October 21, 1929.
The people came to town Monday. The streets were lined with them about the noon hour until travel in any way was difficult, and when the hard rain fell the stores were filled to their capacity when they sought shelter. The circus pitched their tents on the fairgrounds and at 1 pm when the rain was hardest they were caught in the parade uptown. It was a large crowd that came, mostly children, and the circus went away after having received a good patronage.
The city executive committee met in a mass meeting under Col. W. M. Shurling and appointed a new committee for next year. This committee is composed of M. S. Duggan, Chairman; R. P. Hicks, Secretary; and C. D. Roundtree, E. R. Spell and H. G. Hatcher. The time for qualifying for Mayor and Council is upon them and the fees were set at $5 for mayor, and $2 for council. The primary will be November 5th. A mayor and three councilmen will be chosen. The present councilmen's time expiring are Dr. H. B. Bray, J. A. Hall and C. D. Roundtree.
Judge Eschol Graham of McRae is presiding over Superior Court this week. The Grand Jury was sworn in with Mr. Elbert Canady, foreman and Alex Mayo, baliff. Other baliffs were R. O. Bridges and J. L. Tapley who will assist Sheriff W. D. Rowland and Deputy George A. Smith. The first business saw a number of divorce cases and then the civil cases were taken up in order.
Three more deputy game wardens were appointed. Cordie L. Wiggins, L. J. Walker and B. J. Lampp. Anyone wanting license will have to see them. Mr. James W. Merritt, business manager of The Christian Index will preach next Sunday at Kite, then Beulah, then to Brown Memorial. A Negro Minstrel will be given at the Harrison Consolodated School. Admission is 10 and 15 cents. The Frost Hotel just recently got a new roof. Congressman W. W. Larson delivered an address at the courthouse on the Farm Relief Bill.
Mr. B. H. Lord of Dublin, formally from here, has been made the successor to the late Harry A. Jordan of Savannah who was Traffic Manager of the Wadley Southern, the Louisville & Wadley and the Sylvania Central railroads, together with the Wrightsville & Tennille. Hon. Charles Molony is President. Mr. Lord is now Traffic Manager of all four roads which are direct branches of the Central of Georgia Railway. Mr. Lord knows railroading from the ground up, can run an engine as well as a poll car, and direct traffic like a veteran.
The Ford Motor Company issued that the production of passenger and commercial cars during September totaled 161,305 units, a heavy increase in production from last year. October is looking to hit 175,000 Model A and Model AA trucks. Total production for the year up to now is 1,633,498 units and expected to hit 2,000,000 by the end of the year.
On October 20th at the Baptist pastorium was the marriage of Mr. Ernest Martin and Miss Anna Lois Hodges. Mr. Woodrow Spell, the schoolboy son of Mr. & Mrs. Ben R. Spell had a bad accident on his way home from Macon on a motor cycle. It occured two miles this side Dublin when the machine tripped and threw him to the ground. He was painfully hurt about the back and hand. He was brought home and getting along fine now.
Playing at the Wrightsville Theatre this week. Reginald Denny in "One Hysterical Night". Wm. S. Hart in "White Oak". Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall in "Two Weeks Off". Hoot Gibson in "The Long Long Trail". Also a Lucky Rabbit cartoon.
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