From Days Gone By March 29,1924

 March 29,1924.

    The Prison Commission of Georgia has assigned Otis and Lee Rogers, colored men who we're sentenced for life last week, to the county chain gang and Saturday they donned the colors of the force and went to work on Capt. Wright's gang. Hill, their father, was turned free. It will be remembered that the boys killed the old negro named John Harmon, shot him in the back of the head and cut his throat in the road near the home of Mr. B. J. Wiggins last year.

    Delegates to the State Convention from the 12th District in Atlanta in June, from Johnson County are W. C. Brinson and C. D. Roundtree.

    Col. R. P. Jackson, with his son, are marketing eggs from their poultry farm out on the Hicks place. The lawyer says he don't plan on remaining in Florida but will be going now and again on business.

    The Ohoopee Fishing Club was informally organized at Sleepy Corner with Dr. J. W. Brinson president and George Gannon pilot or guide. Mr. Gannon is very fond of angling for the finny tribe during the warm season.

    Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Blankenship wishes to correct the falsehood from last week that their daughter was getting married. This is not true. Some unknown party, without their knowledge mailed the announcement to the paper.

    In the Presidential Primary held on the 19th was a very light voter turnout. Mr. Wm Gibbs McAdoo of California swept the state and got a majority in Johnson County 161 to 105 defeating Mr. Underwood.

    Miss Dessie D. Dickens and Mr. Silas L. Powell were married March 23rd at Oaky Grove. She is a daughter of Mr. Zeb Dickens. Miss Mary Sallie Stephens married Mr. Otis A. Spell on the 19th in a surprise wedding.

    Mr. J. H. Walker died at his home in Vidalia March 13th having taken suddenly I'll. He was a Johnson County man at one time.

 Movies playing at the Dixie Theatre this week were Wallace Reid and Bebe Daniels in "Nice People". William Hart in "Money Corrals". Larry Demon in "A Pair of Kings". Bebe Daniels in "Pink Gods", and a five reel Paramount Picture "Ebtide". Coming soon is "The Pioneer Trail".