From Days Gone By Jan 22, 1914

January 22, 1914.     The First National Bank of Wrightsville at its annual meeting of stockoted to place the bank in voluntary liquidation. This course has been decided owing to its President, Mr. W.C. Tompkins wishing to retire from active business on account of his failing health, he being one of the largest stockholders of the bank. This bank started in 1906 and has been a successful bank. It has paid its stockholders in dividends more than the capital stock which is $50,000 and also laid up a surplus of $15,000. Mr. J. T. Fulford has purchased the building and all fixtures of the bank. It is a beautiful brick structure at corner of Marcus and Elm streets(Johnson Journal).     Lawson Pournell with his father W.T. have been operating a combination shop here very successfully for over two years and now  find it necessary to enlarge the business. A new huge garage is being added on to house and repair automobiles. They do all kinds of repair work on farm implements, buggies, wagons, etc. and young Lawson is quite an expert mechanic. There are now in the neighborhood of 28 automobiles owned in the city of various makes and styles including several large touring cars.     Mr. Ed P. Blankinship has returned to Wrightsville and is continuing his business of house painting and decorating. Ed is an accomplished artist. Mr. Robert Stacer and family of Oconee is now occupying the Cobb residence on N. Marcus Street. He is in the sawmill business operating a plant on Mr. W.A. Walker's land a few miles from town. Plans are being made to plant out a number of shade trees and make other improvements on the college campus.     A meeting of the Wrightsville, Adrian & Lyons Railroad was held at Adrian with the following officers and directors elected: J. H. Rowland, President; W. C. Oliver, Vice-President; E. J. Sumner, Secretary & Treasurer. Dirctors: J. H. Rowland, E.J. Sumner, J.M. Mason, C.B. Williams, C. A. Fountain, W.C. Oliver, I. Q. Coleman, T.A. Cheatham, J. E. Aaron, R.L. Gillis and Col. Langford. The greater part of the right-of-way of the road, the bed has been graded and crossties have been placed ready for laying the steel rails, the work to begin soon.     C. J. Smith, present Tax Collector of the county has announced his run for re-election to that office. Mr. Louis Cochran from North Georgia arrived here with a carload of Georgia raised horses and mules. They were brought here to sell, and sold very rapidly and it had some very fine specimens in the lot.     The sick list this week includes Mrs. Molton Bridges, Mrs. J.B. Harrison, Mr. R.L. Stephens and Mr. McCullars of Reidsville who is brother to Mrs. Bascom Anthony. Miss Eva Orr and Mr. Oren Slade were married on the 18th at the Baptist church. Miss Lilla May Warren and Mr. Willie Meeks were also married on the 18th. She is from Hansel, GA., Mr. Meeks, a graduate of Warthen College is residing at Ochlochnee, GA.

From Days Gone By Jan. 15,1914

January 15,1914.      The new mayor and council met and appointed the different department heads: Street and Board of Health, T.V. Kent and G.W. Prescott; Light and Water, J.H. Rowland and I.R. Tanner; Finance, J. H. Rowland and R. B. Bryan; Clerk and Treasurer, R. L. Kent; Chief of Police, L.J. Claxton; Night Police, F.C. Lord; Electricians, Ross and Vanlandingham.     One among the neatest resorts in the city is the Johnson Ice Cream Parlor, conducted by Messrs. Samps and Cleo Johnson located in the Vivola building. Holmes Hines is now employed at Brinson's Drug Store. Mr. Jim D. Bush is now salesman with the Peoples Hardware Co. and Shellman "Red" Martin is a salesman at Flanders Drugs. Jeronie Downs left Flanders Drug store and is now a saleman at Tanner & Kent Furniture. Hatcher & Tanner sold out their grocery business. Mr. Hatcher now runs a farm out near Lynnhurst and Mr. Tanner will conduct an automibile agency.     Mr. Bicelle Price of R.F.D. 3 Wrightsville won the pure bred Berkshire boar offered by the Central of Georgia Railway, as a prize for the Boys Corn Clubs contest for Johnson County. He made so much corn on his acre, he will have plenty of feed for a number of pigs and this will enable him to successfully start raising hogs.     Mrs. Gordon Brantley is teaching kindergarten in her home on West College street. Incumbent Tax Receiver N.B. Miller announces for re-election. Prof. G.V. Anderson principal at Warthen College left for a job in Gainsville, Ga. at Riverside Military Academy.     A marriage which was quite a surprise to many was that of Miss Bessie Patterson and Mr. J. Rush Moorman at the home of W.L. Rawls on Dec. 30th. She is a daughter of W.M. Patterson and Mr. Moorman is a brother of Mrs. W. T. Johnson. On Wednesday afternoon Mr. H.H. Lake and Miss Blanche Wilson were married at the methodist parsonage.    In Kite news Mr. William Caraway who was visiting his son, M.C. Caraway, fell while walking and died suddenly from heart failure. He was buried at Gumlog. On Sunday afternoon Miss Mamie Ricks of Lyons and Mr. Henry Jackson of Kite were married.     Baptist services were to be held at the court house but were moved to the Christian church. The work of tearing away the wooden structure of a Wrightsville landmark has begun. The Baptist church was first built in 1891. The late Stephen McWhorter was contractor and builder and were strongly identified with the church. George Francis was employed in building the church and now has the contract for removing and rebuilding it again for the trustees of Beulah church near Donovan. He with his corps of workmen are now tearing down the church which was once considered the best built in the city. The removal of the steeple and bellfry is about completed.     During its erection some 23 years ago the tragic death of young Davis of Harrison who while attempting to ascend to the top of the steeple by the ropes and pulleys, fell when halfway up and was killed. As soon as the work of removing the building is complete, the erection of the new brick church will begin.

From Days Gone By, Jan 8,1914

January 8,1914.     Angus Hightower and Grady Cox has bought the business of Hatcher & Tanner. Both men have considerable business experience. Angus Hightower has been with the Peoples Hardware Co. for some time and Grady Cox has been in the grocery business in Wrightsville for a number of successful years. The firm will be known as Hightower & Cox Grocery Co. Mr. & Mrs. Frost of Harrison has taken charge of the Lovett Hotel and will continue to cater to the public giving the best service.     The Spring Term of Warthen College opened on the 5th with a full corps of teachers and pupils. Rev. L.P. Glass of North Georgia was called to the pastorate of the Baptist church, corner of Elm and Valley streets. Misses Cleo and Geneva Bray and Mildred Walker left for Wesleyan College. Bernard Tanner will attend Gordon Institute at Barnesville. Clifford Robinson headed to Dalono resume studies at N.G.A. College.     Mr. & Mrs. C.E. Brinson moved to the Stephens home on West Elm street and Mr. & Mrs. R.L. Stephens now occupy the Tanner cottage vacated by the Brinson's. Mr. H. G. Hatcher and family moved to the corner of Lynnhurst and Idylwild Drive. Dr. R.R. Douglas has made improvements on his home on Myrtle Avenue. Solicitor E. L. Stephens purchased the home of Mrs. W.A. Sinquefield on West Court street.     Dr. J. C. Robinson is sick at Rawlings Sanitarium. Mr. J.H. McWhorter and Mrs. B. G. Dunham of Atlanta were called to Rawlings Sanitarium by thecritical illness of their mother, Mrs. Mamie McWhorter, whose death is only a question of time. The home of Mr. A.S. Norris, a few miles from Wrightsville to which he was moving, was destroyed by fire Monday night and only a few household effects were saved. The origin of the fire was not known.    A pretty and quiet marriage was that of Miss Maudlou Sterling and Mr. Leon Lovett which was consumated on the 5th at the home of the bride on East Elm street. She is the eldest daughter of Mr. R.Z. Sterling of Wrightsville, a graduate of Warthen College and in charge of the bookkeeping at H.C. Tompkins department store. Leon is the son of Mr. E.A. Lovett, president of the Bank of Wrightsville. He also graduated Warthen College and is a member of the Wrightsville Grain Co. and also bookkeeping for the Cotton Exchange.     Jas. M. Smith, incumbent County Treasurer offers himself for re-election to that office. If elected it will be his second term. Mr. Alex A. Mayo ia a candidate for Tax Collector. This will be his second try for this office. The new Mayor and Council of Wrightsville for 1914 are now in harness and down to work.     General Sherman and President Huerta has ordered a complete destruction of Northern Mexico, so Villa and his soldiers cannot exist there. Villages are to be laid waste, farms blotted out, men to join him or be murdered and the women and children left to starve. A pathway of 25 miles is to be cut through the region. This is nothing. Sherman cut a similar swath of 50 miles wide through Georgia and South Carolina and left the women and children to starve. And the North applauded the deed yet as wonderful generalship.

From Days Gone By Jan i, 1914

January 1, 1914.     Wrightsville enjoyed a safe and sane Christmas, and the merchants all had a good trade. They are largely indebted to the prosperous old year of 1913, for the extensive Christmas shopping and good business done during the holidays.     The street carnival with its various attractions arrived in Wrightsville Monday and will remain throughout this week. The old school campus is covered with tents, the "merry-go-round," the Dog and Pony circus, motorcycle riders and all kinds of catch penny concerns. They are taking in all pennies, nickels and dimes left here by Santa Claus.     The tabulation from the ginners of December 13th shows there were 19,112 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales ginned in Johnson County from the 1913 crop. This compares to 13,634 bales ginned in 1912.     The "Modern Pharmacy" is the name of the new drug store established by E.A.W. Johnson and C.E. Brinson located at the former Wrightsville Drug Co. (Hair Unlimited bldg). The interior has been remodeled and has the addition of a handsome new soda fount. Mr. C.E. Brinson a graduate in pharmacy of the State University will be in charge, so if you want, what you want, when you want it, call 29.     The campaign season has unofficially opened as J. L. Jones announces as a candidate for County Treasurer. Mr. Jones is a good, reliable citizen, thourghly competent, and the strongest plea of all, he's a cripple, a permanent cripple and his friends will make no mistake in helping him get the office.     Mr. J. W.  Vanlandingham and family have moved to College Heights occupying the house vacated by Mr. Lawrence and family. Mrs. W. A. Sinquefield purchased the Dr. Stewart residence on North Marcus street. The deal was made through the Mason Realty Company. M. M. Davis of Davis Store will leave this week for New York to select his spring and summer stock of goods.     Misses Walton, Mary Anna Moore, and Messers. Oswald Tompkins, Russel and Millard Daley, chaparoned by Mrs. Gordon Brantley, formed a pleasent automobile party to Dublin Saturday night to hear Creatore's Band. Mrs. W. T. Kitchens returned home from Rawlings Sanitarium where she has been a patient for several weeks.     Miss Alline Winter and Mr. James Hawkins were married on Christmas Day at the methodist parsonage in Tennille. The bride is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Winter of Hepzibah and taught school at Brantley's Chapel. The groom is the eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. Walter Hawkins of here. He is a salesman at a firm in Dublin.    The marriage of Miss Lillian Page and Mr. Monroe Hersey took place here at 7am Christmas morning. She is a daughter of Dr. & Mrs. S. T. Page of here and a Warthen College graduate. The groom located here from Waycross and is a salesman for W.S. Burns & Son.     Mary, the little daughter of Rev. & Mrs. Allaben is sick at the methodist parsonage with acute indigestion. Mr. Samuel T. Smith died on Monday morning at Moye's hospital at Vidalia where he had been a patient for some time. He was a Johnson native and was 58 years old. He was brother to Mrs. J.W. Williams and Mrs. W.B. Ivey and survived by his wife and three daughters.     There will be services every Sunday morning and night and Sunday School each Sunday afternoon at the court house throughout 1914 beginning next Sunday. This owing to the removal of the old Baptist church, preparatory to the erection of the new Brown Memorial church.

From Days Gone By Dec 25,1913

December 25, 1913.     After being out a short time a jury in the Savannah City Court returned a verdict in favor of the Savannah Electric Company in the trial of suits of C. E. Thomas and S. W. Thomas against the company. Both suits were tried at the same time. The plaintiffs sought $18,271.80 because C. E. Thomas lost his left foot as a result of being thrown under a Thunderbolt car at Broughton and Drayton streets last April 4th. He had ran out of the theater and tried to catch the car on the run. C.E. Thomas is a minor, his father S. W. sued for $1,750. The defense claimed the accident was due to young Thomas carelessness.     Last Thursday Mrs. T.V. Kent discovered that the mantle lamberqin in her sitting room was on fire, and before the flames could be extinguished, damage was done to the mantle piece and the wall around the fireplace. There was but little fire in the grate and Mrs. Kent was at a loss to how it started.     Mr. Tebe Johnson moved to the house on Smith street vacated by Mr. J.B. Harrison. Mr. John Johnson will move to the house Mr. J.B. Harrison now resides for J.B. is moving to Rodman, Florida. Postmaster J.F. Renfroe will move to the home of the late Rev. Chas Moore on West Elm street. Mrs. Kate Duff and family will move to the Blackshear residence on South Marcus. Rev. J.C.G. Brooks will occupy the Pease house on College Heights. Deputy sheriff John Ausbun moved to the house close to the W. & T. depot.     Messers. Julius Jenkins of State University, Eugen Attaway, Joe Butterly, of Emory College and Anton Faircloth of Gordon Institute have returned home for Christmas. Mr. & Mrs. Geo. W. Gannon announce the birth of a son at their home. George is the happiest and proudest man in town. At the home of Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Williams on the 14th, Miss Nonie Williams and Mr. Rufus Winters were married. Rev. W.B. Ivey officiated. They left for Statesboro on a bridal tour.    Sunday afternoon Bernice, the 14 month old daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James Glisson, living near Spann, was plucked from earth and transplanted to heaven. Paul Bush, the youngest son of Mrs. Sallie Bush was visited by the death angel. Little Paul was born Aug. 25th, 1894, being 19 years old his death which occured on December 6th. He is now sleeping with his father at Beulah Church cemetery, who preceded him by 2 years. Paul had been a near invalid for a number of years but his death was sudden.     There was a boy in northern Michigan was out hunting and saw two cats up a tree. The family needed a cat, so he laid down his gun and took a climb. What he didn't know until too late was that the animals were wildcats. Before he could lay hold of the cats they laid hold of him, and the doctor  who attended his hurts counted up 41 bites and scratches. In hunting for cats be careful that you don't get the wrong breed.

From Days Gone By Dec. 18, 1913

December 13, 1913.     The Johnson County Teachers met last week and discussed in round table, school houses, school grounds and school equipment and will meet on a monthly basis. The teachers will be paid their monthly salaries at the end of each month. The Board of Trustees of Warthen College arranged to issue $25,000 bonds and also begin improvements at the college at once. Out of town trustees present were: Dr. Jenkins, President of Weslyan College, Rev. J.R. Webb of Wadley and Rev. T. W. Darley of Sandersville.     A primary election for mayor and five councilmen to serve Wrightsville for 1914 took place here on the 17th with the following elected: Jas. M. Cook, Mayor. Councilmen: R. B. Bryan, Jos. H. Rowland, T. V. Kent, Ivey R. Tanner, G. H. Prescott.     Mr. & Mrs. Eugen Frost who have been catering to the public both local and in Harrison, will move to Wrightsville in January to take charge of the Lovett Hotel, corner of College and Marcus streets. M. N. Killebrew is located on the east side in the Kennedy block, with a full line of sewing machines, also fresh fish and oysters, cold drinks, etc. For 3 days only Mrs. B. D. Morris will be at the Dickens House making up combings and making old hair new.     Mr. B. J. Moye has had his east Court street residence repainted. Mr. Elmore Hayes of Hayes Bros. accompanied by Mr. Otho Tanner went to Savannah and purchased a handsome Cadallac of the latest make. Dr. W. J. Flanders and family have returned from Vineville, Macon and occupying their home on west Elm street.     Clarence Thomas who recently lost his foot while boarding a street car in Savannah several months ago, has brought suit against the street car company and left for there to attend the trial.    Mrs. W. H. Kitchens was taken to Rawlings Sanitarium and operated on for appendicitis. Mrs. J. B. Harrison is improving from her operation at the same place.    Mr. J.J.L. Outlaw is happy over the arrival of little Miss Price, his new granddaughter. Mr. & Mrs. Lofton Thompson announced the birth of a daughter on December 17th.     Rev. W. G. Allaben is the newly appointed pastor to the Wrightsville methodist church. Rev. H.S. Scarbourgh will preach at Gethsemine. Miss Georgia Mae Lake and Mr. Bazaleel Vickers marriage took place at the brides country home, "Lakeview" in Laurens County.     Byron Miller, a younger brother of tax receiver, N. B. Miller, died at his home 6 miles from town. He was born Aug. 20, 1898 and died Dec. 13. He was a good boy and known as the "pet of the family" having been ill nearly all his life. He joined Piney Mt. at age 12.    Mr. C. M. Schwals of Kite filed for bankruptcy.  Dear Santa Claus,    I want you to please bring me a wagon, some books. And I want my wagon to be the "American Express", and some games, a tie and tie-clasp. And be sure and don't forget to come to see my little sister. She wants a doll, some dresses for it and a locket. A doll bed and a kimona. Your friend, William and Theo Parker.

From Days Gone By Dec. 11,1913

December 11, 1913.     During the Christmas week the First National Bank, Bank of Wrightsville and Exchange Bank will close daily at 12 noon with the exception of saturday following Christmas day when they will remain open regular hours.     The banks also released their statement of condition. The Exchange Bank, $126,321.16; Bank of Wrightsville, $196,782.42; Citizens Bank of Kite, $72,017.63; The Scott Banking Company, $59,583.82; Bank of Adrian, $ 57,232.75 and the Bartow Bank, $137,172.36.     Messers. H. C. and J. E. Tompkins returned from Savannah in their handsome new up-to-date Cadallacs which they purchased this week.     Dr. Bascom Anthony and family will occupy the Johnson house on the corner of Myrtle Avenue and College street next year, and Mr. F. A. Sinquefield and wife will move to the house where Dr. Anthony now resides on North Marcus street. Mr. & Mrs. Rosier Stephens will move to the cottage now occupied by Mr. C. E. Brinson on west Elm street.     Mrs. J. M. Cook who has been quite ill the past week at her home is improving. Mrs. W. Z. Kemp who has been at Rawlings Sanitarium for treatment has returned home.     On Sunday afternoon the 7th at the residence of Mr. & Mrs. John Hall on north Bradford street, Miss Shily Garnto from near Moores Chapel and Mr. Lonnie Webb of Wrightsville were married. The bride is a daughter of Mr. H.H. Garnto.     H. G. Hatcher at Hatcher & Tanner's want to buy 5000 bushels of peas mixed or any kind, just so they are sound.     C. J. Smith, tax collector will be making his third and final rounds to collect taxes. He will be at the following locations between the 8th and 20th of December. Ivy's, Price's, Wiggins Gin, Ennis, Tom, Kite, Meeks, Adrian, Scott, Smith's, Spann, Smith's store, 1302th District, Ringjaw, Bray's and Wrightsville. Don't blame the collector for not waiting on you quick.