From Days Gone By Dec 20, 1924

 December 20,1924.

    Last week, about 7:30pm, the patrons of Rehobeth School discovered the building was on fire and was completely turned to ashes. The smell of gasoline or kerosene was strong and the fire did not start at the stove believing it to be arson. It was decided the next day to rebuild a better structure for the school.

    A second fire in as many weeks happened as the Green Hill School burned to the ground Tuesday morning. No clue to the origin of the fire, as it was two rooms and the fire started in the room with no stove. Mr. Frank Price arrived first and he and two school boys saved the desks, books, stove and organ. The building was not insured. Mrs. Clifford Wheeler was the teacher. It is not known yet if they plan to rebuild. In the last year there were four school houses burned in the county.

    Pres. Chas. Mobley hosted the formal opening of the W. & T. Railroad shops at Dublin. A special coach brought people from Tennille, Harrison and Wrightsville and the train stopped two miles from Dublin where the shops are located.

    The buildings are built of sheet galvanized iron with sheeted ceiling. The machine shop has a heavy wood floor while the blacksmith and repair shops floors are concrete. The shop is equiped with the most modern machinery available. Across the tracks is a 75 ft steel water tank with 50,000 gallon capacity.

    Mr. & Mrs. Charlie L. Blizzard had a daughter Dec. 7th. Mr. & Mrs. D. L. Maddox had a son Dec. 15th. On Dec. 6th Bob Fortner married a Miss Boatright of Emanuel Co. Miss Daisy Barnes, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Lee Barnes wed George S. Brantley, son of Mr. & Mrs. Jessie Brantley of near Harrison.

    President Coolidge has appointed Dr. George C. Youmans Postmaster at Adrian. T. E. W. Outlaw has moved his blacksmith shop next to A. B. Rowland garage on the Eastside of the court house on the Kennedy block.

    Jeans Jenkins, the colored man shot two weeks ago by Tom Cain is improving. An old black man stated, "Jeans ought to be used to being shot, this was the 5th time".

    Mr. Josh Young, 72, died at his home near Piney Mount and was buried there. He was twice married with four children from each marriage surviving. Mr. Simpson, afflicted with cancer for several months, died Dec. 6th, and was buried at Liberty Grove. He left a wife and several children.

    Ordinary U. R. Jenkins received a check for $1,425 from the Pension Bureau, the first installment of the cigarette and cigar tax due soldiers and their widows. The money goes to 28 widows, $700, and to 31 soldiers, $775.

    Letters were sent to Santa from Katie Renfroe, Herbert & Hughes Renfroe, Kathleen Wombles, Hazel Powell, Marjorie Downs, John Henry Wombles, Mary Lee Mosley, Clarence Glisson, Henry Cox, Wilbur Smith, Eddie Lou Maddox, Eunice Page, Sarah Fountain, Thurman Price, Barnie Price and Vernon Price.