FROM DAYS GONE BY June 5, 1920

June 5, 1920.

The Wrightsville High is to have a new principal next year as the board chose Prof. W. S. Branham, a Georgian by birth, but a resident of Birmingham, Alabama. The board also elected the following teachers, Mrs. B. B. Blount, Miss Rosamond Morel, Mrs. Lonnie Norris, Mrs. G. W. Gordy, Mrs. J. W. Vanlandingham and Miss Mar Melton.
Delegations from Scott, Adrian and the intervening community attended a county board of education meeting over the proposition of doing away with part or all of the school at Poplar Springs and splitting students between Scott and Adrian schools. It was agreed upon to let school stay at Poplar Springs through 5th grade. Scott and Adrian will have 6th and up. Most were satisfied with this agreement.
The latest from the Spell oil district 5 miles from town is the discovery of a chameleon rock underneath the top lying in layers which are abundant throughout a wide area surrounding the main seepages. This rock was discovered by Mr. Spell several days ago and decided he would see what it would do under heat. Throwing a piece into the open stove a loud pop and combustion was noticed, so much so the lids on the stove were unplaced. Some of it has been taken to Atlanta for analysis.
Mr. & Mrs. H. M. King of Bartow announced the engagement of their daughter, L. Pinola King to Mr. Marvin W. Riner of Savannah. Mrs. J. A. McAfee's daughter, Allice Queen, of Atlanta will marry Mr. Charles A. Turner of Buford.
Dr. J. G. Brantley who is in Chicago Medical University taking a graduate course in surgery. He is operating on about 5 dogs per day as he moves up to operate on humans. J. M. Layton has moved his shoe repair shop into the back of the Jenkins Grocery building across from the Cotton Exchange. Mr. Leon Lovett has been appointed by Henry Ford as the local dealer of the Fordson tractor and will start selling as soon as a carload arrives. Mr. Gordon Wheeler of Kite said the boll weevils were plentiful in his cotton patch.
The first game of the 1920 season of baseball is between the Fats and the Leans of the city and it will be played at the fair ground park. The lineup for the Fats is: Luie Johnson, E. Q. Martin, Herbert Johnson, R. E. Butterly, Fred Jackson, Remus Fulford, R. H. Rowland, Tom Jenkins, G. A. Faircloth and H. S. McWhorter. The Leans are: Smiley Hightower, Edd Henderson, J. Express Varner, Roger Tompkins, Laudice Lovett, S. M. Johnson, B. B. Hayes, Jene Cook and Lewis Lovett.
Mrs. Aunie Belle Williams died. She was buried at Davisboro. Beulah Hunter, the colored woman on the Lake farm, who was charged with the killing of another negress down there last Friday night, was freed Tuesday when the State asked for the dismissal of the warrant sworn out by the dead woman's mother, Sylvia Adkins. After conferring over the matter with Mr. H. H. Lake, Solicitor Stephens said he did not think there was any case under present evidence. Beulah went home rejoicing.
Sunday morning a big day's work on a "Tiger" out near Seab Hilson's home was broken into, according to officers Lee Jackson and W. T. Rowland who appeared on the scene while a dozen or more of mixed population were at Seab's house. Will watched and searched the premises while Lee took to the neighboring swamp. Soon Lee's gun announced a discovery down in the bushes. Joined by Will the two captured as large a "Tiger" as is generally used in this country, but no one was insight. Over 400 gallons of "prep" was stored in barrels and it was ripe for stilling. Evidence a plenty was there that the still had only recently been boiling. All of the barrels and the still were destroyed. No "shine" was found anywhere and no arrests were made.