From Days Gone By June 28,1924

June 28,1924.

    Politics are quiet in the county as qualifying comes to a close. W. W. Larsen, 12th district congressman, Dr. A. M. Roundtree state senator, Dr. D. C. Harrison representative have no opposition. The main interest is the solicitors race. Current solicitor E. L. Stephens is opposed by Fred Kea and Judge Kent is opposed by R. Earl Camp.

    The Wrightsville Ball Club made it two out of three from Tennille last week at Idylwild 4 to 3. Mrs. Martha Knight, 64, and her granddaughter, Miss Irene Smith, 18, both celebrated their birthdays June 15th with about 100 people attending.

    Edd McLendon, colored jail bird who got out of the chaingang April 21st, broke his way back in again and he goes for 12 months this time. Judge Brinson sentenced him after he pled guilty for robbing Mr. Gainor Fulford. He denied robbing the other home and store.

    The sawmill of Mr. T. L. Martin, located on the Walker place about 3 miles from town, burned Monday night. The fire was discovered in time to save the boiler and engine but the rest of the outfit was destroyed. Estimated loss was $500.

    It has been a little warm here lately with the thermometer going as high as 107 at one time Friday. The average for the heat wave has been around 97 during the week. Not in a long time has there been such intense heat in the city. A temperature of 100 has been common at some time almost every summer but few here ever remember 107. So get out the summer rockers and hunt the cool places and prepare for a mosquito battle most every night unless you are screened in.

    Miss Anna Mason of Sanford, Fla. married Mr. Ned Smith of the same place. She is a daughter of Dr. & Mrs. W. G. Mason. She is well known here from visiting relatives on occasion.

    Tom Lovett Bray, the only son of Mr. & Mrs. C. T. Bray died at his parents home from colitis. He had been sick about 2 weeks. He was 18 months old and buried at Westview.

    Mrs. J. C. Cave died at her home in the Western part of the county from heart trouble and rheumatism. She had been in bad health the past 3 or 4 years and confined to her bed the past few months. Mrs. Cave had been married twice. To the first union were sons, Tom, Berner and Clay Jenkins, daughters Mrs. N. L. Grice, Mrs. Gus Brantley, Mrs. J. A. Oliver and Mrs. C. J. Williams. Her 2nd marriage produced Wyman and Miss Alberta Cave. She was buried in the Williams cemetery.