From Days Gone By Feb. 8,1924

 February 8,1924.

    The Wrightsville School District released it's financial statement as officially reported as of December 31,1923. Receipts $17,052.41 disbersments $17,052.41. B. H. Moye, secretary & Treasurer. Board members are B. B. Blount, E. E. Sanders, W. C. Brinson, I. R. Tanner and B. H. Moye. Mr. R. L. Kent is clerk.

    There are pending in City Court some long suits if they are tried next week at the February term. Many smaller cases are on the civil docket for disposal also. The jail is empty for this term. The only three in it are there for murder and will be tried at the March term.

    A big rally of Farmers will be at the court house February 19th to listen to experts on farming. They will be discussing boy's club work, boll weevil specialists will also be there.

    County Agent Crow will hold a chicken sale Feb. 14th. Mr. Crow also wants to ship a carload of sweet potatoes if any farmers want to sell there's. Mr. I. T. Jackson and Mr. J. T. Harrison were here discussing the shortness of farm labor in the county this year, each saying they had farms idle on account of not having sufficient croppers. This condition prevails on many farms in this county.

    Mr. Lewis Leonidas Lovett has invented an accessory to a baby carriage. This mechanical device, when attached to a carriage and put in operation, will fan the baby, tickle it's chin or nose or toes, as well as produce a soothing sound that will amuse the little one.

    Mr. Newton G. Smith and Mr. John D. Wheeler have filed for bankruptcy. Mr. & Mrs. J. N. J. Garnto had a son on Feb. 3rd weighing eight and a half pounds. Miss Lucyle Nelson and Mr. William Bedingfield were married in Sandersville. She is daughter of Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Nelson of Wrightsville. William is a son of Mr. Henry Bedingfield of Harrison.

    Mr. J. G. Layton, 73, died at home near Lovett having been in feeble health for many years. His wife and several children survive him. He was buried at New Bethel near Condor. Morgan and Tom Layton of this city are his sons.

    The mild and sunny days of the past week brought a number of habitues to "sleepy corner" the genial sun seeming to give the loiters an air of contentment. The "Solomon of Wrightsville", or the wisest man here, informed the gathering that the "backbone of winter" was broken and that we have had the coldest weather of the winter in this section. This prediction was gladly received, causing one  individual to eject his quid of tobacco, which was large as a hen egg, and cheerfully recite "When the dogwood blooms again", a poem of two stanzas, composed by that kind and courteous gentleman, Dr. J. W. Brinson, whose amiable disposition endears him to all with whom he comes in contact.