July 30, 1926.
A bad occurance took place Wednesday morning near the city across Cedar Creek where several white citizens were working getting out cross ties in a plat of woods. The fuss was between two white men always considered peaceable hard workers. Present on the occasion were Mr. J. Marian Smith, the man accused of hitting another with a limb across the head, Mr. Pierce Dixon, the man who was hit, Mr. T. Snell, Mr. June Martin and his son, and Mr. Johnnie Dixon brother to Pierce.
They had sat down to rest awhile and were talking friendly for several minutes. Smith, who was jailed, said they were merely laughing and joking and in the fun that Dixon got mad and passed the lie to him several times and finally passed a real harsh lie, when Smith, while sitting near Dixon, in a rush of anger, grabbed a limb and struck Dixon over the head hurting him badly. Dixon says Smith hit him for nothing that he did nothing to Smith. He lost a lot of blood from the head wound. Smith gave a $5,000 bond and was freed. Dixon is recovering slowly.
Automobile license tags will be sold at one-half price after August 1st. This is for autos purchased in the second half of the year. Mr. Green Harrison of the Williams Furniture Company is attending a furniture exposition in North Carolina to purchase stock for the store. Miss Bernice Page and Mr. Wilbur Stephens were married last Sunday.
Mr. Edd Jordan, experienced gin and cotton warehouseman, in business here for many years, announced the completion of their new electric ginning outfit. The Lovett & Company ginning firm also has their new electric gin ready for the 1926 season.
Mrs. Ray Lester of Atlanta, formally Miss Bernice Fountain, daughter of C. A. Fountain of Adrian, died in a Gainsville, Georgia hospital. She was on a camping trip above Lakemont and was stricken with appendicitis. After the operation she developed typhoid fever. She was buried in Adrian.
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