From Days Gone By Sept. 28, 1923

 September 28, 1923.

    The big fair opened yesterday in what seems to be the best one yet. This is the first all-home fair ever held here featuring a plantation show, musical comedy, moving picture show, plays, novelties, games, a 16 piece band and the finest exhibits ever.

    The county races are beginning to ramp up as candidates are coming out from everywhere. Mr. Lovett J. Claxton announces for Sheriff, Joe B. Williams offers re-election for clerk. Mr. J. Arlie Lindsey for re-election as tax Receiver. Others seriously considering a run are Mr. John A. Douglas for clerk, Green B. Harrison for clerk, W. T. Kitchens for Sheriff.

   Mr. Jefferson Tyson of near Moore's Chapel brought in 14 bales of cotton to Lovett's Gin on 13 wagons in a street parade to the gin. Mr. W. C. Tompkins brought in 16 bales of the staple. Mr. John R. Rowland brought in some fine corn. John is one of the best corn raisers in the county.

    Johnson is expected to yield 5,500 bales this year. While the market soars upward on cotton the weevil works on the yield end and lowers it. It will eventually be worked out because the world has to have cotton. Farmland is also a bargain at present Price's. The big hog sale here yielded 188 hogs weighing 24,500 lbs with NO. 1s bringing 8.76. Enterprise Sausage of Macon bought two car loads.

    The dairy business has taken a long step forward and the herds of fine cows are growing to where the owners are going to meet with much revenue from their investments. County Agent Crow bought 31 head, 30 milk cows and one male at White Plains. The owners of these cows are G. B. Harrison, Shelton Harrison, L. J. and B. J. Peddy. Mr. Green B. Harrison has bought some fine Jerseys from Mr. Wm Jackson who now owns the 4 year old 667.07 lbs of butter fat champion cow at his Donovan dairy farm.

    Several days ago Morris T. Riner, J. B. Flanders, Archie Flanders, and Henry Hutcheson of Meeks shipped in a car load of 29 fine Jerseys milk cows. Several others are talking of buying cows and before long the county will have enough at this rate to afford a creamery here.

    Mr. W. R. Thomas of the W. & T. Railroad was here inquiring about the matter of stumps. The object of this is to arrive at how many stumps are in a radius of 75 miles of Dublin with the intent to establish a plant for utilizing stumps, trees, logs, knots, limbs, etc. if there is a sufficient quantity to make such an investment.

    You can now go into Mexico since diplomatic relations has been resumed between the U. S. and that country and the Southern Railroad is selling through railroad tickets to any point in Mexico.

    The banks statements were released. The Bank of Adrian $153,633.30; Exchange Bank $267,402.43; Bank of Wrightsville $353,272.52; The Citizens Bank of Kite $166,880.14; Farmers Bank $155,458.80.

    School opens in Kite with 235 pupils. Mr. W. B. Meeks just moved into his new house and Mr. I. F. Warnock lost his home to a fire.

    Mr. & Mrs  James Bennett Tapley had a girl on Sep 21st. Mr. & Mrs. J. E. Jordan married off their daughter, Geneva, to Mr. James Wheeler Harrison. Mr. William Jones, 66, died at his home here after a two month illness. He leaves only two small grandchildren. He was buried in Westview.

    Mr. Clean Frost has rented the Ice Cream Parlor from Mr. E. A. W. Johnson. Dr. S. N. Bradshaw, vetenary at Linder's Stables has moved here from Dublin. Mr. Frank Lindsey moved here from Tennille.

    Rain fell here in torrents Friday and Saturday and from the prevailing odor it seems there were several car loads of mullet in town Saturday.