February 16, 1923.
Has anybody in Johnson Co. lost a son, about 18 or 20 years old, light dark hair, sun burned a right smart and has been gone about 15 days now? This was the question that county policeman J. T. Jackson of Laurens Co. was asking here Tuesday in an effort to gain some tangible info relative to the death of the young man that was found near Dublin some weeks ago lying up in a field.
Mr. Jackson had a clue that the fellow was John Will Amason, a son of Bill Amason of this city, but upon going to the Amason home was informed they had not lost a boy, that all their son's were at home working. He still had another clue which he was investigating and the results he has not disclosed yet.
If there is a lost son from Johnson since Jan. 1st the fact has not come to light so far and many questions are being asked all around to see if one is missing. They are anxious to ascertain just who this dead fellow is. He was buried the other day where he was found.
The Dixie Dept. Store burned to the ground early last Thursday morning Feb. 8th. This was a severe loss to the owners which had been in business for several years. Starting off as Hauger-Hobbs-Davis Co. then Hauger-Davis Co. then The Dixie Dept store. It was a total loss from fire, water and smut. The amount of insurance did not cover the stock. It is not known how the fire started other than a bad stove flue causing it. The fire fighters couldn't save the store but did prevent damage to adjoining stores. The firm members C. D. Hauger, J. Tom Davis and C. H. Moore decided to reopen as soon as possible. The building belonged to Mr. E. A. Lovett and was next door to Dixie Theatre.
The Feb. term of city court convened with Judge Ben Hill Moye. Instead of a two day court it was a two hour court. Charlie Brown, colored, pled guilty in two cases and drew two fines, one for 12 months or $125 and 10 months or $75. He went to the gang. J. W. Page, white, drew a fine of $100 or 12 months as he pled guilty but paid the fine.
Mr. Charlie Johnson who was stabbed two Saturday nights ago by Morris has improved now after fighting for his life. His home is at the rise of the hill just across the county line 4 miles north of town.
A scant 2 hours before he was to have walked the gallows to have his neck broken in penalty for killing his wife and sister-in-law, Seab Johnson, Emanuel Co. negro, was notified he would have 2 more weeks of life while additional evidence is being investigated. Sheriff Coleman received a telegram from Gov. Hardwick to respite him until Feb. 23rd.
Mr. Henry T. Downs who lives at Carr's Station in the thick of the robbery a week ago when 2 blacks robbed all the stores joined the posse and tells this story:"We were stationed on the highway between Milledgeville and Sparta to watch for the two negroes, the dogs being after them. About 30 min after I was stationed there the two desperados came up Towns Creek to a bridge where Lindsey Gilmore was watching. He held up one of them while doing this the other shot Gilmore. They took his gun and went on up the creek. The dogs took a hot trail from Gilmore on up the swamp about a mile. There were found Gilmore's gun and the stolen gun and the men had seperated. The pursuit led on hot until a short distance away they overtook the mulatto negro and he was killed. He had left the creek and started up a branch. The posse then went back where the trail divided but after several hours couldn't catch him and he was still at-large. Gilmore died. A $100 reward is out for the other man described as 5'6" about 130 lbs an has 2 gold teeth."
The city council are making a try-out of all-night light service which they started up last week. If you go to bed and are an early riser you will have lights, the light plant running till 7am. Merchants were asked to allow one light burn in the back of their stores serving two purposes, help the night policeman to see through the stores.
A Johnson Co. boy, Pvt. Willie J. Mills is on the roster of the American doughboys of the 8th infantry who disembarked from the St. Mihiel at Savannah. He is in Co. A with 930 officers an men that left the occupied region at Coblenz, Germany.
Wrightsville High defeated Empire 56-13 with Blount and Lovett playing best. The girls defeated Irwinton 19-4. The Bearcats were defeated by Glenwood 11-12 then the Redjackets defeated B. P. I. 25-31. Franklin Farnum in "The Fighting Grin" is at the Dixie.
Mr. James Lewis Pournell died here Feb 12th after a several month illness. He was born Dec. 25th 1852. He was brother to Mr. W. L. Pournell. He was buried at Westview. Mr. George B. Maddox died at his home on Feb. 9th. He been sick for about a year. He was 51 years old, member of Moore's Chapel. Surviving him is his wife, a son, Tiller Maddox, 6 daughters, mrs. C. M. Sheppard, Mrs. C. C. Watts, Mrs. E. O. Hutchinson, Mrs. H. D. Garnto, Misses Nellie and Eddie Lou Maddox. One brother David L. Maddox and sister Mrs. J. W. Page. He was buried at Westview.
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