From Days Gone By Jan. 12, 1923

 January 12, 1923.

    A bad and almost serious attack took place in the public road at the home of Mr. John Sheppard, 9 miles east of town around 11am Monday morning.. Ivey Miller, 52, was suddenly attacked by Marvin Jones of Alamo who is about 22 years old. Miller worked on the plantation of Mr. Byron Price near the Sheppard home, and had gone to the house for water. Mr. Sheppard was working in his field close to his house and came up for water at the same time. While the two were standing out in front of the gate a large auto was seen heaving into sight.

    Arriving near them Marvin Jones leaped out of the car grabbed Miller, said a few words to him then began punching him in the face, left eye, cheek and left ear, each place profusely bleeding. Where Miller limped away spots of blood poured out on the ground.

    Jones got in the car and sped away. Also in the car was Marvin's father, Elijah A. Jones, another son, E. A. Jr. and two other unknown men. Byron Price, John Sheppard and Horace Miller went to town and secured a warrant charging Jones with assault and attempted murder.

    Deputy Sheriff Oscar Smith of Scott return here with his prisoner, Dave Wilson, colored, who allegedly killed Chester Arthur Wright, a colored youth on November 5th. The prisoner had left for parts unknown but was captured out in Arkansas for a small crime he committed there and was jailed, they found he was wanted in Johnson for murder. There was a reward pending for his capture.

    A new trial was granted the Johnson County Fair Assoc. in the suit for damages brought by Mrs. A. Walden against it and Will J. Crawford. The appeal was heard at Warrenton, Judge Ben Hill Moye made the plea. Moye contended there was no evidence to support the verdict, that proof was insufficient and did not show that Crawford was employed by the Fair Assoc. at the time Mr. Walden was killed. The case will be transferred to Laurens County on account of so many in Johnson are stockholders of the Fair Assoc.

    Skipper Kemp, a white employee at the Kite sawmill had his left hand badly lacerated from the running saw. Judge Kent granted a new trial in the case of Geo. B. Davis vs G. Warren Carter, suit to recover some land that belonged to Davis' mother. A new trial was refused to a Negro named Lowe, convicted of murder some months back.

    The new gas filling station by Mr. J. H. Rowland is going up fast. Contractor Chester says he should be done in 3 weeks and will be made of brick. Messrs. John, Jim and Pat Duff, farmers, are now residing on the Johnson plantation. Flem Hall moved into the Dent home, Harvey Spell moved to J. W. A. Crawford's home with Ray Barnes and family. W. T. Johnson moved into the Hall home, J. R. Grice entered the Johnson house, Clayton Lord moved into the Grice house, Gordon Clark moved to the Lord house and H. T. Downs moved to Milledgeville.

    Ordinary Jenkins and Warden Stanley created a patch gang to work on bridges and bad holes. He wants to buy a tractor when county funds become available. Four carloads of cows and hogs were shipped out to Atlanta. Up to December 13, 1922 Johnson had ginned 4,484 bales of cotton up from 3,916 the previous year. Georgia's cotton crop for 1922 of 725,000 bales is the smallest since 1878, and the yield of 100 pounds per acre is the lowest on record.

    The local banks are required to release public statements of condition four times per year. The Farmers Bank $158,892.82; Citizens Bank of Kite $136,131.12; Bank of Adrian $142,786.65. Kite now has a funeral home. Neal & Stephenson.

    Married were Miss Linnie Pauline Claxton to Otis Monroe Denton. Miss Maude Mays wed Alver B. Claxton. Miss Obie Harrell wed R. Z. Sterling. Miss Velma Brown wed Wimp Rowland. Mr. Andrew Jackson Minton born June 1859 died. He was 68 years old leaving his wife and seven children. He was buried at Minton's Chapel.

    The political bee begins to hum as Johnson will have a big crop of candidates. For Ordinary Dr. J. W. Flanders, U. R. Jenkins, J. H. Rowland, M. T. Riner, J. C. Wiggins. For Sheriff L. J. Claxton, Lewis Davis, J. L. Drake, J. T. Drake, E. R. Frost, W. T.  Kitchens, C. M. Schwalls, O. L. Smith, Eugene Veal. School Supt. L. M. Blount, L. Lillard, A. J. M. Robinson. Clerk Mrs. J. L. Davis, Mrs. A. W. Hightower, G. B. Harrison, N. B. Miller, G. A. Smith, J. B. Williams. Tax Collector A. S. Norris, J. Nat. Riner. Tax Receiver George Brantley, J. A. Lindsey. Treasurer Z. A. Anderson, F. W. Hall, Milledge Meeks, W. N. Powell. Coroner L. R. Clayton. State Senator B. J. Wiggins.