December 12,1925.
The State Highway road building force just completed the long wooden bridge on Route 15 across the Ohoopee River at Mason's Springs, 2 miles out of town and the straight road built by them is now in use. This is a marked improvement for Route 15 and is now in fine shape from the city to Dublin and the new route is 2 miles shorter than the route via Lovett.
The city of Kite is growing fast these days, much new business and residences being put up. This has been ongoing for several months. Besides those already mentioned Mr. Z. W. Claxton, Mr. Milledge Anderson and Rev. W. F. Chambless have completed new homes, Chambless built a brick home in front of the school building. Jimmie Anderson and Dr. J. A. Meeks finished their homes. Mr. S. D. Howard, the large turpentine dealer has completed 2 large houses, one for himself and one for his foreman. He also built a new commissary and barn for his stock. Mr. Ernest Claxton completed his Bee Line filling station being run by Brice Anderson.
Kite is also planting shade trees in the middle of all the streets and will build new streets and have a drive to the right way along all of them. President Coolidge sent the name of Mr. Henry J. Claxton to the U. S. Senate to be confirmed as Postmaster at Kite.
Mr. W. H. Lovett started cutting the large timber holdings he owns in Dodge County and has put in a new sawmill there. This is one of the largest timber tracts left in this region and will take several years to cut and process.
There is widespread interest in a bond issue for Johnson to build roads and bridges of the county and to get assistance to put the Bee Line bridge across the Oconee River at Ball's Ferry.
The patrons of Rehobeth and Greenhill Consolidated Schools are erecting a new building. The home on the Walker place owned by Ben Roy Spell burned to the ground. A colored family occupied the house and they lost everything. Mr. Tom W. Raley is building a new home this side his father, W. H. Raley. Cane grinding is about over with not much syrup being made this season owing to the extreme dry weather of the summer.
A 1925 big Six Buick coupe with three occupants, men, stopped in town to fix a tire then drove toward Dublin. At the cemetery the same tire went flat again and the driver returned afoot to have it fixed again. Chief Spell had been watching their actions around the station and things just didn't look right. He went up to the car and the boys talked freely but the driver wouldn't say anything or look at Spell. As the Chief went around that car the driver took off on 3 tires and a rim leaving the boys. Chief Spell took the boys back to the station where the driver left the car and left town afoot. He has never been seen since. He is thought to be a Copeland and the boys said he acted strangely all the way from Anderson, S. C. where the boys caught a ride on the way to Florida. After some calls the boys story checked out and the car's owner from Sumter said the driver had stole the car.
A shooting affray took place between George Beasley and Swain Anderson near their homes in the east part of the county, Swain shooting Beasley with a shotgun. He was shot in the face down to the waist and right side. Dr. Harrison sent him to Sandersville. Sheriff Claxton was called to the scene.
Earlier Sheriff Claxton made a wholesale raid in the quarters Saturday night at the house of Anna Tarver and found her snugged in a backroom with a lot of pint bottles of shine. Four men were also arrested for gambling in the same house.
J. J. Tanner, waiting on his new trial is asking for bond because he is sick with angina pectoris and says he not getting proper care in jail here. The bond will be fought by the State.
Mr. James M. Neal of Kite is in bad condition from a stroke. Mr. & Mrs. James T. Miller had a fine daughter born.
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