From Days Gone By Feb. 15,1924

 February 15,1924.

    Mr. Charlie F. Oliver of the Western part of the county shot himself in the right temple about noon Thursday last at his home while most of the children were away from the house at school. Only two of them were on the premises, the two eldest. He has 8 children. His wife had been dead for some time.

    Despondency had pursued him for some time and the reason for his rash act is not known other than this. He took a 32 S & W pistol, placed himself in a standing position in front of a bureau. The children had left him standing in front of the glass before they went to the potato Hill. After they left he took the pistol from its place and jabbed it up against his head just above the right ear, pulled the trigger and fell to the floor, dying in cold blood.

    The children hearing the gun hastened into the house to find him dying on the floor. Neighbors and Dr. H. B. Bray were hastened to the scene but death had laid it's cold hand upon him. Coroner- Loring Clayton, summoned a jury with the result that he took his own life. Charlie was born in 1879 and was married to Mattie Meeks who died in 1917. He was buried in the Williams Cemetery in the Bray district of the county.

    Judge Ben Hill Moye was too sick to hold court this week so Judge Kent would try a few minor criminal cases until noon Tuesday, when against the wishes of family and physician, Moye left his sick bed. The attorneys and jury urged him to go back home for he had a fever and very much under the weather. He went back home where he was sick for several more days. He announced that likely there would be no City Court until August, the court has always adjourned for the May term.

    The annual "Go To Church Day" in Wrightsville will be Easter Sunday, April 20th. Mr. T. E. Hayes has a grocery store in operation fronting the court house on the west side. Mr. R. R. Doke files for bankruptcy.

    Mr. & Mrs. M. E. Woods have a daughter born Feb. 1st. The infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Barnes Cary died on the 9th and buried at Piney Mount. The infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Bush of Eastman was buried here this week.

    Wrightsville took the measure of Sandersville, Bartow and Cochran High schools in the last games played here on the new court. Thursday night the Redjackets beat Sandersville 24 to 9. The Redjackets beat Cochran 32 to 26. The girls defeated Bartow 8 to 7. Preparations are underway to enter the tourney at Cochran and Wrightsville expects to capture the honors.

    Mr. J. N. Daniel from the southern part of the county died at home after an illness of several days. He was about 75. He was buried at Bay Springs. Mr. Gordon Wilson, invalid for most of his 35 years died on the 4th. He was buried in the Wilson cemetery near Donovan. His parents were Mr. & Mrs. Jack Wilson.

    Did you know that the new law requires you to get a burial certificate and permit before you can legally bury your dead? Then, too, did you know the law requires you to have the doctor fill out a certificate for every child born? Well, they are after this thing now and some folks will get in bad with the law if they don't start complying with this new law.