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.