From Days Gone By Dec. 9, 1929

 December 9, 1929.

    The Georgia Power Company has lowered the rates five dollars per hundred effective immediately. Mr. W. N. Watkins, local manager states the rate was cut from twelve dollars per hundred KW to seven dollars per KW. And there will be no curtailment of service.

    The Johnson Lodge, No. 110, I. O. O. F. (Odd Fellows), elected new officers. They are James A. Hall, Noble Grand; George M. Barnes, Vice-Grand; Frank Outlaw, Secretary; James T. Miller, Deputy Grand Master.

    Mr. W. S. Price received a notice from the Mount Vernon Association to arrange for the "Orphans' home car." It will be in Wrightsville December 20th and Harrison the 21st. Churches are asked to get up all the produce of all kinds to send to the orphans home. The schools will be selling Christmas Seals here the 16th to 19th for the campaign against tuberculosis in Georgia. The local schools goal is set at $15. This means 1500 seals should be sold here.

    In investigating the poultry market, County Agent M. E. Crow found that at the present prices were entirely too low for farmers to sell at this time. So the sale on the 17th has been cancelled. Playing at the Wrightsville Theatre is "Tarzan The Tiger". "An Arizona Cowboy", will be staged at the school auditorium, funds raised will go to football expenses.

    Officer Henry G. Tyson of Meeks took up a search with papers for some bed quilts allegded to be in the dwelling occupied by Mr. Henry Black, on a plantation down that way. He went to the home of the accused and made a search for the quilts which a widow lady claimed as hers. While searching he found some of them when he came across a quantity of whiskey, red liquor too, all done up in pints and a half gallon jar. The whiskey was confiscated and brought to town as evidence.

    Professor & Mrs. Linton Hutcheson announced the birth of a son on December 8th. Mrs. Winnie Sumner celebrated her 89th birthday on December 6th at her daughter's, Mrs. George Stephens near town.

    Miss Alma Peebles and Mr. Milton Anderson were married at Rehobeth by Judge Z. A. Anderson. Miss Novie Townsend and Mr. Silas Arrington were also married. Miss Bobbie Chapman, daughter of Mrs. R. B. Chapman of Wrightsville married Mr. Orion Goff.