From Days Gone By Jan. 21, 1929

 January 21, 1929.

    The Wrightsville High School opened for the spring term. Very few students were absent in spite of the flu wave which is running rampant through this section causing much sickness and death. No family has been left untouched. Mr. Henry Harrison Hutcheson, 87, died on Wednesday January 9th and his wife, Eliza Jane Odum, died the next day, both from influenza. Henry was a Confederate veteran in Company G, 32nd Georgia Infantry. They were from Adrian and were buried at the same time at the Hutcheson-Hall-Durden cemetery.

    Mrs. Sarah Ann Elizabeth Flanders, 63, wife of Mr. Frank F. Flanders, died at her home on the 9th from influenza. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John A. McAfee and was married for 47 years and a member of Arline's Chapel Methodist. She was survived by four brothers, J. K., J. T., E. J., and Miller. One sister, Mrs. W. M. Williford, three children, Rev. Pompeii Flanders, Mrs. C. C. Wheeler and Mrs. W. C. Brantley, Jr. She was buried in Westview.

    Mr. Linton Durden of Adrian died on January 4th and was survived by his wife and two children. He was the assistant postmaster at Adrian. He was buried at Norristown.

    The Wrightsville City Council met and set their committees for the year. Judge Hatcher is city attorney, Emory Rowland, city clerk, Elmer Daley, city treasurer. The room over the post office was rented for the City Hall. The committees are Street and Lane - J. A. Hall and H. G. Hatcher; Police - Hatcher, Brinson and Cook; City Property - Brinson and Roundtree; Buildings - Roundtree and Brinson; Light and Water - Brinson and Sheppard; Purchasing - Roundtree and Brinson; Finance - Hatcher and Bray; Board of Health - Dr. Bray, Dr. Brantley, C. M. Sheppard. Will J. Crawford is Chief of Police and Garland Mayo is the night policeman.

    Col. W. C. Brinson was appointed by Governor L. G. Hardman to fill the judgeship caused by the death of Judge B. B. Blount. For the time being, Solicitor J. Eugene Cook will take the place of Solicitor J. Roy Rowland as Chief Prosecutor of the City Court due to the sickness of Rowland.

    Dr. A. M. Roundtree left Adrian for Thomaston to continue his practice of medicine. For 35 years he served the Adrian community. He started way back on horseback, carrying his medicine in saddlebags, then a top buggy pulled by a nag or a sulkey. The people sure hated to lose him.

    The poultry sale held last week amounted to 9,879 pounds sold to the Tennessee Egg Company. This netted the farmers $2,360.03. County Agent Crow has 1,000 bushels of good cotton seed from northeast Georgia for planting. It's the Piedmont Cleveland and Cokers Super No. 5, all seed one year from the originator. The cost will be $1.27 per bushel.

    Mr. Sidney Smith moved to Decatur where he will engage in the poultry, truck and stock-raising business. Mr. Wesley Brinson is attending Georgia Tech. Mr. Tom J. Powell of Kite is still selling mules for low prices. Tennille High School defeated the local basketball team here 37 to 20.

    Miss Theo Fort and Mr. Mac M. Oglesby were married at the bride's home in Dublin on December 29th. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. T. N. Fort of Dublin. She is Johnson's Home Demonstration Agent. Mr. Oglesby is with the Standard Oil Company.