From Days Gone By Dec. 27,1924

 December 27,1924.

    New City Court officers go into office. Judge B. B. Blount succeeds on the bench Judge W. C. Brinson who has been Judge since the death of Judge Ben Hill Moye. Col. J. Roy Rowland takes up the Solicitor duties, succeeding Chas. S. Claxton. The newly elected Sheriff, Lovett J. Claxton, will look after the courts as is the custom in this county. A county policeman will not be employed after Jan. 1st.

    Judge John Luther Kent will begin his law practice again after losing out the Superior Court judgeship.

    Mr. Robbie L. Rowland accepts a position with the Wrightville Hardware Co. for another year. Mr. Lewis Lovett, manager of the Wrightville Grain Co. handled a full carload of oranges this week. Mr. W. D. Smith of Scott, 80 years old, was in town. He is one of the remaining Confederate veteran of the sixties. Mr. & Mrs. W. C. Chester had a son Dec  22nd.

    Dave Wilson, colored, was captured Monday afternoon by three officers and four citizens at his old house and was brought to town and parked in jail for the Richmond Co. authorities. He escaped that county several months ago. The house was surrounded and when Dave came running out the back way a number of shooting irons looked him in the face. He was searched and a large pistol was found on him. Dave went up for life for killing another colored in the western part of this county. A $50 reward was offered for his capture.

    When their car left the embankment near the ginnery of Mr. J. T. Fulford Tuesday night, Shellman Martin and Wren Spell were hurt badly. The car went into the swamp and hit a large tree throwing both through the windshield and into the water. Red's right arm and hand is badly cut and Wren has a bad wound or two on his head. The other occupant, Delma Mayo, escaped uninjured.

    Mrs. J. K. Mixon died at her home in the Eastern part of the county Sunday. She was a sister to the late Mrs. W. D. Hatcher and an aunt of A. L. and H. G. Hatcher.

    Mrs. Mary Jane Chester of this city died Monday morning at her son's, Mr. T. L. Chester at the age of 74. Surviving her of the children are T. L., W. C., Inman and H. D. Chester, Mrs. E. L. Williams, Mrs. Dora Boney. She was buried at Westview.

    More letters are sent to Santa from Willard Price, Mary Price, Leslie Price, Annie Laurie Crabb, Estelle Hall, Beatrice Flanders, Etna Hall, Ohio Columbus Hall, Annie Lou Price, Carl and Ruby Rowland.