From Days Gone By Jan. 17,1925

 January 17, 1925.

    Mayor James M. Cook took the oath of office as administered by former Mayor T. V. Kent. Messrs. Raymond H. Rowland, Beverly B. Hayes and Herbert T. Johnson, the 3 new Councilmen were sworn in by Judge T. L. Harris. The other council members are R. R. Martin, Ivey R. Tanner and M. S. Duggan.

    The body elected W. H. Spell Chief of Police and City Collector and L. C. Ross night policeman. J. B. Harrison is electrian and Judge A. L. Hatcher is City Clerk and City Attorney. Martin is Mayor Pro Tem.

    The council voted to enact the Blue Laws effective immediately that nothing may be illegally or legally sold in the city on the Sabbath except in cases of emergency. This includes barber shops and you have to buy your gas on Saturday for all stations will be closed. The only exceptions will be for ice, the opening of drug stores for medicine only and hotels and restaurants for the sale of eats only.

    The ordinance prohibiting running autos at night in city without lights, with cutout open, without muffler as well as speeding will be strictly enforced.

    County Agent M. E. Crow distributed $5,459.06 among the Farmers of the county who participated in the 3 sales in Wrightsville. Also brought in were 16,914 lbs of chickens, turkeys, guinea and geese totalling $3,884.63. A carload of sweet potatoes brought $731. A car of 152 shoats weighed 11,097 lbs at eight and a half cents per pound. The official cotton record for Johnson in 1924 was 8,384 bales, twice as much as 1923.

    Judge John Luther Kent has opened up his law office in the room next to the Bank of Wrightville. Brown Memorial and Beulah have been without a pastor since the departure of Rev. A. F. Smith. The new pastor is Rufus D. Hodges of Baxley. 

    Mr. S. M. Johnson, Jr. left for Bradenton where he played ball a couple of seasons. Mr. Duren Harrison left for Miami to work in the store of N. D. Paul. Dr. H. B. Bray moved to town from his mother's home in the country. He has opened his practice in the Farmers Bank.

    Miss Mae Jessie Colson, daughter of Bill Colson, and Cleon Veal, son of Mr. & Mrs. H. H. Veal were married. Miss Gertha Johnson, daughter of Mr.  & Mrs. Charlie Johnson married Jan. 8th to James Lawton Hilson, son of Mr. & Mrs. L. B. Hilson. Miss Ola Jenkins, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. B. Jenkins, wed Willie M. Braswell, son of Mr. & Mrs  George V. Braswell. Their wedding took place in the groom's auto near Mason's bridge.

    Mr. John L. Willis died at Milledgeville from pneumonia. He was brought to his wife's sister, Mrs. B. G. Dunlap. Services were at the Christian Church with burial at Westview. His wife, the former Bessie Martin, and 5 brothers survived him.