From Days Gone By Sept. 11, 1920

September 11, 1920.

    The Wrightsville High School began its 1920-21 session with a high rate of speed on Monday morning. A number of interesting speeches were given on opening day. Among those Prof. A. J. M. Robinson, Rev. A. F. Smith, Rev. W. E. Arnold, Col. W. C. Brinson, Clerk J. B. Williams, Mrs. B. B. Blount and Mrs. E. L. Stephens. Hearty co-operation from the parents was stressed and the duty of the pupils towards their teachers set out plainly by these speakers.
    The second session of the Johnson-Washington Singing Convention meets next weekend at New Home church. Mr. T. L. Chester has the contract for remodeling the Methodist parsonage. Chester is also building the home of Mr. Duggan. The Linder Horse & Mule Company of Wrightsville will open up a sales stable for horses and mules in Columbia, South Carolina and at an important point in Florida. Mr. J. E. Linder has long been a recognized leader in the mule market.
    There will be no court in Wrightsville next week. The Superior Court, September Term, has been suspended and postponed until sometime in October. Judge Kent issued this statement Sunday morning as he was leavinv for Talbotton where he is holding court for Judge G. H. Howard. Judge Kent stated he had failed to get a man to preside in the disaualified cases that have been of such long standing and the fact the farmers are busy trying to save what little cotton they have.
    Hon. Thomas E. Watson seems to have won all over the state and will be no run over for U. S. Senate. Roundtree is State Senator, Sumner is Representative, and Stephens is Solicifor. Larson carried everything everywhere, it seems. Peacock loses Dodge, his home county. Johnson County polled very light vote. The consolidated county returns were: Watson 1012, Smith 195, Dorsey 157; Governor- Hardwick 995, Walker 268; Congressman- Larson 918, Peacock 451; State Rep. Sumner 806, Pope 579; State Senator- Roundtree 946, Saffold 423; Solicitor- Stephens 777, Kea 404, New 212.
    Dr. J. Gordon Brantley is headed to Tifton to make his home and practice. Dr. Brantley graduated from Atlanta Medical College of 1920 and took graduate courses in the latest sciences of medical surgery. He has been the W. & T. Railroads surgeon for 6 years. Hon. Morris T. Riner of Meeks returned from a trip through the northern states. Mr. Wren Spell is on vacation in Orlando visiting relatives.
   A big stump puller demonstration will take place at Moore's Chapel on the J. B. Wombles plantation. The Williamson Stump Puller Company represented locally by Mr. Thomas E. Jenkins and Mr. L. A. Lovett of Stephens Hardware Co. of Dublin will have the Hercules Portable Puller machine on site. This is the first step to power farming.
    Many farmers are having their cotton picked, ginned and put into their barns or warehouses instead of selling it. They see the shortness of the crop and believe there will be a scarcity of it elsewhere. They believe its selling too cheap and will go up in price. The Commissioner has urged holding it for at least 40 cents and seed for $60 per ton.
    Mr. J. E. Glisson, who went to Tennessee for the Mathis man (colored) last week, succeeded in getting the proper papers from every point and returned with his prisioner and put him in jail to await trial. Dr. R. E. Butterly had gone on the colored man's bond for a large amount and he had fled the country. There are three cases against him.