FROM DAYS GONE BY Feb. 3, 1932

 February 3, 1932.

     The striking of soft coal, as the engineer predicted, has added more encouragement in the search of oil by the Georgia Oil Company at Graymont. The strata of soft coal was tapped at a depth of 1,200 feet. The engineer, Elder Nance who believes he will strike oil, was jubilant over the discovery. Mr. Nance stated he did not expect to strike oil before 1,700 feet. The Georgia Oil Company is a subsidiary of the Seaboard Terminals of Baltimore.

    Captain Stanley has the road gang working on the Bee Line highway, Emanuel County is building bridges on her end and Wilkinson and Washington have their milage all built up. Mr. E. E. Sanders won the special election to city council to fill Clayton Lord's unexpired term. He got 66 votes to J. W. Vanlandingham's 46. Col. J. Frank Jackson of Sandersville is a candidate in Washington County for the office of Solicitor of City Court there.

    Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Hicks had a daughter on January 16th. Miss Sara Frances Flanders, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. A. F. Flanders, graduated Wesleyan College. Mrs. R. L. Stephens left for Baltimore and New York to order her spring line for the R. L. Stephens Quality Store. Wrightsville AC defeated the Dublin AC 27 to 26 in basketball. Mr. B. B. Tanner is the head of the new bulk station of the Atlantic Gas Company in Dublin. Johnson County made 14,513 bales of cotton against 16,081 for 1930.

    Judge A. L. Hatcher, company representative of the Prudential Life Insurance Company is proud of the work done here. Carpenters and workmen are making full repairs on their houses and barns and fencing and also getting plantations in fine shape. The policy of Prudential is to make better farms of the property they have.

    Mrs. Henry T. Hammock who lives three and a half miles up the Tennille road celebrated her 75th birthday. She was a Miss Walker before marriage. They had sixteen children, fifteen who lived to be grown.

    A lot of hog meat was taken from three places in and near town and a chase of tracks with the county dogs with a number of officers worked most of the day. Sheriff Rowland is making a big effort to locate the meat and the parties that robbed the three smokehouses of Mr. E. L. Smith, Mrs. W. A. Sinquefield and Rev. John Ivey.

    Manning Foskey, 50, of Dublin lost his life. Policeman W. J. Crawford's son, Johnnie, was driving the truck which struck the man. It was considered unavoidable. Crawford carried Foskey to the hospital and reported the accident to the Dublin sheriff's office.

    Mr. Edd W. Tanner, 61, died at his home on South Marcus Street. He had been confined to his room for 8 months. A farmer for 43 years or more and was born here. His wife by a second marriage survives. Also one daughter by first marriage, Mrs. E. B. Gaines and one son, Eugene. He was buried in Westview.

    Jesse R. Morris, 77, native of Washington County died January 8th at his daughter's, Mrs. G. Q. Franks of the city. He had been living here three years. Besides her he has five sons living. He was buried at Oaky Grove.

    The valuable residence of Sidney F. Smith near Kite, owned by him formerly, now the property of John Hancock, was destroyed by fire. The cause is unknown. Smith had lived in the house up to the Saturday before the fire when he had moved to the Jasper Smith homeplace. The home was vacant at the time of the fire.