August 18, 1922.
A pasture meeting will be held at the farm of Mr. Will P. Bedingfield, five miles norteast of Wrightsville. Mr. G. E. McWhorter of the agricultural department of the Central Railway and Mr. Paul Tabor of the State College will be on hand. They will review what has been accomplished on the Bedingfield pasture and other like pastures in the state during the past year.
A north Georgia citizen will come to Wrightsville Saturday to buy some mules, thin, young ones if any farmer or anyone else has any to sell and they are requested to bring them to Linder's Stables. J. E. Linder will be at his place for this purpose. County Agent M. E. Crow is still boosting the next hog sale.
Mr. James Cook and wife, Miss Elizabeth and Miriam Cook, Col & Mrs. C. S. Claxton, Miss Iris Claxton and Messers. Eugene Cook and Laudice Lovett are visiting Crescent, down on the eastern coast for a few days. Prof. J. Y. Chastain and family and Mr. Travis Price just returned from an auto tour through north Georgia, visiting Rome and Dahlonega.
Master Wesley Brinson left for Atlanta where he is a page in the Georgia Legislature through the kindness of his uncle, Rep. C. H. Kittrell of Dublin. Judge J. L. Kent and Solicitor E. L. Stephens have been in Dublin nearly two weeks now holding the regular session of Laurens Superior Court in which a lot of important civil and criminal trials have been waged.
Several from here went to Sandersille to see them defeat Sparta 6 to 0, in which Wrightsville had four boys playing, Laudice Lovett, Clay Jenkins, Lon Smith and J. B. Kitchens. Mr. Bragg Thompson and family motored to their new home in Valdosta where he is now supervising the cattle dipping in Lowndes and Echols counties. Mr. W. W. Rivers, boy scout director for the 12th District came to the city in the interest of the local troup who are getting along fine under the management and training of Scoutmaster W. W. Crowe.
WHAT FARMERS SAY ABOUT PRESENT CROPS:
"Mine is not as good as I would like to see it but am mighty thankful for what it is!"
William Oliver.
"Poor. May make as much cotton as last year. Depends on seasons. Cotton is a month late. So are weevils. Other crops fair. Variety saves us". Chas. M. Dent.
"Fine. Cotton is good but you can't tell about it yet. Best corn crop. Am in good heart over it!" Ivey R. Tanner.
"Rains have hurt cotton but will make a short crop if seasons are right from now on. Corn is pretty good but nothing extra!" L. A. Price.
"Some of it is good, others off. Rain and rust injuring cotton. As a whole it is pretty fair!"
Byron Price.
"If the season hold out favorably will make a pretty fair crop. It is doing all right now. Weevils haven't hurt bolls yet." H. P. Claxton.
"I have a good crop on all my farms. Outlook fine." Walter N. Powell.
"My crops are fine, much better than I expected them to be. Will make a pretty good crop all around." Chas. S. Claxton
"Got average crop. Did not plant any cotton." C. G. Williams.
"Have good corn, beans, ground peas and an average crop all round."
Norman L. Grice
"Crop does reasonably well. Used no fertilizer but it is better than for the last two years."
M. L. West
"Crop is just common. Does pretty well, I guess. Won't make much cotton because I didn't plant much." Joe M. Jackson
"My crop is about an average one. It is some better than last year and will make pretty good corn." J. R. Raley.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Monday, July 13, 2020
From Days Gone By August 11, 1922
August 11, 1922.
The faculty of the Wrightsville District School for the 1922-23 has been completed by the Board of Education. Prof. E. N. Anthony is the superintendent, with the help of Prof. J. L. Flemming. Misses Annie Mae Melton and Ola Johnson are music instructors. High school will be Miss Doris Johnson, Mrs. M. D. Mobley and Miss Mary Carter. The grammar school will consist of Mrs. W. L. Norris, Miss Marguerite Lowe, Miss Bernice Lewis, Miss Clyde Perry, Mrs. G. W. Gordy, Miss Annie Jenkins and Mrs. J. W. Vanlandingham.
The eleven o'clock train passing Wrightsville was delayed here Sunday about two and a half hours caused from a rail turning sideways when the engine was on a side track for some freight cars. Every wheel left the rail and fell on the cross ties, the speed being slow it soon stopped and as soon as an engine could be secured from Dublin the wreck was cleared and the passenger train left for Tennille.
Col. Charles S. Claxton of the city, a lawyer of ability in both criminal and civil realms is running for office of solicitor of the City Court of Wrightsville. Miss Zora Mae Price, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L. A. Price of the eastern side of the county, was operated on about four weeks ago in Sandersville for appendicitis and for some time was critically ill. She is improving now.
When the continued meetings at Oaky Grove church closed out last Wednesday there were a class of 13 new members added to the church during the services. Preaching was done first by the pastor, Eld. W. A. Lamb, until the arrival of Eld. J. Walter Hendricks of Sardis who preached able sermons until the close.
Since last week the number of men being spoken of for. State Representative have been reduced to two or three by statments from them they were not serious contenders for it and one or two said they could not afford to run at this time. Messers. B. J. Wiggins and C. T. Bray say they will not enter the race and Dr. A. M. Roundtree and Dr. D. C. Harrison neither. Nothing has been heard from former state senator Morris T. Riner. Judge A. L. Hatcher is still considering a run.
President Sidney F. Smith of the Johnson County Singing Convention says it will be at Rehobeth next Sunday. The Moye Family will hold a reunion at Idylwild. Miss Louise Dautry and Mr. Neil B. Blount were married by Rev. W. A. Brooks.
Tuesday morning while her little child was playing around her chair, Mrs. L. E. Parker missed her sewing needle and upon the spur of the moment, decided the little babe had swallowed it as it was coughing out of the ordinary. A quick hunt for the needle was unsuccessful and this increased the mother's suspicions and she hastened to the store to her husband for relief. The baby was hurried to Rawlings where an x-ray picture was made to no avail. Upon returning home the needle was discovered on the back porch where the child had dropped it. The child had taken a bean or some hard substance which produced the coughing. It was lucky for it and the family that it didn't swallow the needle.
The faculty of the Wrightsville District School for the 1922-23 has been completed by the Board of Education. Prof. E. N. Anthony is the superintendent, with the help of Prof. J. L. Flemming. Misses Annie Mae Melton and Ola Johnson are music instructors. High school will be Miss Doris Johnson, Mrs. M. D. Mobley and Miss Mary Carter. The grammar school will consist of Mrs. W. L. Norris, Miss Marguerite Lowe, Miss Bernice Lewis, Miss Clyde Perry, Mrs. G. W. Gordy, Miss Annie Jenkins and Mrs. J. W. Vanlandingham.
The eleven o'clock train passing Wrightsville was delayed here Sunday about two and a half hours caused from a rail turning sideways when the engine was on a side track for some freight cars. Every wheel left the rail and fell on the cross ties, the speed being slow it soon stopped and as soon as an engine could be secured from Dublin the wreck was cleared and the passenger train left for Tennille.
Col. Charles S. Claxton of the city, a lawyer of ability in both criminal and civil realms is running for office of solicitor of the City Court of Wrightsville. Miss Zora Mae Price, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L. A. Price of the eastern side of the county, was operated on about four weeks ago in Sandersville for appendicitis and for some time was critically ill. She is improving now.
When the continued meetings at Oaky Grove church closed out last Wednesday there were a class of 13 new members added to the church during the services. Preaching was done first by the pastor, Eld. W. A. Lamb, until the arrival of Eld. J. Walter Hendricks of Sardis who preached able sermons until the close.
Since last week the number of men being spoken of for. State Representative have been reduced to two or three by statments from them they were not serious contenders for it and one or two said they could not afford to run at this time. Messers. B. J. Wiggins and C. T. Bray say they will not enter the race and Dr. A. M. Roundtree and Dr. D. C. Harrison neither. Nothing has been heard from former state senator Morris T. Riner. Judge A. L. Hatcher is still considering a run.
President Sidney F. Smith of the Johnson County Singing Convention says it will be at Rehobeth next Sunday. The Moye Family will hold a reunion at Idylwild. Miss Louise Dautry and Mr. Neil B. Blount were married by Rev. W. A. Brooks.
Tuesday morning while her little child was playing around her chair, Mrs. L. E. Parker missed her sewing needle and upon the spur of the moment, decided the little babe had swallowed it as it was coughing out of the ordinary. A quick hunt for the needle was unsuccessful and this increased the mother's suspicions and she hastened to the store to her husband for relief. The baby was hurried to Rawlings where an x-ray picture was made to no avail. Upon returning home the needle was discovered on the back porch where the child had dropped it. The child had taken a bean or some hard substance which produced the coughing. It was lucky for it and the family that it didn't swallow the needle.
From Days Gone By August 4, 1922
August 4, 1922.
Judge R. N. Hardeman sentenced Lee Currie to hang on September 1st in Toombs County Superior Court last week after a jury found him guilty of murdering Phillips three years ago. This was Currie's 4th trial, three resulted in verdict of murder in the first degree and one was a mistrial. Attorneys immediately filed a motion for another trial.
A committer from the State Welfare Department composed of Dr. & Mrs. J. W. Brinson and Dr. S. M. Johnson submitted a report to the sheriff and ordinary and the Grand Jury. It does not look good for the jail.
Their recomendations are first, a new jail be built or the present one remodeled. Second, better sanitation and prisioner hygiene regulations enforced. Third, clean blankets provided each new prisioner and washed at least once a month, more if necessary. Fourth, all metal parts of cell cages painted a light color. Fifth, all cell compartments walls painted, whitewashed or tinted. Sixth, a seperate shower bath installed in each cell with hot water. Seventh, require prisioners take a bath within 24 hours of confinement and twice a week in summer and once a week in winter. Eighth, prisioners change underclothing within 24 hours and county provide clothing when necessary. Ninth, plenty of soap at all times. Tenth, all broken window panes replaced. Eleventh, all prisioners given a medical examination within 24 hours of confinement.
Mr. Jimmy Anderson of near Kite received a letter from his cousin, Mr. Lovett Anderson, who left Wrightsville on the 27th of March, 1876, 46 years ago, and he is now in South Houston, Texas enjoying good health and prosperity. He has not been back here since he left. It has been so long few people would know him and the changes wrought in these 46 years would make it a new country to him.
Savannah is working hard for two things, the port and the Maritime Exposition and hopes it lands both. Brunswick and her natural port facilites are fine, but Savannah is needed for the future of Georgia. The Georgia Legislature is going this week to inspect this place as a port.
The heaviest rain fell last week ever recorded here, and the boll weevils are busy. Warden Stanley has the convict gang on the Ohoopee River near Snell's bridge and it fell so much rain his entire camp was surrounded by water and washouts so that he could hardly get in and out for several days.
List of City Court jurors for the August Term were W. S. Kight, James Anderson, C. R. Carter, L. W. Smith, M. L. Scarborough, J. W. Spell, O. V. Martin, Bennett Claxton, J. A. Stephens, W. N. Powell, J. G. Greenway, L. M. Powell, J. G. Ivey, J. T. Amerson, Wiley Cheaves, J. Y. Chastain, W. E. Blankenship, Joseph Jenkins, G. B. Phillips, W. A. Lamb, J. J. Smith, O. A. Kennedy, T. W. Stapleton and S. D. Smith.
Mr. R. M. Paul recently killed a big mother rattlesnake that carried 11 rattles and the usual button. It measured five feet long and it had eight little rattlers twelve inches long with her. This is what might be termed a wholesale slaughter.
Judge R. N. Hardeman sentenced Lee Currie to hang on September 1st in Toombs County Superior Court last week after a jury found him guilty of murdering Phillips three years ago. This was Currie's 4th trial, three resulted in verdict of murder in the first degree and one was a mistrial. Attorneys immediately filed a motion for another trial.
A committer from the State Welfare Department composed of Dr. & Mrs. J. W. Brinson and Dr. S. M. Johnson submitted a report to the sheriff and ordinary and the Grand Jury. It does not look good for the jail.
Their recomendations are first, a new jail be built or the present one remodeled. Second, better sanitation and prisioner hygiene regulations enforced. Third, clean blankets provided each new prisioner and washed at least once a month, more if necessary. Fourth, all metal parts of cell cages painted a light color. Fifth, all cell compartments walls painted, whitewashed or tinted. Sixth, a seperate shower bath installed in each cell with hot water. Seventh, require prisioners take a bath within 24 hours of confinement and twice a week in summer and once a week in winter. Eighth, prisioners change underclothing within 24 hours and county provide clothing when necessary. Ninth, plenty of soap at all times. Tenth, all broken window panes replaced. Eleventh, all prisioners given a medical examination within 24 hours of confinement.
Mr. Jimmy Anderson of near Kite received a letter from his cousin, Mr. Lovett Anderson, who left Wrightsville on the 27th of March, 1876, 46 years ago, and he is now in South Houston, Texas enjoying good health and prosperity. He has not been back here since he left. It has been so long few people would know him and the changes wrought in these 46 years would make it a new country to him.
Savannah is working hard for two things, the port and the Maritime Exposition and hopes it lands both. Brunswick and her natural port facilites are fine, but Savannah is needed for the future of Georgia. The Georgia Legislature is going this week to inspect this place as a port.
The heaviest rain fell last week ever recorded here, and the boll weevils are busy. Warden Stanley has the convict gang on the Ohoopee River near Snell's bridge and it fell so much rain his entire camp was surrounded by water and washouts so that he could hardly get in and out for several days.
List of City Court jurors for the August Term were W. S. Kight, James Anderson, C. R. Carter, L. W. Smith, M. L. Scarborough, J. W. Spell, O. V. Martin, Bennett Claxton, J. A. Stephens, W. N. Powell, J. G. Greenway, L. M. Powell, J. G. Ivey, J. T. Amerson, Wiley Cheaves, J. Y. Chastain, W. E. Blankenship, Joseph Jenkins, G. B. Phillips, W. A. Lamb, J. J. Smith, O. A. Kennedy, T. W. Stapleton and S. D. Smith.
Mr. R. M. Paul recently killed a big mother rattlesnake that carried 11 rattles and the usual button. It measured five feet long and it had eight little rattlers twelve inches long with her. This is what might be termed a wholesale slaughter.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
From Days Gone By July 28, 1922
July 28, 1922.
Hon. Joe Hill Hall died last Saturday, he was 70 years old, noted lawyer and legislator. He had been sick for two weeks. He served Bibb County in the Georgia legislature for twenty years, lower house, and was called the "Watchdog of the Treasury". He was once a candidate for governor against John M. Slaton and Hooper Alexander. He was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon.
Notice is given that a bill will be introduced at this session of the legislature to repeal an act incorporating Tom School district, said act having been approved August 22,1907.
Co-operative marketing got a severe blow direct to the head here Tuesday when the chicken car on the tracks of the Wrightsville & Tennille railroad was left stranded and empty without a feather in it because the price that was offered did not suit the people who had brought a full car load or more to market. The price as bid by Bell Brothers, through their representative, Mr. Clio Powell, was 16 cents and this did not meet the approval of most of the owners. This practically sealed the doom of Co-Op selling in this county, a thing hard-Fought for during the past several years, especially for chickens.
While around the kitchen and back porch of her home in the city, Mrs. Chas. S. Blankenship sustained quite a painful injury as she fell to the floor when her foot slided into a narrow opening in the floor. The ankle was bruised badly.
Judge Ben Hill Moye imposed two fines in City Court on a couple of coloreds charged with misdemeanor complaints. Frank Webb got eight months and Tom Rowland ten months on the county work gang. Warden Stanley's force grew a couple notches and road-building goes merrily on.
Rena Dixon who killed Duff Dixon is dead. Sheriff Davis is now rid of a bad egg. Rena had been ailing and was unable to be confined in the common jail of the county and the Sheriff was adverse to putting her in there anyway so he rented a house and put Rena in it away from anybody and as time elapsed Rena grew worse and last Wednesday she "passed in her checks" and Ordinary U. R. Jenkins gave her a decent burial at the expense of the county. Thus the grim reaper saved the expense of a trial and the possibility of subsequent stretching of a rope.
The children and grandchildren of Mr. & Mrs. John A. Douglas, Sr. gave Mrs. Douglas a surprise birthday dinner celebrating her 75th birthday. Miss Corinne Peddy of Harrison was here and purchased a new Ford Touring car from Mr. L. A. Lovett, local Ford dealer.
Cotton is opening and the crop will be harvested as fast as possible this year in order to save everything on the farm. Conditions are pretty good for a fair crop in this community.
Mr. J. L. Drake of near Scott stated he is considering a candidacy for sheriff next election. State representative W. D. Sumner will not run again and quite a few names are being mentioned for his replacement. Wm. C. Pope, B. J. Wiggins, C. T. Bray, A. L. Hatcher, M. T. Riner, A. M. Roundtree and D. C. Harrison.
Hon. Joe Hill Hall died last Saturday, he was 70 years old, noted lawyer and legislator. He had been sick for two weeks. He served Bibb County in the Georgia legislature for twenty years, lower house, and was called the "Watchdog of the Treasury". He was once a candidate for governor against John M. Slaton and Hooper Alexander. He was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon.
Notice is given that a bill will be introduced at this session of the legislature to repeal an act incorporating Tom School district, said act having been approved August 22,1907.
Co-operative marketing got a severe blow direct to the head here Tuesday when the chicken car on the tracks of the Wrightsville & Tennille railroad was left stranded and empty without a feather in it because the price that was offered did not suit the people who had brought a full car load or more to market. The price as bid by Bell Brothers, through their representative, Mr. Clio Powell, was 16 cents and this did not meet the approval of most of the owners. This practically sealed the doom of Co-Op selling in this county, a thing hard-Fought for during the past several years, especially for chickens.
While around the kitchen and back porch of her home in the city, Mrs. Chas. S. Blankenship sustained quite a painful injury as she fell to the floor when her foot slided into a narrow opening in the floor. The ankle was bruised badly.
Judge Ben Hill Moye imposed two fines in City Court on a couple of coloreds charged with misdemeanor complaints. Frank Webb got eight months and Tom Rowland ten months on the county work gang. Warden Stanley's force grew a couple notches and road-building goes merrily on.
Rena Dixon who killed Duff Dixon is dead. Sheriff Davis is now rid of a bad egg. Rena had been ailing and was unable to be confined in the common jail of the county and the Sheriff was adverse to putting her in there anyway so he rented a house and put Rena in it away from anybody and as time elapsed Rena grew worse and last Wednesday she "passed in her checks" and Ordinary U. R. Jenkins gave her a decent burial at the expense of the county. Thus the grim reaper saved the expense of a trial and the possibility of subsequent stretching of a rope.
The children and grandchildren of Mr. & Mrs. John A. Douglas, Sr. gave Mrs. Douglas a surprise birthday dinner celebrating her 75th birthday. Miss Corinne Peddy of Harrison was here and purchased a new Ford Touring car from Mr. L. A. Lovett, local Ford dealer.
Cotton is opening and the crop will be harvested as fast as possible this year in order to save everything on the farm. Conditions are pretty good for a fair crop in this community.
Mr. J. L. Drake of near Scott stated he is considering a candidacy for sheriff next election. State representative W. D. Sumner will not run again and quite a few names are being mentioned for his replacement. Wm. C. Pope, B. J. Wiggins, C. T. Bray, A. L. Hatcher, M. T. Riner, A. M. Roundtree and D. C. Harrison.
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