From Days Gone By Jan. 28, 1929

 January 28, 1929.

    Some unknown lad, with air rifle deliberately shot out the big street light in the middle of town, western style. The policemen are now keeping a close watch for this sort of mischief. C. D. Roundtree states that certificates must be filed according to the vital statistics law. Before a body is buried a death certificate must be filed and a burial permit obtained. Offenders will be dealt with as the law directs.

    The Senior Class of Wrightsville High this year are Elizabeth Kent, Gertrude Delph, Virginia McWhorter, Caralyn Blount, Frances Crawford, Annette Downs, Mabel Hall, Mamie Riner, Nancy Rowland, Florence Brinson, Rosamond Prescott, Emily Moye, Elmer Peddy, Brown Davis, William Bedingfield, and Herbert Jackson.

    Col. W. M. Shurling is selling homemade meat, killed from his own pens. He has more than 7,000 pounds all cured up and ready for market. He has hams, shoulders, sides, ribs, backbones, heads, jowls and on down to the chitterlings.

    Henry Page and Willie Bush, two white men of the county were charged in a warrant for house breaking. Mrs. Josephine Heath is the prosecutor. The defendants gave bond to Sheriff Rowland for them to appear in February court.

    Johnson County has three students enrolled this year in the Georgia Normal College at Statesboro. They are Miss Pauline Burke, Miss Stella Vanlandingham and Mr. Wilbur Roundtree.

    Many people are still afflicted and ill from the influenza epidemic and numorous citizens have died. But it seems to have made its rounds with fewer cases being reported.

    On January 16th Mr. Charlie Melton Schwalls, 57, of Kite died at his home from a second attack of paralysis. He was a member of the Advent Church and was buried in the Wheeler cemetery. He is survived by his last marriage and four children by his first marriage. Also sixteen grandchildren, four brothers and five sisters.

    Mrs. Clora Ann Mason, wife of John W. Mason of Wrightsville was buried at Piney Mount church. She was 81. She died at her daughter's, Mrs. Barney Flanders. She was a daughter of the late Elijah and Mary Carter of this county.

    Mrs. Sarah Ann Parker, 75, died at her daughter's, Mrs. D. O. Young from a complication of troubles. Three sons and two daughters survive her. She was a member of the Methodist church and was buried in Westview.

    Professor Andrew J. M. Robinson died January 23rd at his home. He was 76 and lived here about forty years coming from Miliner, Georgia. He taught school in most sections of this county and was County School Commissioner for two terms. He was survived by his children, Miss Lena Robinson, Jack J. Robinson, Mrs. Eddie Price, Mrs. Sable Russ and Mrs. Alice Calhoun. A sister, Miss Lizzie Robinson. He was a Methodist and was buried in Westview.