From Days Gone By June 8, 1923

 June 8, 1923.

    They are off today with the same old spirit! Showing regular form the boys of home with a regiment of fans as boosters, has started the 1923 baseball season. Wrightsville will start off with two games with Tennille, one there and one here at the fairgrounds on Friday.

    Bill Tyson is leading off with Rawlings and C. Jenkins form first battery. Anthony, Cook,  Hatcher, Laut Lovett, Lewis Lovett, Tom Luther Lovett, M. Raley, Forest Jackson and Red Martin make up the team.

    Dr. A. M. Roundtree of Adrian, a popular physician, is seriously considering a run for senate in the 16th district. Dr. Roundtree was born and raised in Emanuel, now lives in Johnson where he has practiced medicine for 20 years and owns large farms in Treutlen and Laurens counties. Mr. Willie S. Kight is being urged to run for sheriff.

    Merchant T. E. Hayes is also a farmer and doesn't brag about more than "forty acres and a mule" for he has an intensive acre plan. He planted a half acre in town in cabbage around the first of the year and up to now has sold over $150 worth here in town, $75 of it to one merchant. He brought one cabbage in that weighed 17 lbs net. County agent M. E. Crow left for Madison, Florida to study that state's method in combating the boll weevil.

    Every lot but one in Westview had been taken up and Mayor T. V. Kent set about to purchase more land for the use of the people wanting to be buried there. He made a trade for one acre adjoining on the north side out of which will be cut 80 lots for sale to those wanting one or more. These lots will be available in a short time.

    Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Lord have moved to Kite where he will work for the Ford agency and garage now opening up there by L. A. Lovett and R. J. Boatright. Mr. Ivey R. Tanner was in Bartow shipping a car of swine which he sold to the Hall Commission Co. Of Moultrie.

    Upon application to the prison commission, Norris Rowland, the son of Mr. J. S. Rowland, has been assigned to the county camp here to serve the four years of his sentence which was given him in Superior Court for his part in the killing of Ellis Hadden some months ago, the young man having decided to serve the time instead of appealing further.

    The remains of Mr. David B. Palmer formerly of Buckeye community were brought from his home in Vidalia and buried at Bethel Church. Mr. G. M. Brantley died at his home near Mt. Gilead. He was 82 and served through the Civil War.

    John R. Wilson died June 1st at home after a few weeks sickness. He was 78 and a Confederate veteran and was buried at Liberty Grove with Masonic rites. He was a son of Archie and Pollie Wilson who were born in South Carolina.