From Days Gone By Dec. 11,1920

December 11, 1920.
   Mr. E. E. Sanders defeated Judge J. M. Hightower for Mayor of Wrightsville 102 to 92. The candidates winning city councilmen were R. P. Hicks, W. F. Outlaw, I. R. Tanner, L. J. Claxton, J. Tom Davis and H. P. Hicks. Voters of the 1201 district elected J. T. Ferguson Justice of the Peace and Will Crawford baliff. In Pullen District H. D. Garnto Justice and H. G. Tyson baliff. In Kite it was J. C. Harrison Justice and J. C. Claxton, G. C. Fortner baliffs.
    Mr. Moore of the ice plant secured the services of Macon Packing Company to assist his men here in the first work of the cold storage department. The Johnson County Singing Convention was formed at a sing held at Liberty Grove church. Rev. G. F. Sumner of Gethsemane was the organizer.
    Judge Kent convenned Superior Court this week with a number of young women appeared on the scene in the first session for either their first or final verdicts in divorce decrees which were granted. One or two men came for the same cause. These proceedings protracted a good bit of attention. Disqualified cases on account of judges were moved to a later date including McAfee vs. Fortner, civil; The Dixon murder case. The Rowland-Downs land case was heard also Mrs. Price vs. E. J. Sumner with no verdicts yet in either case.
    Dr. J. Gordon Brantley has resumed his practice here. Mr. L. Mosley had a big surprise birthday party reacing the age of 75. He was born in Emanuel County December 5, 1845 after staying there for 20 years moved to Johnson County and married. He lives five miles from town for 55 years. They had fifteen children, 12 boys and 3 girls. Eleven still living. Rev. W. A. Brooks is now the new pastor of the Methodist Church.
    Judge J. C. Wiggins has purchased the S. Powel residence in the city. Dr. & Mrs. A. F. Flanders are renovating their home. Mr. Henry M. Downs is running a saw mill at Wille, Georgia. Mr. Carl Claxton has moved to Oklahoma.
    Farmers are still holding there cotton for a higher price and many of them say they intend sticking to it right on, until they get it.
    Miss Ester Stith and Mr. J. C. Garland of Emanuel County drove to Wrightsville to be married. Miss Dorris Prescot and Mr. Ben Hill Webb were married December 1st at the Methodist church. Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Hightower had a daughter, Joy, on December 3rd.
    The sudden death of Mr. E. C. Martin occured in Wrightsville about 6 pm Friday having been sick only a few hours with hemorhagic fever. He leaves a wife and two step-children, he having married a widow in Brunswick last year. He was buried ay Westview. His brothers were R.R. and T. L Martin of Wrightsville. Mrs. M. D. Hammock departed this life Monday night after a very brief illness at her home near town. She was buried in the Hammock cemetery. Tanner Undertaking Company was in charge.
    Oscar Smith tells a good one of the time at Scott. He says the city market there was the scene of a cat perishing to death last week. The little fellow was locked in Saturday night after business hours and so long did the butcher keep his place empty the cat was almost famished when discovered and released through a broken pane of glass in the window of the building.