From Days Gone By Aug. 5, 1929

 August 5, 1929.

    The beautiful program out at the Stokes cemetery at the unveiling of the monument over the grave of Elisha Walker came off great by prominent personages of the state. It was the first sort of excercises to take place in our county. The records and information was unearthed by the untiring efforts of Dr. & Mrs. W. J. Flanders, Mrs. Lota W. Orr and Mrs. John Lott Walker and the state archives. It was prepared by Lucian Lamar Knight who also used information from the family Bible.

    The excercises were in charge of Mrs. J. E. McGlaw, regent of Shellman, Georgia, Chapter D. A. R. Elder Reese Griffin gave the invocation. Little Freddie and Jackie Walker, two of the youngest descendants unveiled the marker. Then a wreath was placed by Mrs. Parmelia Stokes Walker and Miss Martha Stokes. The six little girls, ages 5 to 11 sang, "Columbia, The Gem Of The Ocean". The main address was given by Dr. Flanders which covered Elisha's history since he obtained the title of land where they stood from the government in 1784, and has remained in the family ever since. The benediction was said by Rev. S. C. Olliff, President of Andrew Female College. Lunch was then spread on the ground at the home.

    Mr. A. H. Edge brought Wrightsville its first new bale of cotton for 1929 to Rowland's Ginnery. It weighed 517 lbs and brought 20 cents per pound and bought by J. H. Rowland. Soon after, Mr. Cal Dixon brought a new bale to the Lovett Gin weighing 510 lbs. Lovett Gin baled the third bale for Garland Mayo and Rufus Tanner which came from Pringle weighing 381 lbs and sold for 18 cents per pound. Last week Dublin got its first bale from J. R. Smith of Johnson Co. weighing 442 pounds.

    County Agent Crow took 15 club boys to Camp Wilkins in Athens. They were: Woodrow Spell, Paul Flanders, Jack Robinson, Clark Harrison, Chauncey Brinson, Robert Brinson, Ralph Brinson, Weston Veal, Morris T. Riner, Jr., Samuel Riner, Buck Tyson, Graybill Hutcheson, Charlie Hatcher, Paul Doke and James Vickers.

    At the home of Dr. Thomas E. Vickers was organized a Farmer's Club for southwestern Washington County. The Union Warehouse Company applied to renew its charter. Harry Rowland, Huland Simon and Beverly Kennedy took a trip to Kentucky to the caves of that state. Mrs. R. L. Stephens is in New York purchasing her fall merchandise for their store. Wrightsville is now selling gas at 19 cents per gallon. Mrs. Mae Parker closes her millinery business and goes to Converse College in Spartenburg, S. C. Miss Theo Parker will teach at Greensboro, Alabama. Mr. Ben J. Wiggins and family had an auto accident which crushed up his left hand and arm badly.

    Mrs. A. L. Thigpen of Oconee died at Rawlings Sanitarium. Before her marriage she was Miss Lula Flanders, a sister of Mrs. O. P. Prescott. Her husband and six children survive her. She was buried in Westview.