December 24, 1926.
The new owners, B. C. Weill and W. V. Tyson, along with some of the land owners between town and Idylwild have contracted with Georgia Southern Power to extend electric light lines to Idylwild. W. C. Brinson and James M. Luck went in with the new owners. They plan many other improvements by next season.
Dock Kemp of Spann publicly thanked the Ordinary and Grand Jury on behalf of the colored people of the county for the improvements at the courthouse by the addition of closets. Dock is always doing something to help his people and is himself, proud of the work.
Mr. Eulie Drake of near Adrian last week caught an eagle which measured nearly 5 feet from tip to tip. Two eagles were out in the field fighting over a chicken. Drake set some steel traps around the dead chicken and to his surprise caught one and another trap was missing assumed carried off by the other eagle. The one in the trap made fight on Mr. Drake running his claws through the sole of his shoe. These two eagles have killed a lot of grown chickens in the community.
The county Board of Education considered the employment of the county agents for 1927 at the December meeting. Mr. Crow and Miss Proctor were given new contracts with the same salary. County Agent Crow shared his annual report with the Board. He enrolled 165 boys and girls in the different clubs and they all won $611 at the various fairs and 4 scholarships awarded for next summer. The sales of hogs sold was $20,596.62; poultry sold $15,781.27; 10,014 bushels corn for $9,075.70; 4,908 bushels sweet potatoes for $6,857.20, all for the county farmers.
Mr. J. H. Oliver with the famous Seller,s Cabinet Makers was here in the interest of putting the business here. Lonnie Maddox has sold his barber shop to Willie Braswell. Mr. Cannie Sumner will occupy their new home on South Marcus street moving here from Spann. Barber George Gannon has purchased a machine and all the fixtures necessary for operating a pressing club to be installed in the back of his shop.
J. J. Tanner left the Johnson jail for the State Farm in Milledgeville, so his matter is closed. Tanner has been feeble but was able to leave with the guard. He will spend the remainder of his life there.
Adrian school building is now being erected. They have the foundation all down and sub flooring laid and ready to start on the walls. It is being built on the west side not far off the road to Scott.
The Citizens Bank of Kite closed its doors again for the second time in 1926, this time financial troubles being to strenuous for it to remain open any longer. The directors decided to close up until relief was in sight. Mr. J. E. Clarke, the President, says the bank is solvent but owing to the depressed financial condition and their failure to collect what is due them they decided to close. It is believed they will pull through and make up a new organization.
Union Hill church, 5 miles east of town was torn up early Tuesday morning by a hit-and-rise cyclone that swooped down on the building. People heard a roaring and thunder and saw the lightning but after daybreak saw the church destroyed. The top taken off, the front part switched clean off its moorings and the entire structure upset and moved. The building will have to be removed to build another. This makes two Baptist churches lost in this section.
SGT. R. L. Sumner, a son of the late Rev. William Sumner, who moved to Telfair County 26 years ago, was here on a visit. Mr. Sumner has been in the U. S. Army the last 11 years and is now stationed at Pensacola. He has not been here in 26 years and was glad to get back once more.
Emanuel County Sheriff Fred Flanders lost his second son George, in the Augusta hospital from wounds received in an auto accident. He was driving from Swainsboro to Midville when for some reason his Chrysler roadster hit a bridge.
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