FROM DAYS GONE BY May 15, 1920

May 15, 1920.

The May term of city court lasted only one day. Judge B. B. Blount dismissed the jury about nightfall after a hard days' work, allowing them to return to their farms to work. Solicitor Charles S. Claxton secured verdicts for the State in each case tried before the jury.
Wrightsville is again in the hands of a well organized set of fire fighters, the little friction arising recently between them and the city council having been adjusted to the satisfaction of everybody, it seems Mr. W. F. Outlaw states that not a one of the old members quit on that account but are all on the job again ready to report at a moments notice.
Rev. W. F. Quillian former president of Warthen College 1901-1904, was elected president of Wesleyan College in Macon. Dr. J. Gordon Brantley leaves for Chicago to take a special post graduate course. The Confederate Veterans from here who attended the State Reunion in Dublin were, Capt. T. J. Brantley, Isham Stephens, R. T. Henderson, Lum Snider, L. Mosley, J. P. Smith and H. B. Veal.
The picture show is giving some splendid pictures now. The Dixie had one of the best pictures shown here in a while, in showing Norma Talmadge in "The Way of a Woman." Judge A. L. Hatcher and insurance agent J. T. Miller have opened a real estate and loan office under the name of Miller & Hatcher Realty Company. Miss Pearl Jenkins is now the owner of a nice costly weighing apparatus for her store for being the first single lady merchant in Wrightsville. There is still heavy traffic of tourists passing through Wrightsville. Every day cars pass through going north and east. One came from Miami enroute to Portland, Maine.
Mr. Tom Jenkins is having the lumber sawed for the erection of a new home in town on North Myrtle Ave. next to Mrs. E. C. Martin. Mr. Harlie L. Fulford is planning a home on the farm east of the city where stands his store. For years he has been tending this store and assisting in the farm work on the large plantation. It will be built in front of the store across the public road. Beginning May 1st the rates for lights will be 20 cent per kw with a minimum charge of $1.50 per month. Water rates will be $1.25 minimum for 2000 gallons, and 25 cents per gallon above the 2000.
Earl Layton, while playing in the yard with a colored boy sustained a broken arm in a fall. Both bones in the right arm just a little above the wrist were broken. Dr. C. B. Manning of Lovett was passing at the time and took the child to Dr. Brantley's office. He is a son of Mr. & Mrs. Morgan Layton. Mrs. Raymond Rowland lost 20 little chicks Sunday night killed by rats. Mrs. J. W. Brinson lost a large number also. Others have suffered loses too. One lady killed a rat so large that it furnished quite a show hanging by the ham string on the clothes wire. A rat killing time seems to be in order.
Last Thursday afternoon the Wrightsville ball players went over to Dublin and suffered a defeat of 3 to 1 in a very interesting baseball game. Whenever Wrightsville gets wound up again she is going to make a home run of the season, and instead of a record of 48 won and 6 lost it will be a straight 1000 per cent to the merry.
Mrs. Martha Emma Daniels, 87, the mother of Mrs. J. T. McAfee died from paraylisis. Her husband, John Daniel has been dead for some time. She was taken to Sparta for burial. Mrs. J. Elton Brantley died at her parents, Mr. & Mrs. B. R. Spell near town after a 2 month illness. She was buried in the Williams cemetery. She was 28 years old. Gabrial Kittrell, 94, died at his only sons, J. S. Kitrell, 6 miles east of town. He was buried at Union Hill. He moved here about 45 years ago from Washington County.
Isham Stephens was 72 on Sunday. His brother, Henry was 62 on Sunday. Just ten years to a day between their ages. A large dinner was held for them at Rehobeth.