From Days Gone By July 18,1925

 July 18,1925.

    The Supreme Court of Georgia denied the appeal for a change of venue in the State vs Chas. G. Rawlings, jointly charged with the murder of G. A. Tarbutton on Ringjaw Bluff. Judge Camp has already named August 17th for the trial in Johnson Superior Court. Meanwhile Rawlings awaits his fate in jail with J. J. Tanner incarcerated with him, Tanner waiting on appeal for a new trial with the high court.

    A new power company, Georgia Southern Power Company was granted a charter. This company bought the Oconee River Mills at Milledgeville, an electrical plant with a hydro-driven unit on the Oconee River and a steam plant under the name of Milledgeville Lighting. They have also contracted to buy the Dublin plant.

    The city father's have been putting the streets in fine shape using the tractor to pull the large road machine, and the streets, lanes and avenues are in good condition.

    Mr. Laudice D. Lovett bought Mrs. C. Tom Mixon's home on South Marcus next to Mr. I. R. Tanner. Mr. Lovett plans to move the house back from the street and remodel it.

    Mr. & Mrs. T. C. Brantley had a daughter July 7th named Attie Hazel. Mr. John E. Beasley has filed for bankruptcy. Morgan Snell brought to town an egg in an egg in it's it's original form from his barnyard. John B. Harrison brought in the first open boll of cotton off his 7 acres. Dock Mosely has two fields of cotton west of town which he believes will produce a bale or more to the acre.

    Mr. Dennis Hutcheson died at Rawlings Sanitarium from a complication of troubles. He was about 57 and lived most of his life in Wrightville. He operated saw Mills and had a good business. He left two daughters, Mrs. Lou Anna Wilson and Mrs. Osley M. Sumner, one son, Guy Hutcheson. He was buried at Westview by Kent & Bush undertakers.

    Willis Powell, colored boy, driving a strip down car Sunday afternoon, was killed in a wreck near the home of Mr. J. N. Hall when the car summersaulted with him as he ran down a steep hill. In the strip down with Powell were two colored girls with one being badly injured. Willis did not die instantly but lived to some time during the night. It is said that when the car dipped down into a hold it swerved around and over, throwing him up in the air. He is a son of Homer Powell who lives on the plantation of Mr. Edd Linder near Galilee church.