From Days Gone By Feb. 21,1924

 February 21,1924.

    Judge Ben Hill Moye, Judge of the City Court of Wrightsville, a board trustee of the high school, a former representative from Johnson in the General Assembly and an attorney has been critically ill at his home since last week and his recovery looks dark. Dr. Lamar Harris of Augusta has been at his bedside since Friday. A specialist from Atlanta arrived yesterday morning consulting with local physicians. Judge Moye's last visit uptown was last Tuesday when he tried to summon enough strength to finish up City Court but could not and was deluged with requests not to try.

    The Twelfth District Accredited High School Literary and Athletic Field Contests will be held in Wrightsville at the high school building and campus the latter part of April.

    A second co-op hog sale for the county will be Feb. 28th. Agent Crow says prices are expected to be higher than the first sale. A large number of buyers are expected to be on hand.

    Mr. H. P. Claxton files for bankruptcy. Advalorum taxes for the city of Wrightsville for 1923 must be paid by March 1st or a levy will be made. Sewerage is all in and the streets will be worked up in the next 10 days it is hoped. Mr. & Mrs. N. D. Whitaker had a boy on the 12th.

    The devil came to the Methodist Church steps Sunday night just after services had begun, he taking possession of several dogs, causing them to bark, howl and sneeze. This canine disturbance caused Evangelist Harry Allen to request some one go out and drive the brutes away, or invite them into church; provided they would be quiet. A gentleman arouse and said he would disperse them as he believed the devil had entered the dogs for the purpose of interrupting services. The devil has not only the power to get into dogs, hogs, tomcats, etc. but into people attending church; for you occasionally see some man asleep, or some youth whispering or giggling, or some fair maiden looking at herself in a small mirror and powdering her face. This is a subtle way his satanic majesty has of causing people to become uninterested in the sermon, so says the preacher 

    For a long time the movement to build a highway bridge over the Oconee River has been contemplated by Johnson, Washington and Wilkinson counties. This would open up a whole new territory and shorten the distance from Macon to Savannah. There is no denying the fact that the bridge is needed and essential. This is a proposition which should appeal to the businessmen of Macon, because  it is a fact that the motor travel from Johnson, Wilkinson and lower Washington County is not what it should be. It's an opportunity to open up a rich trade territory which is now to a large extent isolated. 

    The people of Johnson and Wilkinson made the first real attempt at the matter of bridging the Oconee somewhere about Ball's Ferry or Oconee two years ago and in that had no response from Washington until now. Johnson and Wilkinson told Washington of the benefits of organizing the Bee Line Association from Macon to Swainsboro via Irwinton and Wrightsville. Johnson County is ready to put whatever power it has behind the matter and assist in the construction of this great public necessity.