From Days Gone By Jan. 18,1924

 January 18,1924.

    Wrightsville is to have a brand new establishment in the next 30 days in the merchantile line. Mr. R. L. Stephens who has been with the Wrightsville Grain Co. will be proprietor and general manager. Mr. Stephens is an experienced merchant, an expert buyer and a popular salesman. He will carry a full line of boys outfits, suits, hats, shirts, hose, ties, collars and anything else that the male sex wears. The location will be in the Barnes Brothers building.

    Wrightsville had been without a school since the holidays up to Tuesday on account of no water and a lucky stream was struck in the new well at the power plant and Tuesday morning saw plenty of water flowing through all the pipes and school started. The City should have lights and water plenty with this new well.

    The Johnson County Medical Society met in Dr. Brinson's office for officer elections and other business. Dr. T. L. Harris, President; Dr. S. M. Johnson, vice president; Dr. J. G. Brantley, secretary/treasurer; Dr. R. E. Brinson, delegate to state medical convention with Dr. Brantley alternate. The same fees were adopted. Day visits in city $2; night visits in city $3; day visits in country $2 plus 50 cent per mile one way; night visits in country $3 plus $1 per mile one way; obstetrical cases $25 and up.

    Cashier Robert L. Sumner formerly of this county won superintendent of Lauren's Co. schools by 1056 votes beating out W. R. Lanier, Z. Whitehurst and J. P. Matthews. Sumner was superintendent here for several years.

    L. D. Downs now has his grist Mill running for the public at Downs Mill pond. Mr. W. T. Mayo of Kite killed the largest hog ever known to be raised in that section the weight being 803 pounds.

    The local county elections shows close campaigning but passed off quietly everywhere. It was wet as rain fell abundantly but there were no signs of drinking or disorder at all. There were about 2250 votes cast. A large number of ladies voted but many were detained at home on account of the rain.

    The results were: Ordinary- U. R. Jenkins 838, J. C. Wiggins 680, W. J. Flanders 668.

Clerk of Court- G. B. Harrison 1152, J. B. Williams 1021.

Sheriff- L. J. Claxton 737, W. R. Smith 630, C. H. Moore 556, T. L. Drake 119, C. M. Schwalls 96, R. C. Douglas 41.

School superintendent- Luther Lillard 646, A. J. M. Robinson 584, Mrs. G. W. Gordy 473, L. M. Blount 468.

Judge- B. B. Blount 1126, W. C. Brinson 1014.

Solicitor- J. Roy Rowland 1018, A. L. Hatcher 814, W. C. Pope 350.

Tax Collector- J. Nat Riner 1340, J. Wess Hammock 841.

Tax Receiver- J. A. Lindsey 633, J. R. Williams 482, G. S. Kight 368, W. W. Dent 270, J. M. Hammock 205, F. C. Lord 204.

Coroner- L. R. Clayton 1443, J. W. Veal 632.

Surveyor- E. A. Douglas 2042.

From Days Gone By Jan. 11,1924

 January 11,1924.

    The county primary in all 11 districts of the county will be held on the 16th. There are around 2760 registered voters. The interest in this election is running high, as high as ever. It is expected that out of the 2760 voters, between 2000 and 2250 will cast ballots meaning results will not be completely tabulated until late in the night or early morning.

    The City Council at it's first meeting put on two new members, M. S. Duggan and R. R. Martin. Ivey R. Tanner was re-elected. Mr. J. Carl Claxton remains chief of police and Arthur Oliver is the night policeman. Mr. Harvey Spell was changed from that job to collector and inspector. Mr. John B. Harrison is electrician, J. Roy Rowland is city clerk and E. E. Daley treasurer. Overhauling the plant and water system there has been some disturbance in service but should be back on track soon.

    The City has been in total darkness the last few nights owing to the work going on at the plant in repairing it. Water has also been a matter too. The well up town on the public square has afforded a supply for residents. Schools closed down this week on account of water.

    When Johnson County people woke Sunday morning it was the coldest here since 1899 when the Mercury stood at 8 1/2 degrees. It was 6 degrees Sunday morning and went up to only 27. It's the coldest January on record since 1886 when it went below zero.

    The Board of Education consolidated the Wesley Chapel and Stokes schools. Several from Stokes oppose this making it necessary to have an election on it which will be Feb. 2nd.

    Dr. Wade R. Bedingfield, chief of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary medical staff, New York City is home visiting his parents, Dr. & Mrs. P. B. Bedingfield. Another big hog sale will be held on Jan. 30th. Two other county banks released their statement of condition. The Citizens Bank of Kite $130,732.96; The Bank of Adrian $115,127.98.

    Mr. John Sumner has opened a bicycle shop at the Crawford Shops. Also the Crawford Shops does acetylene welding and has a good horse shoer for your miles and horses. Many fine porkers have been laid away in the smokehouses of the Farmers of the county the last few days and there is plenty to eat in the land for the next 12 months.

    Mr. Horace Williams wed Miss Louise Smith at Gethsemane on Dec. 30th. Miss Irene Paul wed Mr. Herbert Burns in a surprise wedding on Dec. 28th. She is daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Paul and he is a son of Mr. & Mrs. John Burns. The infant child of Oscar Davis was buried at Beulah on Dec. 30th.

    Mr. Bill Crawford, 74, died Sunday morning from a complication of troubles. It was while hauling wood that he was injured by his team as he was working with the mules and receiving a breast injury which hastened his death. His wife, 4 daughters and a son survive him. Also a brother, John W. A. Crawford. He was buried at Westview.

    Mr. W. C. Tompkins was stricken with paralysis and passed away Saturday night. He was 60 years old and was a Mason and a prominent merchant. He was buried in Westview.

    Mrs. Emily Francis Wise, the wife of John Wise, died at her sister's, Mrs. John R. Grice Jan. 6th. She was 74. She came from Tennille to visit Mrs. Grice and got seriously ill and died. She was buried at Mt. Moriah in Washington County.

    

From Days Gone By Jan. 4,1924

 January 4,1924.

    Mr. Jim Roberts, Tennille city employee and for 15 years car inspector for the Central of Georgia Railway, shot and killed himself late in the afternoon of December 30th. Mr. Roberts whose wife died seven months ago, has been despondent for some time, said members of his family, and spent the early hours of this afternoon standing beside the grave of his wife.

    Returning home he talked with his children for a time and then went out. Standing on the front porch he fired two shots. The first went wild but the second penetrated his heart. Death was instantaneous. Six children survive, the youngest about 4 and the oldest 18.

    Mr. Arlie Price has sold his interest in the grocery firm of Parker & Price to Mr. L. E. Parker and bought Mr. Parker's interest in the Drug firm of the same name. Mr. Ben Parker will be with the grocery firm and Mr. Price has gone across the street to the drug store.

    Mr. J. T. Tharpe is managing the new store in the J. H. Rowland building and will soon move his family to the city. Mr. Wardell Renfroe and Miss Ruda Mae Pool were happily married at Rehobeth.

    The High School girls basketball team enjoyed a game on last Friday evening with the college contingent, the score being 16 to 6 in favor of the high school team.

 The statements of condition of the local banks Banks were Exchange Bank $340,619.27; The Bank of Wrightsville $317,708.26; The Farmers Bank $159,439.80.

    The young son of Mr. & Mrs. Frank Outlaw hurt himself badly when he fell catching a stick against his eye painfully injuring it. On Christmas night while playing with some boys with fireworks Mr. Vernon Hall was hit in the eye with a large Roman Canon ball and came nearly putting his eye out.

    Born to Mr. & Mrs. B. Vickers on Monday morning December 31 was a fine baby boy. C. S. Claxton, J. M. Cook, L. A. Lovett and Harold Harrison are down in Western Florida this week on a hunting and fishing trip. Mrs. A. F. Daley will move to her home on Elm Street which was vacated by Mr. C. H. Moore and family.

    Mr. & Mrs. Jasper David's little daughter died Saturday morning while on a visit to it's grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Ephriam Smith near Pringle being sick only a couple hours.

    Gloria Dean Martin, the infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. Q. Martin of 17 Hill Park, Macon, died there in the hospital. The baby was 13 months old and been sick for a week. A brother and sister survive besides the parents. She was buried at Westview.

    Mrs. Jim Page of Vidalia, who lived here all her life before going to Vidiala, died. She was brought back here and buried in Westview.

    Playing at the Dixie Theatre "One Week of Love" with Elaine Hammerstein and Conway Tearle, also "Mamma's Affair" with Constance Talmadge.

From Days Gone By Dec. 28,1923

 December 28,1923.

    While Jasper Swint and his wife, colored Farmers on the Mr. J. T. Fulford's plantation were at a nearby neighbor's house visiting late Sunday evening about six, two of their youngest boys got hold of the single-barrelled shotgun and began playing with it in the kitchen.

    They laid it on the eating table and the smaller one told the older boy to try the shell and see if it would fit the gun. The elder one took the shell and began pranking with it, finally placing it in the barrel of the gun, the younger boy standing on the opposite side of the table and at the point of the barrel.

    By some means the gun was accidentally discharged while the elder boy was loading it and the discharge entered the younger boy's forehead scattering his brains in every direction, on the walls, ceiling, floor, and all over the room. It was a grusome sight.

    Mr. Fulford went and made an investigation and found these facts to obtain and no inquest was called. It is the first fatality of the Christmas season in the county.

    While enroute to the city from Kite Judge Charles L. Claxton and Mr. Sanford Claxton had a bad accident at the second branch from Kite when their car went headlong off the small bridge into the branch. It was determined the steering gear was defective becoming unscrewed or broken. Judge Claxton hurt his breast and bruised all about. Sanford had a small scar on his forehead from the windshield glass.

    Tax collections are running ahead of last year collecting $300 more. Up to the 20th he had received $39,529.03. There remains $27,500 to be collected.

    Miss Mattie Kitchens, granddaughter of Mr. & Mrs. B. J. Wiggins was married Sunday to Mr. J. Morgan Tharpe of Augusta.

    Dr. W. H. Stuart died Nov. 11th at his home in Atlanta. For 16 years he lived there. Before living in Atlanta he lived many years in Jefferson County at Bartow from 1876 to 1896. He was Worshipful Master of the local Masonic lodge. He helped build the Baptist Church there. From Bartow Dr. Stuart moved to Wrightsville and then on to Atlanta.

    With qualifying over the official county ballot for the Jan. 15,1924 primary is as follows:

Ordinary- W. J. Flanders, U. R. Jenkins, J. C. Wiggins.

Clerk- Green B. Harrison, J. B. Williams

Sheriff- L. J. Claxton, R. C. Douglas, T. L. Drake, C. H. Moore, C. M. Schwalls, W. R. Smith.

School Superintendent- L. M. Blount, Mrs. Geo W. Gordy, Luther Lillard, A. J. M. Robinson.

Judge City Court- B. B. Blount, W. C. Brinson.

Solicitor City Court- A. L. Hatcher, W. C. Pope, J. Roy Rowland.

Tax Collector- J. Wesley Hammock, J. Nat Riner.

Tax Receiver- W. W. Dent, G. S. Kight, Jack M. Hammock, J. A. Lindsey, F. C. Lord, J. R. Williams.

Coroner- L. R. Clayton, J. W. Veal.

Surveyor- E. A. Douglas.

From Days Gone By Dec. 21,1923

 December 21,1923.

    Deputy Sheriff Oscar L. Smith died at his home in Scott. He had been sick for several weeks and during the last ten days developed pneumonia, most of the time being unconscious.

    Deputy Smith was prominently engaged in a lot of the principal affairs of his community and county for several years. He would have been just 37 in a week. He is a son of Mr. W. D. Smith of Scott. His mother preceded him by a few days. His wife and two sons, nearly grown survive him. Several doctors, a trained nurse and family attended to him closely during his sickness.

    The funeral was at the Baptist Church. A delegation of the Klan attended numbering about twenty. He was a Mason and a member of the Baptist Church. Pall bearers were J. B. Williams, Jim, Grady and Tom Davis, B. B. Blount, J. Nat Riner, W. T. Kitchens and Roy Rowland.

    Mr. J. Wesley Hammock enters the race for Tax Collector. He is a son of Jas. A. Hammock who was a brother to Henry and Mark Hammock. Mr. J. W. Veal is a candidate for Coroner and Col. A. L. Hatcher runs for Solicitor of City Court.

    Farmer Ben J. Peddy of Donovan is receiving good sums for his pecans. He has sold between five and six hundred dollars worth from his orchard. This week he had a check for nearly $300 for one single shipment.

    Rev. Charlie Hunnicutt, pastor of Mt. Pleasant church has moved from Augusta to the Gum-log community and will preach at Gum-Log.

    More letters to Santa were sent in from T. L. Price, Jr., Nevada Price, Alma Price, Rebecca Webb, Fred Norris, Floy Norris, Hugh Hall, Newman Hall, Fred Price and Clovis Price.

    Entering deeply into the very innermost spirit of the season now on us, The Johnson Journal bows to the sentiments of this Christmas time and wishes for your family, yourself and friends the good cheer that can be possessed at this time for all of you. Despite everything this past year has been good to us. Showers of blessings have fallen upon our pathway to lighten the burdens and lessen the cares of a varied program and it is to you that we owe this happy state. We have tried to serve you faithfully and well as of always. We have done as much as we feel that we could in moving onward in a very conservative, progressive manner and trust that our efforts have not been in vain.

    May your Christmas be merry, happy and full of joy every minute of it is our sincere desire for you and yours and we ask an interest in the prayers of the praying people of our county that next year may find us doing those things which will make for the best accomplishments for our own interests and that of the people we serve. We bid you a Merry Christmas and a year of happiness, peace and prosperity.

From Days Gone By Dec. 14,1923

 December 14,1923.

    Chief of Police Thomas J. Kersey of Hazelhurst was shot down in cold blood Sunday evening in the yard of Warren Waters, white, the entire head being filled with buckshot from the first load and the head almost completely severed from the body by a second shot fired 35 minutes later into his neck as the chief lay dead on the ground. 

    Chief Kersey was probation officer for Waters, he violated his probation and Kersey went to arrest him when Waters shot him from the house. Waters fled but was surrounded in a friend's house 5 miles away and was captured Monday morning. He was first carried to Mt. Vernon but fearing violence the sheriff lodged him in Bibb County jail.

    Bob Johnson and Jim Cope, two other white men were charged with complicity in the crime. Tom Kersey was a good man, born and lived most of his life in Emanuel County, and for some time a deputy for Sheriff R. W. Coursey, his brother-in-law. He is a nephew of Mrs. T. D. Holt of Wrightsville. He was buried at Lamb's cemetery near Sardis church and survived by his mother, wife and a lot of relatives.

    Col. William C. Pope runs for Solicitor, G. S. Kight for Tax Receiver, J. B. Williams for Clerk, Col. B. B. Blount for Judge City Court.

    Mr. Turner Scarboro and little child, who were badly hurt in Columbus are getting better. Their escape from fatal injury was miraculous when they were crossing a street and a street car hit Mr. Scarboro who was carrying his small child in his arms. The babe is still in the hospital there. Turner came home with his father, Mr. W. T. Scarboro.

    The Fair Association met in the court house. The charter was revised and voted to increase the capital stock from $3000 to $7000 by selling shares and not by assessment. Those owning stock were not affected but asked to buy new stock in the fair to pay off its debt. E. A. & W. H. Lovett hold the note of debt. The amount owed is $3750.

    There will be an Old Time Fiddler's Convention at the Dixie Theatre with cash prizes. The Johnson County Auto Company is now Cullen's Garage being purchased by Z. A. Cullen's and is on the east side of the court house.

    Warden Wright has made camp near New Home and now constructing roads in that area. He will be here until the winter season calls them into camp at the city stockade.

    The average farmer is in better hopes this time than he was a year ago and has better and firmer hopes for 1924 than he did for 1923. That is gaining prosperity back in a measure sure. For when the hopes are high it is a mighty good sign that there's to be something doing in the crop line.

    Some letters to Santa were written by Susie Price, Sincie Lue Powell, Russell Harrison, Leslie Powell, Myrtle Lou Hodges, Delma & Zelma Oliver and Edith Carter.

From Days Gone By Dec. 7,1923

 December 7,1923.

    A row started in Macklin's storehouse about dark Sunday night when all of darktown's hangers around were sojourning in and near Frank's place when Jim Smith, a sort of bully, paraded himself into the room and is said to have started something which ended in his death. Jim must have been drinking and Frank wanted him to get out of his place cursing. Jim was out for trouble that night and Frank didn't want any for he starts from his place after the police when Jim darts a knife wound near Frank's jugular vein.

    Jim left the room in a hurry and the crowd came in to see how bad Frank was cut, Jim entered again and the two grappled. Jim slashed him again on his left side. After the first cut Frank put a pistol in his pocket, then when Jim fell to the floor with Frank on the bottom, Frank shot Jim, killing him. It is said the pistol snapped four times before it fired.

    In the melee Jim cut another colored boy a bad gash on the arm. The dead man, Jim, didn't have a good reputation around town and was feared by most all of his race. There were several eye witnesses to the killing. Dr. Brantley dressed Frank's wounds which included a self inflicted bullet wound on the leg when his pistol fired as he lay on the floor.

    Cotton ginned in Georgia prior to November 14 amounted to 543,240 bales as against 681,508 last year. Johnson County had ginned 4,555 against 4,283 last year. Burke County still leads with 20,550 against 15,020 last year.

    Rev. M. R. Little, one of the leading preachers of the Baptist denomination accepted the call to Pleasant Grove. Rev. Johnnie W. Waters, 28 years old, a congregational Holiness minister who has been here 4 or 5 weeks assisting Rev. F. D. Sorrow, Rev. W. T. Martin and Miss Leona Martin, died at the home of Mr. & Mrs. W. G. Burns having been ill for several days.

    One livestock dealer has shipped to this county 16 carloads in the last few weeks with more to come. This is Mr. Ivey R. Tanner, a member of the city council. Mr. Tanner says this is going to be a thriving business in the county before many years.

    In the General Election for Mayor and Council of Wrightsville held Dec. 4th, Mayor T. V. Kent was re-elected and the new Councilmen are M. S. Duggan, R. R. Martin and Ivey R. Tanner.

    Mr. Uree Walden, the 20 year old son of Mr. & Mrs. C. G. Walden, died Nov. 22nd at the home of his parents near Donovan, having been in ill health for sometime. He was a good, consistent member of Beulah Church, a splendid boy and was well liked by the entire community. He was buried in Beulah cemetery by Rev. J. C. Griner.

From Days Gone By Nov. 30,1923

 November 30,1923.

    The official ballot for the city of Wrightsville Democratic White Primary results were: for Mayor T. V. Kent 173, L. E. Parker 76; for councilman M. S. Duggan 184; R. R. Martin 160; I. R. Tanner 153; B. B. Hayes 152; W. F. Outlaw 62.

    Mr. Luther M. Blount officially announced for School Superintendent and Mr. G. B. Harrison for Clerk. Cashier Robert L. Sumner of Dudley is a candidate for School Superintendent of Lauren's County. He was a former School Superintendent for Johnson County some years back.

    During these hard times some were forced into bankruptcy, T. J. Burke, G. C. Carter, Roland R. Doke, Newton D. Smith, John D. Wheeler, T. W. Horton and Charles L. Wilson.

    The Fair owners are called to a meeting with the stockholders. The Fair owes a large debt that is due with no money to pay for the plant built at the fairgrounds. This meeting is to determine what steps to take regarding the property. A revision of the Charter is sought with the idea of increasing the capital stock and paying off the debt so they can go on with the fair next fall.

    The Savannah Fair Association and the Macon Association offered a free trip to the county Agent of Georgia who won the most premiums at those two fairs, the trip to be to Chicago to the International Livestock Show. Johnson County's agent M. E. Crow won both trips taking a decided lead in club records and most premiums at both fairs. This is the second trip for Mr. Crow being the only agent in the state to win back to back trips.

    Agent Crow and D. R. Thomas of the W. & T. Railroad have been busy taking a census of the stumps in the county. Farmers are rallying to this work with the hope that something helpful to them will result.

    Farmer Jesse Anderson of Kite killed a hog that weighed over 700 lbs and from which he obtained seven cans of lard. So far this is a record. Mr. A. W. Hightower, manager of the Kite Ford Company has moved there from Wrightsville. Mr. Oscar L. Smith of Scott is dangerously I'll from pneumonia.

    Mrs. Gatsie Thompson, aged wife of Mr. Dock Thompson, parents of Mrs. G. Frank Sumner, died at the Rev. Sumner's home November 23rd and was buried at the Anthony Cemetery. She was 70 years old.

    Some of the businesses operating in Wrightsville in 1923 were Parker-Price Drug Company, Wrightsville Hardware Co., Stretch-Your-Nickle Store, Wrightsville Grocery Co., City Warehouse, C. C. Blankenship Jeweler & Optometrist, Wrightsville Grain Co., A. F. Flanders Drug Store, The Corner Store, City Tailoring Shop, People's Hardware Co., Johnson County Livestock & Produce, J. W. Brinson Drugs, J. I. Spell, Georgia Grocery Co., T. V. Kent, Hayes Cash Store, Hall Brothers, Kaplans Money Saving Store, Parker-Price Groceries, M. S. Duggan Groceries, Rowland Feed Store, Moye & Co., Farmers Army Store.

    A popular store in town that just opened, the first of it's kind here, is Flanders Five and Ten Cent Store beside the Farmers Bank. It opened Saturday with a rush of customers. Mrs. A. F. Flanders and a number of sales ladies were waiting on customers all day.

From Days Gone By Nov 23,1923

 November 23,1923.

    Mr. C. H. Moore makes his formal announcement for Sheriff. Judge B. B. Blount is being urged to run for Judge of City Court. Mr. Z. T. Houser of Scott is a prospect for Ordinary and B. B. Hayes will run for city council. Congressman W. W. Larson of Dublin was here shaking hands this week.

    Kite Baptist gets the next singing convention in February 1924. Mr. Homer Moore's cane Mill over at Pack Hick's residence has been drawing the city's population this week. Dr. Schwalls of Scott was a sufferer in the disaterous fire's at Scott sometime back, but from the ashes he has erected a modern brick building that is almost complete. Mr. Arthur B. Rowland is adding a large addition to his home on West Elm St.

    Up to Nov. 8th there had been 4,348 bales of cotton ginned here as against 4,112 up to the same time last year. Wintering cattle in Johnson County fields is a growing business and will mean a revolution in farming to a certain extent here. Hog raising, cattle raising and chicken raising are things that continue to profit here.

    Lumbering in this county has brought in a big sum of ready money which has helped a great deal. That and the sale of hogs, cows and chickens, eggs and milk have saved alot of folks.

    Celebrating with birthday dinners this week were Mr. L. D. Downs and Mr. Riley Frost.

    The basketball season for Wrightsville opened Friday night in the Kennedy building against Vidalia with Vidalia beating the Redjackets 29 to 28.

    Mr. James B. Hutchinson of near Adrian died at his home Nov. 20th having been sick but a very short time. Not many know of his illness until he passed. He was a highly respected citizen and belonged to one of the largest families in those parts. Rev. George W. Hutchinson the Methodist preacher was his nephew. He is related to most everybody in that part of the county and for 40 years has taken a leading part in the social, religious and educational interests around his home. He was born July 17,1857, being 66 years old. He was a member of Poplar Springs for more than 45 years. His wife and four children survived him, the children being Mrs. George Webb, Mrs. Willie Palmer, Miss Maro Hutchinson and Mr. Ralph Hutchinson. He was buried at Poplar Springs.

    The funeral services for Mr. John R. Wilson will be at Liberty Grove Sunday by Rev. Stephen's of Kite.

    Selfishness and penuriousness won't shine. They rust and decay, eat up the vitals of prosperity and destroy the stomach of optimism. You'll always find a few people ready. The others are hangers on, waiting for something to turn up.

From Days Gone By Nov. 16,1923

 November 16,1923.

    The county primary was set for Jan. 16,1924, and quailfiying ends Dec. 15th. Meeks was given a biting place in the Pullen Dist. by the Executive Committee. The candidates for the offices of Ordinary, Clerk, Sheriff, Tax Collector, Judge and Solicitor of City Court were assessed at $12.50 each. For Tax Receiver and School Superintendent $10 each. The Coroner pays in just one wheel to the clerk.

    The city primary is Nov. 27th, the last date to qualify is Nov. 24th. All registered voters having paid their state, county and city taxes and are city residents can vote. The fee for Mayor is $7.50 and $2.00 for councilman.

    Mr. J. Nat Riner announces for Tax Collector, U. R. Jenkins for Ordinary, Dr. J. W. Flanders for Ordinary, W. C. Brinson for Judge. C. H. Moore is urged to run for Sheriff and C. M. Schwalls is still thinking about it. Dr. D. C. Harrison of Kite, representative for Johnson in the Ga. Legislature was home shaking hands.

    Sewerage in Wrightsville will soon be an actuality. The big ditching machine has been at work all week. As fast as a line is dug the piping is placed at the bottom. With this construction co., barring accidents or bad weather, will have the entire system installed long before the time expires for it. Carloads of piping have been laid in the streets all over the city and more is enroute. When it is all in you are going to see property worth more, people are going to be more anxious than ever to come here and from a health standpoint it will be a better place to dwell.

    Mr. Sidney F. Smith, President of the Johnson County Singing Convention says Arline Chapel will have the next sing next Sunday. There will be a negro minstrel at Adrian High School next Friday. It will be played by the Dudley Minstrel made up of the best talent around. Mr. Lucious Attaway and family have moved here from Savannah.

    Kite is growing. Kite is booming. Business is good and getting better. Just a few of the businesses now operating in Kite are: The Star Trading Co.; City Drug Store, J. B. Claxton Groceries, Kite Motor Co. dealer in Ford's, and Fordson tractors, J. M. Johnson dry goods, L. D. Lindsey groceries, George W. Brantley groceries, The Citizens Bank, Neal & Stephenson coffins and caskets, and The Farmers Gin Co.

    City Court does big business this week. Liquor cases tried thick and fast with verdicts reached in many cases.

    Mr. Dewey Hall who just moved to Bartow, Fla. was injured in a head on collision throwing him through the windshield. But ole Dewey is improving. Willie Lindsey, a worker for J. H. Rowland fell with his horse while driving some cows with W. M. Shurling and was bruised really bad. Mr. Lindsey is manager for Mr. Rowland's farm.

    Judge & Mrs. Alonzo Lee Hatcher daughter Pauline, will marry Laudice D. Lovett. Miss Emilie Roempler Jaeckel and A. Turner Clarke were married Nov 5th. Miss Maude Snider & Thomas Whitfield married last Saturday.

    Mr. Henry T. Downs and family came from Carr's Station to bury their little grandson, George Dewey Downs, Jr. at Union Hill. Dr. W. H. Stewart, 84, died at his daughter's, Mrs. Leila O. Daley. He was buried in Westview. He was an Atlanta resident for 15 years but practiced in Bartow just after the Civil War. He moved to Wrightsville and was in the merchantile business for a while before moving back to Atlanta.

    Mr. E. N. Hitchcock of the Ga. Grocery Co. here has the largest cheese ever brought to Wrightsville. It weighs 350 pounds and he will cut it on Dec. 1st.

Gone By Nov. 9,1923

 November 9,1923.

    Under the chairmanship of Mrs. P. H. Jeter of Decatur, Georgia, has made a reality of her portion of the great national route, the Jefferson Davis Highway. Her organization has co-operated with Mr. I. Gelder's, of Fitzgerald, in the work of marking and beautifing this memorial road, which extends in Georgia, from Augusta to Eufaula, Ala. The completed highway runs from Washington, D. C. to San Francisco and will be a lasting memorial, telling to the world that the memory of Jefferson Davis will be kept fresh and bright forever. No enterprise could be undertaken in Georgia with greater sentimental appeal to our people.

    It is essential for making and keeping this highway as fine, as beautiful and as useful as was the life of the man after whom it is named, that every member of Georgia Division give her, whole-hearted help. This is said to be the most stupendous undertaking ever sponsored by a women's organization alone, and the fact should be sufficient to make us bend every effort to show that we are fully capable of doing work of such magnitude.

    There were at least 25 cars carrying 5 person's per car from here to Savannah for the motorcade. There were Studebakers, Oakland's, Ford's, Dodge, Buick's, Willys-Knight and Chalmers driven by J. H. Rowland, W. F. Outlaw, Dr. T. E. Vickers, B. I. Kight, Alvin Claxton, Judge A. L. Hatcher, Willie Herringbone, Jesse Anderson, D. G. Wilson, J. D. Wheeler, G. S. Brown, W. C. Brinson, M. T. Riner, G. V. McCray and J. M. Johnson.

   There were $342 in prizes awarded to county club members who participated in the big fairs of the state. Up to now Johnson has ginned 3,923 bales of cotton this year.

    Prof. Luther Lillard is an official candidate for school superintendent, and so is A. J. M. Robinson. J. Roy Rowland officially comes out for solicitor of City Court. The Executive Committee will meet Nov. 12th to set the primary date for the races. Mr. John C. Powell is urged to run for tax collector.

    Mr. Thurston Anderson, son of Judge & Mrs. Z. A. Anderson was rushed to Brigham Hospital for appendicitis. Mr. J. Tom Davis is a salesman with Hayes Cash Store.

    County Warden Wright is doing alot of patchwork to roads and bridges now which have grown into a desperate condition from the heavy travel of logging trucks over them lately. The highway Dept. at Dublin is working the road this way and putting in good shape, fixing the bridges. They are also working on their portion of the Jeff Davis Highway.

    The weather being so inclement lately was the cause of offering for sale of several wagon loads of fat pine knots coming from the country. This kind of fuel is becoming very scarce in this section. Dr. J. W. Brinson laments the disappearance of the old pine knot-- the pine knot-- of his boyhood days. He says the happiest days of his life was sitting by a blazing pine knot-- fire at night, wearing only a shirt, roasting yams, drinking cane juice, and playing with a lively, squint-eyed fice.

    Mr. Harvie Thompson and Miss Nettie Mae Rowland were married, as was John Smith and Miss Lucile Mimbs. Miss Lydia Davis we'd Mr. Claude Bray.

    Mr. Lewis L. Lovett says Wrightsville will eat oranges this Christmas. He will have a solid carload shipped directly here from the Grove of Mr. E. A. Lovett at Fort Meade, Fla.

    The membership of Beulah church in the Donovan community will honor the 83rd birthday of Mrs. W. H. Harrison. She was a charter member of this church.

From Days Gone By Nov. 2,1923

 November 2,1923.

    Actual work started this week on the give and a half miles of sewerage for Wrightsville. Three carloads of machinery came to the railroad sidetracks here along with 6 carloads of sewer pipings. It will require 20 carloads in all to put down the miles of sewerage. The big ditcher is here. It can open a ditch fast and if they have good weather it won't take a 150 days. Dirt was broken in the pasture of Judge Kent near the big branch and is now in progress, more than 1000 feet already.

    Duke ran away but he didn't stay gone because he let his identity be known too well in Savannah and before his tracks in Johnson had grown entirely cold he was back on Cat. Wright's gang working out the remainder of his lifetime sentence and it is now safe to say that Duke will now stay. The courthouse keys which he flew away with he kept and they were recovered.

    Mr. J. R. Williams is running for tax Receiver, Will Nixon may run for Sheriff, F. C. Lord for tax Receiver, H. T. Hicks is urged to run for solicitor. It is rumored that a prominent lady in town is going to run for mayor, if she does, and wins, she is going to prevent men from spitting tobacco juice on the paved sidewalks, and abolish the "sleepy corner", and put a tax on all unmarried men under 35. But the first official entrance for school superintendent is Mrs. George W. Gordy of the high school faculty. This is the first woman for political office here since women were allowed to vote.

    Mr. R. H. Smith is having his North Marcus St. residence remodeled by contractor T. L. Chester. Mr. & Mrs. James T. McAfee of Harrison, daughter Janet and Elzie L. King of Atlanta will be married at Eufala, Ala.

    Mr. A. B. Douglas farming on shares with Wade Mimbs made 390 bushels of corn on a one-horse farm, 3400 bundles of fodder, 150 bales of hay, two tons of oats, 100 bushels sweet potatoes, 500 bushels peas, half acre in sugar cane 7 ft high, and a fine garden. Besides all this he sold $400 of cotton. He made this crop with a $50 horse.

    Mrs. R. A. Foskey, 81, died at her son, Mr. Lott Foskey after being sick for only an hour or two. She leaves 5 sons and a daughter. She was buried at Bay Springs. Mr. Jas.  A. Davis died at home at Sardis quite suddenly. He was a half brother to Sheriff Lewis Davis. His mother of over 90 years, and his wife survive him. He was buried near Bartow.

    Johnson Co. has commercial minerals. It is in Post-Eocene formation which consists principally of sand and gravel. Near Wrightsville along the Ohoopee river on the Dublin Rd is a bed of fine-grained, gray sand almost free of clay. The W. C. Brinson property one mile south of town on the Dublin Rd carries a deposit of sand of medium grain, loamy and about 4 feet thick covering several acres. One mile north of Kite on the Wadley Southern is exposed 15 to 20 feet of fine to medium, clean, yellow and gray sand.

    At a point 5 miles from Kite, a mile south of Gumlog Creek on the Wylie Cheaves land there is sand and gravel 4 to 5 feet thick over several acres. The gravel could be used for road building and if washed and screened would prove desirable for concrete aggregate.

    The J. H. Rowland land 5 miles from town carries gravel over about 5 acres, desirable for road surfacing. There are several other exposures in this area on the Burroll- Womble property and on the G. C. Rained, R. Sammons, Green Harrison and S. F. Harrison properties.

    One mile east of Donovan are gravel outcrops on the R. E. Smith place, and the Annison-Pool place one half mile from Donovan station. The McCray land on Bartow Rd carries gravel and sand to depth of 2 to 6 feet. The T. J. Brantley place has sand and gravel in abundance. Others with deposits are J. W. Smith on Adrian Rd, Jim Flanders, and both sides of Meeks Creek on the Kite Rd and C. L. Williams land 4 miles of Kite is good for bottle and window glass.

    Underlying the Post-Eocene sands and gravel are found limestone's of the Eocene as indicated by logs of several artesian wells. The only known exposures of limestone are found at Ring-Jaw Landing on the Oconee River. The limestone at this point is exposed over a thickness of 8 feet with about 32 feet of sands and Clay's overlying. All this is from the Central of Georgia Railways directory of commercial minerals.

From Days Gone By Oct. 26,1923

 October 26,1923.

    Work on the sewerage for the city will start by the 10th of November under the contract, the work completed on 150 days. Mr. C. H. Starling, representative of the Dysard Construction Co. of Atlanta stated the machinery for this job would be moved here from Tifton. Mayor T. V. Kent expect the fixtures and materials to be here most any time. It will cost around $25,000 to put in the entire plant, that is sewerage proper. The council had to buy a lot of new machinery for the power house before they could go ahead with the sewerage, it being necessary and required 

    The 9th Division of Odd Fellows met at the Lodge at Adrian. The next meeting will be held at Bartow. Our neighbor has a fair. Sandersville pulls off best fair in it's history. The potato house is now open for business this season. They are needing 10,000 bushels at once.

    While Joe Williams and family were at the Scott Association, Joe lost his barn by fire, it catching during a rain making it somewhat peculiarly originated. Had not the firemen responded as quick it would have gotten his residence too.

    More citizens are entering the races at this time. Mr. J. C. Wiggins, current ordinary is seeking this office again. Prof. L. M. Blount, once a county school commissioner, will run for superintendent. Mr. Charles M. Schwalls for Sheriff, W. W. Dent for tax Receiver, J. Roy Rowland is asked to run for solicitor of City Court and Mayor T. V. Kent is urged to run again.

    The school folks are beginning to talk basketball for the coming season and the outlook is bright for better teams this year. The Bearcats and Red Jackets will soon be ready to go. Mr. Phillip Bedgood, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, American Baseball League, is home on a vacation and was here yesterday. Minton's Chapel is added to Kite school. There was but a scant car load of hogs put in the sale here and those selling were G. A. Tarbutton, J. A. Johnson, R. F. Webb and M. N. Holmes. Price was around 7 cents for tops. 

    Wrightsville offers all that you need and desire. The merchants here lead in low prices. Survey shows this city better equipped than ever to look after you wants. Just a small sample of these businesses here are: Rowland's Feed Store, I. R. Tanner Livestock Dealer, Rowland Lumber Co., Parker & Price Groceries, M. E. Woods Battery Service, The Exchange Bank, A. F. Flanders Drug Store.

    Duke, the negro janitor at the court house for some time, got bad Monday night down in the quarters and had a round with one colored woman, named Mattie Jordan, slashing her about the throat and mouth with a knife. Duke is working out a lifetime sentence and on account of his I'll health he had been given light work around the court house as janitor. He had recently disobeyed orders and back to the gang for him had been sounded. So following the difficulty in the quarters he made his escape and all Tuesday Warden Wright and a force of deputies were hunting for him.

    The sound of the 'possum hunter's horn is now heard almost every night by Mr  Monroe Cook, Sr. who began to hunt these quadrupeds before he wore pants, and who has made a study of the habits and nature of this toothsome animal. He says they are not really fit to eat until after the first autumn Frost covers their hairless tails while they are feasting on the persimon tree.

    During a recent morning of "chilly air", "sleepy corner",  alias "Brinson's corner" alias "loiters resort", was deserted except by two men, both of whom it is said, are the ugliest men in town. They were sitting there beneath the gray sky chewing tobacco as vigorously as an old Billy goat chews his cud before he goes to sleep at night in the shadow of a pine.

From Days Gone By Oct. 19,1923

 October 19,1923.

    There were nine bidders for the sewerage contract. Engineer Pew opened all the bids and read them while the council tabulated the  figures and would announce the low bidder at 8 pm. Dysard Construction Co., Atlanta got the bid with a working time of Nov. 10th and 150 days at a cost of $25,000.

    All cars going to the motorcade to Savannah will meet at 6 am on Oct. 31st at Bunnies Light's drug store in Kite. The route is via Swainsboro, Graymont, Letter, Statesboro to Savannah. At the Chatham Co. line they will be received by Savannah. The parade will be the longest ever held in Savannah. Miss Helen G. Davis, a great neice of President Jefferson Davis will be "Queen of the Day". Three governors will be there. The 118th F. A. Regiment, 8th Infantry, U. S. Marines from Paris Island, with 5 bands.

    Those from Johnson going so far are J. H. Rowland, C. D. Roundtree, T. E. Vickers, A. L. Hatcher, W. F. Outlaw, W. D. Rowland, E. B. Price, Jesse Anderson, W. C. Chester, C. M. Sheppard, Loyd Price, Byron Price, J. Y. Chastain, W. C. Brinson, R. P. Jackson, G. B. Harrison.

    Prof. Luther Lillard will run again for school superintendent. Mr. Reuben C. Douglas of Meeks announces for Sheriff. Dr. Douglas is a son of Confederate Veteran, John A. Douglas, Sr. and he himself is a World War veteran.

    W. M. Shurling shipped in two car loads of beef cattle, 100 head in all to feed the winter. E. E. Sanders, I. R. Tanner and G. H. Prescott also got a car load each. Johnson Co. has ginned 2,685 bales of cotton so far this year. Mr. G. J. Tyson cultivated 18 acres in half and half cotton and used $232.98 for fertilizer and poison and made 7182 pounds of lint cotton. This is 399 lbs per acre. This cotton will more than third itself, 1270 lbs of seed cotton when ginned made a bale weighing 574 lbs. Another bale in seed weighing 1285 lbs ginned a bale weighing 580 lbs. Another 1155 of seed made a bale 534 lbs. 1200 lbs even made a bale 546 lbs. Tyson planted on the ridge and used the old-time methods of farming these 18 acres 

    Born Oct. 12th to Mr. & Mrs  Fluker Tarbutton was a fine baby girl. Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Chester on Oct. 14th had a daughter. Mr. Loyd Price celebrated his 63rd birthday with a barbeque.

    The local law firm of R. P. Jackson & J. Roy Rowland have dissolved their partnership so as to practice on their own. While pulling corn near Pullen's school house Mrs. E. J. Tharpe came very near bitten by a hugh rattler coiled and ready to strike within one step of her. She killed the monster of 16 rattles.

    Brinson's corner appears to be the most popular place in the business district since a triangular seat was placed around a tree. Loiters now sit, talk and chew tobacco, and gravely discuss the important questions of the day. You will see handsome matrons, winsome maids, elderly maidens, pensive widows, stop or paise there for a while on the sidewalk.

    A close observant of nature and of nature's ways, who lives here, predicts that the coming winter in this section will be the coldest in a half dozen years. He says some indictive signs are the persimon is ripening earlier, the pepper pods have a deeper crimson hue, the Redbird has an increased brilliancy, and the cherry lips of lovely maidens look sweeter than when the vernal sun was sweetly shinning and the wild Violet's blooming in the shady forest.

    When the first spade enters the earth in Wrightsville for a complete set of sewers your property will be worth a fourth more.

    Son: "Father, what did he say, damphool? What is that?"

Father: "It's a little fool made over by a little money and prestige."

From Days Gone By Oct. 12, 1923

 October 12, 1923.

    Mr. Arthur Pew, engineer, Atlanta is coming today for matters pertaining to the letting of the contract for installing sewerage for Wrightsville which is to be let on the 17th. Mayor Kent and Mr. Pew are of the impression that the numorous number of bidders for the work will be bid low or at a price commensurate with the times and they are expecting a fair figure to come in.

    Mayor Kent says there will be a lot of companies represented here judging from the inquires. Thus the work for putting in the system is going on without a hitch and the mayor and council have done all they can to do it that way.

    All the counties touched by the Jefferson Davis Highway will send delegations to Savannah to the Tri-State Fair to promote and advertise this new national highway. October 31st is Jeff Davis Highway Day at the fair and it is expected more than 100 cars will motorcade into Savannah, from Augusta all the way to Abbeville will be in the motorcade.

    Miss Winifred Gilmore of Baxley has started an Expression Class at the high school. The program will consist of readings, piano solos, vocal solos and a number of quartets. A troop of Boy Scouts was organized at Adrian with 14 members. The scoutmaster chosen was James M. Mayfield with Mr. Manning Flanders assistant. The troop committee is T. D. Fountain, Edward Ellison, Sr., J. Brown Hutcheson and a Mr. Drake.

    Ivey R. Tanner and James W. Harrison left for Atlanta to buy a car load or two of market cattle to feed through the winter and resale after they are fattened on bean fields, etc. This has been very profitable to them the past couple of years. J. Tom Flanders shows off some fine corn and peas from his 12 acre field without any fertilizer being added. There is an abundant crop of hay this season that exceeds any previous year. The melon record for 1923 goes to J. Gordon Greenway at 56 pounds.

    Mr. J. Frank Jackson is being urged to run for solicitor and J. Nat Riner will run for re-election for tax collector. Mr. B. J. Wiggins is considering a Senate run.

    Mr. & Mrs. Weldon W. Claxton of Kite has a new daughter. This is the first granddaughter for Mr. & Mrs. Joe W. Claxton. Mr. & Mrs. John F. Powell had a son on October 9th. Mr. & Mrs. W. I. Renfroe had a boy Oct. 7th and Mr. & Mrs. Johnnie Sumner had a girl the same day.

    Miss Dovie Sheppard, daughter of Mrs. John Sheppard of near Pleasant Plains church, and Mr. W. S. Johnson of Soperton were married. Miss Sallie Davis, daughter of Sheriff Lewis Davis married Mr. Curtis Lee of Miami, Fla on Oct. 4th. Judge Jenkins says there has not been much increase in marriage license yet, but he believes it will pick up before winter because no one wants to spend dreary winter days alone.

    On Wednesday morning while nature was radiantly smiling, Editor Roundtree performed a marriage ceremony in front of the paper office, the couple remaining in the buggy during the brief ceremony which was witnessed by a few persons, a woodpecker on a telephone pole, a mocking bird on the top most bough of an Elm, the feathered musician singing in a sweetly subdued strain, "Love's Rhapsody". As the couple departed down West Elm Street with hands clasped a lordly cock, which was crossing the street, lustily crowed, his merry salutation seeming to want a message of felicitation to them as they embarked on the matrimonial Sea.

    Mr. J. W. Delph has moved here from Albany. Mr. John M. Gillis has moved here from Macon. Mr. Charlie Blizzard is driving a new Ford.

    'Possum and 'tater time with cane grindings and boilings, to say nothing about good old chitterlings and crackling bread, are the next vegetables in order.

From Days Gone By October 5,1923

 October 5,1923.

    The county Fair was a mammoth success. All expenses of fair paid up-to-date, stock to be sold and all directors jubilant over the outcome of the event. The county will be represented at the Southeastern Fair.

    Contracting for the job of putting in sewrage in Wrightsville is now in order, bids for same to be opened on the 17th. All of the specifications are bound in book form and put out to over a 100 concerns. The work to be let consists of furnishing all materials and laying complete about 5 miles of 6 inch to 12 inch sewer pipe and constructing complete the necessary manholes and flush tanks and building 4 separate settling tanks.

    Johnson County is to have a candidate for Congress as Judge Ben Hill Moye cast his hat into the ring. Mr. Oscar L. Smith comes out for Sheriff and Major L. R. Clayton for re-election for coroner. The campaign for county officers this time includes the lady voters of the county and the number registered is large, more than 200.

    Dr. J. W. Brinson has made a new bench around the oak in front of his business and has painted the lettering of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway. It has become a frequent resting place in the city. Mr. J. F. Renfroe has been appointed as the new Postmaster for Wrightsville. Mr. George Schwalls killed a big rattler in his yard with 20 rattles. Mr. John D. Wheeler files for bankruptcy. Mr. & Mrs. Dewey Downs had a son October 2nd. Miss Marie Bailey we'd Mr. Thomas Logue.

    A run mad dog passed this way several days ago causing a lot of trouble and biting several other dogs and snapping at people. This prompted the city council to order all dogs in the city shut up for 30 days and after that time they must be muzzled. About 20 dogs have been bitten.

    Kite is still on a building boom. People here are smiling over the good road, the first they ever had. Mr. G. W. Tapley is building a new home on the former Baptist Church lot. Mr. B. I. Might just moved in his new home. The election for bonds carried 128 to 20 for a new $15,000 brick building on the school grounds.

    Policeman Carl Carlos Claxton who weighs over 300 pounds, and who is efficient in the discharge of his duties, as well as obliging, says mad dogs have no terror for him. He would not fear 100 of these rabid animals should they surround him, through each one should have three heads and from each mouth there came forth a demonic howl. Mr. Claxton though naturally fearless, has doubtless "that old time religion", the kind that made Solomon love all his numerous wives; the kind of religion that made Jonah sleep soundly inside of the whale, and the kind that made Sampson rend a lion to pieces.

From Days Gone By Sept. 28, 1923

 September 28, 1923.

    The big fair opened yesterday in what seems to be the best one yet. This is the first all-home fair ever held here featuring a plantation show, musical comedy, moving picture show, plays, novelties, games, a 16 piece band and the finest exhibits ever.

    The county races are beginning to ramp up as candidates are coming out from everywhere. Mr. Lovett J. Claxton announces for Sheriff, Joe B. Williams offers re-election for clerk. Mr. J. Arlie Lindsey for re-election as tax Receiver. Others seriously considering a run are Mr. John A. Douglas for clerk, Green B. Harrison for clerk, W. T. Kitchens for Sheriff.

   Mr. Jefferson Tyson of near Moore's Chapel brought in 14 bales of cotton to Lovett's Gin on 13 wagons in a street parade to the gin. Mr. W. C. Tompkins brought in 16 bales of the staple. Mr. John R. Rowland brought in some fine corn. John is one of the best corn raisers in the county.

    Johnson is expected to yield 5,500 bales this year. While the market soars upward on cotton the weevil works on the yield end and lowers it. It will eventually be worked out because the world has to have cotton. Farmland is also a bargain at present Price's. The big hog sale here yielded 188 hogs weighing 24,500 lbs with NO. 1s bringing 8.76. Enterprise Sausage of Macon bought two car loads.

    The dairy business has taken a long step forward and the herds of fine cows are growing to where the owners are going to meet with much revenue from their investments. County Agent Crow bought 31 head, 30 milk cows and one male at White Plains. The owners of these cows are G. B. Harrison, Shelton Harrison, L. J. and B. J. Peddy. Mr. Green B. Harrison has bought some fine Jerseys from Mr. Wm Jackson who now owns the 4 year old 667.07 lbs of butter fat champion cow at his Donovan dairy farm.

    Several days ago Morris T. Riner, J. B. Flanders, Archie Flanders, and Henry Hutcheson of Meeks shipped in a car load of 29 fine Jerseys milk cows. Several others are talking of buying cows and before long the county will have enough at this rate to afford a creamery here.

    Mr. W. R. Thomas of the W. & T. Railroad was here inquiring about the matter of stumps. The object of this is to arrive at how many stumps are in a radius of 75 miles of Dublin with the intent to establish a plant for utilizing stumps, trees, logs, knots, limbs, etc. if there is a sufficient quantity to make such an investment.

    You can now go into Mexico since diplomatic relations has been resumed between the U. S. and that country and the Southern Railroad is selling through railroad tickets to any point in Mexico.

    The banks statements were released. The Bank of Adrian $153,633.30; Exchange Bank $267,402.43; Bank of Wrightsville $353,272.52; The Citizens Bank of Kite $166,880.14; Farmers Bank $155,458.80.

    School opens in Kite with 235 pupils. Mr. W. B. Meeks just moved into his new house and Mr. I. F. Warnock lost his home to a fire.

    Mr. & Mrs  James Bennett Tapley had a girl on Sep 21st. Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Jordan married off their daughter, Geneva, to Mr. James Wheeler Harrison. Mr. William Jones, 66, died at his home here after a two month illness. He leaves only two small grandchildren. He was buried in Westview.

    Mr. Clean Frost has rented the Ice Cream Parlor from Mr. E. A. W. Johnson. Dr. S. N. Bradshaw, vetenary at Linder's Stables has moved here from Dublin. Mr. Frank Lindsey moved here from Tennille.

    Rain fell here in torrents Friday and Saturday and from the prevailing odor it seems there were several car loads of mullet in town Saturday.

From Days Gone By Sept. 21,1923

 September 21, 1923.

    The Richmond Division of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway is now a reality. The route has officially been designated. The official route to Wrightsville from Dublin comes by Lovett and Spann, leaving Wrightsville goes by way of Price's Bridge to Bartow. The marking of the route is almost complete. Secretary Gelders went to Columbia, S. C. to see about crossing the state toward Richmond and was greeted with open arms.

    Johnson County aims to work her end of the road which is said to be the worst of it, but Ordinary Jenkins says it will be done. No more important historical route could have been mapped out through the south. Just because we've got the Jeff Davis is certain no reason why we should let up on the Bee-Line. If Savannah, Statesboro, Letter, Swainsboro and intermediate points wanted to go to Macon and the Bee-Line was in operation they would save about 30 miles coming via Wrightsville.

    The Johnson County Fair opens it's gates next week with an all home fair. The Ford garage in Kite is doing fine business since opening. Mr. Smiley Hightower is manager. Dr. & Mrs. Lee W. Wheeler have moved to Kite. Warden Wright is now engaged working out the street and road through Kite across the river to the county line.

    By producing 12,285 lbs of milk and 867.07 lbs of butterfat at 4 years 2 months of age, Financial's Southern Rose 415,232, owned by Wm Jackson, Donovan, has become the Champion Junior 4 year old of this state. Rose supersedes Raleigh's Zilla of Brookville 389671 which cow held the record. Southern Rose calved within 16 months of last freshing prior to test, qualifying for Class AA and a silver medal. She carried calf 170 days of her test period. The new champion was sired by Financial Noble Count with 10 Register of Merit daughters, and was out of Delia's Black Beauty with an official record of 523 lbs as a 7 year old.

    Mrs. Beulah Page and Henry T. Page have filed for divorce and William E. Garrard and Nancy Sue Mitchell Garrard have also. Mr. Thomas L. Drake of Wrightsville has come out for Sheriff and L. J. Claxton is considering the same.

    Mr. George Burris died quietly and was one of the oldest men of the county. He was buried in Westview. On the 27th of August Mrs. Tempy Copeland, wife of Mr. J. O. Copeland died leaving 3 daughters and a son. She was only I'll for about 4 hours. She joined the Methodist Church at Powell's Chapel at an early age and remained a member till her death. Her funeral was held at Mt. Pleasant Primitive Baptist and buried there by her son.

    Mrs. Will A. Walker died on the 12th at 53 years of age. She was a daughter of J. C. Gay and Georgia Snell Gay of this county and was twice married. Surviving are her husband and children, Mrs. Clyde McCurry, Mr. Thurston Walker, Grady Walker and Miss Delle Walker; two step children, Mrs. John M. Gillis and Mrs. Albert Shaw. She was buried at Westview with Kent & Bush undertakers.

From Days Gone By Sept. 14, 1923

 September 14, 1923.

    All of the far eastern part of the county was stirred Saturday and Sunday by the killing in cold blood of John Harmon, aged colored man who lived on the Kite-Bartow road about 2 miles north of Mr. B. J. Wiggins home, some time of the early part of Friday night.

    All the colored people of that community were going up to a "setting-up" up the road where a neighbor was dead. Passers-by of the Harmon shack saw John's blind horse hitched to the buggy standing in the front and he had told his landlord he was also going to the setting up as soon as he got his supper.

   So Harmon started off but before he gone a half mile he was lying dead in his own blood and his blind horse wondering through the woods with the buggy in tow, was found the next morning.

    A neat, snug man's sized bed in a clump of grass and bushes mashed down revealed the hiding place of the night assassin beside the road and as Mr. Lewis Claxton came along just above there he stopped to pick up a man's hat to climb back on his load of cotton and go to sleep only to be awakened by the cries of his 2 boys that a dead man was in the ditch. It was barely daylight. The cotton farmer was on his way to Bartow but then summoned the Coroner, L. R. Clayton.

    John had 5 bullet holes close together in the back of his neck and his throat was cut clean across. His money and watch were still there and his watch was running. Robert was not the motive.

    An inquest was held and Hill Rogers, his 2 sons, Lee and Otis, were brought to jail charged with either committing the crime or implicated in it. Hill and his son Otis, declared that his other son, Lee did it and had confessed to it. Lee was jailed but claimed he had no knowledge of it.

    Tuesday officers took one of the boys to the fodder stacks at the Rogers home and the boy went straight to a stack and pulled the pistol out, a .32, the empty shells found where the shots were fired being the same size. They did not find the knife. The two boys are admitted murderers now, they say, and are trying to take it all off the old man. Opinion is now all 3 had a hand in it.

    The September Term of Superior Court will not be held says Judge J. L. Kent. He states there is not sufficient business before the court to justify the session. The next session will be held in March 1924.

    Mr. F. C. Lord has opened a new grist Mill near the city power house in C. H. Moore's old machine shop. Mr. Sidney F. Smith celebrated his 50th birthday at Rehobeth. Mr. Albert Sinquefield brought a sample of rice which he has planted an acre and a half. It is some fine rice. Miss Ora Logue of Lovett married Mr. E. W. Tanner. Judge J. C. Wiggins while fishing for Redfin's in Cedar Creek, slipped on the bank and broke his arm. A passing car rushed him to Dr. Brantley.

    Tax Collector J. Nat Riner is ready to collect your taxes. A total of $60, 604.25 is to be collected. Of this amount white people owe $58,756.57, and colored people owe $1,847.68. Besides Wesley Chapel and Stokes school consolidating, also Scott and Poplar Springs consolidated, Oakhill and Pinegrove, also Davis, Tom and part of Providence combines with Kite.

    Sudden was the death of Mr. William L. Pournell at his home in town having been taken seriously ill. He had not been well for several months but not thought to be in bad health. He had continued his blacksmith and repair work. His sudden death was a shock to the city. He was 72, born in Washington Co., a son of George P. Pournell. His wife, one daughter and 2 sons survived him. He was buried in Westview.

From Days Gone By September 7, 1923

 September 7, 1923.

    Mr. W. C. Brinson and his committee to raise the money allotted Johnson County for promoting the Jefferson Davis Highway have succeeded in their venture and the county is nearly over the top with the funds as required and will be transferred to Secretary Gelder's this week. Each county had an amount allotted as per the actual road mileage that runs through the county. Johnson, Dodge, Lauren's and Jefferson have all signed contracts. Mr. Gelders will at once go to work on the big job of putting up road signs, logging it, etc. with this money and advertising it throughout the North and East.

    The local men who have so far backed this with their own money are J. W. Brinson, T. V. Kent, J. I. Spell, L. D. Lovett, J. T. Fulford, Parker & Price Grocery, Samps Powell, L. S. Powell, J. V. Greenway, E. E. Daley, J. C. Claxton, J. M. Cook, M. S. Duggan, R. L. Stephens, A. F. Flanders, W. D. Sumner, U. R. Jenkins, E. R. Frost, I. R. Tanner, J. G. Greenway, W. C. Brinson, O. H. Tompkins, J. B. Williams, J. H. Rowland, H. T. Johnson, E. E. Sanders, J. E. Sheppard, J. Y. Claxton, C. C. Davis, J. A. Lindsey.

    C. S. Claxton, T. E. Hayes, T. F. Elton, W. H. Lovett, G. E. Fulford, J. C. Sumner, J. Nat Riner, Gordon Clarke, Wm Jackson, M. R. Scarboro, C. D. Roundtree, R. L. Kent, R. E. Brinson, J. E. Jordan, B. H. Moye, Byron Price, W. T. Page, Loyd Price, A. L. Hatcher, Mason & Thompson, M. E. Woods, D. Mosely, Ga. Grocery Co., L. A. Lovett, H. G. Hatcher, W. F. Outlaw, A. W. Hightower, E. L. Stephens, H. L. Fulford and Monroe Cook.

    In coming from Bartow, Mr. Gelders, while checking the route got stuck in a sluice of water at Price's Bridge and it took real effort to get him out. Convicts we're immediately brought out to fix this. Another reason for this road to go through the county 

    The high school opens with bright outlooks. The Board of Education met and two schools have took an active step in consolidating. Wesley Chapel and Stokes schools in the upper part of the county have decided to join together. The Board accepted it. A new and modern building will now be erected, the location to be determined by the trustees of these two schools. Adrian High also opens with a record attendance. 

    The gasoline tax for the county goes up October 1st which will extract about $20 per year average for each motorist in the county or around $15,000 per year figuring 750 cars running in the county daily for one year. Auto tags are projected to run the states revenues up too. Tax Receiver J. A. Lindsey has completed the digest of Johnson Co. A comparison of returns show a decrease of $114,274 from the valuations of last year. The total county returns this year shows a valuation of $2,650,875.

    The town of Scott is coming again, says Oscar Smith. Where there was ashes will soon be new brick or wooden buildings. J. J. Harrison and R. T. V. Schwalls are putting materials on the ground now.

    Mr. Green B. Harrison will start him a dairy with Andrew Perry to manage it. The sewerage for the city will be rushed through now as fast as it can. The city power house is getting in it's new machinery.

 Ordinary U. R. Jenkins purchased a 1924 Buick and John Fulford is running a Willys-Knight. County Agent Crow and his club boys are at stock judging contests in Savannah. Miss Jeradine Brinson will teach music at Douglas High School. William Doke, Gresham Jordan and Roy Frost will attend Cochran A & M.

    County Warden Charles T. Wright took over his duties with the chain gang. He has four guards under him, J. Lovett Anderson, Asa A. West, Jimmie Tapley and W. T. Boatwright. The gang will start on the Jeff Davis Highway project starting with Price's Bridge 

    A fellow got off the train here the other day and rushed up the street somewhat hurriedly. The first man he met was a lawyer of the town. The stranger asked, "Have you a criminal lawyer here?" The astonished lawyer replied, "Well, they think they have but they haven't proved it yet "

From Days Gone By August 31, 1923

 August 31, 1923.

    The part of highway officials inspecting the immediate connecting links to the Jefferson Davis Highway route came through Johnson County this week from Augusta, Louisville and Bartow, going on to Dublin, Eastman and Abbeville, the last named being the point that interests this county is supposed to connect with the main line from Savannah, west to Vicksburg, Mississippi, and finally on to the Pacific Ocean.

    Determined men of this county who are after things and doing things for the betterment of the county went after the route that is supposed to leave this main line somewhere between Vidalia and Abbeville running north through Augusta to Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, D. C. The efforts made have been highly satisfactory so far. Money has been put into the fund to mark, map and advertise the route starting at Abbeville and coming this way through Eastman and Dublin, and then from here on to Louisville and Augusta. Interested parties here went to Bartow to meet and escort the officials, headed by Mr. Isador Gelder's of Fitzgerald, the secretary, into the city and through the county to Dublin.

    As soon as the routes are gone over a decision will be made and all parties and places interested will be promptly notified. Places along this route have subscribed a big fund as was asked of them and the way itself is now in pretty fair condition with promises made for a decided improvement in them. So this route stands a good show in getting official sanction.

    The Wrightsville High School will open September 3rd and the outlook for a record attendance for the term looms brightly. Entrance fees are to be paid to Mr. R. L. Kent, school treasurer, at the Bank of Wrightsville before school opens. The strong faculty consists of Prof. E. N. Anthony, Prof. Has. L. Fleming, Miss Doris Johnson, Miss Hallie Bryan, Mrs. W. L. Norris, Mrs. Gainor Fulford, Miss Clyde Perry, Miss Bernice Lewis, Mrs. George Gordy, Miss Annie Jenkins, Mrs. J. W. Vanlandingham, Miss Annie Mae Melton and Miss Ola Johnson.

    County Agent Crow plans to have a co-op hog sale once a month until further notice. The last sale produced two car loads bought by Mr. A. B. Johnson of the Hall Commission Co. of Moultrie for $8.01 as basis for tops. There were 163 head of hogs weighing 25,800 lbs and brought $1,836.05. One of the largest hog raisers in this part of Georgia is Mr. G. A. Tarbutton who's plantation is 7 miles west of the city. For several years he has made a specialty in the industry which net results is lots of cash. Mr. Lewis I. Davis of Liberty Grove showed off 4 large, long ears of corn from his field and 3 ears measured 37 inches. The other ear is 8 1/2 inches around.

    Mayor's Court was very small but it terminated very bad to the colored people in and around town. Clyde Thomas was fined $10 for being disorderly and so was Jessie Ware. Butler Jordan was fined $15 for being drunk and disorderly.

    Mr. John R. Rowland celebrated his 73rd birthday at his home near Moore's Chapel on the 12th. Mr. & Mrs. R. M. Walker had a daughter, Nina Pearl. Mr. Tom Raley has the latest model Ford car. Mr. W. H. Lovett owns a new Lincoln auto. Morris T. Riner of Meeks has a new Buick. Mr. Claude Bray works with Flanders Drug Store. Mr. J. Q. Sheppard moved to Wrightsville from Kite to work for Rowland's feed store. Mr. S. M. Johnson, Jr., is home from a season's baseball playing with the Florida State League.

    The playing of checkers seems to be a pleasant past time with some of our merchants. Mr. Sinquefield is so fond of the game he says he would not stop to kiss the rubiest lips of the prettiest girl in town. Mr. Thomas Boone Hayes who was born up north remarked he wished he was there sitting under a fruit-ladden apple tree, drinking cider and smoking a corn-cob pipe; indulging in these pleasures he would forget business cares and the boll weevil and remember the happy days of his youth and his old sweetheart, whom he first kissed as they were eating honey on a moonlit night near an old ash hopper.

From Days Gone By August 24, 1923

 August 24, 1923.

    The five and a quarter miles of City sewerage is just ahead says Mayor T. V. Kent. Arthur Pew, the engineer, has completed the work of making the entire survey, fixing prints and maps to submit to bidders for doing the actual work. It will take about four weeks to lay down the sewers and hope to start by October 1st.

    Sewers will be laid out in the middle of the streets. Connections to all buildings and plumbing will be paid by the property owners. Also a tapping fee will be charged. This will be expensive to property owners but not to worry, the people want sewerage. It is expected to take six months to completely finish the job.

    There was a special session of the Jeff Davis Highway boosters in Dublin. Abbeville, Eastman, Dublin and Wrightsville attended. Harmony reigned supreme. This is going to be a national highway. The country isn't going to have a more important one when it is put through and it is going whether by here or anywhere else.

    Officials are coming soon to look the route over and the local delegation plans a public promotion. Dr. J. W. Brinson has the list of contributors and memberships are still available and needed. This road will perpetuate the life of this great Southerner and at the same time bring us a highway.

    Late last week City Court adjourned. There were a total of 67 criminal cases disposed of and 10 went to the gang, two whites and two blacks were squirted and 75 bonds were forfeited, all this in just four days of court.

    Agent M. E. Woods of the Chevrolet sales house of the city has sold all the cars he had on hand, a total of four this month one to Mr. J. E. Jordan.

    Mr. C. S. Meadows, Sr. died August 16th at his home in Norma town from an illness of some months. He has full Masonic honors as he was one of the oldest Mason's in the state. He was 84 and was very active both in business and politics. He was long a member of the Baptist Church; a Confederate Veteran and commander of the local camp. He served in the Georgia legislature, a mayor, and his influence and assistance left it's mark on the constructive development since this section of the country was cleared of the turpentine woods and settled by farmers.

    Mr. E. L. Wade of Montrose died of stomach cancer. He was 62 and a leading farmer in that community. He is the father of Mrs. Ivey R. Tanner of Wrightsville.

 Mrs. Lizzie Logue, wife of Mr. Asa Logue was born in Washington County March 1851 and died August 4, 1923. She left a husband and 11 children, 33 grandchildren and 10 great grand children. She was buried at Piney Mount in Johnson County. She married at 22 and was a Baptist until she married then joined the Methodist. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Brown.

From Days Gone By August 17, 1923

 August 17, 1923.

    Last Wednesday evening just about sundown an ugly affray occured at the home of Norman Anderson about a half mile from Isham Stephen's home on the Pullen's bridge Rd when Mr. Anderson was badly wounded by a pistol bullet fired from the hand of Mr. W. I. Renfroe. The bullet entered the back and is still lodged in his body. Doctors are attending him and he is improving.

    Mr. Renfroe immediately called a doctor and Sheriff Davis and told the Sheriff what had been done and told him to come down for him when he wanted him or send for him or he would report to an officer at any time in person. A warrant was issued for him and he made bond of $300. The cause of all this is still not known.

    Capt. W. C. Davis, 58, a prominent Dublin attorney committed suicide at his home by shooting himself through the temple with a revolver. Financial worries are believed to be the cause. He left a letter to his son marked "personal" and contents of letter have not been devulged yet. He lingered in unconsciousness for 3 hours before death.

    Judge Ben Hill Moye has put many cases behind him in City Court. It was either try the case or forfeit the bond with him and the result has been a big amount of heavy fines. Several colored men went to the county gang from 6 to 12 months each and a large number paid out. There have been now 42 convictions and pleas of guilty entered, 3 acquittals, 75 bonds forfeited, 10 sent off to the county gang.

    The County Fair will be held this year Sept. 26-29 at the fair grounds here. The Primitive Baptists will start meetings this week at Brown Memorial. Pleasant Grove sing is moved to September because Idylwild is hosting a big sing this weekend. Another big hog sale will be here next week. Wrightsville School will open Sept. 3rd. Dr. A. M. Roundtree has decided to run for State Senate.

    Young Jamie Chapman fell off a pair of Tom-Walkers striking a wire which caught him around the throat making a long, ugly gash causing loss of a lot of blood just missing his juglar vein. He was rushed to the doctor and is improving.

    A Mr. Wright of Washington Co. will take Warden Stanley's place. Stanley is going to work for Emanuel Co. Mr. J. H. Rowland brings in the first bale of cotton for 1923 at Lovett's Gin weighing 447 and R. L. Stephens paid 25 cents per pound for it.

    Warden Stanley killed a rattlesnake with 12 rattles. Mr. Lovett Claxton at the Saw Mill on Cedar Creek a big one flopped down off the trash pile into the fireman's pit in front of the boiler. Mr. Otis Davis is now working at the Farmer's Bank. Capt. T. J. Brantley turned 79 and was entertained with a big party. He was a Confederate Veteran and was at Appomattox within 20 yards of Gen. Lee when he surrendered to Gen. Grant. Mr. Raymond Lester takes charge of the Boy Scouts for this district. Mr. Chas. J. Smith files for bankruptcy.

    E. C. Roberts, director of Tuskegee Institute is coming here to speak at a rally and tag drive for Dock Kemp Training School for colored youths of this section. This is an attempt to obtain more funds from the Julius Rosenwald fund with which to erect an additional room to the school.

From Days Gone By August 10, 1923

 August 10, 1923.

    The President died, instantaneously and without warning while conversing with members of his family about 7:30 pm on August 3rd. His physicians report that death was apparently due to some brain embolism, probably an apoplexy. President Warren G. Harding 29th President of the United States is dead. Calvin Coolidge took the oath as President at Plymouth, Vermont at 2:47 am August 3rd. The oath administered by his father, John C. Coolidge who is a Notary Public. The text of the oath had been telephoned to Mr. Coolidge from the White House.

    Here is how the President died: Mrs. Harding was seated beside his bed, reading from a magazine. At the end of a paragraph she paused and let the magazine drop into her lap. "That sounds good; go ahead", said the President. They were his last words. A moment later he threw his right hand over his head, and sank down, dead.

    If there is any indication coming from the number of civil and criminal cases ahead of the next week's term of City Court it is likely to be a full week before His Honor, Judge Ben Hill Moye releases the jury to go home and find their families well.

    Sheriff Lewis Davis has 10 prisoners in jail for this term and a big crowd out on bond to come next week. There are a number of accusations awaiting arrest adding to the number. Clerk Joe B. Williams stated he had 30 civil suits and 117 criminal cases for the court. Every lawyer in the city is on some case coming up.

    A large number of farmers, bankers and others went out to the W. P. Bedingfield pasture meeting looking over the pasture,  inspecting the Dallis, Carpet and Lespedeza grasses growing on it and listened to 4 or 5 speakers on it. They stated, in Feb or March in low lands a pasture is started with 2 to 5 lbs of Dallis, 5 to 7 lbs of Carpet and 10 to 15 lbs of Lespedeza per acre. Idle acres can be put to work and these grasses will never become a pest. Sow on top of the ground. Don't plow it in. This pasture makes cows give more milk with less feed from the barn and brings cash throughout the year. The average Georgia cow eats 20 lbs of hay and 8 lbs of grain per day while in the barn. This is cut one-third or more while on the pasture 

    Mason's from all through this section are gathering at Idylwild for a genuine round of pleasure. Subscriptions are still available for the Jeff Davis Highway. This road will help the city and county. Five dollars for a life membership to the amount of  50 or more will do the work. They can be bought at Bronson's Drug Store. There were 65 white and 14 colored teachers who took the state exam here. Mr. J. M. Hammock will run for Tax Receiver.

    Warden R. M. Stanley tendered his resignation to Ordinary Jenkins. He will go to work for the Emanuel County Board of Road Commissioners. Mr. James Lumley leaves here to work at Citizens Bank of Swainsboro. Born to Judge and Mrs. Ben Hill Moye a daughter on August 1st. Mr. & Mrs. Osley M. Sumner had a boy on July 25th.

    Miss Pauline Ethridge, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Ethridge of Adrian we'd Mr. Stump Brinson of Mullen. Miss Isabel Reynolds Mawha of N. J. will we'd Prof. Paul Easterling Bryan.

    Mr. Noah Copeland living down near Meeks, a son of Mr. Wright Copeland has been in a very bad condition for 10 days with rabies. Mr. Brice Anderson of Kite who's son was bitten by a rabid dog is doing good after treatments. Miss Elizabeth Hall age 62 died suddenly at her home near Liberty Grove. She was cousin to J. A., J. E. and J. W. Hall. She was buried in the Hall graveyard.

    Johnson County sons are preaching all over the state. You won't start out to any section and get far enough away without running into one about the time you think nobody there knows you are near our folk.

From Days Gone By August 3, 1923

 August 3, 1923.

    We stand a chance to get or to lose a real national highway right through the middle of Johnson County if action is taken or not taken this week. A little money will make the difference. We will never get anywhere on the way unless some effort and funds are forth coming. It is the same story but on a newer proposition. If Wrightsville and Johnson ever goes anywhere now is the time to get on another map.

    Eastman raised $600, Dublin $1000, Louisville and Bartow are getting up about the same amount. It remains for Johnson to get equal to the others in porportion. Other counties are going after it and it can slip around us here.

    Why money? They want it to log the route, make maps of it, put up markers, blaze the way and advertise it so that national travel will use it. That's all folks. We must have this highway while it comes our way to get it.

    Wrightsville and Johnson should make a strong pull to get the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway to come through. It would mean the eventual elimination of one main, long road to keep up and put the county on a national highway of through travel. The Bee-Line will be built someday.

    There has been much activity with the City Council on the adequate installment of a sewerage system throughout the town. For years there has been an adequate water supply filling the wants of the people but now wanted sewerage. The last few months has placed the financial condition of the city as to enable it to go into these modern improvements now being promulgated. Policing the city has been resultant of much revenue compared to other years turning in around 100 cases so far this year. Revenues from every source has gained some and the city is practically living within it's income.

    The new machinery has arrived and is being installed. Council members visited Swainsboro and Vidalia to inspect their systems and decided not to accept the engineering offer of the McCrary Co. and went with Pugh.

    Bonds have been advertised for a month now and were sold yesterday. The City Council opened the sealed bids for the $30,000 in bonds, there being 6 bids considered as presented. The successful bidder was the Lowry Bank & Trust Co. of Georgia. These bonds will mature on December 1, 1949. Other bidders were from banks in Chicago, Atlanta, Texas and Ohio. Prospects for Wrightsville to have a full and complete water and sewerage system are certain and the people's dream is coming true.

    Dr. D. C. Harrison, Johnson's representative in the House is home at Kite for a few days. Mr. Arlie Price has assumed his position with Parker & Price Grocery. Mr. Claude Hicks is with the Central of Georgia Railway. Mr. Alfred Barnes has gone to Aiken to work for Community Ice and Coal Co. Mr. J. H. Rowland brought in the first open cotton boll of the season.

    School teachers from all over will be coming here this week to take the regular state examination for license to teach school. Alton Caneega and John Edward Vanlandingham leave for Rome to attend Martha Barry Schools. During the past month Idylwild has become the popular resort for camping and picnics.

    On July 25th Jimmie Mitchell returned home to his mother, Mrs. Martha Mitchell near Snell's Bridge after being imprisoned for 8 years.

    On July 25th Mr. James Joel Hoover, 67, died at his home 5 miles from Wrightsville after a 2 week illness of paralysis. He was buried in the Scarbourgh Cemetery. He was twice married, three children by his first wife with only one living. His last wife, Miss Jane Brantley, had 13 children with 8 still living.

From Days Gone By July 27, 1923

 July 27, 1923.

    Officers W. T. Rowland, N. D. Whittaker, W. T. Kitchens and W. J. Crawford made a wholesale raid up on U. R. Jenkins homeplace in the Bray settlement, finding 13 colored people engaged in a game of cards on the front porch of the dwelling and upon surrounding the patch they captured 12 of them, one getting away, 11 being jailed and a white man bonded. One colored woman was in the crowd.

    Policeman Claxton and Spell made another big haul in the city Sunday, catching a half dozen or so for the same offense and put them in jail.

    Monday morning Henry Johnson plead guilty to having liquor, etc. and was sentenced to 12 months on the gang or $186.20. He was one of the two captured by officers down near Spann the latter part of June and been in jail ever since. The other man, Henry Kemp, has been on the gang since the 29th of June having plead guilty also.

    A livestock meeting will be held at the test pasture on the farm of Mr. W. P. Bedingfield 4 1/2 miles Northeast of Wrightsville. This is one of 48 test pastures established the last 3 years by the Central of Georgia Railway. These pastures prove that Lespedeza, Carpet Grass and Dallis grass will make pastures on our lowlands which will afford more grazing than those of the most famous pasture regions. The Johnson Co. pasture has done very well, although some of the pasture is too high and dry. It averaged a cow and a fifth grazed per acre for more than 6 months last year.

    There are a lot of hog cholera going the rounds about this time every year and the report is that there is more or less of it spreading now. County Agent Crow states he will treat hogs in any part of the county when called upon and will only be the cost of the medicine used. He adds that the time to treat them is when they are well and hearty, not wait until the cholera attacks the herd.

    On August 9th, Mason's of more than 30 lodges will meet at Idylwild for a second rally and picnic. Warden Stanley is completing a new bridge at Gumlog. Dr. H. B. Bray is home at his mother's. He is now looking him up a place which will suit him for his practice.

    Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Burns had a son on the 16th named William Maurice Burns. Mr. & Mrs. James T. Miller had a son on the 23rd.

    Jimmie M. Anderson and son Milledge returned from Houston, Texas where they visited a cousin, Mr. J. Lovett Anderson, 80 years old who moved from here to there about 40 years ago and has never been back since.

    Clerk J. B. Williams had the accident of having iodine mistake Ed for a similar colored eye medicine and the error not discovered until his son had dropped some of the iodine in his eye which had already been giving him trouble. The pain of the wrong medicine was great and a physician was summoned immediately and he is being watched closely.

    Mrs. Lula Stokes was born Sept. 28, 1877, married W. N. Stokes July 23, 1896 and died July 8th. She left a husband and 11 children, one being 3 months old. She joined the Methodist Church at 13. She was preparing to attend church but was suddenly stricken with acute indigestion, lingering only a few hours before passing away.

From Days Gone By July 20, 1923

 July 20, 1923.

    At the annual convention of the Georgia Press Association at Lavonia our own editor, Mr. Charles D. Roundtree was elected president. Mr. Roundtree came here several years ago. He is capable, enthusiastic and a hard worker.

    A new International tractor has been purchased by Ordinary Jenkins to help maintain the roads. It is the latest model. It develops 1530 hp and is able to pull an 8 foot road machine and will be operated by Norris Rowland. With the aid of this tractor Warden Stanley will have some of the best roads here in the state. A tractor of this type has been long needed by the county, but only recently could they afford to buy one.

    The mayor and council of Wrightsville have decided to have sewerage, so on the first day of August the clerk will sell $30,000 worth of bonds for this purpose. Since the new machinery is to be installed soon the plant will have all the water necessary and then some. The city has long needed sewerage and it is hoped that the people of Wrightsville will rally to their call as to make a cleaner and better town.

    The Palace Cafe, operated by Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Clark moved from the Johnson building on the corner to the building vacated by Parker & Price Grocery. Mr. C. C. Blankenship, jeweler and optometrist moved from the Flanders building to the new building joining the Headlight office.

    In the period of one year between April 30, 1922 and April 30, 1923 cars of cattle shipped 37; cars of hogs 39; cattle and hogs mixed 23 making a total of 99 cars with a valuation of $100,000 or more. We have shipped two cars of poultry worth nearly $7,000, besides there have been shipped by local express approximately $30,000. There are seven people at shipping points in the county that are shipping poultry and eggs and sour cream that will amount to more than $12,000. With this income from these sources we are very near to what we used to get when we made 18,000 bales of cotton a year and got $40 a bale. We are in our infancy in the livestock and poultry business.

    Mayor T. V. Kent has a big Mayor's Court which ended disaterously for the colored folks. Alex Fowler disorderly conduct $7.50 or 30 days. Henrietta Carter, same offense $5 or 30 days. Essie Mae Patterson and Vic York, fighting $10 or 30 days and $6 in hand paid by speeders.

    Much excitement in Dublin as Dr. H. M. Moore, a well known dentist, shot M. C. Dominey, Tax Collector of Lauren's Co. during a fight the two men had on the street. Dominey was not seriously wounded. The trouble started over something Moore said to Dominey about some dental work Dominey had done in another city. Dominey slapped Moore first, and held him against a telephone pole. When Moore was released he drew his pistol and fired at Dominey close range.

    Mrs. John T. Phillips who lived about 7 miles Northwest died at her home. She left a husband and 7 children the youngest only 12 days old.

    Dr. J. R. Dent, prominent physician of this city died at his home on Marcus Street of heart trouble and typhoid fever. He had fever the past 6 weeks. Dr. Dent engaged in medicine here a number of years and lived in Oconee the past 3 years only being back here 2 weeks ago. He was 48 born and raised here. A graduate of Atlanta Medical College which is now Emory University. He is survived by his wife, six Brothers, C. M., Lewis, W. W., W. J., Ed and B. J. Dent. Six sister's Mrs. W. A. Sinquefield, Mrs. J. J. Burns, Mrs. J. R. Raley, Mrs. M. F. Montford, Mrs. J. G. Kent and Mrs. Benton Odom. Dr. Dent was a member of Arline Chapel and was buried in Westview.