FROM DAYS GONE BY March 6, 1920

March 6, 1920.

Wrightsville and Johnson County is in mourning as they learned of the death of Jonah L. Davis Tuesday morning. He died the night before about 9:30 pm leaving a lonely wife and young son. Davis was just 40 years old. He was the third son of former Sheriff & Mrs. Lewis Davis.
Jonah has not seen a well day in several weeks, but was up and about town and his position with Mr. C. H. Moore. He had consulted various physicians as to his general health, and apparently he was no worse than for some time up to Sunday afternoon, and even Monday noon the parents and members of his family did not realize his condition was so serious, Roger and Merry, his brothers, going away Monday morning for their different avocations elsewhere.
Late Monday afternoon he was found to have been in a dangerous condition, and at 9:30 he died, passing out without a murmur and in his usual consciousness. Many people in the city did not even know of his illness on Monday, and those who did were shocked Tuesday morning upon notice of his sudden death.
Jonah was a friend. He was a good fellow to everybody. Even the old darkey at the cemetery demonstrated that. The long line of little children testified to the same. He was a member of the Baptist church for years. His family, all of them, loved him, and were heart-stricken at his departure.
His remains were interred in his family lot in Westview surrounded by an enormous crowd. Besides his parents he had four brothers and three sisters, Mr. Jim Davis, Mrs. M. O. Davis, Mr. Merry Davis, Miss Belle Davis, J. Tom Davis, Roger Davis, Miss Sallie Davis, and Mrs. Linton Holt. Pallbearers were G. W. Gannon, T. L. Martin, M. S. Duggan, R. L. Stephens, H. B. Sanders and C. D. Roundtree.
In the recent primary election Jonah was elected Sheriff of Johnson County beating outright eight other candidates. He was to have taken the oath for Sheriff in January 1921. His death causes a vacancy in the newly elected office and will necessitate another election. The present Sheriff, who did not seek re-election, Willis D. Rowland will remain Sheriff until a successor is elected.
The Johnson County Fair Association is to become incorporated. Judge Wiggins is finishing the first installments of the 1920 pension money for the counties 68 Confederate veterans. Preacher Arnold is going after the blind tigers and whiskey boozers lately, opening up heavy artillery on them from the Methodist pulpit. Ex-mayor William M. Shurling, Vice-President of the Farmers Bank is building a $10,000 home next to his present home.
About the coldest weather of the winter was Sunday night with a slight snow covering everything. Silas Greenway & L. M. Powell said the eastern part of the county got a heavy snow. Influenza in the faculty and pupils has caused the school to close. The force of the Bank of Wrightsville has been crippled with influenza also. Mr. Horace H. Lake recently sold two small Holstein heifers for $200 in south Georgia.
Miss Eva Drake and Mr. Horace Wheeler were married. He is grandson of Mr. H. G. Wheeler. She is daughter of Mr. Ira Drake. Miss Louise Reynolds, daughter of Mrs. Lydia A. Reynolds of Forsyth married Mr. Beverly B. Hayes, a young Wrightsville businessman. Mr. & Mrs. Oswald H. Tompkins had a fine daughter on February 29th. Mr. & Mrs. Tompkins are sick with the flu.
Mrs. Edd P. Blankenship died at her home near Brantley's Chapel from pneumonia. She was 36 and a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Smith. She was buried at Anthony Cemetery.