From Days Gone By May 14, 1921

May 14, 1921.
    A jury in Emanuel County Superior Court fond guilty one Tom Johns, a white man, on trial for slaying Mrs. Fannie Lumley Coleman on February 8th. He was sentenced to life in prison. Johns was convicted of one of the worst crimes ever committed in this section. He entered a plea of insanity, but physicians, testified he was sane.
    On February 8th, Johns called on Mrs. Coleman, who was at work in a sugar cane field, demanded that she go off with him. She refused him and he left only to return a short time later with a shotgun. He opened fire on her and she fell mortally wounded to the ground. He fired into her prostrate body the second time, and then coolly reloaded his gun and fired another load of shot into her body.
    He was arrested immediately after the crime and was committed and a few days later in a confession to county authorities stated that he killed the woman because he loved her and becausd she would not marry him he would rather kill her than to leave her to live with any other man.
    Pastor John W. Tyndall informed tbe Chrisgian church congegation he would only be with them for two more services as he was resigning. Counth Agent M. E. Crow has arranged to show moving pictures of different county school houses including Minton's Chapel, Davis, and New Home. The school board elects next years teachers. They are Mr. W. S. Branham, principal; Miss Mae Melton and Miss Ola Johnson music teachers. Mrs. W. L. Norris, Mrs. James I. Spell, Mrs. James M. Luck and Miss Rosmond Moral.
    The election in the local school district for three trustees grew heated just before the election between E. E. Sanders, T. V. Kent, B. B. Blount, H. P. Hicks and I. R. Tanner. The vote stood counted Sanders 152, Blount 91, Tanner 90, Kent 86 and Hicks 76.
    Miss Emma Thomas married Mr. Zack Cullens at Jackson, Georgia. Mr. & Mrs. N. D. Whitaker had two bright little daughters born.
    Quite a number of fishing parties have been out this week on the waters of the Ogeechee at Coleman's Lake and McKinney's Pond on down to the Canoochee, Altamaha on to the Satilla.
    Mr. T. F. Bullard, secretary of the county Farm Bureau released their program for the year. 1. Encourage boys and girls club work. 2. For farmers to grow corn, oats, wheat, potatoes, sugar cane, velvet beans, peanuts and hay. 3. Promote the growth of sweet potatoes, hogs and sugar cane on a commercial basis. 4. Reduce fertilizer bills by growing leguminous crops and promote rotation. 5. Establish one bonded warehouse and stock yard and appoint sales agent. 6. Secure county nurse to work with county agents and doctor's in blotting out malnutrition and diseases in the county. 7. Improve schools. 8. Work on beautifying country homes. 9. Establish marketing of eggs. 10. A cow, chickens, garden and orchard for every home.
    The mayor and council of Wrightsville decided not to raise tbe light and water rates of the city. Singers will gather in Wrightsville 5th Sunday in courthousd auditorium for a days program of singers, and basket dinner under the shade of the oaks on the square.