March 23, 1923.
Closed down, all barred up, and at home, church or Sunday school with but the smallest amount of travel anyway, the people of Wrightsville enjoyed their first "Blue Sunday" under the present administration last Sunday. Stores, cigar stands, soda water places and gas stations along with all other businesses were closed after 9:30 am. The Women's Club pushed the move and the city obeyed.
March 23rd, by Georgia law, was fixed as Temperance Day in all county schools as pushed by the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Mr. M. E. Woods turned over his garage to Mr. Osley M. Sumner and is now the dealer of Chevrolet. Mr. S. M. Johnson, Jr. is headed to Bradenton, Florida to join its baseball club of the Florida State League. On March 28th Wrightsville will hold another hog sale.
Mr. Tom C. Johnson, son of Mr. Mason Johnson of Wrightsville who was working at Wrigley's Pharmacy in Macon, mounted his motorcycle to go home when it jumped headlong upon the sidewalk, striking Miss Frances Berna Fogarty crushing her to the sidewalk on Second St. and she shortly died after reaching the hospital. Johnson hurried to the sheriff an told what happened and was locked up pending investigation, after which Johnson was freed as it was purely an accident.
Mr. Clay Jenkins has returned from South Georgia and is to play with a big baseball club there. Mrs. Nancie Jane Wheeler celebrated her 73rd birthday. Mr. Oliver Sinquefield is working for Standard Oil Company. Mr. L. A. Lovett sold another carload of Ford's. "The Kid" with Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan is at the Dixie.
In the March Term of Superior Court, the State vs Dave Wilson, colored, charged with the murder of Arthur Wright, was found guilty and given a life sentence. Fred Irvin was also found guilty of murder and given 18 years. Modie Taylor's tril is still in progress.
Mr. & Mrs. T. L. Drake had a son, Clifford Meadows Drake on March 14th. Miss Sallie Mae McCoy of this county married Mr. Ralph Hatcher of Treutlen County. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dan McCoy of the Liberty Grove community.
A car had been put on the sidetrack. It was loaded with the remains of C. H. Moore's ice plant, bound for other points. The purchaser, Mr. Johnson of Hawkensville was loading the last of the piping when pressure was put on him to keep it here and bring what he carried away back. A mass meeting was called for the mayor and council with 65 tax payers assembled with Mr. Johnson. The matter was discussed from every angle, pro and con, with the result that the city was delegated with authority to go ahead and treat with Mr. Johnson on a resonable way to get the plant built back in the city.
One thing presented itself, the purchase of the old house and the land on which it is located and adjoining land or all the tract that goes with the ice plant, cotton gin and old warehouse that was burned. This is owned by the Central Bank & Trust Corp. of Atlanta. W. C. Brinson acted as spokesman for this company.
The meeting adjourned pending a session of council with Mr. Johnson and the city attorney. Further developments are being awaited at this time and it is said that the matter will be arranged so that the ice plant will be put back.
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