From Days Gone By Jan 5, 1923

 January 5, 1923.

    Alvie Price, 25 years old, struck Mr. E. J. Sumner over the head with a carburetor off an auto on December 23rd at Mr. Summer's store and home. He made his getaway but was caught near Soperton at the vacant home of his sister. As the officers and citizens rode up Price was lying snugly on the front porch and surrounded unarmed save for a small pocket knife.                                                                                Jim A. Davis, Will J. Crawford and Oscar L. Smith of Sheriff Lewis Davis' office responded to a call from Marshal John Ausbon at Adrian and went down hunting the hot trail Price had made when he stayed all night with John Morrison who used to live near town. The officers had little trouble in locating and arresting him.                                                                  Price said when he got to Macon off the bus he rode in from Dublin, that he caught a train out for Lakeland, Florida. He took a quick haul out of Lakeland for Jacksonville, then on to Savannah, finally getting off the Seaboard train at a station west of Vidalia and made his way in a car to his sister's vacant home. Finding no one there he went to Morrison's home and spent the night which let the "cat out of the bag". That was Price's story to the officers. He was wanting to find out the condition of Sumner then return to Florida but was caught before he could.

    Two sad death's occured in the same home on December 27th in the western portion of the county which in some particulars is very remarkable. A sister and a brother, both lived to be aged and both highly respected. Mr. Josiah Stokes died at 2:30pm and Miss Margaret Stokes died at 7:30pm.

    Mr. Stokes in 1916 suffered a light stroke and the past two years unable to leave his home. His wife, one son, five daughters mourned his loss. In boyhood he joined Bethel Church and was still a member. He was buried there. He was 74 years old.

    His sister, Miss Margaret, 64, died about five hours later. She was a member of Buckeye Christian. She was a twin sister of Miss Martha Stokes who survived her. She suffered from cancer for 13 months.

    The members of Oaky Grove Church raised the money and bought a new Ford automobile for their pastor, W. A. Lamb, for a Christmas present. Col. Chas. S. Claxton was sworn in as new Solicitor of City Court. County Treasurer F. W. Hall bought the Will Dent home on Myrtle Avenue. Ordinary U. R. Jenkins appointed Judge A. Lee Hatcher as County Attorney. There will be another Co-Op hog sale here January 16th.

    The State Board of Education gave the county their apportionment of the State School Fund in the amount of $23,829.04. All the dairymen of the 12th district will meet in Dublin February 10th. Agent Crow sold a carload of feeder pigs from county farmers to Pinehurst, N. C. for nine cent per pound totalling $1,608.12. Johnson County now has 26 members in the Georgia Cotton Growers Co-Op Assoc.

    J. M. Woods, white, convicted in City Court for selling liquor is now on Capt. Stanley's road-building force. Capt. D. D. Brinson, warden of Emanuel County died as his sister's, Mrs. Outlaw, of typhoid fever. He was brother of the late Dr. J. W. Brinson. He had been warden 20 years and was 50 years old and twice married. He was buried in Bedingfield Cemetery near Wadley.

    Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Stephens moved into the home on South Marcus they bought from Mrs. Mabel Blount. Mr. L. A. Lovett just got a new carload of Fords in. The statements from two of the banks were released. Exchange Bank $301,346.09; Bank of Wrightsville $345,559.03. "The Blot" with Claire Windsor and Marie Walcamp is at the Dixie Theatre. The Wrightsville Red Jackets defeated Bartow in basketball 26 to 17.

    Cupid was busy over the holidays. Miss Addie Mae Smith wed Mr. J. C. Adkins. Miss Susie Peddy wed Mr. W. T. West. Miss Eva Scarborough wed Mr. Milo Smith.

    Mr. E. A. & W. H. Lovett announced plans for a big planning mill in the city. They have not revealed the location but will be on the railroad or where a spur can be located. The Rowland Lumber Co. has a big business but another new plant will be good for the city.

    There will be a second gas station built in Wrightsville shortly by Mr. J. H. Rowland. It will go up on the corner lot between the corner store and Mr. Rowland's grain store. Mr. T. L. Chester is contractor.