From Days Gone By, July 11,1925

 July 11, 1925.

    A bad hail storm hit some sections of the county doing a lot of damages to corn and cotton, stripping it badly. The loss is heavy on some farms.

    Southern Bell is working this territory trying to better the service, especially the long distance wires and lines. Out of Wrightville new long distance circuits connecting with all cities away are being planned.

    Dr. D. C. Harrison received some important legislative committee assignments by Speaker Cecil W. Neil. Those are: appropriations, Georgia State Sanitarium, penitentiary. Senator A. M. Roundtree was given 6 appointments: agriculture, education & public schools, forestry, hygiene and sanitation, school for the deaf, state of the republic.

    Idylwild is a very popular resort this season with picnics, parties, campers and visitors coming from alot of places. Idylwild went down after the war, like everything else, but it is coming up again.

    Mr. Frank F. Flanders is remodeling his residence in the northern part of the city. Dr. Reuben Dent has moved from Screven to Ft. Lauderdale. Mrs. J. L. Kent, Miss C. D. Roundtree and Miss Juliette Roundtree are at Tybee for a few days, and Savannah to visit Mrs. Daniel D. Davis on Lincoln Street.

    Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Lovett, Miss Maudilla Lovett and Miss Ida Brinson went North to visit cities and resorts in Mr. Lovett's Lincoln. They are visiting Washington, Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia, and will also visit Niagra Falls. They will take an ocean steamer on the return trip.

    Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Underwood had a boy, the grandson of Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Stokes. Dr. & Mrs. Herschel B. Bray had a daughter July 7th. Mr. & Mrs. Johnnie Hall had a little girl, and Mr. & Mrs. C. D. Henderson have a new baby.

    The banks released their statements of condition. The Bank of Adrian $84,958.91; The Farmers Bank $133,263.74; Citizens Bank of Kite $137,435.20; Exchange Bank $325,177.55; Bank of Wrightville $317,090.97.

    The remains of Mr. Leonard L. Claxton were brought to Gumlog. He died in a Savannah hospital after getting sick on Tybee where he and three Kite ladies were spending several days. More than 1500 people payed their respects to this young man. Just preceding the sermon a delegation of the KKK, no. 200, entered the church and payed their respects, who, evidentially was a member. They offered up a beautiful prayer and a floral wreath. After the sermon the Mason's of Kite performed their service. He was just 23 and a merchant in Kite. He was one of three sons of Mr. & Mrs. Milledge J. Claxton of Kite, his brothers Ernest J. and Sanford Claxton. He was born Nov. 28,1901. He was unmarried.