February 4, 1929.
Kite has been visited by a lot of petty thieving lately. In one night some miscreant made a wide sweep in thefts of automobile owners, taking spare tires, tubes, tools and the like. Among the victims were Rev. W. F. Chambers, Tom J. Powell, C. M. Norris and Earnest Claxton. Stealing gas seemed to be popular also.
Fire broke out in the barn of Mr. Mack Wheeler at the former Schwalls residence destroying the barn and all its contents. Later a Chrysler touring car was set ablaze in a garage next to Bee Line filling station. A short time after this the post office was set afire but was saved.
A costly accident happened to Mr. Lovett Claxton when he lost a team of good mules by a tree falling on them in Cedar swamp near the city. Mrs. George W. Gannon is assisting Ordinary W. J. Flanders in his office. Mr. Lonnie Maddox, well known tonsorial artist, has returned to the city again to make his home.
The local basketball boys and girls won their games against Wadley. The boys won 32 to 9 and the girls won 60 to 4. The Athletic Clubs of Wrightsville lost to Cochran 18 to 13. They played Sandersville four games and won two of them.
The Mayor had a big court, the fines ran over $150. Mayor Cook and Policeman Crawford and Mayo are doing what they can to subdue crime in the city. Sheriff Willis D. Rowland and his deputies are busy getting ready for February City Court. There are 35 to 40 civil suits been filed this term. Judge Camp of Superior Court attacked the present day worship of sports at the expense of intellectual ideals and set up a terrific charge against fire insurance companies, declaring their methods to be unethical.
Mr. Bennett Claxton, farmer for Charles S. Claxton on his Adrian plantation is a lucky farmer of 1928 for his efforts in corn production. He received state-wide recognition netting him prizes amounting to $400. He won $200 on the five acre corn production for the South Georgia Lowlands at 85:11 bushels per acre for a profit of $271.20. He won the grand prize for lowland in the state. In the first Georgia Egg Show, J. B. Greenway, a son of Gordon Greenway won the grand prize on eggs shown by Club Boys.
The final ginnings of the state up to January 16th from the 1928 cotton crop was 4,546 bales against 8,236 bales for 1927. Peanut growers may get a substantial benefit from the increase in the tariff on peanuts. It is estimated that the increased charges on imports by President Coolidge will result in an advance of at least one cent per pound in the market for unshelled peanuts and two cents for shelled.
On January 23rd, Mr. J. E. Lillard and Miss Linnie Mae Caneega were married at her father's, Mr. H. H. Caneega. The groom is a son of Mr. & Mrs. L. L. Lillard.
Emerging gently from a case of the flu one feels like he has a lot to be thankful for, the main thing being he is still in the land of the living. Already 1929 has seen the extinction of many a druggest's pill.
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