From Days Gone By Feb. 9, 1923

 February 9, 1923.

    The Bee Line Highway from Irwinton to Macon is now in the best condition it has ever been since it was an Indian trail. There is much talk about making the Bee Line a state highway running from Macon to Savannah. This road would come thru the center of Wrightsville. This proposal has died on account of the seem to be hopeless task of bridging the Oconee at Ball's Ferry. The people of Wrightsville has taken the project of a bridge by the horns and lobbying heavily to the state for a bridge. Johnson is already working on the Bee Line from Wrightsville to the county line and hopes Washington County will pick up there to the river.

    The People's Filling Station owned by Mr. J. H. Rowland will open for business on Feb. 10th. Mrs. Gordon Clarke, proprietress of the Palace Cafe now has Watkins products. Frank Outlaw has returned to the horse-shoeing business. The Dixie Theatre is now under new management. Playing now is Hoot Gibson in " The Lone Hand", a five reel western.

    Dr. M. M. Parks, State Superintendent sent out letters that the 5 year regular school census must be completed by April 30th. The local girls basketball team beat Bartow 15 to 10. They play Irwinton next. Dublin plans to hold a tournament sometime in the near future. In a hard fought game between New Home and Kite resulted in New Home by score of 16 to 8. The boys team, the Redjackets played several games. Cochran beat us 34 to 31. The 12th A & M College won 40 to 21. Then the Redjackets beat Empire 17 to 16. Then on the way home administered a dose to Brewton 40 to 25.

    Two blacks were lynched near the line of Hancock and Baldwin counties today following their shooting of Linsey B. Gilmore, a member of the posse that was pursuing them after robberies they committed during the night. The stores of E. Lowe at Carr's Station was robbed of $60 cash and $150 of dry goods and a shotgun. Track dogs from the state farm traced the fugitives. When the posse neared the negroes they opened fire with the shotgun and Gilmore fell mortally wounded. Several shots were exchanged and one was caught and lynched about 1:30pm. Later at 7 pm the other one was put to death at the Baldwin line near Town Creek 100 yards from the Hancock line. The negroes were not identified but were believed to have been escaped convicts. Later it is claimed there was no lynching,  that they were killed resisting arrest.

    Emanuel County Sheriff Otis Coleman will officiate another hanging Friday of a negro man by the name of Seab Johnson who killed his wife at Swainsboro some time ago. He applied for clemency but was denied by the state prison commission. Unless the Governor intervenes Johnson will draw hemp tomorrow.

    Judge E. W. Carter was 54 years old on the second and enjoyed a big birthday celebration. Annie J. Benson files for divorce from F. L. Benson and Bessie Holt files for divorce from E. L. Holt.

    Mr. James T. Tyus 76, a Confederate veteran and father of Mrs. Q. B. Powell of Kite, died at his daughters home in Jackson, Ga. from pneumonia. He lived at Miliner where he was buried.

    Johnson County's oldest citizen, Mr. Daniel H. Tuttle died at his home near New Home church. His wife and several children survive him. He was twice married and a member of Oaky Grove. He was 93 and was buried at New Home. He was a Confederate veteran.

    Mr. J. W. Alewine of Greenwood, S. C. formally of Wrightsville died Jan. 21st. He was 59 years old. He is survived by his wife and children including Mr. Joseph Alewine of Wrightsville.

    Mr. Charlie Johnson who lives on the Johnson-Washington line who was mortally stabbed Saturday by a man named Morris, son of Elijah Morris will not live according to doctors. He was stabbed in four places 

    T. J. James of Adrian wants to start a campaign on driving to the right; that it was becoming dangerous to drive on the roads on account of not observing this rule.

From Days Gone By Feb. 2, 1923

 Febuary 2, 1923.

    Mrs. R. P. Hicks of the Woman's Club of Wrightsville announced that they are putting forth an effort to start a memorial library in Wrightsville in memory of our boys that fell on Flanders Field. On February 9th the club will have a book shower in the club room over Brinson Drug Store. Everyone is encouraged to come and bring a good book, a book that will help one mentally and morally. Think what a good library will mean to the town. "Readers make Leaders."

    Dublin is planning a big industrial exposition and automobile show the week of March 12th to 17th. Johnson County was extended an invitation to participate.

    Elder W. C. Kicklighter of Vidalia, a primitive Baptist minister of Sardis Church will speak at the Christian Church. The Georgia Primitive Baptist are undertaking a big proposition at Vidalia, the first of its kind in this denomination. They plan to erect at once a home for the aged and an orphanage in connection with the home. Homeless aged people and orphan children will find in this institution a real home.

    Capt. R. M. Stanley's force of road builders are now around Adrian doing a lot of road building in the lower section of the county. They are working towards Meeks and Kite. The mayor of Wrightsville is setting down hard on tigering and drinking. Heavy fines are going to follow. The membership of Brown Memorial has just installed a heating aparatus adding to the buildings comfort.

   Mr. Emory Rowland who has been with the local post office is going to work for L. A. Lovett Ford. Ford has the lowest prices in the history of the company. You can buy a Chasis for $235; Runabout $269; Touring car $298; truck $380; Coupe $530; Sedan $595.

    Reports of petty thefts in town this weekend. Harnesses, robes, other articles in buggies and wagons that are left in the rear of business houses while owners are shopping. Alice Braddy in "Dawn of the East" is playing at the Dixie Theatre.

    The Redjackets left for Cochran where they played the Cochran High basketball team. They will go to Brewton to play them.

    Contractor John Sutton and Jack Strozier are about to finish the brick department store of Mr. M. J. Claxton. Mr. C. M. Schwalls is making his stores two-story and will have a residence in the upper story. Dirt has been broken on the grounds for the new Ford building by Lovett and Boatright. It is understood that two or three more brick stores will go up. Kite is on a boom. Besides the new brick stores a number of new residences are going up too.

    Mr. Freeman Williams, a highly respected citizen of near Adrian died at his home being sick in bed for two weeks. He leaves a wife, three sons, two daughters. He was 62, a member of Adrian Masonic Lodge, a Confederate veteran and member of Poplar Springs church where he was buried. John Redding Williams is a son.

    Mrs. Sarah Wright Dickens died Jan. 26th at the Dickens House, a popular hostelry they operated for 22 years. She was the wife of Mr. J. T. Dickens and was born Jan. 10th 1852. Her father, Henry Hyman moved to Georgia from Virginia. She was ill only a short while. She was member of Brown Memorial. Her children are Rev. E. C. J. Dickens, Eugene T., W. H., H. E. Dickens, Mrs. Walter Shivers, Mrs. L. H. Darby and Miss Berta Dickens. She was buried at Westview.

    There are said to be from one to four million drug addicts in the United States. The increase in the number of drug users since the introduction of Prohibition is enormous.