October 30, 1920.
The Georgia Democratic Convention met in Macon and nominated Thomas E. Watson as United States Senator and Thomas W. Hardwick as Governor. Judge J. K. Hines presented the platform that included opposing the League of Nations as brought back from France by President Wilson, deplored withholding credit from agricultural interests, declare for an inspection of all public and private institutions and declare for free speech, free press, free assemblage and local self government. Those attending from Johnson County were Messrs. E. A. and W. H. Lovett, W. H. Raley and B. H. Moye.
Mr. J. Warren Carter of Scott takes a blue ribbon at the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta for his Spotted Poland Junior yearling boar, "Queen's Prince." This is the same hog that won 1st prize at the 12th District Fair in Dublin this year. Mr. J. Frank Jackson's display of swine from Jackson Farms of Donovan got quite a bit of attention also.
Mr. R. E. Hayes, owner of Hayes Brothers Store have closed its doors and most of the sales people are now with Tompkins Store. Mr. Joe J. Butterly accepted a position with the Macon Telegraph, leaving his position at the Atlanta Constitution. The Globe Reality Company is offering 250 acres, 3 miles from Adrian, 2 miles from Scott on the Dixie Highway; 5 horse farm in cultivation, good gray loam with red pebble; 225 acres can be cultivated, nice 5 room white house, 2 four room tennant houses, one 3 room; ample barns and other out buildings located on the Brewton & Pineora Railroad. Offered at a bargain price.
Dr. & Mrs. C. C. Smith of Atlanta announce the engagement of their daughter, Marie Leverne, to Milledge Leroy Claxton, formally of Kite, now East Point. Dr. & Mrs. A. F. Flanders had a son on October 24th. Mr. & Mrs. R. O. Bridges had a daughter, Bessie Louise, on the 20th.
Mr. Carson Kemp came home from the Army. While enroute to Camp Jackson, South Carolina Weston Bryan was in a railroad wreck near Social Circle. He was bruised up but was able to continue on.
Five Georgia towns are figured to become county seats as of the election November 2nd. Barnesville will have Lamar County; Seminole County will have Donaldsonville; Lanier County will be Milltown; Long County will have Ludowici and Brantley County will have Hoboken.
There is a lot of sickness in the land, dry weather and the dust along with an army of malaria germs have brought on a swarm of it. In almost every home in the county is found one or more sick or recovering.
October has been so gentle and serene leaves have followed the natural gravity law almost unmolested, and our discouraged farmers have seldom seen a more beautiful harvesting month.
If Prohibition is what we now have we can't see why the brand isn't better for were told so often during liquor times that Prohibition would make it so much better for the country.
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Sunday, October 21, 2018
From Days Gone By Oct. 23, 1920
October 23, 1920.
The county fair was a big success if you take into account of the very close times were living in. It was a financial success also as crowds swelled from near and far. On Friday 600 school children filled the grounds to participate in the fun and frolic of the day. Prof. Stewart made a speech to the parents stressing the value and importance of making a better school system in the county.
Visitors from out of county pronounced our exhibits excelling those in neighboring counties making every exhibitor feel proud of their showing. The carnival company packed up Saturday night to head for Swainsboro where they show next week. A little county like Johnson putting one over such big counties as Emanual and Laurens in way of a county fair wad real interesting indeed.
Gethsemane chirch will be the mecca Sunday for singers in a reunion of the county's best talent. Emanual, Treutlen, Laurens, Washington and Toombs will send singers for one day only. Gethsemane located 3 miles south of Wrightsville will start at 9 a.m., dinner at 12 noon, and sing till sundown. Tje 62nd annual session of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Association met at Kite Baptist church on Wednesday and Thursday. The next session will be held at Riddleville where the Mt. Vernon Association was founded.
Dr. R. R. Douglas has been suffering from an infection which began on the knuckle of hos forefinger on his right hand which has spread and causing him much misery. He has been seeing Dr. Rawlings for treatment. Miss Hellen Kennedy about 32 died this morning. She had only been sick a day and a night. Her parents were Mr. & Mrs. O. A. Kennedy. A fine baby girl was born September 26th to Mr. & Mrs. Turner Scarboro.
Cashier R. B. Bryan sold his home on West College street to Mr. Millard Daley, agent of the W. & T Railway. The new home of Mr. Mark S. Duggan is nearing completion.
Hon. Morris Riner lost his entire turpentine still plant at Meeks early Friday morning by fire. The whole outfit was consumed at a loss of above $6,000. He did manage to save some finished product which kept him from losing an additional $1000.
While enroute to the fair last week Messrs. Harlie Fulford and Raymond Rowland almost had a bad accident at the rail crossing on South Marcus street. Show coaches from the fair was blocking the view of the tracks not knowing a passenger train was approahing until they were on the tracks. Speedinv up and dodging to the left they ditched the Ford cutdown roadster, turning it over into the deep gully on the left. How both escaped uninjured was a miracle.
When torment was made the big idea was to get ready for all the liars in the land. The last accounts from that warm atmosphere said they were putting on an addition to take care of the increased production.
The county fair was a big success if you take into account of the very close times were living in. It was a financial success also as crowds swelled from near and far. On Friday 600 school children filled the grounds to participate in the fun and frolic of the day. Prof. Stewart made a speech to the parents stressing the value and importance of making a better school system in the county.
Visitors from out of county pronounced our exhibits excelling those in neighboring counties making every exhibitor feel proud of their showing. The carnival company packed up Saturday night to head for Swainsboro where they show next week. A little county like Johnson putting one over such big counties as Emanual and Laurens in way of a county fair wad real interesting indeed.
Gethsemane chirch will be the mecca Sunday for singers in a reunion of the county's best talent. Emanual, Treutlen, Laurens, Washington and Toombs will send singers for one day only. Gethsemane located 3 miles south of Wrightsville will start at 9 a.m., dinner at 12 noon, and sing till sundown. Tje 62nd annual session of the Mt. Vernon Baptist Association met at Kite Baptist church on Wednesday and Thursday. The next session will be held at Riddleville where the Mt. Vernon Association was founded.
Dr. R. R. Douglas has been suffering from an infection which began on the knuckle of hos forefinger on his right hand which has spread and causing him much misery. He has been seeing Dr. Rawlings for treatment. Miss Hellen Kennedy about 32 died this morning. She had only been sick a day and a night. Her parents were Mr. & Mrs. O. A. Kennedy. A fine baby girl was born September 26th to Mr. & Mrs. Turner Scarboro.
Cashier R. B. Bryan sold his home on West College street to Mr. Millard Daley, agent of the W. & T Railway. The new home of Mr. Mark S. Duggan is nearing completion.
Hon. Morris Riner lost his entire turpentine still plant at Meeks early Friday morning by fire. The whole outfit was consumed at a loss of above $6,000. He did manage to save some finished product which kept him from losing an additional $1000.
While enroute to the fair last week Messrs. Harlie Fulford and Raymond Rowland almost had a bad accident at the rail crossing on South Marcus street. Show coaches from the fair was blocking the view of the tracks not knowing a passenger train was approahing until they were on the tracks. Speedinv up and dodging to the left they ditched the Ford cutdown roadster, turning it over into the deep gully on the left. How both escaped uninjured was a miracle.
When torment was made the big idea was to get ready for all the liars in the land. The last accounts from that warm atmosphere said they were putting on an addition to take care of the increased production.
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
From Days Gone By Oct. 16, 1920
October 16, 1920.
The gates of the Johnson County Fair Association in the southern section of Wrightsville opened yesterday on what is the biggest and best of the county fairs in this section. Central States Shows giving good entertainments daily. Individual county exhibits are many. There are the livestock, county bred mules, horses and colts, different breeds of throughbred hogs from all sections of the county. All types of agricultural products, the Corn Club, Pig Club and Calf Club is here also. Along with embroidery, crochet, tatting and the Canning Club.
The many displays of farming machinery by different companies are a big attraction. Mr. W. F. Outlaw has a mammoth display but Mr. L. A. Lovett has the largest collection of power farm machinery.
An unusual attraction is Nome, the half snake and half human. The Siamese Twins, Barnum's "Bosco" and all freaks and curiosities of past days and ages have dropped far in the back ground in comparrison with Doc Howell's freak "Nome".
The two Wrightsville men who mixed in a fight on Wrightsville's streets last week are recovering. The Jew, David Lavine is in his room over the Exchange Bank while W. T. Tompkins is still in Sandersville. Mr. & Mrs. B. G. Dunlap announced the birth od a daughter on September 6th. Clerk Joe B. Williams has bought the home of Mr. James A. Hall on South Myrtle street. Mr. Hall has purchased the J. D. Hutchinson home from Mr. W. H. Lovett.
Mrs. Dr. Lee W. Wheeler of Kite died Friday night after a lingering illness of several weeks. Dr. Wheeler also lost a son just a few days before his wife's death.
Some fellow who didn't have as much cash as he needed at the time took the front doorway into Butterly's store Sunday night some time and placed to the bright side of his ledger something like $45 in cash from the register and from Uncle Sam's War Tax collection box. And it is a two- to- one bet that the said miscreant did not appropriate any of these funds for the collection box at any church in the county. The Doctors Strychine pills were unbothered.
What was a perfectly good lard can outfit in the way of a distilling of that famous old "shine" was destroyed Sunday morning down in Cedar swamp by special officer M. L. Jackson. No evidence was on hand other than the apparatus but it was ascertained by the surroundings that the outfit had been in use just recently. The whole shebang was scattered to the four winds by Chief Jackson.
Figures so far for the 1920 cotton season Johnson County ginned up to October 4th, 3,227 bales as against 6,748 last year.
Mr. E. W. Jordan who works for the Wrightsville Furniture Company lost all of his household goods Monday to a fire that consumed his dwelling on the Crawford place. No insurance was carried.
A whole lot of malaria and other fevers are circulating throughout the cpunty and much sickness prevails. A lot of folks are sick or recovering.
The gates of the Johnson County Fair Association in the southern section of Wrightsville opened yesterday on what is the biggest and best of the county fairs in this section. Central States Shows giving good entertainments daily. Individual county exhibits are many. There are the livestock, county bred mules, horses and colts, different breeds of throughbred hogs from all sections of the county. All types of agricultural products, the Corn Club, Pig Club and Calf Club is here also. Along with embroidery, crochet, tatting and the Canning Club.
The many displays of farming machinery by different companies are a big attraction. Mr. W. F. Outlaw has a mammoth display but Mr. L. A. Lovett has the largest collection of power farm machinery.
An unusual attraction is Nome, the half snake and half human. The Siamese Twins, Barnum's "Bosco" and all freaks and curiosities of past days and ages have dropped far in the back ground in comparrison with Doc Howell's freak "Nome".
The two Wrightsville men who mixed in a fight on Wrightsville's streets last week are recovering. The Jew, David Lavine is in his room over the Exchange Bank while W. T. Tompkins is still in Sandersville. Mr. & Mrs. B. G. Dunlap announced the birth od a daughter on September 6th. Clerk Joe B. Williams has bought the home of Mr. James A. Hall on South Myrtle street. Mr. Hall has purchased the J. D. Hutchinson home from Mr. W. H. Lovett.
Mrs. Dr. Lee W. Wheeler of Kite died Friday night after a lingering illness of several weeks. Dr. Wheeler also lost a son just a few days before his wife's death.
Some fellow who didn't have as much cash as he needed at the time took the front doorway into Butterly's store Sunday night some time and placed to the bright side of his ledger something like $45 in cash from the register and from Uncle Sam's War Tax collection box. And it is a two- to- one bet that the said miscreant did not appropriate any of these funds for the collection box at any church in the county. The Doctors Strychine pills were unbothered.
What was a perfectly good lard can outfit in the way of a distilling of that famous old "shine" was destroyed Sunday morning down in Cedar swamp by special officer M. L. Jackson. No evidence was on hand other than the apparatus but it was ascertained by the surroundings that the outfit had been in use just recently. The whole shebang was scattered to the four winds by Chief Jackson.
Figures so far for the 1920 cotton season Johnson County ginned up to October 4th, 3,227 bales as against 6,748 last year.
Mr. E. W. Jordan who works for the Wrightsville Furniture Company lost all of his household goods Monday to a fire that consumed his dwelling on the Crawford place. No insurance was carried.
A whole lot of malaria and other fevers are circulating throughout the cpunty and much sickness prevails. A lot of folks are sick or recovering.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
From Days Gone By Oct. 9, 1920
October 9, 1920.
What almost terminated in a disatrous fight took place about dark Tuesday night in front of the store of Mr. C. S. Blankenship, fronting the court house square in the main business center of the city. At that time but few people were on the streets, the population of the city being at supper, mostly.
David Lavine, a shoe repairer of the city who is a Jew, and Willie T. Tompkins mixed in the affray and both came out wounded by pistol balls. Of course details as given by various people differ and just how it started, who was the transgressor, and who caused it, etc., are at varience.
Anyhow verging from the fight Tompkins was hit in the forarm and the bullet lodged somewhere in it. The shoe man was hit in the left thigh and the bullet went through, coming out and dropping into his clothes where it was found when a doctor examined and treated him. Mr. Tompkins was taken to the Sandersville sanitarium to have the bullet removed from his arm.
J. H. Arnall, cashier of the Tennille Banking Company was found dead in the vault of the bank early Monday morning with a pistol wound in his head and a pistol clutched in his right hand. It is believed he committed suicide. It is believed his rash act was due to an unbalanced mind worrying over the health of his son.
Shortly after 7 on Sunday night Arnall left home to attend revival service at the Christian church. He did not come home and a search was made when they found him at the bank in the vault which was barely opened. The bank went over the books and found them in good order. Arnall was 45 and survived by a wife and son. He was well known in banking circles throughout the state.
The home of Mr. Cordie Price in the eastern part of the county was burglarized Monday morning. Mrs. Price had gone to a neighbors home for a few hours and upon her return discovered clothes misplaced, a suit case and over $100 worth of clothes were stolen. John Q. Amerson, Friday, while working at the saw mill near town broke his leg near the middle of the limb.
The 3rd annual Johnson County Fair opens October 13th, and Jackson Farms of Donovan will have a hige display of his purebred livestock including Duroc-Jersey hogs, Hereford and Jersey cattle. Johnson County voted overwhelming for Thomas W. Hardwick who won the governorship of Georgia. Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Harrison announced the birth of a daughter, Iris Neal, on October 3rd.
The old soldiers who have gone to Texas for the Confederate Reunion were U. R. Jenkins, Captain T. J. Brantley, W. C. Chester, O. A. Kennedy, J. A. Douglas, Jr., G. V. McCray, Evans Tucker, Mrs. Dr. G. R. Bedingfield, Dr. & Mrs. M. D. L. Peacock and Mrs. Dr. Meeks of Kite.
Mr. O. P. Prescott lost their eleven year old daughter, Bernice, who had been sick only a short time from hemoragic fever. They lost another daughter about a year ago. They were buried at Marvin Church in Laurens County.
Are You Legally Married ?, with Lew Cody and Rosemary Theaby is coming to the Dixie Theatre. Also a coming attraction, a five reel feature film starring Earle Metcalfe and Claire Whitney in "The Chamber Mystery." The Scott Banking Company released its statement of condition at $91,439.12.
What almost terminated in a disatrous fight took place about dark Tuesday night in front of the store of Mr. C. S. Blankenship, fronting the court house square in the main business center of the city. At that time but few people were on the streets, the population of the city being at supper, mostly.
David Lavine, a shoe repairer of the city who is a Jew, and Willie T. Tompkins mixed in the affray and both came out wounded by pistol balls. Of course details as given by various people differ and just how it started, who was the transgressor, and who caused it, etc., are at varience.
Anyhow verging from the fight Tompkins was hit in the forarm and the bullet lodged somewhere in it. The shoe man was hit in the left thigh and the bullet went through, coming out and dropping into his clothes where it was found when a doctor examined and treated him. Mr. Tompkins was taken to the Sandersville sanitarium to have the bullet removed from his arm.
J. H. Arnall, cashier of the Tennille Banking Company was found dead in the vault of the bank early Monday morning with a pistol wound in his head and a pistol clutched in his right hand. It is believed he committed suicide. It is believed his rash act was due to an unbalanced mind worrying over the health of his son.
Shortly after 7 on Sunday night Arnall left home to attend revival service at the Christian church. He did not come home and a search was made when they found him at the bank in the vault which was barely opened. The bank went over the books and found them in good order. Arnall was 45 and survived by a wife and son. He was well known in banking circles throughout the state.
The home of Mr. Cordie Price in the eastern part of the county was burglarized Monday morning. Mrs. Price had gone to a neighbors home for a few hours and upon her return discovered clothes misplaced, a suit case and over $100 worth of clothes were stolen. John Q. Amerson, Friday, while working at the saw mill near town broke his leg near the middle of the limb.
The 3rd annual Johnson County Fair opens October 13th, and Jackson Farms of Donovan will have a hige display of his purebred livestock including Duroc-Jersey hogs, Hereford and Jersey cattle. Johnson County voted overwhelming for Thomas W. Hardwick who won the governorship of Georgia. Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Harrison announced the birth of a daughter, Iris Neal, on October 3rd.
The old soldiers who have gone to Texas for the Confederate Reunion were U. R. Jenkins, Captain T. J. Brantley, W. C. Chester, O. A. Kennedy, J. A. Douglas, Jr., G. V. McCray, Evans Tucker, Mrs. Dr. G. R. Bedingfield, Dr. & Mrs. M. D. L. Peacock and Mrs. Dr. Meeks of Kite.
Mr. O. P. Prescott lost their eleven year old daughter, Bernice, who had been sick only a short time from hemoragic fever. They lost another daughter about a year ago. They were buried at Marvin Church in Laurens County.
Are You Legally Married ?, with Lew Cody and Rosemary Theaby is coming to the Dixie Theatre. Also a coming attraction, a five reel feature film starring Earle Metcalfe and Claire Whitney in "The Chamber Mystery." The Scott Banking Company released its statement of condition at $91,439.12.
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