July 24, 1920.
Just half of what was seven weeks ago was a well, healthy, and happy family lie silent in their graves and the three left in the home are well but heart-broken and tear-stained. About that Long Fever, the wife, the eldest daughter and the eldest son of Mr. Eugene C. Miller, took sick with the typhoid. Dr. S. M. Johnson did all he could for them. The wife died on July 4th with two other children desperately ill. Then on July 15th, Cora, the eldest daughter, ten years old died and was buried at Piney Mount next to her mother who's dirt had not even settled yet. Then the next day, Lee, the eight year old son died and another fresh grave filled next to the previous. It isn't often that it happens as it has but the husband and two remaining children had the sympathy of the entire county.
A strong petition from the citizens of Adrian to the members of the House and Senate is in Atlanta urging the immediate passage of the local bill affecting its city limits and other matters pertaining to the town. But there is some opposition to the idea of venue as set out in the bill and it is doubtful if the bill passes with the venue clauses in it as its written. Rep. Sumner and Sen. Kea are looking after the bill and will not allow Johnson County to suffer from any clause in it that smacks of injury to the county, whether it was so intended or not by the originators, and it is believed that the people of Adrian would not wish to injure Johnson in any way.
Recent rains have brought forth much moisture for the maturing crops and after all speculations it seems that a pretty fair one will be harvested this fall by most every farmer in the county. Among the farmers smiling over the better cotton outlook were M. A. Hall, H. H. Garnto, Isham Stephens, A. T. R. Hall, Ben Walker, say the damage from the boll weevil so far is not so bad.
William Jackson, and sons Roy and Forrest along with B. B. Tanner, M. E. Crow and C. D. Roundtree went to a mammoth Duroc hog sale at Cochran held by Peacock & Hodge. The sum of this sale was astonishing. About forty-five hogs were auctioned off at an average price of over $600 a piece. Twenty-five sold an average of $811. It was said by them that many of the hogs that sold were not as desirable as the ones they already owned.
Sarah Brown swore out a warrant for a colored man who she swore was a worse biter than any bulldog she had ever seen and to prove her assersions she exhibited a bad bite on the fleshy part of her right arm and a still worse one on her back. The man was run down by Deputy Lee Jackson and landed in jail. Officers W. T. Rowland, M. L. Jackson and C. T. Mixon made another big raid on Saturday morning out near the river. They went to three places and captured three stills. Two of them were twenty gallon copper outfits and the other was just a plain old wash pot arrangement. They brought them in as evidence but no arrests were made. They say they are yet on the lookout for more and are expecting a bigger capture pretty soon.
The Scott Banking Company's statement of condition stood at $88,836.98. W. H. and Artis Spell are now running the Palace Café in Wrightsville. The Dixie Theatre will have the Hawaiian Serenaders an July 28th. Wrightsville Mayor John M. Hightower went to Liberty County to inspect his farm and usually stays about three days. This time he spent ten days and didn't want to come back cause the fishing was so good. He says until the water got high his luck on this trip was the best. If the rivers, creeks and ponds hadn't got full nobody can tell if he would ever come back, and the town would have no mayor.
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