girls canning club held here last week was a success. They closed with a picnic at Idylwild. Mr. Buford Lake, living on the Laurens side of Johnson County is growing 300 acres in peanuts this season and are rumored to be the best looking ones around. Part of the large plantation was first planted in cotton but afterwards plowed up and peanuts took its place with much success.

    Sooner or later someone is going to put in a peanut shelling plant in Wrightsville. It is simply needed. It does not require any great outlay of money. Almost any existing warehouse can be used. Peanut shelling machinery has become so thoroughly standardized that now it is built in units. With the large crop of peanuts being grown in this and adjoining counties, Wrightsville is the logical place for a modern shelling plant.

    Officers W, T. Rowland and Lee Jackson made another determined raid Friday on a liquor still up on the river and captured the whole outfit, consisting of a real, perfectly good copper still and its usual accompaniments. This happened to take place in Laurens County and the one charged with its operation will answer to that county's authorities.

    Mrs. Steely Smith, aged 71, died at Rawlings Sanitarium Friday evening after a siege of illness. She was buried in Westview. On Sunday morning, July 4th the death angel visited the home of Mr. & Mrs. T. I. Webb and bore away the spirit of their little son, Ivey Harris, age one year, three months, and twenty-four days. He was sick only three weeks and a day, his first ailment being stomach trouble, got better, then dropsy of the brain set in and carried him away. Mr. & Mrs. Julian E. Brantley announced the birth of a daughter, Julia Annell on June 30th in Milledgeville.

    The banks released their statement of condition. The Exchange Bank of Wrightsville, $347,894.19; The Bank of Wrightsville, $465,516.75; Citizens Bank of Kite, $204,185.23; The Farmers Bank, $179,834.18; The Bank of Adrian, $243,063.73.

FROM DAYS GONE BY July 3, 1920

July 3, 1920.

    Within the past twelve years the Headlight has been used unstiutedly  in what their opinion would be a happy solution for the geographical troubles of the town of Adrian and comes again to offer a suggestion or two on the same matter.

    The county lines in, through and around Adrian run so peculiary that it requires an old resident to point them out and often times he is puzzled. Crimes committed might be easily placed in whatever county suits and no stranger would be the wiser. The law-abiding folks of the community have long since grown tired over the monotonous howl of venue and have time and again sought relief from county commissioners to the Georgia legislature but it has been worthless so far. Adrian has seen defeat after defeat and new counties made and new lines established which more complex matters and she is still embarresed as usual with no excuse to offer only that she has made an effort to better the situation and failed.

    West of the Ohoopee since the creation of Treutlen, there remains but a small acreage in the county of Emanuel and its dispossession, by reason of the lay of the land and the river and the tremendous size of Emanuel and the comparatively smaller county of Johnson, would most certainly not do any violence to Emanuel's treasury nor to her people.

    Johnson would welcome them into its territory, we believe and treat them as a new born babe. We fail to see wherein Emanuel County would be damaged and what little she would be, if any at all. With her magnificent resourses, she could well afford to sacrifice something to give relief where relief is actually needed now more than ever.

    No one can prove other than that this was our position years ago and that we fought to rectify a state of affairs for Adrian that has brought up conflicts innumerable and our contention all along have been made in a manner of personal friendship for the good people of the town and for her interests as we have watched and considered them.

    Now it is up to the commissioners of Emanuel County to say whether she shall straighten out her lines and get into one county or the other, and for reasons already narrated and others as well, if she is satisfied to come into Johnson, why not let Johnson have the town and that little narrow strip of territory from the river west.