Gone By July 6, 1923

 July 6, 1923.

    The 4th was a great day with Johnson County people, hundred celebrating in some manner and businesses closed for the day. Farming stopped, too, and the tiller of the soil took his share along with the people of the town's. There were many picnics and fishing parties. Warden Stanley set up a barbecue in Kite for his gang and citizens in and around Kite. The baseball games at Tennille had possibly the largest number of citizens with practically half of Wrightsville there. Idylwild had a big day too.

    There will be a road meeting in Dublin for the purpose of establishing the Jeff Davis Highway, Abbeville to Augusta branch. A large number from Johnson is expected to attend.

    After making wide investigations as to the best machinery and system of power plants now in use around this section the city council has bought new machinery to replace the old and out of date plant at the power house in part at least. The Sandersville plant met the council's approval. A new type of boiler, Schofield make, 150 hp, 150 high pressure and an electrically driven air compressor. Worthington make, feather weight valves, for pumping water out of the ground into the reservoir, have been purchased and will be here in 30 to 60 days and installed at once.

    This new machinery will save a great deal of expense and the work can be done with less oil and fuel. The council aims to make this the first step at sewerage for Wrightsville, water being the main object in a sewerage project such as to be undertaken here, and the old plant is not adequate to the situation.

   Parker& Price moved their grocery store one door south of where they have been for over a year. It will be in the Tanner building just finished. Mr. Edgar Parker is manager. Messers E. V. Harris and B. B. Hayes has opened the Dodge Brothers motor car dealership at Sumner's Garage. Mr. & Mrs. Herbert B. Sanders moved into the Walker house on the Southside. I. R. Tanner and W. F. Outlaw want a lot of wood for the plant here in Wrightsville and says if you have wood to sell see them first. Mr. Willie Nixon of Kite will likely run for Tax Receiver.

    Mr. Gainor Burns while plowing his big plow horse fell into a deep ditch at the end of the rows, causing much injury to it's back and limbs. Heavy work was required to extricate the animal and finally emerged the horse by the erection of a crane to support him on his legs and since then hard work has been done to save him. This season has not been good for the farmers watermelon crop. It's the worst season in years.

    Wrightsville won the double header at Tennille. The scores were 11 to 1 and 1 to 0. Josh Watson arrives today and will join the line up.

    Mr. Richard Stanley married Miss Susie Lake of Wrightsville in Macon Sunday afternoon.

    Tom Mix will be shown at the Dixie Theatre in one of his latest William Fox productions entitled "The Fighting Streak". William Farnum in "Shackles of Gold" will also be featured.