From Days Gone By Feb. 7,1925

 February 7,1925.

    A 250 gallon copper still all set to the music of the wind as it whistled through the gall Berry bushes of Battleground Creek a mile or so off the Gumlog road was captured and the big league outfit was wrecked from the stem to the last drop of the 3 big vats of mobby, said to be about 4,000 gallons.

    Officers Willie Rowland, Willie Crawford, Carl Claxton, L. C. Ross and T. Logue made the raid. No one was around and no arrests were made. Ten gallons of low wine and the big quantity of mobby along with some sweet potatoes, mash and other "shine" doings went up under the wrecking crew. The big still was brought in along with two large barrels, a lot of fruit jars and other stilling apparatus. This was the largest capture here in 10 years. The still was on the land of Jim Fortner.

    Mr. W. H. Lovett of the Lovett Lumber Co. made a deal with Mr. J. Gould Williamson of Eastman for a large tract of timber in Dodge County. This is the largest timber deal in South Georgia. The timber is a very choice lot and will saw fine lumber. The deal amounts to about $50,000.

    The Farmers of the county sold two cars of hogs this week. There were 193 head weighing 31,308 lbs which amounted to $2,609.40. Mr. Will F. Mayo of Kite kills the largest porker of the year dressing 943 lbs.

    Nath Cason, colored farmer, while pranking with a pistol shot himself in the knee causing a painful wound. Nath says he didn't know it was loaded. It was an old gun but it did the injury just the same.

    On Jan. 27th Mrs. Louise Williams, 16, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Smith, who reside 4 miles east of town, shot herself with a 38 pistol as she arose on her bed after the family had retired. The ball entered the breast and ranging to the right plunged through her body and escaped through the back, lodging in the bedding.

    Since that time her life is hanging on a thread. Family trouble is said to be the cause of this rash act. Her father said she had been down hearted for many months and the morning before told her mother she intended to kill herself. She dismissed the seriousness of her troubled condition.

    Mr. Smith states that on Christmas day a year ago she was married to Horace Williams, a son of Mr. & Mrs. John W. Williams but they had not lived together the past few days. She grew despondent and he believes is the reason she tried to take her own life.

    Mr. Virgil Hatcher, son of Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Hatcher, 47, died at his home in Kite from a head trouble which bothered him for some time. Services were at Kite Baptist and burial in the Harrison cemetery. His wife, a Miss Harrison before marriage, 4 children and other relatives survive him.