From Days Gone by October 1, 1921

October 1, 1921.
    All eyes are now turned toward opening of the Johnson County Fair October 5th thru 8th. The Wrightsville boosters have been to every section in the county promoting the fair. They toured Donovan, Pringle, Harrison, Vicker's, Oliver's, Bray's, Spann, Lovett, Scott, Adrian, Meeks, Kite, New Home and all intermediate places. The outlook is bright for the best fair yet.
    The boys and girls clubs will have their various contests during the fair including the categories of Best Calf Grade, Dairy Type; Black Poland China; Spotted Poland China; Duroc Red; Hampshire; and corn contest.
    Mr. T. J. Powell states Kite High School will formerly open October 3rd. Kite has the material and finacial backing for a splendid school, and with a good set of teachers secured.
    Hon. J. Phil Campbell, director of extension work of the state college of agriculture has been secured as Friday's speaker at the fair. He is coming on the invite of the county agents.
    Farmers have about picked out all of their cotton they made this year and are now busy gathering and baling hay and peanuts which there is quite an abundance. There is also plenty of corn, peas, potatoes and cane. The hogs are good enough to mention also. The scarcity of cash is the only drawback now.
     The price of cotton still lingers around 20 cents and there is some being held over of this and last year's crop with the hope of the price advancing to 25 cents.
    Warden R. M. Stanley states he will be up on the river until just after this week when he will move back to Wrightsville and start work on the Adrian road. He says he can't make the headway up in that section like he does in other parts of the county on account of the condition of the ground, some being clay and others deep sand.
    The fats lost to the leans at the ballgame to the tune of 12 to 16 and before an attendance of several scores of people who wittnessed tha amateur specticle of green hands trying their skills at the diamond's tricks. Some were old players getting in again, while others had never played a game in their lives, and to peep in on the lefties and the fats scaling the bases was amusement to all.
    Sore bodies, swelled up thumbs and fingers, a few sprains and about $40 in cash off the gate receipts and refreshments was the net results, to say nothing about Cashier E. E. Daley's hard luck in falling and breaking the larger bone in his left arm about the wrist. But there was fun for all and the cash goes to the fund of the P.T. A. for school improvement.
    The remains of Private Arlie E. Claxton were buried at Nails Creek Baptist Church near Bartow where a large crowd came to witness the military and religious ceremonies in honor of the dead hero. Private Claxton was killed in action in the Agonne October 15, 1918. He served with Company K, 326th infantry.
    Company K Georgia National Guards of Dublin under direction of Lts. Pope and Kassel had charge of burial. Local ex-soldiers served as honorary pall bearers. Rev. G. Gordon Gunter of Louisville, W. E. Harvill of Dublin and Mr. Milo Smith of Dublin addressed the crowd.
    Private Claxton was survived by his father and mother, Mr. & Mrs. L. B. Claxton; brothers, Rev. J. L. Claxton, Dr. E. B. Claxton, M. Z. Claxton, L. E. Claxton, N. E. Claxton and sisters Mrs. Ethel Price and Mrs. J. D. Green.