October 22, 1926.
The Johnson Club Fair starts next Tuesday at the fair grounds south of town. As of October 1st Georgia was behind on ginning cotton. Johnson County had ginned 11,877 bales against 9,464 this time last year.
The final list of county citizens 75 and older were, Capt. T. J. Brantley, 82; W. S. Burns, 83; William Matthews, 83; Mrs. Nancy Jane Wheeler, 76; Mrs. Fannie Green, 76; L. Moseley, 80; Mrs. L. Moseley, 77; Mrs. J. D. Martin, 85; S. L. Cooper, 80; J. E. Bush, 78; Mrs. J. E. Bush, 75; Mrs. Cynthia Axson, 84; Mrs. Mary A. Page, 81; Mrs. Isham Stephens, 79; Mrs. L. J. Davis, 78; J. B. Roberts, 82.
S. L. Fulford of Wheeler County was given a life sentence after his third trial, charged with killing A. F. Bland on October 21, 1925 at Alamo. His third and final trial was moved to Treutlen County.
Banks released their statements of condition. Exchange Bank, $406,316.55; The Bank of Adrian, $115,839.52; The Citizens Bank at Kite, $118,052.21; Bank of Wrightsville, $393,635.21; The Farmers Bank, $130,886.67.
About the closest tragedy to death happening to any people from Johnson County in the Miami storm was the damage done to the family of Mr. W. W. Sumner, a brother to Rev. G. F. and Prof. R. L. Sumner. His wife and a widowed daughter were there in charge of his store while he was back up home visiting when the storm hit. The ladies got out to safety after his wife was badly hurt. The entire storehouse and living rooms were swept away and destroyed.
The people of Johnson County are winding up their cotton picking for this year and should be finished in a few weeks. Cows are now being turned into the picked fields. There is a scarcity of hogs in the county and more are needed. Reports are the cane is good this year as is the sweet potatoes. Tom Hayes brought three to town that weighed 11 pounds. Many farmers have carried truck loads of baled cotton to Augusta to market. Several are putting in grain, oats are being sown by lots of farmers.
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