From Days Gone By Feb 1,1924

 February 1,1924.

    Charles Moloney, President of the Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad, along with L. A. Downs, newly elected President of the Central of Georgia Railway, made an inspection of the railroad in this section. They went from here to Tennille to a W. & T. meeting where Mr. Downs was elected as a board member. Mr. Downs is one of the best known and most efficient railroad men in the country. He began his railroad career after graduating Purdue University as a civil engineer. Has been with the Central from 1896 until 1920 rapidly moving up positions to President. Much of Mr. Downs life has been spent in the South. He declares the Central of Georgia's territory is now in the best condition in it's history.

    Warden C. T. Wright has moved the chaingang to winter quarters down by the jail and working roads out from the city. They will remain here about two months. The Ordinary is considering buying some new machinery for the roads. Heavy and continued hauling big logs over newly made roads have hurt the County's roads materially while on the other hand the people have reaped a big harvest from the sale of the timber in a time of great need.

    Last Friday evening the local girls went to Soperton and played the high school girls in a fast game of basketball but we're defeated 39 to 10. The Wrightsville Bearcats defeated the Right way Athletic Club of Macon 26 to 30. The Bearcats go to Macon Feb. 12th for a return game.

    Mr. J. W. Frank's while out cutting wood near his home in the Western part of the county ran across a large rattlesnake which he killed having 13 rattles. It was one of the largest ever seen in this section.

    All day long Farmers brought in two-horse and one-horse wagon loads of well-fattened hogs for the sale at the Johnson County Livestock barns. Three carloads were sold. There were a total of 49,875 pounds in three cars sold to the Hall Commission of Moultrie. There were 93 no. 1s weighing 17,687. There were 81 no. 2s weighing 13,520 and 73 no. 3s weighing 8,619. There were 36 no. 4s weighing 2,992 and 28 roughs at 7,037 lbs. The price paid for no. 1s as a basis was $6.76.

    Many hogs have been killed and the meat saved by the Farmers at their homes this winter owing to the cold spells that have come along and this will help to offset some of the loss sustained by the cold damaging the grain crops. The grain crops in Johnson is off. Freezing weather did it up and has caused widespread loss among our Farmers. This will bring about a short food crop.

    Both churches in the basement had been deluged and the Baptist and Methodist congregations hovered in close quarters in the annex of each around small stoves, the furnaces being out of commission Sunday and Sunday night.

    The sewerage works are coming along well, the company working between rainy spells as best they can. Good weather will see it completed in a few weeks.

    Mr. Thomas Garten Holt, age 49, died January 25th at his home in Augusta after a short bout with pneumonia. His wife, Mrs. Maude Strange Holt survives. They had a child buried here where they once lived and he was brought back here to Westview. He was a member of the Wrightsville Christian Church. At time of death he was a successful agent for the New York Life Insurance Co. At one time he was a leading merchant of Wrightsville, afterwards going to Dublin entering business there. He also had a business in Waycross for some time.