November 3, 1922.
Agent Crow covers county with ribbons at the Savannah Fair. Local winners were: Johnnie Bray, Jr. Black poland sow; Homer Smith, 1st black poland boar; Harry Rowland, 2nd black poland; Willie Tompkins, 1st & 2nd spotted poland sow; Gordon Smith, 1st spotted poland sow; Randle Thigpen, 2nd spotted poland sow; W. R. Smith, 3rd spotted poland sow; Elmer Jackson, 2nd Duroc sow; Gladys Jackson, 3rd Duroc sow; Ollie Colston, 1st Duroc boar; Thurston Harrison, 4th Duroc sow; Wesley Brinson, 1st Hampshire sow; Carlos Harrison, 1st Hampshire sow; Nancy Crow, 2nd Hampshire sow; Dewitte Brinson, Jr., 1st Hampshire boar; Earl Brinson, 1st Hampshire boar; Nancy Crow, 1st sow and litter; Grand Champion sow all breeds, Elmer Jackson; Grand Champion boar all breeds, Homer Smith.
Court still going in Dublin this week. Two of the most important cases are Ernest Bass case and George Walker case. Bass shot Matthew Burch at Cadwell a few weeks ago. Walker killed George Avery at Orianna has been tried twice and granted a third by the Supreme Court.
It looks like Wrightsville is in for a heated contest for Mayor and three Councilmen. The name of Mrs. W. A. Sinquefield for Mayor, the first woman to seek a political office in the county. Others mentioned are Judge J. C. Wiggins, Mr. J. M. Hightower. Councilmen up this time are J. Tom Davis, Lovett J. Claxton and H. P. Hicks, if they stand for re-election could face James A. Hall, W. H. Lovett and B. B. Hayes. Mayor E. E. Sanders is not running again for Mayor. Col. L. C. Pope of Dublin was appointed State Adjutant General of the military forces to succeed J. Van Nash who was killed in an auto wreck.
Sidney and N. G. Smith, James Anderson and Augustus Cordry went to Macon to the big Mason's convention. Laudice and Leon Lovett are putting the finishing touches on the gasoline station by Lovett's Garage. They will call it Lovett's Filling Station. Mr. J. E. Joyner moved his family here from Americus to work in the store with his brother.
Miss Gertrude Proctor, county canning club agent was in an auto smashup near Swainsboro enroute to Graymont to judge a school fair at E. C. I. She suffered a broken arm.
Several days ago Fred Irvin, colored, charged with killing his mother-in-law, up on the river, was caught and lodged in jail at Eatonton by the sheriff there. Sheriff Lewis Davis was notified and he was brought to the jail here awaiting the next term of court. He says he denies any knowledge of the affair at all.
Dr. & Mrs. R. Emmett Butterly are moving to Atlanta. He has lived here the last 12 years in the merchantile and banking business and for 6 years operated a leading drug store here. He goes to work there in a chain of drug stores owned by his uncle.
Mr. Ivey R. Tanner, stock dealer has been busy shipping in and out a lot of cattle and hogs. He purchased 3 carloads of choice Tennessee beef cattle at Chattanooga and delivered here for fattening purposes and are now grazing on velvet beans and pea fields.
The pecan industry is showing itself again, with a lot of nuts placed on the market at fancy prices. People are getting a good income from their sales. Rev. W. D. J. Sumner died from a severe heart attack. He was 67 years old. He was born in Johnson County and leaves two sons, J. I. of Lake City and R. L. Of Pensacola. Also three daughters, Mrs. J. C. Pickron, Orlando; Mrs. C. B. Harrison, Albany and Mrs. G. G. Buzza, Caripolis, Penn. He was living in Gainsville, Fla. where he retired from a long stint in the ministry. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery.
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