From Days Gone By Feb. 5, 1921

February 5, 1921.
    An ugly fire broke out in the colored business district near the lumber yards of J. H. Rowland Sunday about 5 a. m. And destroyed thousands of dollars of property. The heaviest loser was Mr. O. A. Kennedy who owned the two story colored hotel and resturant operated by Henry Aikens. This was a couple thousand dollars as it was a large and well built house. Henry lost a lot of property in the hotel and his personal belongings in his house just behind it.
    Rabe Harris and John Woods both lost more than $500 each in the blaze. The colored barber shop and shoe shop went up in smoke too. Among the loss sustained by the colored folk was the burning of all the fine instruments belonging to the colored band.
    The fire is believed to have started in the pressing club which was lost also, but no clue to the origin. The fire department saved the fire from spreading either way. It was all a total loss as no insurance was carried on any of the buildings.
    The stockholders of the Citizens Bank of Kite met and it is reported that the bank is flourishing. A dividend of 8 percent was declared and a nice sum passed up to the surplus account. The new officers were elected. D. C. Harrison, president; J. E. Clarke, vice-president; J. S. Stephenson, cashier; Q. B. Powell, asst. Casher; V. J. Wheeler, book-keeper. The directors are J. L. Hatcher, J. E. Clarke, M. J. Claxton, D. C. Harrison, J. M. Neal, J. S. Stephenson and J. B. Claxton.
    The third business failure in the county since the panic struck was the Hauger-Davis Company, the largest merchantile firm in Wrightsville. M. H. Blackshear of Dublin came over and made formal requisition of its management. It is remaining closed at the moment as bankruptcy procedures take place.
    The Farm Bureau has resumed work on building its membership. Sheriff Lewis Davis notifies the people that auto tags for 1921 must be purchased before March 1st. Tax Collector A. S. Mayo was in the city turning over his tax fi fas to baliffs for collection and he had a lot of them. Mr. C. E. Drew, the income tax man is here at the Linder Hotel for a short time to assist in 1920 tax returns.
    The Dixie Theatre has been rented to Mr. C. H. Simpson of Hawkinsville. The first picture will be Tarzan of the Apes. The Johnson County Medical Society met and adopted the following schedule. Any doctor making undercharges to same will be subject to suspension or expulsion from the Society and auto matically from the Georgia Medical Association and the American Medical Association. Day visits in city, $2 each. Night visits in city, $3 each. Day visits in county 50 cent per mile plus $2 each, night visits $1 per mile plus $2 each. Obsterical service $25 and up according to services rendered. Consultations minimum $10.
    About 20 dipping vats will soon be put in the county by the authorities in charge. The locations have been selected and work of digging the holes and putting in the vats, fencing, etc. will now go ahead to completion.
    Miss Corinne Hammock, youngest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. M. Hammock is recuperating from a lengthy illness. New additions are being made to the home of Mr. J. A. Douglas, Jr. on Court street.
    Mrs. Sallie Tanner, wife of Mr. Leon Tanner, died and was buried at Bedgood Cemetery in Washington County. Mrs. Remus G. Douglas died January 25th at home in eastern part of the county after a short illness. Burial was at Corinth Cemetery. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Hutcheson. She was survived by her husband and 8 children.