From Days Gone By Jan. 24,1925

 January 24, 1925.

    All of Georgia has suffered greatly from the rains the first of this week. Rivers have run higher than ever recorded delaying traffic and stopping trains. It's the first time in years the mail could not even run.

    In Johnson much damage resulted. The Wadley Southern was put out of commission and RFD carriers tried part of their routes. Fortner Mill owned by W. L. Bailey lost its bearings and fifty feet of the main part of the dam washed away. The Downs Mill owned by J. H. Rowland suffered likewise. Auto travel in and out of Wrightsville and other local towns were inaccessible with most bridges out. Farming was brought to a standstill and the planing Mill, sawmills have been shut down.

    Euly and Linton Curry were found engaged in the city barn in selling whiskey. The two colored men were jailed. Officers in the raid were Sheriff Claxton, deputy Carl Claxton, L. C. Ross and W. T. Rowland.

    Mr. Homer Moore will put in a large planing Mill, dry kiln and lumber plant where the Rowland Lumber Co. was destroyed by fire. The Lovett Lumber Co. is completing new editions to double it's capacity. A large dry kiln has been built. It will make it one of the largest Mills in the state. Mrs. J. F. Renfroe has opened the Ice Cream Parlor in front of the Dixie Theatre.

    Former Mayor E. E. Sanders was named head of the Wrightville Commercial Club which serves about 50 businessmen in the county. Mr. J. M. Brantley (my great-grandfather), near Beulah, killed a large porker that weighed 710 lbs when dressed. From the cuttings he made 190 lbs of lard. He killed another which weighed 400 lbs dressed. He lays the first one down as a champion for the county. Agent Crow sold another carload of sweet potatoes from Kite farms for $629. That makes a total of $6,082.06 worth of county products sold this year.

    Mr. & Mrs. R. G. Hutcheson of Adrian had a 9 lb boy January 8th named Thomas Aron. Miss Ethylene Harrison, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lewis Harrison, married Mr. Cordie Powell, son of Mr. & Mrs. Walter N. Powell.

    Rev. Rufus D. Hodges was called to go to Oak Chapel cemetery in Emanuel Co. to conduct the funeral of Mr. Cicero Peeples. He served one term as county treasurer of that county and one of his sons, Mallie, is now tax collector of Emanuel. A family of 13 children survive him.