From Days Gone By Nov. 15, 1924

 November 15, 1924.

    In the city of Wrightville Primary Election J. M. Cook defeated J. M. Hightower 229 to 38 for Mayor. For Councilmen it was B. B. Hayes, H. T. Johnson and R. H. Rowland with 263 votes each. In the Presidential race Johnson County went for John W. Davis over Calvin Coolidge 1980 to 136. Dr. Thomas L. Harris, distinguished practitioner, legal light and as good a preacher as you'll ever hear is planning to run for Justice of the Peace in District 1201.

    Judge W. C. Brinson convened City Court with criminal cases occupying all of Monday and into Tuesday. Capt. Wright's chain gang has been augmented with new recruits from this session.

    Four hundred dollars was distributed last week to the girls and boys of the Agent's clubs in this county. This money came from the Southeastern Georgia State Exposition at Macon and the State Fair in Savannah. Scholarships were received by Grady Price, Ralph Cooper, Roy Kitchens, Nancy Crow and Tom Glisson.

    The Wrightville & Tennille train schedule will change to 7:45 am on Sunday bringing the mail to the city earlier. This is a great welcome to the people of Wrightville. Sale Days are proving popular in the city. Merchants are offering attractive bargains every Wednesday with many coming to town to trade. "The Covered Wagon" is playing at the Dixie Theatre.

    Mr. Lewis I. Davis was in town to sell his property with the intent to move to Florida. Mrs. E. L. Stephens was called to Gibson on account of her sister, Mrs. Rogers, who died suddenly.

    Mr. S. Wilson, an aged veteran of the Confederate army, now in his 80th year, came to town and is still in fairly good health. Wrightville A. C. defeated Wadley in the first basketball game of the season 19 to18.

    Next Sunday Gumlog will hold the last Johnson County Singing Convention for 1924. Brown Memorial asks Rev. Augustus F. Smith not to resign to go to Marietta.

    Mr. Herman Mosely, son of Mr. & Mrs. Dock Mosely, raised and sold $98 worth of sweet potatoes to the Wrightville Potato House off one and one half acres. In Johnson County last year there were 3,923 bales of cotton ginned. Up to October 25th this year a total of 6,881 bales have been ginned.