FROM DAYS GONE BY April 3, 1920

April 3, 1920.

Mr. Lewis Davis is now officially a candidate for Sheriff to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his son Jonah L. Davis. Lewis once held this office to the satisfaction of the people. Mr. C. M. Schwalls of Kite is expected to enter the race also.
A hard rain Sunday night left the upper part of the county's streams out of their banks and some bridges gone. While working around their light plant and battery works in Stephens Auto Company two crossed wires ignited a vessel of gasoline and for a time a warm blaze lit up the house. The towns bucket brigade quickly extinguished it.
Mr. Frank Flanders has begun work on laying the foundation for the ice plant down by the cotton gin of Mr. C. H. Moore who owns the new enterprise. Dr. F. A. Pouppirt, a high class licensed veterinarian from Leavenworth, Kansas has located his business to the county. Mr. W. H. Raley, President of the Farmers Bank, is the owner of a new Stephens automobile. There were 9,709 bales of cotton ginned in Johnson County up to March 20th, as against 20,322 bales ginned last year.
The Primitive Baptist of the city and county desire to hold a week long meeting in Wrightsville sometime in May. Two banks released their statements of condition. The Bank of Lovett, $116,665.58; The Scott Banking Company, $110,464.55. Mr. John Crawford turned 64 years old.
Herbert Cummins, the colored murderer of Raymond Cannon in Laurens County died in the Dublin jail. This killing caused a lot of racial trouble for Laurens County. Cummins was sentenced to hang. Mr. & Mrs. M. B. Thigpen and one child died within a few hours of each other from influenza. They were buried at New Bethel in Washington County. Six more of their children between the ages of 14 and 4 are sick.
Mr. John R. Parker died at his home seven miles west of the city about sunrise Saturday morning. Parker left a large family. He was buried in the family graveyard. Miss Gladis Smith died and was buried at Poplar Springs between Adrian and Scott. Little Freeman Martin, son of Mr. & Mrs. N. F. Bray, 3 years old, died of influenza.
Miss Julia Tompkins married Mr. Warren B. Stoney. She is a daughter of Mrs. Annie Tompkins. Mr. Stoney hails from Michigan being a recruiting officer stationed here. Mr. A. S. Mayo had a black Jackson G. Smith Top Buggy stolen from behind Linder's stables.
The county is mourning the death of Mr. William Henry Harrison who had been ailing for several days. Early Saturday morning he arose and went to the fireplace to build a fire, when he was stricken with apoplexy. He was a prominent man in the Beulah community and was buried in the church cemetery. He was a church member for 36 years and only missed two conferences. He was a member of the Wrightsville Lodge of Masons. He had married twice, his last wife surviving him. Four children, viz W. T. Harrison, Jr., J. T. Harrison, Rev. G. G. Harrison and Mrs. M. D. Mayo who were of the first marriage. Two died sometime ago were Mrs. J. W. Vanlandingham and Mrs. G. R. Bedingfield. He was 70 years old.
For the past few weeks more autos have passed through this county and city from other states than ever before. The State Highway is planning a highway in a direct line from Athens to Sandersville, Wrightsville, Adrian, Waycross and on to Jacksonville, Florida. That makes this the shortest route through Georgia from the east and northeast to Florida. Just recently two cars passing near the same time were from Miami and Massachusetts.