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.