From Days Gone By Nov. 17, 1932

 November 17, 1932.

    Armistice Day in Wrightsville was observed by the American Legion and was largely attended. Gen. H. D. Russell of Macon spoke on behalf of Macon Mayor Key who was sick. Mrs. J. H. Rowland represented the Gold Star mothers, who lost a son on Flanders Field. Chaplain Lotis McAfee offered the invocation. Then the roll call of the late veterans, Red Cross nurses, Mary Lovett and Estelle Clarke, placed a flower in a wreath for each of the 26. Poppies were sold on the street for the benefit of the disabled veterans and families.

    A party of hunters went to the Ogeechee River to shoot deer, quail, turkeys, squirrels, etc. They were L. A., T. L. and G. P. Lovett, C. H. Lovett, A. F. Flanders, Herbert Johnson, C. D. Prescott, Grady Hatcher, George East, Dick Summerlin, Ashley Jackson and E. B. Keel. They stayed at Lovett's Camp near Savannah.

    Mrs. J. G. Brantley arranged some beautiful paintings in the show window of Brantley's Drugs, which were drawn by Mrs. Forest Jackson of Donovan. Wrightsville continued its streak of wins defeating Thompson 26 to 0.

    In the November Term of City Court, with Judge W. C. Brinson, convened. A man named Sheppard was freed by the jury, trying him on supposed theft of a flashlight and hat, both valued about a couple of dollars. Six were tried for distilling whiskey and two for possessing it. Several plead out guilty in their cases. A lot of bonds were forfeited.

    Miss Frances Fulford wed Mr. Mildredge Snipes at the home of Nat Bray. On October 29th in Alabama, Miss Thelma Joyner of Americus and Mr. Clayton Manry were wed. She was a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Edd Joyner who resided here some years back.

    Mr. Loring R. Clayton died November 15th. Beside him was his family and physician Dr. J. G. Brantley. He was 81. He had been a newspaperman and printer all his life. Born in Macon, February 12, 1851, spent his early childhood in Americus. He planned to join the Confederate Army but was prevented by his mothers, "little red cow-hide". At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War he enlisted in a Georgia Division and served in Cuba with honor. He was connected with newspapers in Americus, Eastman, Louisville, Sandersville and Wrightsville. He "got out" the first paper published in Wrightsville and was connected to the Headlight for 48 years. He was twice elected Coroner of Johnson County and was serving at the time of his death. Survivors were neices, Mrs. Wallace Zachary, Mrs. W. L. Burns; great nephews, Douglas and William Matthews. He was a Baptist and was buried in old Sandersville cemetery beside his sister, Mrs. John Huff.