From Days Gone By Nov. 7,1925

 November 7,1925.

    The county's best fair opened up Tuesday with a big carnival and a fine showing. There is a mamoth display of exhibits and plenty of fun for all with Wise Amusement Company playing the fair this week. Friday will be a big day and Saturday is colored folks day.

    There was a pretty bunch of girls in the beauty contest with the judges selecting Miss Tullyne Moye, a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. T. Moye. Others in the contest were Frances Pound, Miriam Delph, Ethlyn Moore, Nannie Kennedy, Frances Luke, Janet Clarke, Alice Kent, Alma Blount, Geneieve Truitt and Ellen Kitchens.

    The city sold it's electric light plant to the Georgia Southern Power Company. The city collected $10,000 for the transaction. The new owners will start right away. A high tension system of wiring will be installed and a big line put in from Dublin to Wrightsville. The city will continue to provide water and sewerage.

    The survey to the river on the Bee-Line is about complete. The adoption of the highway by the State is coming up today in Atlanta.

    Dr. T. L. Harris, Judge Z. A. Anderson, N. G. and Sidney F. Smith attended the Grand Lodge of Mason's of Georgia meeting in Macon. Sanders & Moye, Chevrolet dealers, will open a garage and service station.

    The thriving little citg of Kite is on another building boom. Several new homes are being built by Dr. J. A. Meeks, Jimmie M. Anderson, S. D. Howard, Prof. W. F. Chambless, James Harrison and N. D. Norris. Mr. J. M. Hammock is putting a new grocery store in the Schwalls building. Brice Anderson will operate a new filling station being built by Ernest J. Claxton on the north corner of the lot next to the Star Trading Company.

    Miss Mattie Mae Hathaway was wed to Mr. Veazy Johnson as they set in their auto in front of the Methodist Church. On Sept. 24th Miss Ouida Harrison wed Ben Roy Spell in Louisville, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. D. C. Harrison of Kite. Spell is a son of Mr. & Mrs. Ben R. Spell.

    Mr. E. W. Markin, an aged citizen, died at his daughters home in the city Sunday morning and was buried in the Anthony graveyard. He was 82.

    Mrs. Maude Smith, born Aug. 13,1892 and died Oct. 1,1925. A daughter of John J. & Sallie Smith and was twice married. The first was to Mr. L. J. Drake of Emanuel Co.and had two boys, Curtis and Jessie Clyde. Their father died when they were small. Later she wed Mr. Jas. W. Smith of here and had one child, Myrtis Maude which is only a few months old. She was converted at Maple Springs revival in 1919.