FROM DAYS GONE BY June 4,1926

 June 4, 1926.

    The Kite commencement will be held on Friday for the Kite Consolidated High School. The class of 1926 is composed of the following: Sallie Mae Mixon, Allie Belle Fortner, Dorothy Nell Kight, Annie Lois Harrison, Pauline Claxton, Cordie Anderson, Buford Claxton, Clifton Harrison, Jr., Lewis Pollett, Alver Powell, Ernest Smith and Millard Stephenson.

    The Bee Line boosters are pushing ahead for the adoption of this road by the State Highway department. Capt. C. T. Wright moved his convict camp to the southern portion of the county camping at the Smith place, the Regnant precinct. He just finished up the Bee Line and has it in fine shape to be adopted.

    Mr. Frank Jordan is to be in charge of the Pan-Am Oil Company's distribution plant down by the W. & T. tracks on Marcus Street. Mr. James Glisson has been up and about recuperating from his wounds in the shootout at Spann. His son-in-law, Rufus Meeks is also getting well. While adjusting a window shade Mrs. J. Carl Claxton fell and was badly injured. She had been standing in a chair while replacing the shade. Mr. Nath Whittaker is now working with the Washington County police force.

    It is very dry this first of June. So dry that gardens are hurt and crops as a whole need rain bad. Some have chose not to plant till it rains.

    Several Wrightsville parties are on a fishing camp at Lawson's Rest and at Morgan's bridge. Reports are that fishing is good this season.

    Samuel Fulford, aged Wheeler County farmer faced a jury at Alamo for the alledged slaying of Frank Bland, a county officer. This is the wealthy farmers second trial on grounds the verdict was not justified by the testimony. Fulford was sentence to hang June 1st at the conclusion of the first trial. Fulford is this time represented by Judge J. L. Kent of Wrightsville. In this trial they asked for change of venue that an impartial jury could not be had. This was refused. Fulford claims self-defense that he did not fire at officer Bland until he attacked him. But the jury returned the verdict of guilty again, with the death sentence. His lawyers have asked for a third trial.

    Miss Adel Brantley died at Rawlings Sanitarium on May 21st and was buried at liberty Grove. She was a daughter of Mr. John Brantley of the Gethsemene Community.

    Mrs. Lester Tharpe and Mr. B. H. Kirkland from the eastern part of the county were married. Miss Ione McAfee wed Mr. D. Hugh Miller on May 22nd. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. K. McAfee. they will make their home in Lakeland, Florida. Miss Ethel Mayo became the bride of Mr. O. P. Hartley. She is daughter of Mrs. Sallie Mayo. Mr. Hartley is from Wheeler County where they will make their home.