January 9, 1920
Macon Daily Telegraph
Mrs. C. G. Anderson, aged forty-two years, passed away at her home, 105 Harrold street, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock after an illness of several months. Mrs. Anderson had been a resident of Macon eighteen years, and before her marriage to Mr. Anderson she was Miss Ella Williams, of Wilkinson county, where she was born and reared. She was a member of the Second Street Methodist church, and has many friends who regret to learn of her death.
  Besides her husband she is survived by two sons and one daughter, John S. and Harry K. and Bernice Anderson, two brothers and three sisters.
  The funeral services will be held from the Second Street Methodist church Saturday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. J. N. Hudson, pastor, officiating. The interment will be in the family lot at Cedar Ridge cemetery.

January 14, 1920
Macon Daily Telegraph
 Miss Dawsie Ree Patterson, aged twelve years, died last night at 7:14 o'clock at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Patterson, in Bellevue.
  Besides her parents, she is survived by two brothers, F. W. and C. R. Patterson, and four sisters, Mrs. B. E. Arrington, Mattie, Gertrude and Salrine. She had been ill two weeks. The body will be carried at 12:40 o'clock this afternoon to McIntyre, where funeral and interment will take place.

February 6, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
LOSING CANDIDATE BLOWS OUT BRAINS. J. Fred Simpson, Defeated in Wilkinson For Sheriff, Kills Himself. Wife and Baby See Suicide. Acts Without Warning After Romp With Little Son; Buried Yesterday.
  McIntyre, Feb. 5 - Despondent over his defeat as a candidate for sheriff in the primary of yesterday, J. Fred Simpson, age 34, a prominent farmer living about four miles from Irwinton, committed suicide shortly after 9 o'clock last night, He fired a pistol bullet through his brain, in the presence of his wife and small child.
   Following the shot, the screams of Mrs. Simpson brought a negro living near, and her brother, L. F. Brown, who lives about a mile away, Simpson lived about an hour after firing the shot, but did not regain consciousness.
  The funeral was held at the residence at 4 o'clock this afternoon, conducted by Rev. George B. Goddard, of Milner. Interment was in the nearby cemetery, and was with Masonic rites. A large gathering of friends of the family attended.
  Seemed in Good Spirits.
  Simpson opposed Sheriff L. P. Player, who sought renomination. Player received 786 votes, and Simpson 481. Simpson congratulated the sheriff on his renomination, and left Irwinton about 7 o'clock. He took supper at the home of his brother-in-law, L. F. Brown, and went from there to his home. He talked with his wife and played with his baby until after 9 o'clock, when he reached on the mantel, took his pistol and fired a bullet into his brain.
  Simpson was well fixed financially, and popular in this section. That he should have taken his defeat so hard to unbalance his mind was something that his friends had not given a thought. It is stated that the loss of a precient which he had considered almost solidly for him was the bitterest disappointment of the race to him.
  Mr. Simpson is survived by his wife, a 3-year-old son, and invalid brother, Ira Simpson, and four sisters who reside here, Mrs. L. F. Brown, Mrs. J. J. Shepherd, Mrs. W. E. Hatcher and Mrs. Ada Mason.
Wilkinson County Results
  The other races for county offices in Wilkinson county on Wednesday resulted as follows: G. H. Carswell received the entire number of votes cast for Representative from Wilkinson county in the Legislature. There were 1, 100 votes cast in the primary held Wednesday, G. S. Davis was elected Ordinary by a safe majority over his opponent, J. E. Butler. G. T. Stapleton had little trouble in his race for Tax Receiver, and I. B. Stinson was elected Tax Collector.
  The race for County School Commissioner was the most heated and resulted in an overwhelming majority for Victor Davis. W. A. Deason was elected Coroner, and Roy Sheppard County Surveyor.

March 14, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
G. W. (George W.) Whitaker expired at his home 1717 Third street, Friday night after an illness of one month.
   Mr. Whitaker had lived in Macon since a boy moving here from Wilkinson county, where he was born in 1871. He passed away in his 49th year of age. Before he was taken ill he had been on the police force for several years and was well and favorably known.
    He was an active member of the First Christian Church.
  Mr. Whitaker in performing his daily tasks was a friend to all with whom he came in contact and was known by his many acts of kindnesses to those in distress, although he never failed to do his duty to protecting the city at any time.
   Surviving him are his wife, two sons, Floyd and Cecil; one daughter, J. C. Whittner, and one sister, Mrs. Sallie James. The funeral services will be held from this residence this Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. James A. Moore, pastor of the First Christian Church, officiating, and the interment will be in the family lot at Cedar Ridge cemetery.
   Mr. Whitaker was a member of the Woodmen of the World and of ?? No. 226. The pall bearers will be as follows: B. L. Keith, F. F. Walters, J. Etheridge, W. Ryals, J. T. Anderson and Mr. Waldorf.

March 24, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Mrs. A. I Barge, aged 72 years, died at her home at Toomsboro yesterday morning at 10 o'clock after an illness of several months. She was a life-long resident of Toomsboro and leaves a host of sorrowing friends, besides relatives.
  Surviving her are three sons, J. S., J. A. and W. M. Barge, and one daughter, Mrs. P. M. Jackson.
  The funeral services will be held at Toomsboro this morning at 10 o'clock and the interment made in the family lot.

April 8, 1920
The Macon Telegraph
    Mrs. Ella McCook Spears died yesterday afternoon at 5:45 o'clock at Williams Sanatorium after an illness of two months. Mrs. Spears was the wife of Walter G. Spears, of Jeffersonville. She was 33 years of age and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McCook, of Irwinton, Ga., where she was born and reared.
    Besides her husband she is survived by two daughters and two sons, Misses Elsie and Annie Margaret, Melton and Daniel; also two brothers, J. W. and Oscar McCook, of Macon; two sisters, Mrs. Jesse Peavy, of Unadilla, Ga., and Mrs. T. A. Bell, of Irwinton, Ga.
  She was the niece of W. O. Kinney, of this city. The deceased was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church at Jeffersonville, and has many friends who will be grieved to learn of her death.

May 1, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
GORDON INFANT FATALLY BURNED
Gordon, April 30 - The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Myrick died today from burns received while playing in the fire yesterday. The funeral was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at Asbury church, conducted by Rev. Walter Churchwell. The child was two and one-half years old.
(Note the child's name is Norman Lee Myrick per grave inscription.)

Mar 14, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
   Mrs. Frances J. Crooms, widow of W. Franklin Crooms, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. G. Brevard, yesterday morning at 8 o'clock. Mrs Crooms had been failing in health several months, and her death came not unexpected. She was in her sixty seventy year of age and was born in Wilkinson county. Before her marriage she was Miss Frances Parker, daughter of L. R. Parker, of Baldwin county. The deceased was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. A. G. Brevard, Mrs. Julia Cass and Miss Jessie Crooms; two sisters, Mrs. W. H. Walden and Miss Nora Parker; two brothers, J. A. Parker, of Oklahoma and J. E. Parker of Texas.
  The funeral services will be held from the home of Mrs. A. G. Brevard this Friday morning at 11:30 o'clock, Elder J. A. Monsees officiating, and the body will be taken to McIntyre for interment.

March 17, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
POSSE HUNTS NEGRO WHO SHOT OFFICERS. Wilkinson County Citizens Pursue Will White For Wounding Two. DEPUTY SHERIFF MAY DIE. Player and Dixon Brought to Macon, Former Not Seriously Injured.
  A posse of Wilkinson county citizens was in hot pursuit yesterday and up to a late hour last night of a negro, Will White, who early yesterday morning shot Sheriff L. P. Player and Deputy Sheriff J. T. Dixon, of that county. Both of the wounded were brought to the Macon Hospital at 7 o'clock yesterday morning.
  Dr. O. H. Weaver, who is attending the wounded men, said that Sheriff player has a wound in the region of the stomach but he expresses the belief that the abdominal wall was not pierced by the bullet, hence he does not consider the wound dangerous.  the bullet could not be located, however.
  Deputy Sheriff Dixon was suffering from hemorrhages from a wounded right lung. A bullet struck him high on the right chest, but the ball could not be welt from the skin. The surgeon says that he is in worse condition than the sheriff.
 Was On Rampage.
  According to reports reaching this city the negro had shot at his wife and drove his family from their home on the Ira King plantation, about six miles from McIntire, Sunday night. It was because of this disturbance that the sheriff and his deputy appeared on the scene at 1 o'clock yesterday morning.
  After the shooting the negro, bare footed and without money, started afoot across the country. He was traced as far as Jefersonville yesterday morning and then the barefoot tracks took a course that leads his pursuers to believe that he is working his way back toward his home. The negro's people live in Milledgeville.
  Sheriff Player is well known in this city. One of his brothers, S. T. Player, is with the Waxelbaum Company, and another Joe Player, is a bookkeeper with the Fourth National Bank.
  Officers who visited the scene of the shooting yesterday morning found a still in operation in the negro's house, and also found two barrels of wine.
Description of Negro Given..
  Several members of the posse of pursuers arrive in Macon at 10 o'clock last night, having given up the hunt for the night, when rain began falling. They reported that they had traced the negro, White, to Jeffersonville and back to Dry Branch.
  Since leaving the King plantation, the negro obtained an old pair of plow shoes from another negro. The pursuers found the other negro and carried him with them in the chase.
  The latest description of White is: About 5 feet 11 inches in height; ginger cake negro; has two gold teeth; weighs about 180 pounds; scar on left hand; thick lip and little mustache. When last seen wore overalls, old coat and cap.

March 17, 1920
The Columbus Ledger
POSSE CONTINUES HUNT FOR NEGRO. Black Who Shot Sheriff Player and Deputy Dixon is South by Mob of 100 Men.
  Macon, Ga., March 17 - The hunt for Will White, Wilkinson county negro who shot and seriously wounded Sheriff Player and Deputy Dixon yesterday was resumed today by a posses of over 100 men. The officers were shot when they smashed down a door and entered the home of the negro to arrest him on a charge of shooting his wife.

March 30. 1920
Union Recorder
  Mrs. Mary J. McMullen, widow of the late Mr. J. A. McMullen, died at the home of her son, Mr. J. T. McMullen, in this city Saturday morning at 2 o'clock.
  Mrs. McMullen had been in feeble health for several years, having suffered a stroke of paralysis, and later sustaining a fall that injured her. Her passing away came as a sad blow to her relatives and friends. The remains were buried at Mt. Pleasant Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. C. Wilkinson officiating.
  Before her marriage Mrs. McMullen was Miss Mary J. Golden, and was a native of Wilkinson county. She was sixty-two years of age, and was a member of the Baptist church, being always faithful in the discharge of the duties of life. She is survived by two sons, Mr. J. T. McMullen of this city, and Mr. I. W. McMullen of Waycross, and one daughter, Mrs. F. H. Shelledy, of Washington, D.C.

May 14, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
SUCCESSFUL YEAR AT GORDON. High School Will Close May 24; Faculty For Year is Elected.
  Gordon, May 13. - After a very successful term, the Gordon High School is making preparations for closing May 24. Under the principal, Prof. L. P. Strickland, Gordon School has made some very forward moves this year.
  The board of trustees have elected the faculty for the coming year as follows: L. P. Strickland, principal; Miss Gertrude Wilson, Miss Julia Adams, Mrs. Annie Jones, Miss Emily Kellar, Miss Muriel Metz, Miss Lillian McArthur.
  Members of the graduating class for 1920 are: Miss Ruth Lindsey, valedictorian; Miss Lucile Hawthorne, class prophecy; Miss Clifford Dennard, class history; John Boyd Butts, essay; Harbord Stokes, essay; Miss Charlie Fountain, saludutary.
  Miss Lilian McArthur will give her recital Thursday night, May 20.
  The class will receive their diplomas Monday, May 24,

March 24, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
WOUNDS FATAL TO DEPUTY J. T. DIXON. Officer of Wilkinson County Dies From Hemorrhage Following Shooting.
NEGRO ASSASSIN NOT FOUND.
Deputy Sheriff J. T. Dixon, of Wilkinson county, died last night at 11:30 at the Macon Hospital as a result of wounds inflicted by Will White, negro, last Tuesday morning when he and Sheriff L. P. Player attempted to arrest him at his home near McIntyre for shooting at his wife.
  The immediate cause of the officer's death wa a hemorrhage caused by the bursting of the right axillary artery, in the chest wall, which was bruised by the bullet which entered his lung. When the hemorrhage began the injured man was  rushed to the operating table and an effort made to save his life by tying off the artery. The loss of blood was too great, however, and Mr. Dixon died while still under the influence of ether.
  When Mr. Dixon was first taken to the Macon Hospital Tuesday after the shooting his wounds were feared to be fatal as one bullet had pierced his right lung and done other damage, but for nearly a week he held his own and was thought to be improving. The fatal hemorrhage came unexpectedly.
Sheriff Player Improving.
  Sheriff Player, whose wounds were less serious than those of his deputy, was improving last nigh and his recovery is considered assured.
  Will White, the negro who barricaded himself in his home against the officers when they came to arrest him early Tuesday morning and shot both when they forced an entrance, was still at large yesterday, it was reported in Macon.
  The death of Mr. Dixon is expected to cause the organization of another posse to press the search for the black. A large posse was assembled on the day of the shooting, but after the trail of the negro had been lost in the rain on the next day, it diminished in size and only a few continued the search.

April 6, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
OFFER BIG REWARD FOR NEGRO. Total of $1,500 to be Given For Capture of Will White, Who Shot Two.
  Rewards totaling $1,500 have been offered for Will White, the negro who fatally wounded Deputy Sheriff J. T. Dixon and wounded  Sheriff L. P. Player, it was learned at the Bibb sheriff's office yesterday.
  Police and sheriff's deputies all over Georgia are searching for the negro. It was said that several suspects had been apprehended but that the slayer of the Wilkinson sheriff is still at large. The negro was brought through Macon last week and taken to Wilkinson county under close guard on the suspicion that he was Will White, but it was found to be the wrong negro.
  Sheriff L. P. Player, who left the Macon Hospital last week and is convalescing from his wounds at his Wilkinson county home, is said to be directing the search for his assailant and for his brother officer's murderer. Feeling is still high in Wilkinson over the affair, which occurred three weeks ago today.
  Will White, who shot the two officers when they went to arrest him at his home near McIntyre on a charge of shooting his wife, is said to be about 35 or 40 years old, five feet and seven or eight inches tall, of medium black color, weighing about 170 pounds. He has two gold teeth, one in the front upper and the other in the left upper set.

June 4, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Miss Nannie Elizabeth Batson. The body of Miss Nannie Elizabeth Batson was taken to Coopers early this morning for funeral and interment. Miss Batson died at her home 960 Hazel street, Wednesday night at 10:15 o'clock after a long illness. The deceased was 43 years of age and was born in Wilkinson county. She lived with her sister, Miss Alice Batson, and a brother, W.O. Batson. They had been residents of Macon thirty years.

June 6, 1920
The Atlanta Constitution
FOUNTAIN - DENNARD
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Fountain, of  McIntyre, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Rosebud, to Mr. Thomas Brooks Dennard, of Gordon, Ga., the wedding to take place on June 24.

June 6, 1920
Macon Weekly Telegraph
WILLIAM B. STUBBS IS DEAD. Prominent Georgia Had Been Critically Ill at Savannah for Weeks
Savannah, June 5 - William B. Stubbs, prominent in his profession, in political circles in this section and state, died earl tonight. He has been extremely ill for weeks. Robert Stubbs of Macon, a brother is her, accompanied by his family. Alfred Stubbs arrived last night from Emory University, W. B. Stubbs, Jr., is in Oxford, England, a Rhodes scholar, Miss Bessie Stubbs, a daughter, is doing missionary work in Cuba; and Miss Hattie Stubbs, another daughter has a position in Washington City.

June 6, 1920
Macon Weekly Telegraph
WILLIAM B. STUBBS. Savannah, June 6 - One of the most largely attended funerals in Savannah in years was that of William B. Stubbs, conducted this afternoon by Dr. O. F. Cook, presiding elder of the Savannah District at the Wesley Memorial Church at 4 o'clock. The interment was in Bonaventure Cemetery. The big church was packed to capacity by the friends of the dead Savannahian and the bar attended in a body.
  Besides his widow, Mr. Stubbs is survived by his mother, Mrs. W. A. Pittman, Savannah, a brother, Robert Stubbs of Macon, a sister, Mrs. C. L. Morris of Milledgeville, and twelve children: Misses Bessie, Hattie, Daisy, Marian and Frebees Stubbs; Mrs. J. M. Christian, Mrs. T. S. Daniels, Mrs. S. M. Jenkins; Messrs. W. B. Stubbs, Jr., Trawick, Alfred and Davis Stubbs.
  Mr. Stubbs was a native of Irwinton, married Miss Helen Carson and moved to Savannah in 1887. He was  prominent as a lawyer and a church worker and leader in the State prohibition fights for years.

June 6, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
VEAL - HELTON
  One of the most beautiful weddings of the season was that of Miss Mamie Veal to Dr. James Bertram Helton, which took place at the home of the bride at Milledgeville, Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock.
  A color scheme if pink, green and white was most beautifully carried out in the decorations which were draperies of Southern similax with here and there a vase of Dorothy Perkins roses, magnolias and hydrangeas.
  Miss Helen Granade, of Milledgeville, attired in a frock of satin and georgette, sang "O Promise Me." accompanied by Miss Reba Betts, of Ocilla, who wore a delicate frock of pink satin and tulle trimmed with rosebuds.
  The bridesmaids, Misses Mattie Mae Cox, of Oconee and Malissa Giles, of Deepstep, accompanied by the groomsmen, Col. Carlyle Giles and Dr. Earnest W. Veal, receptively, both of Milledgeville, entered to the strains of Lohengrin's Bridal March also played by Miss Betts. They were followed by Master Curtis Veal who bore the ring in a magnolia blossom. The groom entered with his best man, Mr. Oscar Holliman, of McIntyre, and awaited the arrival of the bride and her maid of honor, Miss Julia Veal, of Deepstep, who were preceded by little Miss Ethel Veal, the flower girl,  who scattered flowers in the path of the bride.
  The party having formed before an altar of ferns and pines brightened by the glow of candles the ceremony was very impressively performed by Rev. L. A. Mosely, of Tennille.
  The bride wore a lovely dress of white pussy willow satin and georgette adorned with rosebuds. Her veil was crowned with a wreath of orange blossoms and she carried a lovely bouquet of bride's' roses and valley lilies. The maid of honor and bridesmaids were becoming gowned in dresses of crepe de chine and georgette in pink, green and white and carried bouquets of pink carnations.
  Punch was served on the porch by Misses Annie Page, of Riddleville, and Irene Simpson, of Milledgeville. Both wore becoming frocks of georgette and taffeta.
  The bride is the charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Veal, of Milledgeville, formerly of Deepstep. Her winning personality and pleasant manners have numbered her friends by her acquaintances which many be concluded from the numerous and lovely presents of cut glass, china, silver and dainty handwork. While living in Deepstep she spent part of her school days attending Sandersville High School. After moving to Milledgeville she took special work at the G.N. & I. C.
  The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Helton, of Toomsboro. He chose dentistry as his profession for which he equipped himself at the Southern Dental College in Atlanta. He entered the Army and was stationed in France where he soon attained the rank of Captain.
  Immediately after the ceremony, Dr. and Mrs. Helton left for Macon from which place they will visit points of interest in North Carolina, after which they will make their home in Valdosta. The bride was attractive in a going-away suit of navy tricotine with accessories to match.

June 15, 1920
The Atlanta Constitution
ZENUS FORDHAM DIES AT AGE OF 100 YEARS
Dublin, Ga., June 14. (Special)Zenus Fordham, who celebrated his hundredth birthday last December died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T. J. Perry, near Dublin, after a short illness. Mr. Fordham was one of the best known citizens of this county.
   He leaves nine children, 62 grandchildren, 87 great-grandchildren and 28 great-great-grandchildren. He is related to practically everyone of the old established families of this county and numbers his relatives literally by the hundreds.
  His funeral will be held Tuesday morning at Fordham cemetery in Wilkinson county.

June 16, 1920
Macon  Daily Telegraph
Mrs. W. N. Fleetwood. Funeral services for Mrs. W. N. Fleetwood, aged 75 years, widow of the late Dr. W. N. Fleetwood, who died Monday evening at the King's Daughters' Home on Rogers avenue, were held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Burghard's Chapel, 718 Cherry Street, 718 Cherry Street, Rev. C. H. Branch, assistant pastor of Mulberry Street Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Fleetwood was born in Wilkinson County, but had been a resident of Macon for the past thirty years. She is survived by one brother, J. T. Deese, of Cochran.

June 23, 1920
Macon  Daily Telegraph
TWO COUNTIES HUNT KILLER. Tom Ray Will Never Be Jailed if Caught, Members of Posses Threaten
Milledgeville, June 22 - Tom Ray, the negro wanted for the killing of DeWitt Faulkner, well known Baldwin county farmer, has so far eluded his pursuers but a crowd of about 150 men tonight continued the chase in the lower part of the county. Sheriff S. L. terry, of Baldwin, is in a local hospital, where he has just undergone an operation, and is therefore not in touch with the situation. The killing was in Wilkerson county, just over the Baldwin line, and the officers of that county were notified and are believed to be making a thorough search for Ray.
  According to information reaching Milledgeville early tonight it is feared the negro, if caught, will not be taken to jail. Open threats, it is said, have been made that Ray will not be jailed. It is reported that three weeks ago the negro drew a pistol on Faulknr after the latter had acted as peacemaker in a quarrel between negroes below the city.
  All trace of Ray was lost by the posse on the plantation of George Hollingshead, after the negro had been followed for about five miles. The section in which the negro is believed to have taken refuge is very swampy and this makes the hunt all the harder.

June 26, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
NEGRO KILLS BALDWIN MAN. Resented Efforts to Collect Debt; Has Eluded Possee Seeking Capture.
Milledgeville, June 25 - DeWitt Faulkner, a young white farmer of East Baldwin, was shot  and killed a few days ago by a negro, Tom Ray. The negro was indebted to Faulkner and resented Faulkner's efforts to collect it. He shot four times. Faulkner died a few minutes afterward. Immediately after the shooting Ray escaped to a nearby swamp and although a posse of white citizens here has since been on his trail he has not yet been captured. The remains of Mr. Faulkner were carried to Jasper county, his former home, for burial.

June 28, 1920
The Atlanta Constitution
Mrs. Jane Kinney.
Macon, Ga. June 27 (Special) Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Kinney have been called to Irwinton by the death of the former's mother, Mrs. Epsie Jane Kinney. Mrs. Kinney was in her eighty-fifth year and had been a life-long resident of Irwinton. Mrs. Kinney was  the mother of eight children, four of whom survive her. They are Dr. J.R. Kinney, Fort Valley; W.O. Kinney, Macon; Mrs. Daniel McCook, Irwinton, and Mrs. J.E. Peavy, Unadilla.

July 6, 1920
Union Recorder
MISS TAYLOR DIED IN GORDON.
  The remains of Miss Nell Taylor were brought to Milledgeville from Gordon Monday for burial. The services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Duall.
  Miss Taylor died at her home in Gordon Sunday. She was just budding into womanhood, and was an enthusiastic worker in the Baptist church. She was loved by a large circle of friends.
  The deceased was a grand-daughter of the late Mr. Richard Overman of this county, and a niece of Mesdames H. M. and C. C. Hurt, and Messrs. Will and John Overman.

July 13, 1920
Daily Times Enterprise.
  All the people of Barwick extends their heart felt sympathy to the family of Mrs. T. L. Kingery on the account of the loss of their dear husband and father.
   The following was written by the family:
  On Monday morning, July 5, 1920 at eight o'clock the Death Angel visited our home and took from our beloved midst our dear husband and father, Thomas Lewis Kingery.
   He had been in failing health for the last few months, caused from Bright's Disease, but had only been in bed four days. All was done for him that loving hands could do but of no avail. Our Heavenly Father needed him most. He was born in Wilkinson county, Ga., October 21, 1864, where he resided until 18 years ago, when he moved to South Georgia, making his home in Thomas county until his death. He was married Nov. 26, 1884 to Sarah Clifford Lewis, also of Wilkinson county.
  He is survived by a heart broken wife and nine children, Sidney L., of Moultrie, Ga.; Ralph, Roy and Guy all of the U. S. Navy; Claude, Rodia Lee, Essie and Exie at home, and Mrs. P. Z. Lord, also father A. T. Kingery of McIntyre, Ga., and two brothers and two sisters, D. C. Kingery of Gordon, Ga., J. W. Kingery, and sister Mrs. Richard Hudson of McIntyre, Ga., and Mrs. B. C. Lewis of Moultrie, and a host of other relatives. The funeral services was conducted by Rev. Reese of Barwick Methodist Church at Salem Church, after which his body was laid to rest in the Salem cemetery Thursday morning, July 8, 1920.
  We all thank every one for their tender love and sympathy shown us. The Family.

August 11, 1920
The Ledger (Columbus)
MRS. LIZZIE B. REID
  After a short illness, Mrs. Lizzie B. Reid, aged 23 years, died at 6 o'clock this morning at her hone, 229 Ninth street. She is survived by her husband E. C. Reid; two small children; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McDaniel, of Macon; one brother, Leonard McDaniel of Gordon; one sister, Mrs. Ethel Ward of Jacksonville, Fla. The remains will be shipped to Macon tonight, and from there will be taken to Gordon, where the funeral and interment will take place sometime tomorrow.

September 2, 1920
The Bainbridge Post-Search Light
In Memoriam. Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Martin.
  My mother,Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Martin, daughter of George Washington Lord, born at Toomsboro, Wilkinson County, Ga., Aug. 24, 1845.
  Died at Climax, Ga., Aug. 23, 1920; aged 75 years and 8 days; her life was of the old type christian, a member of Cedar Springs Freewill Baptist Church. She was buried in Cedar Springs Cemetery, August 29 among a host of her old and sincere friends and relatives. Papa preceded her many years ago. Papa and the family moved from Toomsboro to Cedar Springs Dec. 20, 1886. Only two are left of the family of father, mother and eight children; J. W. Martin, of Cedar Springs, Ga. and myself, Ira J. Martin, Climax, and one brother, W. H. Lord, of Statesboro, are left to mourn this great loss. She was a gracious mother, a child of God and now she had gone to rest. IRA J. MARTIN

September 7, 1920
Union Recorder
     ~excerpt~ A BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING.  The marriage of Miss Celia Gertrude Freeman and Mr. Thomas Joel Finney took place Saturday evening at six o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Asbell.
...Miss Florence Deese on the piano....Miss Mary Lucy Hargrove on the violin,...
  ..Miss Deese played Loghengrin's wedding march...maid of honor, Miss Mary Hall....best man, Mr. Chas. Finney. Miss Lucy Finney was bridesmaid, and Mr. Lance Freeman, groomsman...ceremony was impressively perfomed by Dr. J. C. Wilkinson.
   The bride is a ...recent graduate of the G.N. & I. College. ..Mr. Finney is a member of the firm of the Finney Dry Goods Company...
  after the ceremony..left for an extended tour to Washington, D. C., Baltimore and New York and othe points...
  Among the out of town guests present at the wedding  were: Mr. and Mrs. Will Freeman, Mill Wiloeine  Freeman, Mrs. Clara Hall, Mrs. J. B. Freeman and Misses Mary and Lilly Hall, of Toomsboro; Mr. and Mrs Parker and Miss Parker and Miss Floride Carswell, of Irwinton: Misses Rilla Lucy and Violet Finney and Mr. Wilbur Finney, of Atlanta, and Miss Florine Deese, of Dublin.

September 28, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
MRS. SOPHIA M. TAYLOR.  Funeral services for Mrs. Sophia M. Taylor, aged 72 years, were held last evening at 8 o'clock from the family residence, 514 Orange street, Rev. W. R. Owen, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating.
  The body was carried to her former home in Irwinton, for interment yesterday morning. Mrs. Taylor was a native of Wilkinson county, and moved to Macon in 1907.
  She is survived by the following daughters: Mrs. R. E. Spears, of Macon; Mrs. J. F. Lee, McIntyre; Mrs. Morgan Hall, Danville; Mrs. R. R. Lewis, Hawkinsville; Misses Bessie and Lollie Taylor of Macon.

October 13, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
J. D. Brooks, aged 67 years, expired at his home at Gordon, at an early hour yesterday morning following an illness of several days. Mr. Brooks was a well known Wilkinson county farmer. He was an active member of Clear Creek Baptist church. H. F. and C. C. Brooks of Macon, are sons of Mr. Brooks, and besides these two, he has eight more and two daughters, besides his widow. The funeral and interment will be held this morning at 11 o'clock from the church of which he was a member.

October 15,1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
   The funeral services of Mr. J. D. Brooks were held last Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at Clear Creek church. Mr. Brooks died at his home at Gordon, Ga. at 6:30 Tuesday morning after an illness of several days. He was 67 years of age and a pioneer resident of Gordon. Surviving him are his widow and 12 children: H. F. and C. C. Brooks of Macon; and J. J., Fred, Julian, Cecil, Eugene, Norman, Ira, Marian, and J. D. Brooks. Jr.; and Mrs. W. R. Dykes, all of Gordon, Ga.
  Besides his relatives he leaves a large circle of sorrowing friends.

October 17, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
MURDERER HELD IN DETROIT. Michigan Governor Refuses to Deliver Negro to Georgia Sheriff.
Milledgeville, Oct. 16. Though lodged in jail in Detroit, Mich., Tom Ray, slayer of Mr. DeWitt Faulkner in Wilkinson county several weeks ago has not as yet been delivered to the Georgia authorities. Sheriff L. P. Player went to Detroit with the proper requisition papers from Governor Dorsey for the murderer, but Governor Sleeper refused to deliver the prisoner, stating that he would have to be assured that the negro would be given a trial and not be lynched.
  Sheriff Player wired Judge Park of this circuit, stating the demands of the Michigan Governor. Judge Park wired Governor Dorsey and the Governor, in turn wired Governor Sleeper for the second time, but Sheriff Player returned without the negro, who is under indictment in Wilkinson county for murder.
  Judge Park, when he passed through Milledgeville enroute home, stated that he could not understand the attitude of the Michigan Governor, as he had stated to Governor Dorsey and to Sheriff Player, that if he or the people of Wilkinson county thought best that he would allow a change of venue in the case, but personally he thought that there would be no trouble as the people of Wilkinson county would see that the law was carried out. Another effort by Judge Park and Governor Dorsey will be made to get the prisoner before the next term of Superior Court in that county.

November 9, 1920
Macon Telegraph
B. (Barton) Ward of Gordon, aged 67, who was brought to the Macon hospital Sunday in a serious condition died yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The body will be shipped to Gordon this morning where interment will be in the family burying ground. The deceased is survived by his wife, one son and one daughter.

November 18, 1920
Macon Daily Telegraph
Mrs.Maggie D. Davis, wife of C. P. Davis, died at the Macon hospital yesterday morning at 9 o'clock, after an illness of two weeks. Mrs. Davis was 40 years of age, and had been a resident of this city 32 years, and was well known. She leaves a host of friends who are grieved to learn of her death. Before her marriage she was Miss Maggie Brewer, of Wilkinson county, and came from one of the most prominent families of her community. Surviving are her husband, C. P. Davis, and two daughters, Mrs. J. F. Hooks, and Mrs. C. S. Caln. The deceased was an active member of the Eastside Baptist Church. The funeral services will be held from the residence, at 41 Hydrolia street, this, Thursday, afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. A. J. Johnson officiating. The interment will be in the family lot at Fort Hill Cemetery.

November 18, 1920
Macon Daily Telegraph
DENNARD DIES FROM INJURIES. Death Follows Motorcycle Accident at Central City Park Sunday.
FATALITY COMES AS SURPRISE.
Cuyler E. Dennard, aged 27, who was injured Sunday morning when he was thrown from his motorcycle while riding around the race track at Central City Park, died yesterday afternoon at 3:55 at the Macon Hospital.
   When Mr. Dennard first regained consciousness Monday the attending physicians did not think his injuries would prove fatal, but Tuesday his condition took a change for the worse and an X-ray was taken of the injured man's head in order to determine whether or not the skull was fractured. The X-ray showed that there was no fracture of the skull but yesterday morning Mr. Dennard underwent a sinking spell.
   The deceased was a single man and a member of the firm of Avant & Dennard, representatives of the Indian Motorcycle in this section. Coroner Lee Wages had not decided whether he would hold an inquest over the body or not.
   Mr. Dennard resided with his mother, Mrs. H. C. Dennard, at No. 212 Hardeman avenue. The family moved to Macon from Wilkinson county about ten years ago. He was a member of the Tattnall Square Baptist Church. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. H. C. Dennard; one sister, Mrs. W. J. Stripling; one brother, H. L. Dennard.
   The funeral will take place from the residence at 11 o'clock Friday morning and the interment will take place in the family cemetery near Gordon.

November 19, 1920
Macon Daily Telegraph
  Cuyler E. Dennard, whose death occurred at the Macon Hospital Wednesday afternoon, will be buried today. The funeral services will be from the residence, 212 Hardeman avenue, this morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. H. M. Fugate, pastor of the Tattnall Square Baptist church, officiating. The body will be taken to Gordon for interment. The pall bearers will be selected from the Macon Hussars, with which the deceased went through the World War. The entire company will attend the funeral to pay its last tribute of respect. Mr. Dennard was 25 years of age and had been a resident of this city for ten years. He leaves his mother, Mrs. H. C. Dennard; one sister, Mrs. W. J. Stripling, and one brother, H. L. Dennard, all of Macon.

November 28, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
ELLIS - M'DOWELL. The many friends of MissLima Ellis, of Yatesville, will be interested in learning of her marriage to Mr. Howard Ellis McDowell, of Gordon, which took place at the home of Rev. Rosser, of Macon, Saturday, November 20. They will make their home in Gordon.

December 13, 1920
Macon Daily Telegraph
G. J. Lindsey (Green Jasper Lindsey)
Jeffersonville, Ga., Dec. 12- G. J. Lindsey, one of the oldest citizens of this city, died Sunday morning, December 12, at 7 o'clock, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. F. Slappey, after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Lindsey was a native of Irwinton. Wilkinson county, and had moved here only about two years ago. He had been in declining health for several years. Mr. Lindsey for many years had been a member and a deacon in the Baptist church at Irwinton.
   Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. D. Taylor, of Vienna, Ga., and Mrs. W. F. Slappey, of this place.
   Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist church here Monday morning and will be conducted by Dr. C. L. Nease, pastor of the Methodist church at this place.

January 2, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
WEST - WOOD
  Mr. and Mrs. J. W. West, of Gordon, Ga., announce the marriage of their daughter,Stella, to Mr. John Wood, which took place last Wednesday at the home of the bride's parents, Rev. W. J. Churchwell officiating. Only a few relatives and friends were present. Mr. and Mrs. Wood will make their home near Gordon.

January 14, 1921
Macon Weekly Telegraph
Mrs Lydia C. Campbell, age 86 years, died Thursday morning at 10:15 o'clock after a long illness. She was born in Wilkinson county and lived in Macon more than sixty years. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. M. J. Hodnett, one son, J. J. Campbell and one sister, Mr. E. M. Ward, all of Macon; also several nieces and nephews. She was the widow of J. J. Campbell.
    The funeral services will be from Hart's chapel this (Friday) afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. C. H. Lee, rector of  St. Paul's Episcopal church, officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
(Note: Death certificate list father as Benjamin Barbee)

February 9 1921
Macon Daily Telegraph
INFURIATED BULL CLEARS STREETS IN TOOMSBORO
Toomsboro, Ga., Feb. 8. - While loading cows for shipment, an infuriated bull which was being put on the scales to weigh broke loose from the driver and charged into the crowd standing in front of the place of business of E. M. Boone and came very near going through a plate glass window. For several minutes men, women and children scurried for cover but the animal was soon tied down and driven safely to the loading pen. S. A. Lord, a farmer, was struck a glancing blow, but was not injured as the bull had no horns.

February 15, 1921
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Mary N. Griffin died at her home, 250 Hydrola street yesterday morning at 10:45 o'clock after an illness of a few hours.
   Mrs. Griffin was the wife of W. L. Griffin and had been a resident of Macon twenty-six years. Before her marriage she was Miss Mary Lena Newby. Surviving are her husband, W. L. Griffin, two sons, Melton and Claude; father, H. H. Newby; one brother and three sisters, L. R. Newby, Mrs. H. E. Barlow, of Macon; Mrs. G. J. Brooks, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. C. M. Thomas, of Dora, Ala.
     Mrs. Griffin was a member of the East Side Baptist church and was widely known. She was born in Wilkinson county and moved to Macon when a young girl.
   The funeral services will be held from the East Side Baptist church this (Tuesday) afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. A. J. Johnson, pastor, officiating. The interment will be in Riverside cemetery.
 

Feburary 19, 1921
Macon Daily Telegraph
SMALL-POX EPIDEMIC IS REPORTED IN WILKINSON. Schools Are Suspended and Havoc is Played Among Negro Population Reports Say.
Irwinton, Ga., Feb 15. - The epidemic of smallpox in its most virulent form, which has been raging in many parts of Wilkinson county causing schools to be suspended and other public gatherings to be postponed, seems to be under control.
  Among the negroes it has been especially severe, some having died. Those who recovered show deep pock mocks. The physicians who have attended the cases, report this to be the most severe that has every appeared in the county. In some communities nearly every negro has been afflicted with it.

February 21, 1921
Macon Telegraph
Gordon, Ga. Feb. 24.P. O. McCook died at his home in Gordon today.  He was stricken with apoplexy last Monday and never regained consciousness. He leaves eight children, his father, D. A. McCook, and two brothers, E. and J. R. McCook; sister, Mrs. J. F. Culpepper. Funeral and interment will beheld at Mt. Carmel cemetery Friday at two o'clock. Funeral will be conducted by Elder W. D. Smith.

February 21, 1921
Macon Telegraph
FOR SALE - 752½ acres of land in Wilkinson county known as the Miller place, 3 miles from Riley's spur and 6 miles from Toomsboro; good farming land and well suited for peaches; has bauxite and kaolin deposts, and enough timber on place to pay for it; also in good community, on good highway and adapted to stock raising. Prices, $20 per acre. J. L. Sibley & Son, Milledgeville, Ga.

March 2, 1921
Macon Daily Telegraph
Haywood D. Hughes
Toomsboro, Ga., March 1 -Haywood D. Hughes died at his home in Toomsboro Wednesday night, just a few months before his seventieth birthday. He had been in declining health for about a year but had not been confined to his bed until Monday and his death came as a shock to most of his friends throughout this and adjoining counties as his condition had not been considered serious until the last few days.
  He was born at Jeffersonville on July 18, 1851. On July 15, 1871, he was married to Emma C. Hughes, of Irwinton, Ga., the ceremony being performed by his brother-in-law, Rev. E. J. Coats. They made their home near Irwinton, until 1889, when they moved to Irwinton, and for a number of years he was clerk of the Superior Court of this county. For the past fifteen years he had made his home in Toomsboro.
  Surviving him are his wife, three daughters, Mrs. L. D. Simmons, of Macon; Mrs. Dr. W. C. Troutman, of Tennille; Mrs H. E. Stephens, of Toomsboro, and one son, Paul Hughes, of Jacksonville Fla., and two sisters, Mrs. Joe McRae, of Macon, and Mrs. Frank Balkcom, of Jeffersonville, Ga.
  Funeral services were conducted from the residence on Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock by Rev. J. K. Williams, of Macon, pastor of the Toomsboro Baptist church, and the interment was at Irwinton.

March 8, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph.
S. B. Wheeler is Stricken in Ivey.  Well Known in Wilkinson.
Irwinton, Ga. March 7 - S. B. Wheeler, a young farmer living near Ivey, while in his buggy at Ivey station Saturday was suddenly stricken with apoplexy and died within a few minutes in the store of B. B. Richardson.
  The deceased leaves a widow and two small children, besides his father and brother, two sisters and several half brothers and a sister.
   The deceased was one of the best  known young farmers of the county, being about 31 years of age, and was a steward in the Methodist church. The funeral was held at the Snow Hill church, Rev. M. W. Flanders of Irwinton, officiating, and the interment at the Snow Hill cemetery.

March 8, 1921
Macon Weekly Telegraph
FIRE SCARE IN IRWINTON. Grass Blaze Gets Beyond Control Causing Citizens to Fight Hard.
Irwinton, Ga., Mach 7 - For a time Saturday afternoon, Irwinton experienced quite a scare. News was brought that a grass fire had gotten out of control in T. A. Justice's pasture and in a solid wall flame. By the time the smoke could be seen and looked as if that entire part of town was on fire. Bucket brigades were quickly formed, cars and trucks were pressed into service, and rushed to the scene.
  For a time it was thought that the home of L. P. Player, sheriff, would be burned, but the fire was gotten under control before this happened. Had this home caught on fire there is no doubt that the thick undergrowth on the opposite side of the road would have caught, and as a brisk wind was blowing in the direction of town, nothing short of a miracle could have saved it from destruction.

March 9, 1921
Milledgeville News
NEGRO PREACHER HAS FIGHT WITH SNAKE
Irwinton, Ga - Marshal Wright, a negro preacher living here barely escaped with his life in a death battle with a huge rattlesnake.
  In burning off a pasture about half a mile from Irwinton, the negro groping through the smoke was almost paralyzed by the fearful singing of the big monster's rattles almost under his feet, but he managed to leap aside before the deadly fangs struck him.
  Although an old negro, and trembling from the sudden fright, Wright seized a large stick and struck at the snake which had resumed his coil. Whereupon the snake again sprang at the negro, barely missing him. The vicious reptile, then attempted to advance again, by the old negro, finally landed a lucky blow, crushing the snake's hed.
  He measured near six feet in length and had twenty rattles.

April 1, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph.
IRWINTON OFFICIAL IS WOUNDED
Irwinton, Ga., March 31. J. R. Kelly, school attendance officer for Wilkinson county, is recovering from a wound in his leg caused by the accidental discharge of a pistol, which he was in the act of cleaning. The bullet went through the muscles of the left leg.

April 13, 1921
Macon Weekly Telegraph
WILD MAN IS REPORTED HIDING IN WILKINSON. Reports Reaching Irwinton Say That He is Either Lunatic or Escaped Convict.
Irwinton, Ga., April 12 - A man who is either a lunatic or an escaped convict has been reported to have been seen several times in the swamps in the southern section of the county. The first to report him was some negro boys who were hunting and their dogs got on his trail and bayed him. The boys came running up to see what it was and found what they described as the most awful looking man they ever saw. The were so frightened at his appearance that they turned and fled.
  They said that he was so dirty, ragged and greasy that they did not know whether he was a white man or a negro.
  A few days later a white boy was working in his father's field and saw a strange looking being approaching. Upon seeing the boy, he turned and ran towards a grave yard nearby. The boy was also frightened so badly that he took to his heels and never stopped until he found his father. His father investigated and saw the tracks of the man going to the graveyard and traced him into the swamp.
  None who have see him were able to give a good description of him. All reports agree that it was impossible to tell whether he was a white man or negro and in each case he would attempt to keep his face hidden.

April 21, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph.
JAMES A CARSWELL
Irwinton, Ga. April 20 - James Alexander Carswell of Irwinton pased away at his home at 1 o'clock, Wednesday, April 20. Mr. Carswell was a member of one of the oldest, most influential and highly respected families of Wilkinson county, and was himself a successful farmer, a a true friend, a devoted husband and a tender and loving father. He is survived by his wife, who, before her marriage was Gertrude Lindsay, the daughter of Colonel John Lindsay, Commissioner of Pensions, of Atlanta, and five children, Julian, Emory, Florine, Willie Brown and John Lindsay; also by one brother, Mr. F. L. Carswell of Abbeville, and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Burney of Wilkinson county. The furneral will be held from his residence, Ridge avenue, Irwinton, Thursday afternoon, 3 o'clock.

May 4, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
 The body of J. J. Roberts, whose death occurred at the Macon Hospital early Tuesday morning, was taken to Wiley (Wriley), Ga., yesterday afternoon for funeral and interment. Mr. Roberts was a carpenter and lived at Toomsboro. He died of pneumonia after an illness of several weeks. Surviving are his wife and one son, Durwood; his mother, Mrs. M. Roberts of Dudley; and three brothers, S. L. and Lafette of Dudley and William Harrison of Baltimore, Md; Mrs. E. I. Stevens of Macon, Mrs. W. L. Shelton of Dudley and Mrs. Mattie Jones of Toomsboro, are sisters.

May 6, 1921
Macon Weekly Telegraph
W. B. Breedlove, aged 71 years, died at his home, 205 Carling avenue, Wednesday afternoon after a long illness. Mr. Breedlove had been a resident of the city twenty-five years, and was a well-known contractory. Surviving are his widow and one daughter, Miss Josie Breedlove, and one grandson, Bernard Breedlove, all of this city. Mr. Breedlove was elected lieutenant of the Baldwin Blues at Milledgeville on September 2, 1874. The furneral will be from Hart's chapel this (Thursday) afternoon at 5 o'clock. Rev. H. N. Fugate, pastor of the Tattnall Square Baptist church, officiating. The interment will be in Riverside cemetery.

May 15, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
J. C. TODD. The funeral of J. C. Todd, who died at his home in McIntyre on Thursday afternoon, was held there yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. C. A. Linn, pastor of the Lutheran Church here, conducted the service.
   Mr. Todd was a Confederate veteran, 78 years of age. he had been ill for several weeks. He came to Georgia from South Carolina and had been living in McIntyre for the past thirty-eight years.
   He is survived by his wife, his daughter, Miss Julia Todd, and five sons, John of New York, Robert of Denver, Colo.; Walter of Birmingham, and Charlie and Callie Todd of McIntyre.
(James Calhoun Todd was born in Florida according to his death certificate.)

May 22, 1921
Macon Daily Telegraph
WILKINSON SCHOOL PLANS. Six Are In Graduating Class at Wilkinson High School.
Irwinton, Ga., May 21 - The Wilkinson County High School, formerly known as Talmage Institute, held its graduating exercises Friday evening, May 20, at the Union church. The graduating class consisted of six young ladies: Misses Claire Carswell, Florence Hartley, Alice Parker, Ardelle Davidson, Floried Carswell, and Louise Billue.
  The Spring term of the schools of the county came to a close this week. A number of schools held picinics and graduating exercises, among which are McIntyre, Toomsboro, Irwinton, Mt. Carmel, Friendship and Glenella. The attendance of pupils in the schools during this term has exceeded all former records and the largest numbr of certificates has been issued in the history of the county.
  The board of education of Wilkinson county took one of the most forward steps in educatinal progress here at its last meeting when it put its stamp of approval upon State accredited schools. A special bonus fund was appropriated to be applied $600 annually to those schools of the county which would qualify themselves and be admitted to the Accredited list of the State. Gordon High school is expected to be the first to qualify under this resolution.

May 29, 1921
Macon Daily Telegraph
Mixes Seeds and Sends Gourds As Fine Squash. Irwinton Family Tastes and Then Flees For First Aid.
Irwinton, Ga., May 28.Miss Ida Hughes, who is one of the best known and most universally loved of the elderly ladies of Irwinton, noted far and near for her unselfishness and her perpertual acts of kindness, made a humorous and altogether innocent mistake Wednesday.
  It has always been her custom to share her early vegetables which she raises in abundance in her own garden with her neighbors. There are two things that she takes special pride in growing, squashes, and a certain kind of aristocratically-pedigreed variety of gourds which resemble squashes. Last year she saved the seed as usual, but by some unexplained  manner, the gourd seed exchanged places with the squashes and she planted gourds instead this year. They grew luxuriantly and Wednesday they looked so nice that she gathered her first mess of them.
  Keeping one for herself, she sent the remainder to her next door neighbor, Mrs. H. M. Skelton. The latter's cook tried herself in preparing the nice, fresh squashes and the whole family sat down to the table with eager anticipation of the treat before them helping their plates bountifully with the supposed squashes.
  Soon there was a hurried rising from the table and a rush for the door by the several members of the household, and without so much as an "excuse me," gourds came sputtering out from every mouth. Water was then quickly brought and used in gurgling out their throats.
  Before physicians could be summoned to give emetics for poison, and before the police force could arrive to ferret out some anarchistic plot to exterminate the whole family the mystery was explained.

June 12, 1921
Macon Telegraph
  HAGIN-PIERCE. Mr. F. L. Hagin announces the marriage of his daughter, Mamie Mattile, to Mr. Gordon Iverson Pierce, of Irwinton, Ga., on June 3.

June 15, 1921
Macon Weekly Telegraph
CAR TURNS OVER, FIVE HURT
Roadster Near Irwinton Strikes Sand; Auto Top Saves Occupants.   Irwinton, June 14. In an accident on the edge of Irwinton yesterday afternoon the roadster of L. W. Pennington turned over with five occupant, L. W. Pennington, Nat Hughes, Misses Alice Parker, Claire and Ellen Carswell
  They were running along moderately, accoridng to reports, and upon coming to a fill made by the convicts who had been building the State highway, and not realizing that there was so much sand the driver struck  the sand at the wrong angle, the car turning completley over, crushing the top, breaking the windshield, wheel and other parts of the cr.
  Nearly every one in the car received scratches of some kind. Miss Claire Carswell a slight cut on the forehead by the broken glass, and L. W. Pennington a rather badly bruised arm.

June 16, 1921
Macon Telegraph
J. E. LILES DIES EN ROUTE HERE. Bright's Disease Fatal to Sash and Door co. Employee. TO HOLD FUNERAL TODAY.
J. E. Liles, superintendent of Willingham Sash & Door Company died on the Georgia Southern Florida passenger train yesterday, between Elko and Unadilla as he was returning from Tifton, where he had been visiting his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Womack.
  Mrs. Liles and son, Harry, were with him when he was taken suddenly ill on the trip. Ed Newberry, depot revenue officer, was sitting in the seat just behind Mr. and Mrs. Liles. He was returning to macon from Valdosta, where he had been attending United States court.
  Mr. Newberry jumped to the assistance of Mrs. Liles, taking Mr. Liles in his arms and calling for a physician. Before a physician could reach his side, he was dead. Mr. Liles had been in declining health for approximately a month.
   Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home on Second street, Rev. Grady Fears pastor of Tabernacle Baptist church officiating. Interment will be in Riverside cemetery. Pallbearers will be O. P. Willingham, Jr., J. W. E. Culpepper, Ed Flowers, Sam Dixon, Walter Davis and Charles Elder.
  Mr. Liles was forty-seven years old. He had practically lived here all his life, moving from Wilkinson county, where he was born. He had been with the Willingham Sash & Door Company since he was fourteen years old. He was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist church.
  Surviving are his wife, one son and five daughters: Mrs. W. O. Smith, Mrs. H. T. McConnell and Mrs. J. Wommack and Harry Lyles, all of Macon; Mrs. N. J. Womack of Tifton and Mrs. J. A. Roberts of Washington, D.C.

June 20, 1921
The Macon Telegraph
 ENTERTAINS AT FISHFRY
William Brady, of Ball's Ferry Host to His Friends
  Irwinton, Ga., June 19 - Practically every man who could spare the time accepted the invitation of William Brady yesterday to his annual fish fry. About twenty-five were in the party. Mr. Brady, who operates Ball's Ferry, is somewhat  of a fisherman and had an enormous quantiity of fine carp and channel cat caught for the picnickers. The culinary skill of "Jake" was put to the test and he was not found wanting, there being on particular feat that Jake takes special pride in, namely, frying fish. The dusky manager of "Hotel de Jake" outdid all previous efforts and at noon called the picnickers, who had by this time grown as hungry as fishermen ever get. Not one had to be called twice and when confronted by the mammoth piles of fish fried "a la Jake," every one fell to with such earnestness as to cause Jake to glance apprehensively at the few remaining ones which he had laid aside for his own dinner. However, there is a limit to the capacity of even the empty stomachs of the numerous county officers who were present.

June 20, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
DOG SAVES CHILD IN FIRE
Locates Tot Under Blazing Home of Farmer Near Irwinton.
Irwinton, Ga., June 19. Mrs. John W. Smith, wife of a farmer living a few miles from Irwinton, while at a spring doing the week's washing yeserday, was horrified to hear cartridges exploding and upon looking up saw her home wrapped in a mass of flames, where she had left her three little children. She ran to the house, screaming for her husband who was also away in a distant field. When she arrived she found two of the children outside the burning house but the flames cut her off from the doors so that she could not enter. Running to each of the windows she was unable to see the child in any of the rooms. By this time a good many dogs arrived and began barking. Finally one of them found the little fellow, almost out of sight under the house, where he had run in fright when the cartridges began to explode. His father succeeded in getting him out before the house fell in. Everything that the family possessed was destroyed and the neighbors are collecting furniture, clothes and money for them.

June 20, 1921
The Atlanta Constitution
  Irwinton, Ga., June 19 - (Special) News has just been received here of the death of C. W. Bell, a prominent farmer of the southern part of the county, and at one time tax receiver of Wilkinson. Few men of the county had more friends than he. His remains will be interred at Wesley Chapel church this afternoon. The deceased leaves a widow, who was before her marriage a Miss Butler, besides one son, Walter Bell, and three daughters.

June 26, 1921
The Atlanta Constitution
VISITOR IS FOUND DEAD IN BED BY MACON HOST.
Macon, Ga., June 25. (Special) Joseph E. Player, aged 27, traveling representative of the Fourth National bank of Macon, was found dead in bed today by Homer Williamson, with whom he was spending the night, at 218 College street. The coroner's jury decided that death was due to congestion.
  Player and Williamson had been to Fort Valley with the Fourth National bank's volleyball team against the Fort Valley team. They returned to Macon about 1 o'clock this morning and went to bed.
  The body was sent to Irwinton this afternoon where funeral and interment with Masonic honors will be conducted tomorrow afternoon. Young Player came to Macon three and a half years ago to enter the employ of the Fourth National bank. His brother, S. T. Player, has been connected with the Waxexbaum company for twenty years.
  Surviving him are his mother, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Player, of Irwinton; and three brothers, L.P., T. W. of Irwinton, and S.T. Player of Macon. He was a thirty-second degree Mason, and a member of Al Shihali temple, of Macon.

July 9, 1921
Macon Telegraph
FRANKLIN LAMAR CARSWELL. Abbeville, Ga., July 8. Franklin Lamar Carswell died at his home in Abbeville this afternoon. He had been sick for four or five months with cancer of the stomach. While his death was quite a shock to his friends it was not unexpected. He was 59 years old. He had been a member of the Baptist church for many years. He was raised in Wilkinson county near Irwinton. He moved here from near Edison, Ga., about sixteen years ago. He leaves his wife, four daughters,  Mrs. Harry Chandler of Abbeville; Mrs. Henry Pridgen, of Cordele, and Mrs. Carl Ewing of Savannah and Miss Weda Carswell; two sons. S. G. Carswell, of Abbeville, and  Lamar Carswell, Jr., of Macon; and one sister, Mrs. Burney, of near Irwinton. Mr. Carswell had a brother, Mr. James Carswell, who died with cancer of the stomach just a few months ago. He will be buried tomorrow at the Stubbs Cemetery. Services will be conducted by Rev. M. F. Jackson, of the Baptist church.

July 26, 1921
The Atlanta Constitution
Captures Still He Made.   Irwinton, Ga., July 25 (Special) In a raid on a moonshiner's lair near Irwinton, County Policeman Stanley captured a still he had made himself in 1902 and sold for $50, he said. A number of other stills were gathered on the raid, and brought into town.

July 27, 1921
Macon Telegraph
Irwinton, Ga., July 26 - It has been reported here that "unmistakable evidence" of witchcraft has appeared in the High Hill section of this county, about ten miles from Irwinton. In addition to animals having been bewitched and dying, it is also said that the spell has been put on some of the people who have not yet died. It is also said that a "witch doctor," of Macon, has revealed some very interesting information concerning these maladies.

July 28, 1921
Macon Daily Telegraph
NORTH CAROLINA POISON CASE STIRS WILKINSON. News of the Death of Youngster and the Serious Condition of his Mother, Mrs. B. P. Bloodworth, Received in Irwinton. Irwinton, Ga, July 27. - Telegrams have just been received here from Hamlin, N.C., telling of the death by bichloride of mercury poisoning
of B. P. Bloodworth, a boy about 12 years of age, and the critical condition of his mother, Mrs. B. P. Bloodworth, who is suffering from the same poison and who is not expected to recover. The family is well connected here, has a host of relatives and friends throughout the whole county, having resided here practically all their lives previous to their removal to North Carolina. H. Price, a prominent merchant of McIntyre, brother of Mrs. Bloodworth, has hurried to his sister's bedside, and telegrams received from him hold out but little hope. H. P. Bloodworth, Sr., husband of Mrs. Bloodworth, is a railroad employee, his father's home being here. The particulars of the poisoning  have not yet been received.

August 5, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
MAY ASK HARDWICK TO ACT IN TOM RAY'S CASE. Citizens Debating Whether to Petition Governor to Sever Extradition Relations with Michigan.
Irwinton, Ga. Aug. 4. There is a great deal of agitation here today over the question whether Governor Hardwick will be asked to issue a proclamation stating that henceforth no extradition papers will be issued from Georgia to the officers from the State of Michigan, and it is possible that such a petition will be circulatd and be presented to the Governor.
  The issue is brought about by the Governor of Michigan refusing to grant extradition pape for Tom Ray, a negro, held in Detroit, on charge of slaying V. M. Faulkner of this county. The Michigan authorities have released the negro upon orders of their Chief Executive after he heard the negro's case and contention that there was not sufficient evidence to hold Ray. Ray claimed that he killed Mr. Faulkner in self-defense.

August 12, 1921
Macon Telegraph
DUEL IS FATAL. W. T. Webb Killed By His Father Near Danville, Ga.
Danville, GA, Aug. 11 - W. T. Webb, 35, is dead as a result of a family row at the home of A. G. Webb, three miles from Danville, last night. Webb, the deceased, enraged over a watch, rushed to a neighbor's house and borrowed a shot gun and returning to his father's house fired at members of the family. It is alleged, inflicting a slight flesh wound in a brother. The father, A. G. Webb, grabbed a gun and fired at W. T. Webb and killed him instantly.

August 17, 1921
Milledgeville News
MR. SIDNEY J. STUBBS HAS PASSED AWAY. Mr. Sidney J. Stubbs died at his home in Doughlas at an early hour Sunday morning, his death coming about suddenly and unexpected.
    It is presumed that the death of Mr. Stubbs was due to accute indigestion. He retired Saturday night apparently in good health and was awakened with his illness. He died at 2 o'clock in the morning.
    Mr. Stubbs was a brother to Mr. Robert Stubbs of Toomsboro. He was well known by a large number of Milledgeville people, his wife being a sister of Mrs. J. F. Miller, Mrs. Warren Edwards and Mrs. A. D. Nisbet, of this city.
   The funeral and interment took place in Macon Tuesday at noon.

August 28, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
RAINES-BLACK Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Stevens, of Irwinton, Ga. announce the engagement of their granddaughter,Edna Earle Raines, to Mr. John Cason Black, of Milledgeville, the wedding to take place at an early date. No cards.

October 8, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
T. H. POTTER.   The body of T. H. Potter, aged 76 years, who died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. C. A. Blackshear, Friday morning at 4 o'clock, was taken to Snowhill (sic), Baldwin county, early this morning for funeral services and interment. Mr. Potter was born and reared in Baldwin county, but came to Macon about three weeks ago for treatment. He was a Confederate veteran and a member of the Methodist church. Besides his wife, Mr. Potter is survived by three sons, J. W. , R. G. and Charles Potter, of Macon; five daughters, Mrs. Betty Mitchell, of Jacksonville; Mrs. C. R. Dyes, Mrs. C. A. Blackshear, Mrs. W. R. A. Butler and Mrs. J. C. Black, all of Macon; and two brothers, John and Charles Potter, of Milledgeville.

September 1, 1921
The Atlanta Constitution
Mrs. M. E. Ross, 55 years old, of 160 Courtland street, died Wednesday night at a private hospital. She is survived by two sons, R. W. and J. E. Ross and a brother, J. P. Jones, of Gordon, Ga.

September 17, 1921
Atlanta Constitution
SHOOTING AFFRAY CLAIMS ONE VICTIM. Another Man Dying in Macon Hospital as Result of Argument Over Cane Patch.
Macon, Ga., September 16 (Special) George Butler, of near Griswoldville, is dead, and Jesse Sapp, of near Gordon, was dying at the Macon hospital tonight following a shooting affray at the home of  Edward Young, about five miles from Gordon, this afternoon at about 3:30 o'clock.
   According to accounts of the shooting given by men who were with the wounded man on the ambulance trip to Macon, there had been some difficulty between Butler and Sapp during the day, and the former shot Sapp twice during the day, and the former shot Sapp twince through the abdomen, the bullets entereing the back.
      Sapp, it was said, then rushed upon Butler, with a knife, cutting at him, but not inflicting serious wounds,
  J. J. Bloodworth, a first cousin of Sapp, shot Butler with a shotgun, it was reported. Assistance was secured at once, but Butler died while on the way to Gordon. Bloodworth escaped.
     Sapp was taken in a wagon to Gordon and then in a motor car to meet the ambulance of the Macon hospital, which was en route to the scene.
     Lying in his cot at the Macon hospital, Sapp declared to a reported that Butler had snapped his pistol twice at him during the morning, and that he was shot as the result of anger. He said that he did not know of any reason for the shooting.
     Dr. C. B. Brookins, C. F. Mumphrey and B. H. Aycock, who assistant in bringing Sapp to the hospital, were not present at the shooting, but gathered their information from the words of the men involved and from people who were nearby, they said. They did not agree entirely as to whether the knife of Sapp came out prior to or after he was shot.
   Reports from Gordon tonight were that the fight was caused by a dispute over a cane patch on the land of S. J. Fountain. Butler took Fountain's part in the shooting, it is understood. Butler leaves a wife and several children.
(George W. Butler is buried in the William Kitchens Cemetery in Jones County; Jesse Sapp survived and died in 1961. )

September 22, 1921
Macon Telegraph
  The body of Mrs. R. S. Humphries will be taken to McIntyre, Ga. today at noon for funeral and interment which will occur at 3"30 o'clock this afternoon at Mt. Carmel church, Reg. G. T. Hunt, pastor of the Mikado Baptist church, officiating. Interment will be in the family cemetery near McIntyre.
  Mrs. Humphries died at her home near Mikado Place Tuesday night at 9:30 o'clock after an illness lasting a half hour. She was 40 years of age and was born and reared in Wilkinson county. She moved to this city eight years ago.
  Before her marriage she was Miss Gertrude Farmer, and the daughter of  Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Farmer, of Wilkinson county. She leaves her husband, R. S. Humphries, three sons and one daughter, Lawrence, R. S. Jr., Barnent and Dorris Humphries. She was a member of Liberty Baptist church in Wilkinson county many years. The pall bearers will be selected here as follows: P. P. Moseley, W. F. Ryals, J H. Ruark, A. P. Melton, A. R. Wellons and J. S. Gornto.

September 26, 1921
Macon Telegraph
   Funeral services forMrs. J. T. Slocumb were held from Hart's chapel Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. R. E. Doughlas officiated, and the interment was in Fort Hill cemetery. Mrs. Slocumb had been a resident here 53 years, moving from Wilkinson county. She died at 8 o'clock Monday morning after an illness of two years. Surviving her are a son and daugher, A, L. Lavender and Mrs. Lydia Miles, both of Macon.

October 24, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
William N. Brown, aged 61 years, died at noon yesterday at his home on Western Heights. He was formerly a forman for the Southern railway, but retired several years ago. He came here 30 years ago from Pulaski county, He is survivied by two sons, Marvin and Needham; three daughters, Mrs. L. E. Davidson, Mrs. Vera Tucker and Miss Princess Brown, and one brother, C. T. Brown of Macon, and two sisers, Mrs. Lila Holder and Mrs. Rebecca Brown. He had been ill for several months.
  The body will be taken to Ivey Station this morning for funeral and interment.

November 6, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
    Funeral services for Miss Mary Jane Beck, 49, who died at the Macon Hospital  Friday after an extended illness, were held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock from the residence, 202 Hydrolla street, Rev. Mr. Dolstrup officiating. The body was shipped to McIntyre for interment. Miss Beck had been a resident of Macon for thirty years. She is survived by her father, John H. Beck, of McIntyre; four sisters, Mrs. S. E. Benford and Mrs. E. A. McCoy, of McIntyre; Mrs S. B. Beck and Mrs. M. L. Allen, of Ivey, Ga.; and four brothers, E. L. Beck, of McIntyre; J. T., J. W., and I. B. Beck, of Macon.

November 24, 1921
Macon Daily Telegraph
  W. N. Patterson, engineer, died at his home, 134 Charles street, at 10:45 o'clock yesterday morning.
   He was engineer for the Central of Georgia railroad thirty-six years. Mr. Patterson had been a resident of this city thirty-three years. Surviving are his widow, one son, W. J. Patterson, of Macon, and two brothers, J. B. Patterson, of Macon, and J. R. Patterson, of Eufaula, Ala.
  He was a member of the Wolihin Lodge No. 280, F. & A. M., St. Omar Commandery Knights Templar, Al Sihah Temple A.A. O, N.M.S.N. of L.E., Simpson Division No 210, and B. of L. F. and E. lodges.
  Mr. Patterson was 55 years of age and was born in Wilkinson county. Funeral services will be from the Macon Primitive Baptist church this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.

November 25, 1921
Macon Daily Telegraph
 The funeral of W. N. Patterson, whose death occurred at 10:45 o'clock Wedneday morning, was held from the Macon Primitive Baptist church Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. W. W. Childs officiated. Interment was in the family lot at Evergreen cemetery. The pallbearers were A. M. Payne, H. L. Zeigler, C. E. Paul, J. N. Steed, H. O. Herrington and J. C. Byerman. The Masons had charge of the services at the grave.

December 4, 1921
Macon Daily Telegraph
Mrs. Hattie Dennard, widow of I. C. Dennard, died at 6 o'clock last evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Stripling, 212 Hardeman avenue, after an illness of two months. Mrs. Dennard was born in Wilkinson county 61 years ago and came to Macon ten years ago from Gordon.
  Besides her daughter, Mrs. Dennard is survived by one son, Leon Dennard, and two granddaughters, Misses Lois and Elsie Stripling.
  The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the residene of  her daughter, 212 Hardeman avenue. Rev. H. M. Fugate, pastor of the Tattnall Square Baptist church, of which she was a member, will conduct the service.
  The body will be taken to Gordon this afternoon for interment in the Ramah cemetery.

December 16, 1921
The Atlanta Constitution
Toombsboro, Ga. December 15. (Special) While at work at the saw mill of L. E. Thompson, eight miles southwest of Toombsboro Thursday morning, Leonard Connell, 17 years old, had his right hand and arm badly mangled. The flesh was torn from the first two fingers and the forearm was badly lacerated. About six inches of one muscle was torn out completely and will cause loss of use of the member thus affected.

December 24, 1921
Macon Telegraph
PROMINENT DANVILLE CITIZEN PASSES AWAY.
     G. O. A. Daughtry Dies Suddenly In Drug Store; Former Member of State Legislature and Well Known Georgian.
  Danville, Ga. Dec. 23 - G. O. A. Daughtry, a prominent merchant and farmer and former member of the Georgia Legislature, dropped dead of apoplexy in the store of Danville Drug Company at Danville at 12 o'clock Friday. He had been in bad health for several years and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Daughtry was a native of Virginia, having moved to this State in 1869. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Allen W., of Allentown, and Capt. G. O. A., Jr., of the United States army in France, and four daughters, Misses Helen, Jenie, Annie Moore and Mrs. D. D. Smith, of Attapulgus, Ga. Funeral and interment will be at the cemetery at Allentown on Sunday at 3 o'clock.

December 27, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Griffin-Thompson Wedding
  Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Griffin, of Bullards, Ga., announce their daughter, Reba Alice, to Mr. Clarence J. Thompson, of Toomsboro, which took place at high noon, Saturday, December 24, at their home.

December 28, 1921
Milledgeville News
~excerpts~ In Loving Remembrance of Priscilla P. Godard. On October 21, 1921, God, In His infinite wisdom, saw fit to send "The Death Angel" into the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Humphries and take unto Himself the sweet spirit of their mother. Just thirteen days prior to her death in the early morning of September 30th she stumbled and fell in the dining room of her home, severely injuring her left hip and entire left lower limb.  There were no hopes of her recovery in the beginning on account of her age. Everything friends, loved ones, and a kind physician could do was done to alleviate her suffering, and make her as comfortable as possible while she lasted.....
  Mrs Godard was the youngest of seven children and the last one to pass away.
   She united with the Primitive Baptist Church at Camp Creek when quite young,....When she was only thirteen years of age she was befreft of a mother. ..Just a few more years and teh father was called too. This left her and her only sister alone in the home. There were five brothers, some having homes of families of their own, some had gone to another state, one having lost his life during the Civil War....
  Her request of her father before his death, Mr. Godard sought and found a good home with a dear relative, Mrs. Eliza Finney, of this county. The dear sister found a good home a sort distance away with another relative, Mrs. Martha Torrance, sister to Mrs. Finney. This was her home until her marriage in 1879 to Joel Godard of this county, who has preceded her to the grave thirteen years, eight months.
   She was the mother of seven children, four sons and three daughters, six of whom has long since given up. Her first-born, James Wiley Godard, almost reached his twenty-first birthday. The youngest of all, Adam Roger, was nearly seven years old. The other four, Martha Priscilla, Sarah Frances, Arthur and Joel Thomas, having died more in infancy. ....
  She was blessed with a devoted companion nearly 37 years, and one of the best of sisters. As she has been more than a sister to her, has filled a mother's place as near asone could. Being eight years her senior. Lived with her ater she was married, until her own marriage to Benjamin Fordham in 1886. ...she was also called upon to part with this dear sister, Mrs. Gracie Fordham, more that fifteen years ago.
  After her marriage she had the pleasure of living at the same house until her death. The daughter that survives her, Mrs. W. H. Humphries and her family, has lived with her since she was left a widow...
  Mrs. Godard was before her marriage Miss Priscilla Patience Pittman. She was born and reared in Wilkinson county. She was seventy-six years of age, having passed her last birthday the day before she died.
  She leaves four grand-chidlren, Misses Mattie Lorena, Emmie Ophelia, Mary Madeline and William Godard Humphries. ...
   Her remains were laid to rest in Camp Creek Cemetery.

February 6, 1922
Macon Telegraph
     Last Sunday afternoon, at the pastorium in Richland, Miss Frances Porter, of Danville, Ga., and Mr. Olan Patterson, of Lumpkin, were united in marriage, Rev. L. H. Cranford, pastor of the Baptist church, officiating.
  Miss Porter has been a teacher in the Richland public schools for some months past, and Mr. Patterson is a business man of prominence in Lumpkin and Stewart county.
   After a short stay in North Georgia, then also at Danville, they will return to Lumpkin and be at home to ther friends in the Patterson home in Lumpkin.

February 13, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
Miss F. A. Etheridge, age 70 years, died at 9 o'clock Saturday night at the home of her sister, near McIntyre, Ga. Two brothers and two sisters survive, W. R. Etheridge, of Macon; J. H. Etheridge, of Birmingham; Mrs. J. H. Jackson, of McIntyre; Mrs. L.E. Mixon, of Greenville, S.C.
  Miss Etheridge was a member of the Christian church. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the service being conducted by Mr. A. F. Irwin.

February 14, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
Toomsboro, Ga., Feb. 13 -Mrs. B. Wynn, who resided near this place, passed away following a short illness Saturday. She is survived by an aged husband and eight children, Robert and Samuel of Toombsboro; Mrs. J. G. Finnie, of Sandersville; Mrs. J. T. Taylor, of Toomsboro; Mrs. J. H. Keen, of Dublin, and Miss Nora Wynn, of Toomsboro.

February 16, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
  Funeral services of Mrs. Fannie Dennard Leslie will be held from the residence, 131 Menord street at 12 o'clock today, Rev. J. Glover Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Riverside cemetery. Mrs. Leslie died at 10:25 o'clock Tuesday morning after a long illness. She was 63 years olf age and widow of C. J. Leslie, formerly of Wilkinson county.

March 5, 1922
Atlanta Constitution
T. A. Mason, 75 years old, died at the Soldiers' Home Saturday morning. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. E. A. Black, of McIntyre.

March 9, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Toomsboro Feeds 200 Marooned Central of Georgia Passengers. Train Held For Hours When Waters Threaten Creek Bridge.
Town's Citizenry Turns Out Strong, With Southern Hospitality.
   Toombsboro, Ga., March 8. Two hundred and fifty passengers of Central Georgia train from Savannah and due in Macon at 3:30 o'clock this morning awoke to a frost dawn and the disconcerting knowledge that they were marooned in what appeared to be an ordinary country town and doomed to a tiresome wait for possibly many hours until the yellow waters of Commissioner creek should receded and allow a washout to be replaced at Marsh bridge three miles west of Toomsboro.
  Early rising citizens rubbed their eyes in bewilderment to find the main course of their little city thronged with strangers from many distant points. No celebration had been planned, but here was a crowd of orderly, well dressed strangers suddenly set down in their midst and the Toombsboro citizenry was delighted.
  T. H. Bridwll on Job
  T. H. Bridwell, Sr.,  an old time resident, was the first to voice a popular thought. These people must be fed. The word went round. Sleepy servants were roused and quickened to action. Breakfast was a problem but busy housewives solved it nobly. Homes were thrown open, the two hotels were swamped almost at the beginning, but in a comparatively short time everybody was happy and content with an ample morning meal. "Now," said Mr. Bridwell, "our guests must see a real sample of Georgia hospitality." A committee of women was formed composed of the following of Toombsboro's fair residents: Miss Maybelle Bridwell, Miss Addigene Cason, Mrs.
T. H. Bridwell, Jr., Mrs. C. N. Brunner, Mrs. J. A. Barge, Mrs. Jim Barge and Mrs. L. R. Cason, Jr. The Ford sales room of T. H. Bridell, Jr., on the main square was commandeered and to the again hungry passengers was served one of the most delicious and appetizing luncheons that has ever been set out in a community famed for good things to eat.
  Rotarian John J. McKay, of Jackson, who was to have presided at the regular weekly Rotary luncheon in Macon yesterday was among the stranded passengers. In a few words Rotarian McKay voiced the thanks of his fellow passengers for the genuine hospitality and thoughtfulness shown by the ladies and all the good people of Toombsboro.
  McKay Voices Sentiment.
  In speaking of the royal entertainment and of its impromptu nature, Mr. McKay said "I am told that this section has suffered very severely from the ravages of the boll weevil and the general business depression of he past few months, but what is happening here today is a clear indication that these good people are not down hearted.
  "It is such things as this that show the real worth of a community and its ability to rise supreme to misfortune. I am sure that not one of these passengers will ever forget or cease to remember Toombsboro and Toombsboro people with the liveliest gratitude. These evens go straight to the heart of things and demonstrate that Southern hospitality is not an empty phrase."
    J. F. Jackson, general agricultural agent of the Central of Georgia with a party of Savannahans occupied one of the railroad's private cars attached to Number 3. Mr. Jackson said that the railroad company and its officials were deeply grateful to Toombsboro and proud of a city along its line which could arise to an emergency in such splendid fashion.

March 29, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
  Miss Clifford Valentine died Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock at her home 21 Holt avenue, after an illness of several months. Miss Valentine was born in Wilkinson county and moved to Macon 23 years ago. Surviving afe four sisters and a brother, Miss Maggie Valentine, Mrs. P. M. Addleton, Mrs. J. H. Wise, Mrs. W. T. Hendley and C. R. Valentine, all of Macon; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be from the residence, 21 Holt avenue, today (Wednesday) at 12:30 o'clock, Rev. J. T. Collins officiating. Interment will be in the family lot in Liberty Hill church in Twiggs county.

April 7, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
ROBBERY CHARGE AIRED IN IRWINTON TRIBUNAL. Frank Clark and Dupree McConnell Alleged to Have Held Up Julian Toler.
Irwinton, GA, April 6 - One of the most interesting and hardest fought criminal cases heard for some time was toled here today, it being midnight before the arguments of counsel and the charge of the judge was completed. This was the case of the State vs Frank Clark and Dupree McConnell, two well know white men of this section, on a charge of highway robbery. The prosecution was conducted by Doyle Campbell, assisted by George H. Carswell. The two defendants were represented by Messrs. Bloodworth, Hubbard and Davidson. Witnesses for the prosecution were brought from Jeffersonville and other places.
  The evidence of Prosecutor Julian Toler shoed that the robbery occurred three miles south of here at Sand Bed Bridges, across Big Sandy Creek at the identical spot known as Rack Bell Hole, where Rack Bell, a white man's negro known by every man in Wilkinson county in his day was carried and after being beaten, shot and loaded with chains and weights was thrown in but finally escaped. No lonelier spot in the county or one more fitting for a robbery could have been found. Toler stated that a man with a white mask on came from under this bridge with a pistol in his hand and commanded him and Dupree McConnell to "face to front." Both being ex-soldiers they promptly executed this order in double quick time. Toler said he recognized Clark by his voice. Toler lost $93 and McDonnell said he lost 75 cents. After the robbery was completed the robber threw their hats down on the bridge and threw Toler's knife into the Rack Bell Hole and commanded them to "forward march,"
  The prosecution contended that Clark and McConnell plotted the crime and that McConnell decoyed Toler to the spot, knowing that Toler carried a considerable sum of money with him and that Clark robbed them and later divided the money.
  Witnesses from Jeffersonville testified that Clark and McConnell spent considerable sums next day in that town. Paul Solomon stated that he was assistant cashier of the Twiggs County Bank, at the time, and on the day following the robbery changed a fifty dollar bill for a man dressed as an ex-soldier and that later Toler identified it as one he had lost. Solomon could not identify either defendant, and as the man, Will Marchman, a prominent merchant of Jeffersonville, testified that one of the defendants purchased a box of $5 Colt cartridges the same day. Julian Thompson, another merchant, testified that he sold the defendants a considerable amount of shoes, hats and clothing the same day.
  The defendants in their statements denied all complicity in the robbery. R. V. Hall, a prominent farmer, testified that Clark was at his house three miles from the scene of the robbery until 11 or 12 o'clock.
Note: See April 19, 1922

April 9, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Eastman, Ga., April 8 - J. J. Nelson, a well known and highly esteemed citizen of Eastman, died at his home today after an illness of several months of paralysis. Furneral services were conducted by Rev. W. A. Duncan of the First Baptist church, after which interment was made in Woodlawn Cemetery.
  Mr. Nelson was 61 years of age and was born and reared in Wilkinson county moving from there to Washington county, where he resided a number of years, and from which county he moved to Dodge about thirty years ago. His wife, previous to her marriage was Miss Nora Whidon, preceded him to the grave several years ago. He is survived by the following children:  Mrs. R. J. Pierce, of Eastman; Miss Mayme Nelson, of Jacksonville, Fla; Frank Nelson, of Akron, Oh; J. J. Nelson, Jr., a member of the U. S. Marines, and Misses Annie Bess and Louise, of Eastman. He is also survived by the following brothers: R. L. Nelson, of Milledgeville, A. L. Nelson, of Sandersville; Joe Nelson, of Davisboro; Will Nelson, of Metter, and George Nelson, of Florida.

April 9, 1922
Macon Telegraph
WILLIS-PIERCE. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Willis, of Waverly Hall, announce the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth Lee, to Mr. J. T. Pierce, of Toomsboro, Ga.

April 9, 1922
Atlanta Constitution
Mistrial Order in Bloodworth Murder Hearing
Irwinton, Ga., April 8 (Special) Judge Park today declared a mistrial in the case of Jim Perry Bloodworth in the Wilkinson superior court this week on the charge if murder in connection with the death of G. W. Butler. A motion to give bond for the defendant was made and will be heard at a date to be announced later.
    The jury deliberated 24 hours before being dicharged.
      Witnesses testified that in the morning of the day of the killing there had been some misunderstaning between Bloodworth, Jesse Sapp and Butler, and that Butler had shot at Bloodworth through mistake. The occurred near Will Young's home. Later, according to the testimony of Butler's son, Butler went to Bloodworth's home to apologize to him, but did not find him there.
   In the afternoon, Bloodworth, Sapp, and Henry Brewer, in a buggy, passed Butler's home. Butler came out and stopped them, started a quarrel which resulted in the death of Butler, according to testimony.
 Others testified that Bloodworth, Sapp and Brewer went to Butler's home, called him down off the top of a house where he was working and cut him in several places, them shot him with a shotgun. Butler's shirt which he wore when killed was produced in court in an effort to show where he was cut and shot.

April 19, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
PRISONERS SENT TO IRWINTON
  Frank Clark and DuPre (sic) McConnell, brought to Macon last week after they attempted to saw out of the Wilkinson county jail, were sent back to Irwinon yesterday to being sentences of from two to twenty years each on charges of robbery.

April 25, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
    Mrs. Georgia A. Robertson, wife of J. L. Robertson, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. R. Nelson at 123 Rose Park. Mrs. Robertson came here several months ago from her home at Gordon, Ga., for medical treatment. She was born in Wilkinson county 61 years ago.
   Surviving are her husband, three daughters and two sons, Mrs. E. R. Nelson of this city, and Mrs. W. B. Padgett of Gordon, and W. A. and H. W. Robertson, of Macon; also three brothers and one sister, J. B. Strong, of Macon; B. A. Strong, of Murrayville, and Mrs. T. A. Parker, of Gordon.
  Mrs. Robertson was a member of the Methodist chuch at Gordon where the funeral services will be held at noon today, Rev.  M. F. Beals, of Guyton, Ga., assisted by Rev. Mr. Glenn, officiating. The funeral party will leave the residence, 123 Rose Park, at 10 o'clock this morning.

April 26, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
     The funeral of Mrs. J. L. Robertson, who died Monday morning at 125 Rose Park, at the home of Mrs. E. R. Nelson, was held at the Methodist church at Gordon, Ga., Tuesday at 12 o'clock noon. Rev. M. F. Beals, of Guyton, Ga. assisted by Rev. Mr. Glenn, of Gordon, conducted the services. Interment was in the family lot in the Gordon cemetery.

May 2, 1922
Macon Telegraph
HARPER TO BE BURIED TODAY. Details of Shooting Near Gordon Still Not Disclosed.
LETTER'S CONTENTS SECRET. The funeral of James M. Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Harper, 28, of 2410 Broadway, who died at the Macon Hospital yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock following a fight for several hours by local surgeons to stop the flow of blood from a self-inflicted gun shot wound in the abdomen, will take place this afternoon from his home.
  Harper received his wound Sunday afternoon about four miles from Gordon and was brought to Macon that night on the train, arriving here about 10 o'clock. He was placed on the operating table at the hospital immediately upon his arrival, but surgeons in the case stated Sunday night that his wounds were fatal.
Letter Not Made Public. Details of the shooting were not known to the family and Dr. Brookins, of Gordon, who accompanied Harper to Macon, brought with him a letter which Harper is said to have written to his father, J. S. Harper, just before he was shot. The contents of the letter were not made public, but A. D. Harper, brother of the dead man, said that no motive for the shooting was referred to in the letter. The shooting took place in the home of a Mr. McAdams, Harper being the only person in the room at the time.
  Harper's mother and father reside in Macon, but he has made his home in McIntyre and Toomsboro for some time. About five years ago, while in the employ of the Pynetree Paper Mill at Gordon, he received severe injuries. He is believed by his parents that he was in Gordon in regard to a position here.
  Rev. J. N. Hudson, pastor of the Second Street Methodist church, will officiate at the funeral services today at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in Riverside cemetery. The pallbearers will be W. R. Evans, S. H. Hightower, W. O. Irby, W. N. Herrington, I. L. Davidson and F. S. Cook.

May 20, 1922
Macon Weekly Telegraph
BOY HURT AT IRWINTON MINE.
Irwinton, Ga., May 19. - Joe Criswell, a young white man, employed by Edgar Brothers, was injured at their mine this afternoon by a belt running off of the machinery where he was working and striking him on the arm. Dr. H. C. Wood with W. L. Dixon made an examination and found that the wound, though painful, was not so dangerous as first appeared.

June 3, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
Toomsboro, GA, June 2 - W. B. Freeman, Sr., died here at the home of  his daughter, Mrs. J. T. Wright, Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock of heart trouble. Mr. Freeman had been in failing health for some months but was apparently as well as ususal and ate a hearty dinner just a short while before his sudden death.
  Mr. Freeman was 77 years of age and was a Confederate veteran. He united with Ebenezer Baptist church when young and had been a consistent member and a deacon for a number of years. The funeral services were conducted by the Masons and his former pastor Rev. W. D. Dewell, of Gordon and interment was in the cemetery at Ebenezer.
  He is survived by one sister, Mrs. M.M. Davis, two daughters, Mrs. J. T. Wright, of Toomsboro and Mrs. Ive Dixon, of Dublin; two sons, Mr. __ Freeman, of Toomsboro, and John Freeman, of Statesboro.

June 16, 1922
Milledgeville News
  Mrs. M. A. Pittman, 87 years of age, died Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. C. L. Morris, after an illness of several weeks.
  Mrs. Pittman was a native of Irwinton and it was there she spent most of her life. During recent years she spent a great deal of her time with her children. Before her marriage she was Miss Martha Bush, a memember of one of Wilkinson county's most prominent families. She was married first to Mr. William Stubbs and after the death of Mr. Stubbs she was married to Mr. Pittman.
  The deceased is survived by two daughters, Mrs. C. L. Morris of Milledgeville, and Mrs. Wilbourne Fuller of Pinora, and two sons, Mr. R. E. Stubbs of Macon, and Mr. J. L. Pittman of Fitzgerald.
    The funeral was held Friday afternoon, the services being conducted by Bishop W. N. Ainsworth. The remains were interred in the ciy cemetery.

June 29, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
MAN IS KILLED. J. I. Cherry Is Struck By Passenger Train Near Toomsboro.
Toomsboro, Ga, June 28 - Central of Georgia passenger train No. 2, from Macon to savannah, killed J. I. Cherry, an aged white man, this afternoon, at 2 o'clock, a half mile west of the depot at this place.
  A long freight train was standing on the siding waiting for the passenger train to pass and Mr. Cherry was walking between  the tracks. He suffered a stroke of paralysis a few months ago and was hard of hearing and it is supposed that when the train blew for the station it excited him and he tottered toward the passenger track and was struck by the pilot. The train stopped and the crew placed him in the baggage car, but he died before reaching the station.    

July 22, 1922
Macon Weekly Telegraph
The funeral of Joseph R. Smithey was held from St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 11:30 o'clock Friday morning. Father Daniel J. Murphy officiated. The body was taken to Gordon, Ga., for interment. The following served as pallbearers: Leo Donnelly, John Harrison, Ollie Snow, W. J. Cooper, J. R. Hattaway and Dave Amerson.

July 23, 1922
Columbus Daily Enquirer
DEPUTY SHERIFF SUES FOR $20,000.
Macon, Ga. July 22. John Stanley, deputy sheriff of Wilkinson county, who was shot while defending Jim Denson, negro when a mob took the negro from the jail at Irwinton several weeks ago, filed suit for $20,000 damages in federal court here today. The deputy sheriff names fourteen Wilkinson county men as defendants whom he alleges were in the mob.
  The defendants named in the suit are John Wright, Clinton Lloyd, Otis Freeman, Jack Jones, Lester Freeman, Thomas H. Bridewell, George Duncan, Alex S. Boone, Walter Dean, John Bragg, Clarence Chambers, Grady Sanders, E. J. Brown.
  The deputy in his petition says after defending the jail for 45 minutes against the attacks of a mob and after exhausting all but two of his shells he was wounded in the left foot. He then gave up.
  The negro Denson escaped from the mob and was later captured and was legally hanged.

August 1, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
IRWINTON SHERIFF WEDS
Miss Floried Carswell Bride; Ceremony on Sunday
Irwinton, Ga., July 31. Sheriff L. P. Player, of this place, and Miss Floried Carswell, one of Irwinton's  most popular young ladies, were quietly married at the Methodist parsonage here yeterdy. Rev. E. M. Flanders performed the ceremony. The newlyweds immediately left for Atlanta, where they will remain for a few days.

August 4, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
  Mrs. Elizabeth E. Snow aged 37 years, died at 5:39 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her residence on Taylor avenue. She is survived by her husband W. L. Snow, and two daughters and six sons. She had been ill only two days. The body will be taken to Ivey Station later for funeral and interment.

August 5, 1922
Macon Telegraph
   Mr. and Mrs. James Harris Wright, of Gray, anounce the marriage of their daughter, Helen Katherine, to Mr. Lovick Pierce Lingo, of Irwinton, the wedding having been solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, on August 2. Rev. Thomas Gordon Wright, of Macon, uncle, of the bride, performed the ceremony.
  The above announcement will be received with interest by friends in Macon, where she has frequently visited.
  Mr. Lingo is a prominent young business man of Irwinton and a veteran of the World War.

August 11, 1922
Milledgeville News
  Mr. and Mrs. James H. Wright of Gray announc the marriage of their daughter, Helen Katherine, to Mr. Lovick Pierce Lingo of Irwinton, formerly of Milledgeville, the ceremony having been performed Friday of th past week.

August 13, 1922
Macon Telegraph
  Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hall, of Toomsboro, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Frances, to Mr. Lamar Mims Ware, of Marshallville, Ga., the wedding to take place in th early Fall.

August 23, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
FARMER DROPS DEAD AT HIS HOME. Irwinton, Ga, Aug. 12 - J. N. Rutherford, a well-known farmer living in the southern part of Wilkinson County, dropped dead at this home Saturday afternoon, according to reports which have reached this place. Mr. Rutherford was apparently in good thought to have heart disease. The deceased leaves a large family. Funeral ceremonies and interment were held at the Rutherford burying ground today.

August 27, 1922
Atlanta Constitution
JOHN W. LINDSEY DIES SATURDAY. Pension Commissioner of Georgia Suffered Stroke of Partial Paralysis Eleven Days Ago
John William Lindsey, commissioner of pensions for Georgia, and one of Georgia's most beloved citizens, died at his residence, 71 Cooledge avenue at 8 o'clock  Saturday evening, from a complication of paralysis and pneumonia.
   Commissioner Lindsey was stricken with partial paralysis on August 15, after returning to his house following a full day spent in his office in the capitol. Pneumonia developed and his death came eleven days after his illness began.
   Mr. Lindsey was born on a farm four miles from Irwinton, Wilkinson county, Georgia August 1, 1843, the son of Isaac and Martha (Moore) Lindsey. His grandparents James and Sarah (Frost) Lindsey moved to Wilkinson county, Georgia, from Edgefield county, South Carolina, in 1814.
Joins Third Georgia
  When the was between the states opened, Commissioner Lindsey left school at Irwinton and joined the ranks, as a private, of   Company I, Third Georgia Regiment with which organization he served throughout the war. He was wounded several times, the  most severely at the battle of Spottsylvania , May 14, 1864. An elder brother was killed at Gettysburg and another brother received a dangerous wound in the same engagement.
  In 1865, Commissioner Lindsey, then 21 years of age, began the study of law as a clerk in the office of Colonel Eli Cumming, of Irwinton. In November, 1868, he was admitted to the Georgia Bar, by Judge Green Foster, then Judge of the Ocmulgee circuit and practiced his profession in Wilkinson and adjoining counties until he was first appointed commissioner of pensions by Governor Allen D. Candler in 1889. When he retried from the practice of law he was in partnership with Senator George H. Carswell.
  On January 12, 1869, Commissioner Lindsey was married to Miss Julia F. Tucker, youngest child of Judge John R. and Rutherford (Mathis) Tucker, of Washington County. To this union were born five children, of whom three survive: Colonel Julian R. Lindsey, of the General Army Staff, Washington, D.C.; Mrs. Mary Gertrude Carswell, of Irwinton, and Mrs. E. S. Price, of Swainsboro.  On December 22, 1919, Commissioner Lindsey was married to Mrs. Cynthia Henderson Manaban, daughter of Dr. George H. Henderson and Mrs. Mary (Oslin) of Hall county.   Mrs. Lindsey survives him.
Mayor of Irwinton
  Commissioner Lindsey served several times as mayor of Irwinton before removing to Atlanta. He was a member of the general assembly in 1884 and 1885. From 1892 to 1899 he was chairman of the state board of education. He was also appointed in 1892 to the board of visitors of the West Point Military academy by President Harrison. As democratic elector for the tenth Georgia district in 1892, he cast the vote for that district in favor of Grover Cleveland for president and for Adlai Stevenson for vice president.
   In 1888, Commissioner Lindsey was elected by the general assembly solicitor general of the Ocmulgee circuit to fill the unexpired term of Robert Whitfield. He resigned this post in 1889 to accept the commissioner of pensions position which he has held since that time. He was re-appointed to the position by Governor Joseph M. Terrell in 1903 and 1906, when the office became elective.
  Commissioner Lindsey had been a life-long democrat, staunchly supporting the party's principals, policies and candidates. He was a member of the Baptist church and took a great deal of interest in the work of the church.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
(Note: Buried In Iwinton Cemetery, grave not marked with dates, but he has a Confederate marker)

September 3, 1922
 Macon Daily Telegraph
PORTER - HANSON
  A marriage of much interest to a large circle of friends was that of Miss Dora Porter to Mr. James Fletcher Hanson on August 26, Rev. H. T. Freeman, of the Cherokee Heights Methodist Church, officiating.
  Mrs. Hanson is he talented and attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Porter, Sr., of Danville, Ga., being a graduate of the G. N. I. College and until recently a teacher in the public shools of Birmingham, Ala.
  Mr. Hanson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hanson, of Macon, and is a graduate of Mercer University.
  After a tour through the New England states, Mr. and Mrs. Hanson will return to Boston, Mass., where Mr. Hanson will enter Harvard Medical School. They will be at home at 54 Kent Street, Brookline.

September 4, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
Thomas Hatfield, well-known Macon man, died yesterday at his home 213 Reid Street. He was 72 years of age. Mr. Hatfield was stricken with paralysis about ten days ago.
  He moved to Macon about 50 years ago and saw Macon grown from its infancy. Besides his wife he is survived by three grandchildren, Miss Evelyn and Paul Hatfield and J. C. Jordan. He was a member of R. A. Smith Camp United Confederate Veterans and fought gallantly throughout the Civil War.
  The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock from Hart's chapel. Rev. R. L. Wyatt, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, officiating,
  The following veterans selected from the R. A. Smith Camp will serve as pallbearers: Commander J. A. Jarrell, A. J. Womack, W. R. speer, J. C. Sexton, Robert Cates and George Harding. The veterans will attend the funeral in a body.

September 5,1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
  Funeral services for Thomas Hatfield, who died at 6 o'clock Sunday morning, were held from Hart's chapel Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. R. L. Wyatt, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, officiated, and the interment was in Cedar Ridge Cemetery. The following served as pallbearers: J. A. Jarrell, A. J. Womack, W. R. Spier, J. T. Sexton, Robert Kates and George Harding.

September 8, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
TOOMSBORO HIGH SCHOOL OPENS.
Toomsboro, Ga., Sept. 7 - The Toomsboro High school opened this week with the largest enrollment in its history and when the handsome new brick building is read for occupancy it is thought that there will be a considerable increase in the enrollment. The new building will be ready in four or five weeks and will be one of the most modern in this section.

October 6, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Mrs. J. W. Leslie died at her home, 220 Bacon Street, at 8:30 last night, after an illness of several months. The deceased was Miss Ada Smith before her marriage, and has been a resident of Macon for eighteen years. She was 49 years old. Mrs. Leslie is survived by her husband, J. W. Leslie, a daughter, Bessie, and three sisters, Mrs. S. J. Fountain, Mrs. Fannie Hornsby and Mrs. J. D. Patterson. Arrangements for the funeral will be announced later.

October 7, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Leslie - Died in this city October 5, 1922, Mrs. J W. Leslie. Funeral services will be from St. Joseph Catholic Church this Saturday morning at 11  o'clock. Father Daniel J. Murphy officiating, and the interment will be in Ft. Hill Cemetery. Friends are invited.
(Daugther of Archie Smith per death certificate.)

October 8, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
Mrs. Lula Tindall, 49, died at her home at Hardy's Crossing at 8 o'clock Saturday morning. Mrs. Tindall had been in declining health for two years. She was born in Wilkinson County. Surviving her are two sons and one daughter: six sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Hattie Lyles, Mrs. Maxie Allen, Mrs. Ella Tindall, Mrs. Onsy Bishop, Mrs. Annie Mae Etheridge, Mrs. Lovey Young, Talbott and Edd Etheridge and her father, Joel Etheridge.
   Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock this morning at Gordon, Ga., Rev. Harry Northington officiating. The interment will be in the Gordon cemetery.
(Note: buried Augustus Fountain Cemetery)

October 15, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Dr. E. T. Gilmore died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. B. Cox, here on Tuesday morning. Dr. Gilmore was 80 years of age and had been in good health until few months ago.
  He was a prominent physician of Washington and Baldwin Counties. During the Civil War he served the full four years.
   Dr. Gilmore was born in Muscogee County on May 9, 1842. He lived at Ivey, Ga., for a number of years and for the past few months has lived with his daughter here.
  Dr. Gilmore is survivvied by Mrs. Byington, of Irwinton, Ga., H. M. Gilmore, of Pavo, Ga.; Mrs. Annie Jones, Leslie, Ga. and Mrs. Cox.
   Funeral servics were held at the home of Mrs. Cox Wednesday at 11:30 o'clock, with Rev. Father Morrow officiating. He was laid to rest in the city cemetery.

October 28, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
BEGIN WORK ON IRWINTON SCHOOL.
  Irwinton , Ga. Oct 27  -Material is being hauled and ground broken for the brick school building for the Wilkinson County High School at Irwinton. the plans for the building were drawn by Architect Blair, of Macon. Mr. Smith, of Macon, who has contracted to erect the building states the actual work on the house will begin next Monday and that the house will be completed by February 1.

November 19, 1922
Macon Telegraph
   Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Chitty, of Millen, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Dessie Fairybell, to Mr. Marvin B. Hardie, of Gordon, Ga., the marriage to be solemnized at an early date.

December 7, 1922
The Macon Weekly Telegraph
  Mrs. Jennie Hatfield Miller, age 49 years, wife of J Peck Miller, died at the family apartments, Arcadia Hotel, at 8:30 o'clock last night after six months' illness. Mrs. Miller was widely known through Georgia. Her husband, who is a traveling salesman for the Dannenberg Company, also is well known.
  Mrs. Miller was a member of the First Baptist Church and active in the affairs of that denomination. Surviving are three children, D. Clyde Miller, Mrs. J. W. Hancock, and Mrs. J. W. Dunwody, Jr., all of this city.
  The funeral will take place at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon at Burghard's chapel, 718 Cherry Street. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.

December 13, 1922
Macon Daily Telegraph
Toomsboro, Ga., Dec. 12 - G. W. Woodall, 60, died at his home near here last Friday, after a two-year illness. He was a Confederate veteran, and a member for many years of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife and eleven children: H. R., G. T., P. T., and Mary L. Woodall; Mrs. J. B. Wilson, Mrs. W. P. Huff, of Macon; C. I. Woodall, of Milledgeville; S. B., F. C., G. H. Woodall and Mrs. C. L. Brack of Toomsboro. A large number of grandchildren also survive.

December 17, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
 The body of Mrs. J. P. McMullin was taken to Coopers early this morning for funeral and interment. Mrs. McMullin died at her home, 718 Third Street, at 9 o'clock Friday night after an illness of a day. She was 37 years of age and was born in Wilkinson County. She leaves two sons and one daughter, Lamar and George and Ruby McMullin and three brothers, W. E. Jeans, of Sylvester; T. S., of Milledgeville, and C.M. Johns, of Dexter, and two sisters, Mrs. C. C. Johns, of Milledgeville, and Mrs. J. C. Peeler, of Milledgeville.

December 20, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Irwinton, Ga., Dec. 19 - B. I. (Uncle Bart) Stevens, one of the best known men of Wilkinson County, died at his home here last night about 2 o'clock. A veteran of the Civil War, Mr. Stevens, throughout his long and eventful life of seventy-five years has been a prominent figure in the political life of this county. Born and raised near Gordon, he moved to Irwinton a number of years ago, serving one or two terms as sheriff of the county and later as chairman of the Board of County Commissioners for a number of years. For many years he has run the hotel at this place.
   He has been a member of the Masonic fraternity for about forty years.
  He leaves a widow, Mrs. L. A. P. Stevens, two daughters,Mrs. J. R. Dixon, Irwinton, and Mrs. T. Dupree, Dublin; three sons, John Stevens, mayor of Bradentown, Fla,; Howard Stevens, Denver, Col.; and James Stevens, Birmingham, Ala.
   Interment will in all probability be at Snow Hill Cemetery Tuesday afternoon.

December 21, 1922
The Manatee River Journal (Florida)
  J. W. Stevens was appraised by telegram Monday morning of the death at Irwington (sic), Georgia, of his father Hon. B. I. Stevens, whose home is in the Georgia town. The elder Mr. Stevens had been in failing health for some time. He was seventy-two years old and is survived by his widow and six children, all of whom will be present for the funeral which is to take place Thursday afternoon in Irwinton. Mr. Stevens will leave this evening for Irwinton.

January 4, 1923
The Macon Daily Telegraph
John Etheridge died at the Macon Hospital Tuesday morning after an illness of a week with pneumonia. Mr. Etheridge was 80 years of age and was a farmer.
    Surviving is one son, J. W. Etheridge. Mr. Etheridge was a Confederate Veterean. The body will be taken to Wilkinson County today for funeral and interment..
(Father William Etheridge per death certificate)

January 7, 1923
Atlanta Constitution
BOONE - MCINTOSH
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Boone, of Toomsboro, Ga., announce the engagement of their sister,Addyelene Mae Boone, to Thomas Milton McIntosh, of Jackson, Miss., the wedding will be in the late winter.

January 22, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Jim Manderson, 30, died at 7:45 Saturday night after an illness of a week with pneumonia. Mr. Manderson resided at 132 Willimgham Street, and was employed with the G. Bernd Company. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Lucy Manderson; three brothers, Lewis, Stephens and Otis Manderson; three sisters, Mrs. Agnes Jenkins; Mrs. Bessie Lavender and Miss Nellie Manderson. The body was taken to Toomsboro, Ga., for funeral and interment yesterday at noon.

January 22, 1923
Atlanta Constitution
CONFEDERATE VETERAN DIES IN MILLEDGEVILLE. Milledgeville, Ga., January 21 - (Special) S. G. W. Gladdin (Gladin), 86, one of the oldrest confederate veterans in Baldwin county, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eula Stanley, of this city, Wednesday. Mr. Gladden was a native of Hancock county. He served in Co. E., 15th Georgia regiment in the war between the states and was wounded in service.
     Funeral services were held at the Cooperville church of which he had been a member for years, and interment took place in the family burial ground.
    Mr. Gladdin is survived by his wife and ten children. They are E. J. Gladdin, of Manchester; M. A. Gladdin, of Baldwin county; Mrs. Eula Stanley, of Milledgeville; C. E. Gladdin, of McIntyre; Mrs. C. E. Goodwin, of Greenville, Ala.; J. H. Gladdin, of Gordon; Mrs. W. M. Harrell, of Pelham, Ga.; J. S. Gladdin, of Sandersville; I. D. Gladdin, of Barlow, Ga.; A. R. Gladdin, Lakeland, Fla. He also is survied by one brother Mr. L. A. Gladdin, of Sandersville.
(Note: he is buried in the Cooperville Church cemetery; parents Mary Parker & J. S. Gladin per death certificate )

January 28, 1923
Macon Telegraph
H. S. Bloodworth, of Milledgeville, Ga., died at the Middle Georgia Sanitorium Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Mr. Bloodworth had been in ill health several months. He was 44 years of age, and was a well known farmer. Surviving are his wife, two sons and one daughter, Otis, Leo and Reba. The body will be takend to Ivey, Ga., early this morning for funeral and interment.

January 29, 1923
Macon Daily Telegraph
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Clay, age 78 years, widow of E. W. Clay, died at her home in Toomsboro, yesterday morning at 8 o'clock after an illness of about two weeks.  Mrs. Clay was born and reared in Toomsboro, and was a member of the Christian Church there. She is survied by two sisters, Mrs. G. F. Fossett, of Jackson, Ga., and Mrs. L. R. Cason, Sr., of Toomsboro. Funeral services will be held this (Tuesday) morning from the residence. Intement will take place in the family lot there.

February 10, 1923
Macon Telegraph
   Irwinton, Ga., Feb. 9. Mrs. J. H. Freeman, who died Satruday last at her home in Pitts, Ga., has been interred here. She was 63 years of age, and is survived by her husband and four children: Mrs. S. H. Strickland, of Douglas, Ga., Stanley Freeman, of Doerun; Mrs. George P. Law, of Indian Springs, and Mrs. R. A. Gibbs, of Tampa, Fla. Two brothers, Jerome Cumming, of Savannah, and Dick Cumming, of Flovilla, also survive.

February 13, 1923
Macon Telegraph
  Milledgeville, Ga, Feb. 17 - The funeral services of Mrs. Watkins Terry, of Oconee, Ga., were held at the residence of John Terry, of Hardwick, Ga., Tuesday morning, Rev. H. K. Kelly, pastor of the Hardwick Methodist Church, officiated and the remains were carried to Irwinton for burial.
  Mrs. Terry before her marriage was Miss Fordham, of Irwinton. She is survived by her husband and two small children.
Note - maiden name Georgia Floella Fordham per death certificate.

February 18, 1923 
Macon Telegraph
   BRIDWELL - HALL.  Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harvey Bridwell, of Toomsboro announce the engagement of their daughter, Maybell, to Mr. Bernard Vivian Hall of Irwinton, Ga;, the wedding to take place in the late Spring.

February 25, 1923
The Atlanta Constitution
Miss Boone Weds Thomas McIntosh. Toomsboro, Ga., February 24 (Special) The marriage of Miss Addie Mae Boone and Thomas Milton McIntosh, of Jackson, Miss., which took place at the First Christian church at high noon Wednesday, February 14, was of interest to their friends.
  The impressive ring ceremony was performed by Rev. C. K. Hutto, pastor of the First Christian church. The altar was banked with palms and ferns, forming a rich background for the cathedral candelabras, which held white burning tapers.
    The first to enter were the ribbon bearers, who opened the little gates in each aisle for the wedding party. They were Joseph and Edwin Boone, two little nephews of the bride, and little Martha Frances Joiner, of Wrens, Ga., and Frances Van Landingham. The little girls were daintily dressed in pink organdie dresses.
  The ushers cam next: Silas L. Thomas, of Forsyth, Ga., Rosser Bridewell, A. S. Boone and George Duncan. Then the matrons of honor entered: Mrs. E. M. Boone and Mrs. A. S. Boone, and next the maid of honor, Miss Addiegene Cason, and the bridesmaid, Miss Mabelle Bridewell.
  Next to enter was little Aldridge Lord, the ring bearer, wearing a white velvet suit. He carried the ring in the heart of a lily.
  The little flower girls, Misses Barbara Chambers and Leila Cason, were lovely dressed in white crepe de chine and carried baskets of sweet peas.
  The bride entered with her brother, F. M. Boone, by whom she was given in marriage and was met at the altar by the groom and his brother, Harvey McIntosh, of Brookhaven, Miss, who was best man.
  The bride was beautiful in a three piece tailored gown of dark blue poiret twill with tan accessories. Her hat was a spring model of dark blue straw. She carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses and valley lillies.
  The bride and groom left immediatley after the ceremony for a tour and upon their return they will be at home in Jackson, Miss.

March 2, 1923
Augusta Chronicle
  Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Nix announce the marriage of their daughter, Alice Maydell to George Talmadge Woodall, the marriage having taken place Wednesday, Feb.14, at the home of Rev. Grady D. Feagan, on Orange Street. Mr. Feagan performed the ceremony in the presence of a few close friends.
  Immediately after the ceremony the couple motored to Atlanta, later going to the home of the groom's mother in Toomsboro, with whom they spent several days.
  They are making their home at 230 Duncan Avenue.

March 9,1923
The Macon Daily Telegraph
D. McCook, 74, died suddenly at his home in Irwinton, Ga., at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. Surviving are his widow, who was before her marriage, Miss Narcissus Kinney, sister of W. O. Kinney, of Macon, one daughter and two sons, Mrs. Tom Beall, of Irwinton, and D. O. and J. W. McCook of Macon; also two brothers and two sisters and several grandchildren. Mr. McCook was a well-known and prosperous planter. Funeral services will  be held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in Irwinton, and interment will be in the family cemetery there.

March 13, 1923
Macon Telegraph
AGED MEMBER OF POLICE DEPARTMENT DIES HERE. James B. Stevens, 76, Passes Away at Macon Hospital After Illness of Few Days.
   James B. Stevens, 76, a member of the Macon Police Department, since June 21, 1904, died at the Macon Hospital last night about 8 o'clock after an illness of a few days. Mr. Stevens was stricken with paralysis at his home, 759 First Street, Friday afternoon and was taken to the hospital Saturday.
  Besides his wife, who was Miss Susan J. Brewer, of Gordon, before her marriage, he is survived by two daughters, Miss Mattie Stevens and Miss Ione Stevens, and one son, W. O. Stevens, all of Macon. He is also survived by one brother, T. J. Stevens, of McIntyre, and a sister, Mrs. Newton Parker, of McIntyre.
  The funeral will he held from the residence this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Services will be conducted by Rev. T. B. Sanford, pastor of the First Street Methodist Church, of which Mr. Stevens was a member. Mr. Stanford will be assisted by Rev. G. E. Rosser, of Wesleyan College. Interment will take place at Riverside Cemetery and members of Macon Lodge No. 5, F. and A. M., of which Mr. Stevens was also a member, will officiate.
   Pallbearers will be Martin Thompson, J. F. Jackson, Tom Sammons, Guy Armstrong, B. F. Merritt and W. H. C. Johnson.

April 3, 1923
Atlanta Constitution
J. M. Fountain Dies. Milledgeville, Ga, April 2 - (Special) J. M. Fountain, age 75, died at his home at Hardwick, Ga., near Milledgeville Saturday. He is survived by his widow, two small children and three married daughters, Mrs. Wynn, Mrs. Lewis Fountain and Mrs. Hardy of Wilkinson county. The funeral service was held at Snow Hill. Rev. Consley, of Atlanta, officiating.
(James Matthew Fountain was the son of Eliza Lewis & William T. Fountain per death certificate.)

April 3, 1923
Macon Telegraph
J. L. Robertson died yesterday morning at an early hour at his residence at Gordon, Ga. Mr. Robertson was stricken several months ago with paralysis and suffered the second stroke yesterday and died suddenly. He leaves three daughters and two sons, Mrs. E. R. Nelson and Mrs. R. E. Lockhart, of Macon; Mrs. W. B. Padgett, of Gordon, and W. A. and H. W. Robertson of Macon.
   Mr. Robertson was for many years a member of the Methodist Church. He was 77 years of age.
  Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o'clock this mornng at the Gordon Methodist Church, Rev. M. F. Beals officiating. interment will be in the family lot in the Gordon Cemetery.

April 6, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Dean-Dent. A wedding that came as a surprise to the friends of the couple was that of Miss Pearl Dean, of Toomsboro, Ga., to Mr. B. R. Dent, which took place Monday night, April 2, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Dent, on the New Columbus Road. Rev. E. B. Sutton performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Dent will make their home in Macon.

May 1, 1923
Macon Telegraph
SUPRISE MARRIAGE IN MACON. Irwinton, Ga, April 30 - Miss Leila Boyd, of Atlanta, principal of Poplar Head Academy near Toomsboro, and Pitts Jackson, a well known farmer of near Toomsboro, surprised their friends Saturday by getting married, the ceremony being performed in Macon.

May 19, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Geneva Cross Evridge, of 355 Flanders Street, died at her home at 8 o'clock last night after an illness of several months. Mrs. Evridge was born in Wilkinson County Sept. 14, 1883, but made her home in Macon. She had been a lifelong member of the Baptist Church.
  The funeral will he held from the residence at 6 o'clock this afternoon, Rev. Carl Barth officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Evridge is survived by her husband, F. S. Evridge, two brothers and a sister.

May 24,  1923
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. B. R. Vinson, aged 72 years, died at her home at Gordon, Ga., at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning. She had been ill sixteen days and her death has been expected on account of her advanced age. Surviving are her husband, R. B. Vinson; son, E. L. Vinson, and two daughters, Mrs. Lula Griffin, of Ocilla, Ga., and Mrs. Donnie Griffin, of Gordon. Funeral services will be from Clear Creek Church this morning at 10 o'clock, and the interment will be in the church cemetery.

May 27, 1923
Atlanta Constitution
TO DEATH BY FALL INTO OPEN GRATE. Macon, Ga., March 26. (Special) Attacked with epilepsy, Mrs. E. O. Beck, of Manchester mill village, fell into an open grate at her home today while in the act of bathing her one year old child, and was fatally burned. The child was also burned on the foot, but will recover.
       The discovery was made by Mr. Beck when he returned after having been absent only a few minutes. Pushing open the door he found his wife lying partially in the grate and the child under her.
        "I grabbed them, and pulled them back out of the fire," said Beck, "and put out Clara's dress. It was burning around the neck."
    The mother died before reaching the operating room at the hospital.
      Besides her husband and child, Mrs. Beck leaves her parents, two sisters and two brothers in Wilkinson county. The body will be taken to Ivey, Ga. for funeral and interment.
(daugher of Elizabeth Grenade & J. N. Beck per death certificate)

May 30, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Robert L. Wood, 60 years of age, a former contractor and builder of Gordon, Ga., died at 7:40 o'clock last night at the Middle Georgia Sanatorium. Mr. Wood sustained a broken leg in an accident eight weeks ago. Blood poisoning developed ten days ago and he was brought to the local hospital in an effort to save his life. Mr. Wood lived in Gordon twelve years. He had been worshipful master of Gordon Lodge No. 240, F. and A. M. Besides is wife he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lillie Etheridge, and one son, J. F. Wood; one sister, Mrs. Tom McCrary, of Atlanta, and three brothers. The funeral will be held this afternoon at Coopers, Ga., and he will be buried with Masonic honors.

June 1, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Susan O'Reilly, widow of Hugh O'Reilly, died at 12:30 o'clock yesterday at the home of her son, Thomas O'Reilly, 107 Newberg Avenue. Mrs. O'Reilly had been in bad helath for a number of years, but was only confined to her bed during the last three months. She was born in Wilkinson County and was 78 years of age. She had lived in this city twenty-five years, moving here from Atlanta. Suviving are one son, Thomas O'Reilly, two nephews, Allen and Rollie Walters, a nice, Mrs. Molinda Dixon, and four grandchildren, Thomas, Elizabeth, Virginia and Carl O'Reilly, all of Macon. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. Funeral services wll be held from the residence this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Rev. Carl Barth, of the Eastside Presbyterian Church, will conduct the services, and the interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
(note: father was John Vann per death certificate)

June 21, 1923
The Manatee River Journal (Florida)
    Elder Mrs. Stevens Dies. Mrs J. W. Stevens, has received word from her husband that his mother,Mrs. V. D. Stevens, passed away Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at her home in Irwington, Georgia. Mr. Steven's father passed away six months ago. He left the last of the week upon receiving word that she was ill. Their many friends are sorry to learn of the sad news.

June 30, 1923
Macon Telegraph
   MRS. C. A. BLACKSHEAR.Mrs. Lucy Potter Blackshear, wife of C. A. Blackshear, died at 8:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the Macon Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Blackshear was 43 years of age and was born in Baldwin County. She had been a resident of Macon thirty-one years. Besides her husband, one daughter, Mrs.O. C. Mixon, two brothers and four sisters survive. Mrs. Blackshear was a member of the Latter Day Saints, and resided at 49 Hydrolia Street. the body was taken to Ivey Station, Ga, early this morning for funeral and interment.

July 3, 1923
Macon Telegraph
ENDS HIS OWN LIFE. Dawson S. Shepherd, 63, Fires Bullet Through Head
That he came to his death from a self-inflicted pistol shot wound and that it was suicide, was the verdict of the coroner's jury yesterday afternoon in the case of Dawson S. Shepherd, 63-year-old car inspector for the Southern Railway, who shot himself in the right temple with a .32 calibre pistol about 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning.
  Two theories have been advanced as possible causes of the man's act.  It was stated yesterday by friends that Mr. Shepherd had been despondent for some time following his transfer by the railroad company from the west yards to other duties. Another theory is that the man had been in failing health for some time. His son, R. S. Shepherd, with whom he lived at 1318 Broadway, said that he could give no reason for his father's action.
   Mr. Shepherd had been out of bed but a few minutes and had started to dress when he shot himself. He was seated on the bed in his room half clad when his son reached him.
   A few minutes before R. S. Shepherd had asked his father if he planned to go to work yesterday and his father replied that he did not know.
    Funeral for the deceased will be at Hart's Chapel today at noon. Rev. H. W. Blackburg, of the Second Street Methodist Church, will officiate. The body will be taken to Byron for interment in the family lot. He was a native of Wilkinson County, but had lived in Macon for twenty years. He is survived by two children, R. S. Shepherd, with whom he lived, and Miss Charlie Shepherd.

November 11, 1923
Macon Telegraph
  The body of J. E. Young, Jr., was taken to Gordon, Ga., Saturday afternoon for funeral and interment. He was the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Young, of Gordon, and died at the Macon Hospital Friday night. Besides the parents, one brother and three sisters survive. The funeral and interment will be this afternoon at 3 o'clock.  

September 23, 1923
Atlanta Constitution
NEGRO SLAVE WOMAN DEAD AT AGE OF 108
Toomsboro, Ga., September 2 (Special) Rosa Caldwell, slave negro, died near Toomsboro a few days ago at the age of 108.
  According to the record in an old family Bible she was born in Virginia in the year 1816. When a child she was brought to Jeffersonville, Ga., by a slave speculator and was sold to Henry Bloodworth, who lived in the upper part of Wilkinson county. Later she was sold to Slade, of Baldwin county, who gave her her freedom in the year 1865 when she was 49 years old.

November 27, 1923
Macon Telegraph
   Milledgeville, Ga., Nov. 26. Miss Georgia Bloodworth, 65, of East Baldwin, died at the home of her brother, W. M. Bloodworth, at 6 o'clock this morning after an illness of seven weeks, with paralysis. Funeral services will be held at 11  o'clock tomorrow morning at Mt. Carmel Church, Rev. Mr. Green, pastor of Camp Creek Church, officiating.
   Miss Bloodworth is survived by two brothers, W. M. and J. A. Bloodworth, and a sister, Mrs. N. E. Lester.

October 8, 1923
Macon Telegraph
James R. Doke, 53 years of age, died at the Middle Georgia Sanatorium at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Doke was brought here to the hospital a few days ago, after he was taken sick in Florida. He had planned to go to his home at Ivey, Ga., where he was a well-to-do farmer.
  He is survived by his wife, four sons and one daughter, Carroll, George, I. W., Minor and Miss Ruth Doke.
   The body will be taken to Ivey, Ga., where the funeral will take place at 11 o'clock this morning, Rev. Mr. Stephens conducting the service. Interment will be in Snow Hill Cemetery.

October 12, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Christine Ming, five-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ming, of Gordon, died here at 12:20 o'clock, this morning. The child was brought to Macon for treatment. The body will be taken back to Gordon today for funeral and interment.

November 8, 1923
Atlanta Constitution
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR WILLIAM BAKER
   Last services for William A. Baker, 49, well-known lumber man, who died Wednesday at the residence, 463 Gordon street, will be held at 2:30 o'clock today from the chapel of Greenberg & Bond. Interment will be at West View cemetery. Mr. Baker came here from Irwinton, Ga., six years ago. He was the son of the lateRev. W. S. Baker, of Wilkerson (sic) county, Georgia. Before his last sickness he formed the wholesale lumber firm of W. A. Baker & Co., with offices in the Peters building.
    He is survived by his widow; seven daughters. Mrs. Robert Ralls, Mrs. T. H. Bloodworth, Mrs. Richard Little and Misses Sara, Marquerite, Helen and Caroline Baker; two brothers, Dr. T. N. Baker, of Macon and Marvin Baker, of McRae, Ga., and a sister, Mrs. Sam W. Adams, of Dublin, Ga.

November 23, 1923
Macon Telegraph
R. T. Leslie died at his home at Gordon, Ga., at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Leslie was hurt several months ago in an accident and continued to grow worse. He was 37 years old and born in Twiggs County. He was a well-known lawyer and was a member of the Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow, two sons and four daughters, five brothers, and one sister, G. F., J. A., H. H., J. J., and R. D. Leslie, and Mrs. W. H. Myrick, of Bullards,, Ga. Funeral and interment took place at the grave in the Gordon cemetery yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. W. D. Dewell officiating. The pallbearers were H. B., H. O., E. L., and J. R.  Myrick, B. M. VanBuren and Lonnie Leslie.

January 6, 1924
Macon Telegraph
WOODALL-REEVES.   Mrs. G. W. Woodall of Toomsboro, announces the marriage of her daughter Mary Elizabeth, to Mr. S. Mitchell Reeves, the wedding having taken place Dec. 28, in the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. J. B. Wilson, 431 Carling Avenue, in the presence of a few friend. Rev. W. H. Sledge, of the Cherokee Heights Baptist Church, officiated.
    The bride is the youngest daughter of Mrs. G. W. Woodall and by her charming personality has made many friends. The couple will make their home with the groom's parents in Lorance.

January 26, 1924
Macon Telegraph
SAMUEL T. CARSWELL. Jeffersonville, Ga., Jan. 25. The funeral of Samuel T. Carswell who died Tuesday night, was held at New Providence Baptist Church near this place Wednesday. Rev. Thomas Farmer conducted the burial services.
     Mr. Carswell was 71 years old and is survived  by four children, Samuel L. Carswell, Mrs. Ella G. Carswell, and Mrs. D. T. Smith, all of Atlanta, and Mrs. D. T. Smith, of Wilkinson County, besides a brother and a sister, George B. Carswell of Irwinton, and Mrs. C. R. Faulk, of Jeffersonville. 
February 16, 1924

Augusta Chronicle
IRWINTON COURTHOUSE DESTROYED BY FLAMES. Most of Records Brought to Safety.
  McIntyre, Ga., Feb. 15 - The courthouse at Irwinton burned this morning between 2:30 and 3 o'clock. The flames were first discovered by Sheriff L. P. Player, who gave the alarm. A gallant effort was made to save the building, but was of no avail. Most of the records were brought out safely, but all else was lost. The origin of the fire has not been determined.

February. 25, 1924
The Augusta Chronicle
Democratic Primary Held At Wilkinson
Special to The Chronicle. McIntyre, Ga. Feb. 15 - The democratic primary of Wilkinson County was held yesterday with the following results.
Ordinary, J. E. Butler; clerk, S. Boone; sheriff, L. P. Player; county school superintendent, J. T. DuPree, Jr.;
surveyor, L. E. Pace, and coroner, J. W. Kingry.

February 28, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Berry B. Raines, 43, died at 11 o'clock yesterday morning at his home, 278 Ell Street, after an illness of eleven days with pneumonia. Mr. Raines had been a resident of this city fifteen years, and was a car inspector for the Southern Railroad. His wife, two sons and three daughters survie: Euncie, Ruth, and Katherine, Edgar, and Gostin Raines, and one sister, Mrs. J. T. Whitaker, of McIntyre, Ga. Mr. Raines was a member of Wolihin Lodge Nox. 390, and of B. E. C. of A. No. 226. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Z. E. Barron, of the Mabel White Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. The Masons will have charge of the services at the grave, and the pallbearers will be selected from Wolihin Lodge.

March 7, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Charles G. Beck, aged 41 years, died at his home, 105 Yates Avenue, at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Beck had been ill three weeks with pneumonia. He had lived here only five months, moving from Ivey, Ga. Surviving are his wife, one son and five daughters. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell L. Beck, of Wilkinson County. The body was taken to Ivey Station Saturday morning for funeral and interment.

March 7, 1924
Macon Telegraph
CAPT. A. A. BEALL, 79, IS DEAD IN ATLANTA. Member of R. A. Smith Camp, U. C. V., Will Be Buried Here This Afternoon.
    Capt. Augustus A. Beall, 79, a member of R. A. Smith Camp, United Confederate Veterans, died in Atlanta yesterday morning after a prolonged illness. Captain Beall was born in Wilkinson County in 1845 and for about thirty years was a resident of Macon. During that time he was actively associated with the Jones Grocery Company, leaving here for Atlanta after his health had failed.
   Captain Beall is survived by one brother, W. S. Beall, of Fort Smith, Ark.; one son, H. A. Beall, of Macon, two daughters, Mrs. M. M. Petty, of Macon, and Mrs. Jim Avant, of Clinton, Ark.: and one grandson, Augustus Petty, of Macon.
   The body will arrive in Macon from Atlanta this morning at 11:40 o'clock. The funeral will be held from Burghard's Chapel at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. J. M. Bass officiating. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery.

 March 17, 1924
The Augusta Chronicle
WILKINSON HOPES TO HAVE PLANT REBUILT. Akron Pigment Co. Destroyed By Fire at McIntyre
Special to The Chronicle. Irwinton, Ga, April 16 - Much speculation is rife in this section over the question whether the Akron Pigment Co. will rebuild their plant at McIntyre which was completely destroyed by fire last Tuesday with a loss of approximately $85,000 partly covered by insurance. Officials of the company arrived Monday and others are expected shortly. Practically the only thing saved was the tank with 7,000 gallons of crude oil in it which was so near the fire that every one thought it would burn and so alarmed the town that school was dismissed for fear that it would explode and burn the whole town of McIntyre.
   The Akron Pigment Co. has some very valuable kaolin deposits in the incorporate limits of McIntyre and has been shipped the clay for the past two or three years, and has a rather large pay roll in normal times, employing a number of people. It is hoped by every one that it will be rebuilt without delay. The holdings of this corporation lie near the dye deposits, a kind of clay used before the civil war for dyeing cloth, the color resulting being the highly prized Spanish brown.

April 6, 1924
Macon Telegraph
  Hawkinsville, Ga. April 5. Mrs. Ellen Brannen Bragg, wife of W. F. Bragg, who died here yesterday, will be buried in Hawkinsville Sunday afternoon. She was born in Wilkinson County near Gordon. Besides her husband she is survived by the following children, W. F. Jr., and L. C. Bragg, of Atlanta; F. N. and O. E. Bragg, of Hawkinsville, and one daughter, Mrs. J. D. Helms, of Hawkinsville.

April 20, 1924
Macon Telegraph
CROSBY-LAVENDER.  Mrs. E. A. Ward, of Gordon, announces the marriage of her daughter, Miss A. G. Crosby, to Mr. Ottis Benton Lavender, of Irwinton, the wedding having taken place Tuesday, April 15, Rev. Hugh Wallace, officating.
   Mr. and Mrs. Lavender will make their home in Gordon.

April 27, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Milledgeville, Ga, April 26. B. F. Bloodworth, farmer of Irwinton, died at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Funeral services will be held Monday at Snow Hill Cemetery.
  Suvivors include his wife, Mrs. Annie Bloodworth; four sons, H. P., of Ivey; W. F., of McIntyre; J. H. of Florida, and B. P. Bloodworth, of Fort Valley.
  Moore's Undertaking Establishment, of Milledgeville, is in charge of the interment.

    Milledgeville, Ga., April 26 - J. A. Beck, of Gordon, died Friday night. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 o'clock p.m., with interment in Snow Hill Cemetery. The interment is in charge of Moore's Undertaking Establishment, Milledgeville.

April 27, 1924
Macon Telegraph
   JOHN A. BECK. Gordon, Ga., April 26. The funeral of John A. Beck, was held from Snow Hill Methodist Church this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment was in Snow Hill Cemetery. Besides his widow, he is survived by seven children.

April 27, 1924
Macon Telegraph
LAW-DUNCAN  The wedding ofMiss Bessie Law to Mr. George W. Duncan, of Toombsboro, took place yesterday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Chambers on Napier Avenue. Dr. Walter Anthony officiating.
   Mr. and Mrs. Duncan will be at home in Toomsboro on their return from their wedding trip to Florida.

May 6, 1924
Macon Telegraph
BURNS TO DEATH. Mrs Ruth Dean, Aged Widow of Wilkinson, Fire Victim.
   Irwinton, Ga., May 5. One of the most horrible occurrences ever happened in Wilkinson County took place about three miles south of Irwinton Sunday morning, when Mrs. Ruth Dean, a widow, 68 years old, living alone, was burned to death in her home. Mrs. Dean was living a short distance from her brother, W. H. H. Toler, and had been suffering with rheumatism for some time past. Mr. Toler had been urging her to stay at his home while she was in this condition, but she preferred to remain at her own home. Saturday nght Mr. Toler sent his son, Delmas, to her home about 9 o'clcock to see that she was all right. It seems that she was using a mixture of turpentine and kerosene for the rheumatism, and it is supposed that during the night the pain became so severe that she arose, made a fire and while she was in front of the fire the turpetine and kerosene bcecame inflamed, and being so weak she was unable to put out the fire or to give the alarm. The first intimation any one had of the fire was exploding of cartridges, which were in the house and which awakened Mr. Toler. He ran to the fire, but the whold building was a mass of flames and ready to fall. He ran around the house trying to find his sister, but she had been unable to escape.   .

May 12, 1924
Macon Telegraph
J. L. JAMES. The funeral of James Levi James, who died Saturday morning at his hon, 36 Schell Street, will be held from the auditorium on Clinton Street this afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. A. R. Wall, pastor of the East Macon Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Fort Hill Cemetery.
    Mr. James was born in Wilkinson County and had been a resident here for forty years. Besides a wife he is survived by one brother and three sisters, P. L. James, of Florida; Mrs. J. K. Whittington, of Reynolds; Mrs. George Greene and Mrs. George Busby, of Columbus..

May 15, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Susie Campbell died Tuesday after a long illness. She was 84 years of age and had lived here about twenty years. Only one son survives, W. E. Young, of Gordon, Ga. Mrs Campbell was born in Wilkinson County, and was a member of the Baptist Church. Funeral and interment will be held today. The hour will be announced later.

May 18, 1924
Macon Telegraph
    DENNIS DOKE. Moultrie, Ga., May 16. Dennis Doke, 82, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. G. Hitchcock, here, following a brief illness. He was a native of Wilkinson County, and the body was carried to Toomsboro for interment. Prior to his removal to Moultrie several years ago, he was one of the best known men in the Toomsboro section.

July 18, 1924
Macon Telegraph
DIES FROM HEAD FRACTURE.     Falling From Tree at Gordon Causes Death of J. J. Brooks.
   J. J. Brooks, 44 years of age. farmer, merchant and owner of a telephone system in Wilkinson County ded at The Clinic on Walnut Street early yesterday morning from a fractured skull, the result of falling from a  tree at Gordon earlier in the week. He was engaged in putting up a telephone wire when the accident happened.
     Mr. Brooks had spent his life in Wilkinson County. He leaves a wife, three sons and six daughters.
   The funeral will take place this afternoon at Clear Creek Church, Gordon Lodge 240 F. and A. M. will have charge of services at the grave.

June 24, 1924
Macon Telegraph
   Mrs. Myrtle Rozar Shy, aged 26 years, died at 5:10 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her home, 1004 Oglethorpe Street, after an illness of five days.
    She was born in Wilkinson County and had resided here for three years. Besides her husband, R. J. Shy, she is survived by a daughter and son, Lamar and Dorris; father, R. A. Rozar and six brothers and eight sisters.
    Mrs. Shy was a member of the Methodist Church. The funeral will take place at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning at Wesley Chapel, Rev. T. B. Sanford officiating. Interment will be in Wesley chapel cemetery, Wilkinson County.

July 25, 1924
Atlanta Constitution
REUNION OF DAVIDSON FAMILY IN WILKINSON. Held on Spot Where First Davidson Settled in County.
Irwinton, July 24 - The annual homecoming of the Davidson family of Wilkinson county was held at the old home place in the lower part of the county Wednesday, July 25, the birthday of Mrs. M. J. Davidson being chosen as the date for the annual event.
   The spot selected is near where the first Davidson settled in 1803, after having come to Georgia through Maryland and the Carolinas and Mrs. Winnie M. Davidson Hall, 84 years old, showed where the first house was built. She told of her grandfather, Joseph Davidson,who died in 1852 at the age of 99 years, a veteran of the Revolution, who first came to this county and settled this place.

July 31, 1924
Macon Telegraph
   Gordon, Ga., July 30. Kelsey Stevens, 20, who died of an accidentally self-inflicted wound, was laid to rest at Bethlehem Church Monday afternoon at 2:30. He is survived by his wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Stevens, five brothers, Barney, Robert and Kenneth, of Milledgeville; Tommie and Julian Stevens of Gordan, two sisters Mrs. C. H. Haddock and Mrs. L. J. Lavender, of Gordon.
   Mr. Stevens was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. His pastor, Rev. W. D. Dewell, officiated at his funeral.

August 24, 1924
Macon Telegraph
LORD - KINGERY.    Mr. and Mrs. P. Z. Lord, of Toomsboro, announce the  engagement of their daughter, Essie, to Mr. Ralph Kingery, of Norfolk, Va., the wedding to take place at the home of the bride's parents in the early Fall. No Cards.

October 15, 1924
Macon Telegraph
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR VETERAN OFFICER TODAY. L. F. Lavender Member of Police Force 26 Years, Will Be Buried Here This Afternoon. 
   Funeral services for L. F. Lavender, member of the Macon Police Force for twenty-six years, will be held this afternoon at the East Macon Baptist Church at 4 o'clock, Rev, J. B. Tallent officiating. Members of the police force will serve as pall bearers.
   Mr. Lavender died at his home, 315 Clinton Street, at 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon after an illness of several years. Paralysis was given  as the cause of his death.
    Mr. Lavender was 64 years of age. He was born in Wilkinson County. He came to Macon thirty-fie years ago.  Surviving are his widow, two sons, W. J. and Frank Lavender, of Macon, and one brother, A. J. Lavender, of Gordon, Ga. The deceased was a member of the East Macon Baptist Church and the United Brothers Lodge J. O. O. F.
       Interment will be in Fort Hill Cemetery. Members of the Odd Fellows lodge will conduct the services at the grave. The following will serve as pallbearers: Chief Martin Thompson, R.. E. Glenn, J. J. Smallwood and W. C. Howard.

November 17, 1924
Augusta Chronicle
  Irwinton, Ga., Nov. 6 - The body of Mrs. Maggie Crutchfield, widow of Rhodes Crutchfield, deceased, was interred at the Masonic cemetery here Saturday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Warnock, of Milledgeville officiated. The deceased was eighty-five years of age, the daughter of Ellis Harville and Priscilla Harville and was reared here at Irwinton. She leaves the following children: three sons, Ira Crutchfield, Macon, Ed. Crutchfield, McIntyre, S. S. Crutchfield, Toomsboro; two daughters, Miss Mattie Crutchfield, McIntyre and Mrs. Leila Meadows, Macon.

November 24, 1924
Macon Telegraph
   R. L BROOKS. Gordon, Ga., Nov. 23. R. L. Brooks, 58, farmer, died at his home here early tonight followiing an illness of only a week. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning. Mr. Brooks was born and raised in this county.
     He is survived by his wife, 12 children and several grandchildren.

December 23, 1924
Macon Telegraph
   The funeral of I. L. Bloodworth will be held from Snow Hill Church near Ivey, Ga. today at noon, the pastor of the East Macon Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will take place in the family lot at Snow Hill Church Cemetery. Mr. Bloodworth is survived by his mother, Mrs. M. M. Bloodworth, of Macon; two brothers, G. T. Bloodworth, of Macon, and L. J. Bloodworth, of Statesboro, Ga.; one sister Mrs, C, J. Wrigley, of Macon, and several nephews. He was born in Wilkinson County, hut had been a resident of Macon for the past ten years. He was connected with the Elder Lumber Company.

January 17, 1925
Macon Telegraph
 WEDS UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Wilkinson County Bridegroom Surmounts All Obstacles.
Irwinton, Ga., Jan. 16. The saying that "the path of true love never runs smooth," was exemplified here today when W. A. Johnson, of near Bethel Church, started to get married. He had complied with the exasperating five-day notice law in order to get his license, and as the bride, Mrs. John Pennington of Bloodworth District, lived about twenty miles away, he hired a car and started.
  The Ford got as far as Town Hill in Irwinton and there balked with the whole wedding party. The roads were bad and there was danger of being late and so after explaining the predicament to A. S. Boone, clerk of the Superior Court, who came to his relief, the groom was hurried into another car and carried to the waiting bride.

January 25, 1925
Macon Telegraph
B. F. Ryle, 58, Savannah, Ga., contractor, and a former Macon man, died at his home in Savannah Wednesday night, it was learned yesterday. Mr. Ryle, who came to Macon from Wikinson County, where he was born, had been living in Savannah for the last twenty-five years.
  Besides his wife and three children, Mr. Ryle is survived by four brothers and one sister, all of Macon. They are: D. G. Ryle and James G. Ryle, both of whom are connected with the Macon News; J. J. Ryle and L. B. Ryle, and Mrs. L. F. Brown.
  No arrangments have been made for the funeral, and it is not know where the body will be brought to Macon for interment.  Three brothers. James G. Ryle, J. J. Ryle and L. B. Ryle left for Savannah last night.

January 30, 1925
Macon Telegraph
   Irwinton, Ga., Jan. 19 - James Franklin Billue died at his home here in Irwinton yesterday morning, after having a stroke of paralysis last Friday, "Squire," as he was affectionately called, was one of the landmarks of Wilkinson County, having been active in politics the greater part of his life. The deceased was a lifelong friend and adherent to Thomas E. Watson, and often visited him at Hickory Hill. For many years he served as clerk of the board of county commissioners.
   He leaves two sons, I. E. Billue and J. F. Billue; four daughters, Mrs. C. O. Butler, Mrs. Jesse Pierce, Mrs. J. F. Taylor and Mrs. F. P. Wright, all of Irwinton. Funeral services and interment will take place at Red Level Church Tuesday.

February 16, 1925
Macon Telegraph
Jeffersonville, Ga., Feb. 16, Gordon Waters, 35, died last night at the home of his father, Jordan Waters, 10 miles east of this place in Wilkinson County. Mr. Waters had been suffering for several years from tuberculosis and was confined to his bed for several weeks.

April 14, 1925
The Augusta Chronicle
Irwinton News Notes. Special to The Chronicle. Irwinton, Ga, April 12 -
Only two criminal cases were tried in the Superior court which was in session here last week. Lewis Jones indicted for murder, tried at the last term of court and convicted of assault with intent to murder, and a new trial granted, was again tried, and it appearing that a mistrial was imminent, his attorneys Eli B. Hubbard  and Victor Davidson agreed with the Solicitor General Duke and J. F. Bloodworth that a plea of a misdemeanor be entered. on his case, Dr. H. C. Wood of Irwinton., Dr. Henry Hodges of Oconee, I. E. Everett, Farris Bell, H. A. Fountain and T. Sanders testified.
  The other case was the trial of Nathaniel Cummings on the charge of assault with intent to murder. The defendant was represented by G. H. Carswell and Victor Davidson and the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.

July 3, 1925
Macon Telegraph
Miss Ethel Lucille Potter died at the Macon Hospital at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon after a short illness. She was 18 years of age and born Dec. 30, 1907. Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Potter, brothers, and sisters: J. I. and Bernard, Mrs. Esther Lee Anderson, Winnie, Mary, Orminter and Ann Potter. The body was taken to Ivey Station, Ga., this morning for funeral and interment. Funeral services will be held at four o'clock at Snow Hill Chuch. Interment will be in the family cemetery.

July 3, 1925
Macon Telegraph
   Gordon, Ga., July 2. Mrs. Lora Mills Jackson, widow of the late Rev. J. F. Jackson died here yesterday. On Sunday Mrs. Jackson was stricken with paralysis.
  She leaves four daughters, Misses Lillian and Edith Jackson, Mrs. Paul Lee and Mrs. Bob Carswell, one son John F. Jackson, and five grandchildren, all of Gordon.
  Funeral services were held from the Baptist church at 10 o'clock this morning and interment was at Mount Pleasant Church in Washingto County.

July 14, 1925
The Atlanta Constitution
MRS. SUSAN STUBBS DIES NEAR TOOMBSBORO. Toomsboro, Ga., July 14. -(Special). Mrs. Susan Stubbs, widow of the late R. L. Stubbs, died this morning at 7:30 o'clock at her home near Toomsboro. She had been in declining health for several years and Friday night suffered a stroke of paralysis, the third in two years.
    She is survived by four sons, Clyde and Leo of Toomsboro; Comer, of Milledgeville, and Hubert of Macon; also one daughter, Mrs. Charles Batson, of Toomsboro.
  The funeral will be held at Liberty Baptist church Wednesday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Lawrence. (buried Stubbs-Spence Cemetery)

July 15, 1925
Macon Telegraph
MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH AT GORDON. J. R. Bell Dies Under Paper Bale At Wilkinson Factory. WAS EX-DEPUTY SHERIFF.
  J. R. Bell, known in Wilkinson County as "Jack" Bell, until recently deputy sheriff of the county, was instantly killed while at work in the Pynetree Paper Mill, at Gordon, Ga., at 11 a.m. yesterday. Mr. Bell was crushed under a 700-pound bale of paper which fell on him.
    The body was taken to Jesse B. Hart and Brother's undertaking establishment in Macon. The funeral service will be held this afternoon from the Bethel Church, near Irwinton, ga., at 4 o'clock, and interment in the church cemetery.
   Mr. Bell was the son of R. A. Bell of Irwinton, tax collector of Wilkinson County. He was 29 years of age.
Death Instantaneous
   According to accounts of the accident, Mr. Bell was handling bales of waste paper in the story room with a number of negro hands. A heavy bale fell, crushing his body and skull. Death was instantaneous.
   He had moved to Gordon but a few weeks ago to take employment in the mill, having formerly resided in Irwinton. He is survived by his widow and two children, Jack, Jr., 2 yers old, and Billie, age 14 months. His parents and three brothers,Wesley, Otho and Raleigh, all of Wikinson County, also survive. Th service this afternoon will be conducted by Rev. T. A. Moseley, of Irwinton.

August 7, 1925
Macon Telegraph
Miss Hawthorne Weds Dr. Butts, of Gordon. Announcement was made today of the marriage of Miss Lucille Hawthorne, of Gordon, to Mr. John Boyd Butts, of Gordon, which occurred Sunday at Aiken, S. C.
  The announcement of the marriage is of wide social interest in Gordon where Mrs. Butts, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Hawthorne, enjoys a delightful popularity. Last year she taught school at Turner, Ga.
  Dr. Butts is a prominent young physician of Gordon and the son of the late Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Butts.
  The young couple will be at home for the present with Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Kingry.

August 16, 1925
Macon Telegraph
    CLAYTON DENT DIES OF HURTS. Grover Was Fatally Injured When Buried Beneath Lumber.
Clayton N. Dent, partner in the Strozier-Dent Grocery Company, five miles out the Columbus Road, who was buried beneath a load of lumber in the years of the Central Sash and Door Company, Wednesday, succumbed from the injuries at 5:30 p.m. yesterday, at the Macon Hospital.
   He is survived by his wife and two sons, Randolph and James.
    His parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Dent, Toomsboro, Ga. and five brothers, Jake, Macon; B. T., Gordon, Ga., and B. R., F. S. and Charles, all of Toomsboro, also survive.
    Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock, at the Ebenezer Church, Rev. J. Rountree,  Rev. J. A. Sconyers and Rev. B. S. Sutton will officiate.
    Interment will be made in Doles Chapel. cemetery.

August 26, 1925
Macon Telegraph
  Mrs. Aurelia Breedlove, 73, widow of W. B. Breedlove died at her home, 407 Napier Avenue, yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, after an illness of about three weeks. Mrs. Breedlove was a native of Irwinton, Ga., but had been a resident of this city for the past thirty years, and was well known. She was a member of the Tattnall Square Baptist Church.
  Surviving are one daughter, Miss Josie Bell Breedlove, of Macon, one sister, Mrs. T. Hatfield, of Macon, and one brother, A. A. Bell, of Irwinton, Ga. Funeral services will be held from Tattnall Square Baptist Church this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock. Rev. H. M. Fugate, pastor, officiating. Interment will take place in Riverside cemetery.

September 5 1925
The Augusta Chronicle
BIG FIRE DAMAGE AT IRWINTON, GA.
Irwinton, Ga. Sept. 4
Two men are in a serious condition suffering from prostration by heat, two homes are completely destroyed and many others damaged as the result of a fire which broke out here this afternoon and at one time threatened the entire town.
  Alf Moore, of Griswoldville; and a man named Pouey, of this place, were overcome while aiding in fighting flames and they are said to be in serious condition.
  The residence of Mrs. James Fountain and Dr. J.H. Duggan were completely destroyed.
  Aid was rushed here from Toomsboro, Gordon and other adjoining towns. The Pynetree Paper company, of Gordon, also sent its fire-fighting forces, as did other numerous manufacturing concerns near here.
  The fire was discovered early this afternoon and fanned by a steady wind, soon spread to adjoining houses. Nine houses were on fire at one time. Every available man in the town responded to the call and as aid from surrounding towns soon arrived the flames were finally brought under control.

September 11, 1925
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Susan Bailey Wright, widow of J. C. Wright, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Freeman, 40 Marion Place, Wednesday afternoon at 5:25 o'clock. Mrs. Wright was here visiting from her home at toomsboro, Ga., although she had been in declining health several months here. Death was a shock to the family. She was born in Wilkinson County, November 29, 1842, and had entered her eighty-second year.
   Two sons and two daughters survive: O. J. and J. T. Wright, Toomsboro; Mrs. E. J. Freeman, Macon; Mrs. O. L. Helton, Toomsboro; two sisters, Mrs. S. E. Brack, Statesboro, and Mrs. W. B. Miller, of Bernice, La. The deceased was an active member of the Baptist church since a young girl. Her parents were Winford and Annie Winn Bailey, and she was Miss Susan Bailey before her marriage.
  The body was taken to Toomsboro yesterday at noon for funeral and interment which took place at Ebeneezer Church at 4 p. m. Rev. J. E. Townsend officiating. Interment was made in the family lot in the Toomsboro Cemetery.

September 22, 1925
Macon Telegraph
  Milledgeville, Ga. Sept. 21. A sweeping investigation of the lynching last night of Willie Dixon, alias Sims, insane negro, who last week killed Miss Amy Oxford, nurse at the State Sanatorium, will probably be ordered within the next few days. Dr. R. C. Swint, superintendent of the sanatorium, will confer with Governor Walker immediately on his return from Cuba.
   Details of how the party of white men, who gained entrance to the sanatorium last night, seized the negro and carried him to a spot in Wilkinson County, chained him to a tree and beat him to death with a pick handle, indicated that the job was engineered by someone well acquainted with the sanatorium, were related by Dr. Swint tonight.
   "Someone in the party was evidently well acquainted with the sanatorium for they went immediately to the room where the negro was confined. " said Dr. Swint.
  "None of the men were masked, and I believe that it will be possible to bring some of them to justice. I will present the matter before Governor Walker immediately on his return from Cuba," he said.
Was Large Party. According to evidence given Dr. Swint by attendant's a party of some 25 or 30 men drove up in front of the outer gate of the sanatorium shortly before midnight. Feigning that something was wrong with their automobile, Dunn, a white attendant, who was on duty there was asked for assistance. On reaching the car he was seized from behind, a bag place over his head, his arms and legs securely bound, and carried to a spot some distance from the sanatorium. Here several members of the party kept was over him.
   The others then entered the colored ward. The tree negro attendants on the first floor were told to keep quiet and their lives, threatened if they reported the matter. The party then went to the second floor, where the three negro attendants were on duty there were given the same warning. The party then entered the room, where the negro had been confined since his attack of Miss Oxford. He was taken by the party to the cars and hurried away. The party harmed no one else and left as soon as they secured the negro.
   The attendants, mindful of the threats made by the lynching party, failed to give the alarm last night and it was only this morning that Dr. Swint was informed of the disturbance.
   A search was immediately instituted and the negro's lifeless body was found this morning, chained to a tree in Wilkinson County and every evidence that he had been beaten to death with a pick handle. The pick handle was found some few feet from the body. The negro had been beaten over the head until his skull had been fractured. The negro used a pick handle in his fatal attack on Miss Oxford.
Coroner's Verdict. A coroner's inquest was called and verdict that the negro met death at the hands of unknown parties was returned.
   "Miss Oxford, nurse in charge of vocational and occupational department of the sanatorium, passed some some negroes at the sanatorium last Tuesday, and Dixon attacked her with pick handle. She was beaten to death before she could reach help. She had been connected with the sanatorium for sometime.
   The negro came to the sanatorium from Richmond County in January of 1924. He had served two terms on the chaingang. He was suffering from paranoid dementia praecox officials at the sanatorium stated.
   Since the attack on Miss Oxford, he had been confined in a cell, where a constant watch was kept. The body is in charge of the officials at the sanatorium. Relatives have been notified but no word has been received.

October 1, 1925
Macon Telegraph
C. F. Lyles, 77, died at his home at Gordon, Ga., at 10:40 o'clock Tuesday night. Mr. Lyles was ill eight weeks. He was a well known farmer and had lived in Gordon all of his life. Surviving are his widow and the following daughters and sons: W. M. and Frank Lyles, of Macon; Ernest, Mrs. Lula Valentine, Mrs. Hattie Hardy, Mrs. Emma Lavender, all of Gordon, and two brothers. Funeral and interment will take place at Gordon this afternoon at 2 o'clock..

November 12, 1925
Macon Telegraph
  Vienna, Ga. Nov. 11. William Franklin Newby, of Vienna, died of apoplexy here last week.
    Mr. Newby was a leading merchant of Vienna, having moved there in early manhood. He was born in wilkinson County, near Gordon, 56 years ago. He married Miss Viola Walden, of Wilkinson County, who survives him, with one son, Robert L., and five daughters: Mrs. Jack Kelt, of Atlanta; Mrs. William Tharpe, of Macon; Miss Alice, of Marshallville, and two minor daughters at home, Gertrude and Aurelia. Also three brothers and one sister survive him, S. W. Montgomery, Ala.; H. J. Augusta, Ga.; J. H. Dennison, Texas, and Mrs. Fannie Fountain, of Macon.
   Mr. Newby was a Methodist and a Mason. The funeral was from the Methodist Church and conducted at the grave with Masonic honors, a great company attending. The floral offerings  were many and strikingly beautiful.

Dec. 17, 1925
The Augusta Chronicle
Notes of Irwington (sic) Irwinton, Ga. Dec. 16-  Irwinton Lodge No. 150 F. & A. M. held its regular election Thursday night, electing the following officers: R. A. Maddox, Worshipful Master; G. Fred Everett, Senior Warden; R. L. Hartley, Secretary; J. E. Holleman, Treasurer; F. G. Byington, Senior Deacon; A. W. Hall, Junior Deacon, C.C. Beck, Senior Steward; W. L. Skelton, Junior Steward; H. F. Heywood, Tyler.
  This is the third term held by R. A. Maddox as worshipful master. During the terms of office that he has served, the lodge has made great progress, almost doubling in membership. Efforts will be made during the coming year for the building of a new brick lodge building.

     The unprecedented increase in real estate values in Wilkinson county is causing much interest. Recently two Florida investors have purchaser farms in this county. Real estate firms are also active. A new one was formed a few days ago consisting of R. D. Smith of Toomsboro, A. S. Boone, Clerk of the Superior Court and Eli B. Hubbard, County Attorney. The purpose of this firm will be to develop and sell not only the farm lands but the mineral lands and timber lands of the county. Mr. Smith is a prominent timber man and will have charge of the timber interests, Mr. Boone, the clay interests and Mr. Hubbard the legal side.

January 31, 1926
Augusta Chronicle
PROMINENT FARMERS WOUNDED IN DUEL.
Special to The Chronicle. Irwinton, Ga. Jan 30 - News has just reached Irwinton of a shooting affair between B. F. Pate, Jr., and
A. T. Veal, well-known farmers, living about four miles west of Irwinton. Veal has been brought to Irwinton for medical aid, but Dr. J. H. Duggan after an examination, found him shot through the forehead with a pistol and has pronounced his case as hopeles, with only a short time for him to live. Pate is said to have been shot in the head with a shotgun loaded with buckshot. It is not yet known whether his wounds are likely to prove fatal. It is said that there has been bad feeling between the two men for some time, but the facts leading up to shooting at present are not known. Both men have large families.

February 1, 1926
Augusta Chronicle
  Irwinton, Ga. Jan. 31. A. T. Veal, thought to be fatally shot in the shooting affray between him and B. F. Pate, Jr., was still living at noon today and was carried to the Macon hospital for treatment. Physcians here hold ot no hope for his recovery. they say that from all indications  the bullet which struck him in the center of his forehead ranged downwards.
  It is said that the wounds of Pate are not serious, being shot with a shotgun loaded with birdshot at a distance of 45 yards, some of which took effect in the side of his face or head. A warrant has been issued for him but it is not likely that he will be tried until it is known whether Veal will recover.

February 7, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Annie King Whitten, wife of J. A. Whitten, died yesterday morning at their home, 217  Reid Street after an illness of two weeks. Although Mrs. Whitten had been in declining health for some time, her death came as a shock., She was a member of the Second Baptist Church, and was born in Wilkinson County March 9, 1874.
   Besides her husband she leaves two daughters, Misses Mattie and Mae Whitten, and a sister, Mrs. H. C. McKinney, all of Macon.
  Before her marriage she was Miss Annie King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper King. Thirty years ago she came to this city to make her home removing from Gordon, Ga.
     Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the residence. Rev. John W. Ballard. pastor of the  Second Baptist Church, and Rev. John R. Webb of the First Street Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in the family lot at Cedar Ridge Cemetery.
   The following will serve as pallbearers: J. C.  Jordan, Bob Holston, Ralph Whitten, Albert Bush, John Hysler and Albert Jerrell.

March 4, 1926
Macon Telegraph
MRS. M'DANIEL'S FUNERAL TODAY. Well-Known Decatur Woman Is Found Dead at Furnace Door
   The body of Mrs. Walter McDaniel, 38, who died suddenly Tuesday afternoon while tending the furnace of her home at 124 Benson Drive, Decatur, willl be interred in Riverside Cemetery here this afternoon following the funeral service, which will be held at 1 o'clock in Hart's Chapel.
  The body will arrive this morning from Decatur. Dr. Walter Anthony, pastor of the Mulberry Street Methodist Church, will officiate at the funeral.
  Mrs. McDaniel was found dead by her husband near the furnace door early Tuesday afternoon when he returned home to prepare for a visit to Birmingham. He believes his wife came to her death as a result of a heart attack while tending the furnance. He said that she had been in ill health and under the care of a physician for some time.
    Mrs. McDaniel had lived in Decatur for a number of years, having gone there from Toomsboro, Ga. She was the daughter of F. L. Lord, of that city. She was a sister of John Lord, who has been with the Burden-Smith Company of Macon, for several years.

March 7, 1926
Augusta Chronicle
 Irwinton, Ga., March 6 - News has just been received in Irwinton that A. T. Veal died at his home a few miles from here today. Veal was shot several weeks ago through the head in an altercation with B. F. T(P)ate, Jr, of near this place. Although it was thought at the time his death was only a matter of a few hours, he was rushed to the hospital at Macon and to the astonishment of every one be began to improve. After he had become sufficiently well he was brought home. However, a few days ago, he began to decline and died today. The deceased leaves a widow and five small children.

March 29, 1926
Macon Telegraph
    Irwinton, Ga., March 28. News was received here yesterday of the death of Wilbur Rutland, of Irwinton, who recently went to Miami, Fla., death being caused by blood poisoning. The deceased leaves a wife, one son, Ralph Rutland of Miami, two daughters, one sister, Mrs. C. H. Parker of Macon. The body was brought to Irwinton today for burial. The deceased is well known here, having lived here the greater part of his life.

May 16, 1926
Macon Telegraph
JOHNSON-BRANTLEY. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Clance, of Gordon, announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Rubie Beatrice Johnson, to Mr. Mancey M. Brantley, of Milledgeville, the wedding having taken place May 15.

May 16, 1926
Macon Telegraph
McCULLAR-HAWTHORNE. Mrs. J. E. McCullar announces the marriage of her daughter, Lillian, to Mr. Ernest Hawthorne of Gordon, the marriage having taken place July 5, 1925, and kept a secret until last week.

June 9, 1926
Macon Telegraph
  WILLIAM DAVID LYLES. The body of William David Lyles, who died Sunday, was taken to Gordon, Ga., for funeral and interment yesterday noon. Funeral services were held at the grave in the King cemetery at two o'clock. Rev. W. D. Dewell, of Gordon conducted the services. Interment was in the family lot.
   Mr. Lyles was ill only a few days and had reached his eighty-third year of age. He was a resident here only two years, moving from Wilkinson County. Seven daughters and two sons survive. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

July 6, 1926
Macon Telegraph
     Allentown, Ga., July 5 - Mrs. Sarah R. Allen, aged 86 years, died at the home of her son, Judge W. M. Allen, here at 10 o'clock this morning.
  Mrs. Allen is survived by two daughters and two sons, Mrs. Jennie Daughtry, Mrs. J. J. King and Judge W. M. Allen, all of Allentown, and James Allen, of Florida.
  The funeral will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Herrington, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. Burial will be in the Allen Cemetery at Allentown.

July 11, 1926
Macon Telegraph
Fannie Udell Dixon, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Dixon, of 120 Cutter's Green, died at the residence yesterday morning at an early hour, after an illness of several weeks. The child is survived by her parents, one sister, Orian Dixon, four brothers, A. K., Jr., Charles, Elvin and Carlton Dixon, grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Etheridge, of Macon, and Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Dixon, of Toomsboro, Ga.
   Funeral services will be held from the residence this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. P. T. Holloway, pastor of the East Macon Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will take place in Fort Hill Cemetery.

August 10, 1926
The Atlanta Constitution
PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES AT DUBLIN. Dublin, Ga, August 9 (Special) Zollicoffe Whitehurst, 54, died at his home here this morning.
   Mr. Whitehurst was a native of Wilkinson county. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1892 with high honors and was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. For several years he taught in Tennille, Ga., but came to Dublin 24 years ago and opened a drug business.
    He served for 12 years as county school superintendent. He was a member of the Methodist church and a citizen of high ideals and splendid character.
  Surviving are his widow, who was Miss Minnie Edge; two daughters, Mrs. Yates Little, of Hendesonville, N. C.; Miss Emily Whitehurst, of Dublin, and several sons, Z. Whitehurst, Jr., of Columbus, Ga; Everett and Berry Whitehurst, of Dublin; a brother, C. Whitehurst, of Dublin; three sisters, Mrs. W. D. Bridger, of Atlanta, Mrs. T. K. Myrick and Mrs
 L. J. Rozar, of Milledgeville.
   Funeral services will be held from the Whitehurst home Tueday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.

August 21, 1926
Macon Telegraph
  ~excerpt~ The marriage of Miss Florence Hartley and Mr. Madison Harwell Bowles will be solemnized at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the home of the parents of the bride-to-be, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hartley, in Irwinton, the ceremony being performed by Dr. John G. Harrison, of Mercer University.

August 23, 1926
Macon Telegraph
WILKINSON OFFICER RELEASED ON BOND. Irwinton, Ga, Aug. 23. At the commitment hearing of Deputy Sheriff, A. C. Kimsey here Saturday on for the murder of J. G. Jones, he was bound over to the Superior Court on a charge of manslaughter and his bond fixed at $2,000. Both men were well known. Three justices constituted the commitment court, M. Shepherd, McIntyre, S. J. Dixon and T. S. Bloodworth, both of Toomsboro. Kimsey has succeeded in giving bond.
  The evidence adduced on the stand from Sheriff L. P. Player and R. L. Thomas, seemed to be that County Policemen Thomas and Wood, in conjunction  with Sheriff L. P. Player and Deputy Sheriff Kimsey raided a place occupied by one of J. G. Jones' negro employees, arresting the negro and seizing a jug of whiskey. On the return of the officers, they stopped at Toomsboro, where Jones overtook them. It seems also from the evidence that there was a slight altercation at this juncture between Jones and Kimsey, Jones making some remark and leaving in his car. Later it was said Jones came out of the J. T. Lord Store and rushed at Kimsey, striking him with his fist and seizing him around the neck and upon Kimsey being bent downward by Jones, Kimsey drew his pistol and fired killing his antagonist almost instantly.

Wednesday August 25, 1926
Macon Telegraph
LAST RITES FOR JONES. Masonic Fraternity Has Charge of Funeral of Fight Victim
    Irwinton, Ga. Aug. 24. One of the largest crowds ever attending a funeral in Wilkinson County was at Ebenezer Church Sunday at the interment of J. G. Jones, who was killed Saturday by Deputy Sheriff A. C. Kimsey in an altercation between the two. Numbers were present from Laurens, Bulloch and other counties, where Mr. Jones was sell know. The services at the church were conducted by Rev. J. E. Townsend and the final rites were by the Masonic fraternity, of which he was a member.
  Mr. Jones was one of the most prominent men of the county, having been engaged in the saw mill business in various parts of the county for the last 25 years. He was 55 years of age, having moved to this county from Statesboro, where he was born and reared. He was a member of the Toomsboro Methodist Church, a prominent member of the Woodmen of the World, Laurens Lodge F. & A. M. at Dublin, and of General Toombs Klan at Toomsboro. He was a candidate for county commissioner in the last election and received a creditable vote. In addition to that he had been favorable spoken of as a candidate for some political office in the next election.
   Mr. Jones leaves his wife, whose maiden name was Miss Callie Cox, two daughters, Miss Willie May Jones, 18; Elizabeth, age 10, one son, Jack, Jr., age 15 and an adopted daughter, his niece, Annie May Jones, age 10, all of Toombsboro, four brothers, Iverson Jones, Henry Jones, Joe Jones and Thomas Jones, all prominent farmers of Statesboro; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Pierce and Mrs. Maggie Bland, both of Savannah.
(See Oct. 5, 1928)

October 31, 1926
Macon Telegraph
   Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Kemp Jenkins, aged 83 years, widow of Littleton S. Jenkins, who died at the home 3704 Houston Avenue, Friday afternoon, will be held from the chapel of L. H. Burghard, 719 Cherry Street this morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. J. N. Peacock, pastor of the Vineville Methodist Church, officiating. The body will  be carried to Wilkinson County for interment in the family lot.

December 12, 1926
Macon Telegraph
       W.T. Bateman, 76, died at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home 101 Edna Place, after an illness of 5 weeks.
    Mr. Bateman is survived by three daughters, Mrs. R. A. McKinley, of Macon; Mrs. L. L. Parker, of Griffin, and Mrs. Howard Milan, of Jacksonville, Fla., and two sons,
G. C. Bateman, of Macon and T. A. Bateman of Shreveport, La.
   The funeral will take place at 9:30 o'clock this morning at the residence. Rev. Gordon Wright officiating. Interment will be in the Fountain cemetery in Wilkinson County.

December 26, 1926
Macon Telegraph
Gough-Weaver. Mr. D. M. Gough, of Moultrie, announce the marriage of his daughter Jasee, to Mr. J. W. Weaver, of Toomsboro, the wedding having occurred Dec. 12.

December 26, 1926
Macon Telegraph
Carswell-Petty.   Mrs. Gertrude Carswell announces the marriage of her daughter, Willie Brown, to Mr. Louis Petty at the parsonage in Irwinton, Dec. 22.

December 29, 1926
Macon Telegraph
  John B. Bloodworth, aged 51 years, well known resident of Wilkinson County, died at a local hospital yesterday morning at 4 o'clock, where he was brought for an operation, following an accident in the sawmill which he operated. Mr. Bloodworth was born and reared near Gordon, Ga., and had been in the milling business there for a number of years. He was a member of the Baptist Church.  Surviving are his wife, six children, William Bloodworth, of Gordon, Barney Clayton Bloodworth, of California, and Julian Clarence Eldridge and Geraldine Bloodworth, of Gordon; two brothers, B. R. Bloodworth, ofAthens, and J. S. Bloodworth of Raleigh, N. C., and two sisters, Mrs. J. R. Stevens, of Gordon, and Mrs. J. H. Belote, of Macon. Funeral services will be held at Gordon some time today.  

March 30, 1927
Macon Telegraph
   The funeral services of Mrs. Daniel McCook, whose death occurred Friday morning at 9 o'clock, at ther home at Irwinton, will be held at the Union Church at Irwinton this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. D. A. Lastinger will officiate. Interment will be in the family lot at Irwinton.
   Mrs. McCook passed away at the age of 74 and was a lifelong resident of Wilkinson County. She leaves one daughter, two sons, two brothers and a sister: Mrs. Tom Beall, of Irwinton; D. O. and J. W. McCook, of Macon; W. O. Kinney, of Macon, and Dr. J. R. Kinney, of Fort Valley; Mrs. Ed Peavy, of Unadilla, Ga. Mrs. McCook was the widow of Daniel McCook and before her marriage was Miss Narcissus Kinney.

April 11, 1927
Macon Telegraph
George Allen, 23, of Lumber City, Ga., died at 9 o'clock last night at a local hospital. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. M. R. Allen, of Lumber City; two sisters, Mrs. W. P. Clark, of Lumber City, and Mrs. H. R. Chappell, of Atlanta, and one brother, R.W. Allen, of Macon. The body will be taken to Allentown, Ga., for interment.

April 12, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Kelly-Puckett Wedding Solemnized at Gordon. A home wedding characterized by beautiful simplicity was that of Miss Sallie Kelly to Mr. Gains Puckett, of Atlanta, which took place Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at the country home of Mr. Joe McCook, of Gordon, Ga.
   Judge Joel A. McArthur officiated in the presence of the bride's father, the groom's mother and a number of friends.
    Miss Kelly, is the foster daughter of Mr. Rufus Kelly, a Confederate veteran. She was educated at the Cave Spring School, and it was while there she met Mr. Puckett.
    Mr. Puckett was accompanied here by his mother, Mrs. Mary Puckett, of Atlanta and Mr. Herbert Merck, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
   Following the ceremony they left immediately by automobile, for Atlanta where they will make their home with the groom's mother.

May 22, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Maxwell-Watkins. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Maxwell, of Bowman, announce the engagement of their sister, Miss Sara Maxwell, to Mr. Candler Watkins, of Toomsboro, and Atlanta, the marriage to take place at an early date. No cards.

August 02, 1927
Macon Telegraph
  MRS. W. M. HUFF. Mrs. Anna Belle Huff, widow of W. M. Huff, died at the home of her  son, B. H. Huff, 3303 Houston Avenue, after several months illness. Paralysis was given as the cause of her death.
     Mrs. Huff was born in Wilkinson county August 10, 1854, and was 73 years of age, and was before her marriage. Miss Anna Belle Collins. She has many friends in this section. She was the daughter of Risdon and Elizabeth Barnes Collins, of Wilkinson county, and was a member of Morrison's Memorial church.
   She is survived by two sons, B. H. Huff of Macon, and W. P. Huff, of Macon. Twenty-four grandchildren  and several great grandchildren also survive. She came to Macon 14 years ago to live, from Milledgeville, Ga.
     Funeral services will be held this morning at 11 o'clock   from the residence, with Rev J. M. Outler, presiding elder of this district, officiating. Interment will be made in the family lot in Evergreen cemetery.

October 3, 1927
Macon Telegraph
    MISS AILEEN DAVIDSON. Irwinton, Ga., Oct. 2 Miss Aileen Davidson 17, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Davidson, who live several miles south of Irwinton, died last week. Death resulted from blood-poisoning, caused by tonsilitis. Funderal and interment was held at Pleasant Plains Primitive Baptist church, Thursday afternoon, Elders J. A. Taylor, W. W. Howell, H. H. Chanse and Elzey Bryant officiating.

October 23, 1927
Macon Telegraph
   Mrs. Mary E. Player, of Irwinton, announce the engagment of her daughter Mary Jane, to Mr. John H. Skelton, of Irwinton , the wedding to take place Nov. 19 at the Union church of Irwinton.

October 26, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Barney Edward Cass, 27, died yesterday morning at 5:30 o'clock at his home, 205 Hartley avenue, Cumps Park, after an illness of one day.  Mr. Cass was a native of Toomsboro, Ga., and was a son of T. E. and Mary Collins Cass. They moved to Macon about 22 years ago, and have made their home here since. Surviving are his parents, one daughter, Carolyn Cass, one brother, Patrick E. Cass, and a sister, Mrs. R. T. Baird, of Macon. Funeral services will be held from the chapel of L. H. Burghard, 718 Cherry street, this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. J. T. Budd, pastor of the Ingleside Methodist church, officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill cemetery. The pallbearers will be Lee Davis, Hartley Davis, Ray Ernest, Tom Linson, Arthur B. Jobson and Will Scott.

November 2, 1927
Macon Telegraph
   Gordon, Ga., Nov. 1. Funeral services for Mrs. M. C. Nelson, 44, who had a stroke of appoplexy Monday afternoon and died almost instantly, were held at the Methodist church here, this afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. W. J. Simmons, officiating.
  Mrs. Nelson, who was before her marriage was Miss Lilla McDaniel, was born and reared in Wilkinson county. She is surved my her husband, one son Moltke E; one daughter, Miss LaVerne Nelson, of Gordon, and two sisters, Mrs. L. M. Hall, Mrs. W. N. Lyles and three brothers, Julius A. McDaniel, M. L. McDaniel and Oscar L. McDaniel, all of Macon. The pallbearers were her six nephews, Dr. H. F. Hall, W. W. Hall, L. L. McDaniel, Otho Lyles and J. M. Lee. Interment was made in the Gordon cemetery.

November 4, 1927
Macon Telegraph
TOOMSBORO CLERK KILLED BY TRAIN. Joseph W. Weaver Dies After Being Hit By Freight Engine.
   Toomsboro, Ga., Nov. 3. Joseph Wilson Weaver, prominent citizen here was struck and killed this morning by a Central of Georgia freight train  near the depot.
    Mr. Weaver who for nearly two years had been bookkeeper and office manager for J. T. Lord Lumber company and had started to the office near town and as his car would not crank on acount of having stood in the rain during the night, he started to walk to his work and had only gone a few hundred yards when he was struck. He was carried  to his home and his physician summoned but his injuries were so serious that he died in  a few minutes.
   Mr. Weaver was reared in the county and at one time served as clerk of the superior court here. Later he moved to Ocilla and for 16 years was county school superintendent of Irwin county. He came to Toomsboro two years ago as bookkeeper and office manager for the lumber company.
   Besides his wife his is survived by his daughters, Mrs. Lillie Harrington, of Savannah; Mrs. Bessie Medlock, Pheonix City, Ala.; three brothers, C. T. Weaver, Ocilla, Ga.; M. K. Weaver, Alma, and J. B. Weaver, Osierfield, Ga.;, two sisters, Mrs. Sarah McCullars,  Fitzgerald, and Mrs. J. P. Langford, Toomsboro, also survive.

December 28, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Emma Jackson, widow of I. A. Jackson, died at a local hospital at 3:15 o'clock yesterday morning after a short illness. Mrs. Jackson was born in Wilkinson county, Oct. 5, 1889, and was only 38 years of age.
  She had lived in Macon five years moving here from Toomsboro. Her husband died three years ago. Several years ago she joined the Christian church at Toomsboro.
  Surviving are one daughter, Miss Mary Lee Jackson, two brothers and a sister, J. A. Lavender, of Dudley, Ga.; E. M. Lavender and Miss Ruby Lavender, also her mother, Mrs. E. M. Bloodworth, all of Macon. The family reside at 730 Oglethorpe street and Mrs. Jackson's father is the late J. M. Lavender, of Wilkinson county.
    The body will be taken from Hart's chapel today about noon and carried to Toomsboro, Ga., where funeral services will occur at Ebenezer church near there at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Interment will be in the family lot in the Toomsboro cemetery.

March 20, 1928
Macon, Telegraph
  Gordon, Ga, March 19 - Bryant McAdams, who was born in Cavin county, (County Caven) Ireland, 96 years ago, died yesterday at the residence of his daughter Mrs. L. J. Stevens, near Gordon.
    Mr. McAdams, came to America with his parents , Jimmie and Biddy McAdams, when he was 18 years old, and settled in Georgia. They soon moved to Wilkinson cuonty where he made his home, and married Margaret Lyster.
    Several children were born of that union but only three daughters survive; Mrs. Richard Lavender, Mrs. L. J. Stevens and Mrs. James Vinson, all living near Gordon. Besides the daughters he leaves 19 grandchildren; 46 great grandchildren, and 8 great, great grandchildren.
   Mr. McAdams was a Confederate veteran, having enlisted at the beginning of the War Between the States and serving through the four years. The casket was draped with a large Confederate flag during the funeral service which took place at the Lyster graveyard this morning. Interment was made by the side of his wife who preceded him to the grave several years ago.
   The pallbearers were T. G. Hardie, C. H. Moore, J. W. Ivey, V. W. Faulkner, Melton Bonner and Luther Lavender.

May 25, 1928
Macon Telegraph
N. H. Lyles, 70, died at his home, 614 Main street, yesterday at noon after an illness of about five weeks. Mr. Lyles was a native of Wilkinson county, Georgia. He had made his home in Macon for the past 7 years, and was a well-known contractor. Surviving are his wife, who was Miss Addie Clance,and the following children: I. V., R. L. and J. N. Lyles of Macon; L. D. Lyles of Florida; Mrs. R. L. Brake, Mrs. Harry Findlay, Mrs. Mary Young and Misses Effie and Minnie Lyles, all of Macon, also 13 grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at Antioch church.

May 27, 1928
Macon Telegraph
Shy-Holliman. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Beck announce the engagement of their sister Myrtis Shy,to Mr. J. D. Holliman of McIntyre, the marriage to be solemnized the latter part
of June.

June 26, 1928
Macon Telegraph
TWO HELD FOR SLAYING. Irwinton, Ga., June 25. A Negro man and woman were arrested by Sheriff L. P. Player here today, charged with the murder of another Negro, whose body was found on the railroad tracks early this morning, a few miles below McIntyre. According to Sheriff Player, the Negro was hit over the head with an iron bar and the body placed on the tracks to cover up the crime. The Negress was taken to the Bibb county jail in Macon, pending a preliminary hearing. The Negro is being held in jail here.

July 12, 1928
Macon Telegraph
WILKINSON NEGRO PUT IN BIBB JAIL. Howard Shoats Held for Safe Keeping in Connection With Murder.
  Howard Shoats, Wilkinson county Negro, was brought to the Bibb county jail yesterday morning and ordered held for safe keeping in connection with his alleged participation in the murder of another Negro near Gordon on June 25.
  Two other Negroes, Willie Johnson and Leanna Johnson, are being held in Wilkinson county. E. H. Lewis, night policeman of Gordon, and E. J. Bowman, special agent for the Central of Georgial railway, said that one of the three had confessed, implicating one of the other two. The woman, the officers said is being held as a material witness.
  The murdered Negro is said to have been killed and thrown on the tracks of the Central of Georgia.

July 15, 1928
Macon Telegraph
~excerpt~ The marriage Wednesday evening, July 11, of Miss Ellen Carswell, beautiful daughter of Mr. George Henry Carswell, of Irwinton, the secretary of sate, and Mr. David Ramsey Simmons in the First Presbyterian church of Bainbridge, was marked by a formal dignity, and a large and representative audience from various points in Georgia and Florida, observed the brilliant scene.....

August 9, 1928
Macon Telegraph
   Gordon, Ga. Aug 6. Fleming Bloodworth died in a local hospital in Asheville, N. C., Tuesday at noon.
    Mr. Bloodworth, who was a leading lawyer of Wilkinson county had been in failing health for some time and just a year ago went to Asheville for treatment.
   He will be buried at Snow Hill cemetery at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning. Mr. Bloodworth is survived by two brothers, Julian and Edward Bloodworth, both of Gordon.

September 1, 1928
Macon Telegraph
  Gordon, Ga. Aug. 31. Mrs S. K. Fountain, 87, a pioneer citizen of Wilkinson county, died this morning, after a short illness, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. R. L. Sanders, a few miles from Gordon.
   She was born in Jackson, Ga., April 8, 1842, but was soon after moved with her family to Oxford, Ga., where she received her early training, graduating in 1859 from the Southern Masonic Female college, located in Covington, at that time. Later she taught school in Irwinton.
   She was the widow of the late Seaborn J. Fountain, a prominent citizen of the county, to whom she was married Dec. 27, 1866. Mrs. Fountain was an honorary member of the Gordon Women's club, and was a member of the Gordon Methodist church, and the funeral services will be conducted at the Tharpe cemetery, by her pastor, Rev. W. J. Simmons, assisted by Rev. J. L. Pittman, pastor of the Baptist church, at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning.
   Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Leila Singletery, Mrs. R. W. Ross of Atlanta; Mrs. Bessie Hawks, of Columbia, S> C., and Mrs. R. L. Sanders, also two sons, A. T. and S. J, Jr., of Gordon, 28 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren.

September 21, 1928
Macon Telegraph
Aide to Spy Dies Long After Time Fixed by Yankees. Irwinton, Ga., Sept. 30. J. R. Kelly, Confederate veteran, who acted as bodyguard for Bell Boyd, famous Southern spy, is dead. Kelly was detailed to duty with Bell Boyd for 18 months and assisted her during the time she is credited with having obtained information which enable Lee to capture Harper's Ferry.
  Kelly was also credited with having defied the advance guard of a Northern army at Gordon, putting it to flight and holding the town for several hours. He was captured later, and sentenced to death, but escaped the night before the execution was to take place.
   The veteran died Monday afternoon near Danville. He was buried yesterday at Liberty Hill, near Gordon.

October 4, 1928
Macon Telegraph
     Toomsboro, Ga., Oct. 3. Mrs. E. A. Watkins, 57, died at her home near Toomsboro yesterday. Interment occurred in the church cemetery here this afternoon following funeral services which were conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. C. Saville.
   Besides her husband she is survived by three sons; three daughters; eight grand-children; three brothers; four sisters, and one uncle and aunt. Her children are
Mrs. C. R. Sanders, Mrs. G. L. Connor, Mr. John Watkins, Mr. Nathaniel Watkins of Quincy, Fla.;  Miss Gussie Bras of Toomsboro, Mr. Chandler of Atlanta.
(Note: Lemah Wynn Watkins)

October 5, 1928
Macon Telegraph
KIMSEY IS CONVICTED. Irwinton, Ga., Oct. 4. A. C. Kimsey, charged with killing J. G. Jones, on August 21, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the Wilkinson Superior court today. He was sentenced from two to three years. The jury had been on case for 19 hours.

December 9, 1928
Macon Telegraph
    Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Jackson, of Toomsboro, announce the engagement of their daughter Ethel, to Mr.Otho Bell, of Irwinton, the marriage to be solemnized at an early date.

February 27, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Lizzie Jailette died at 9:35 o'clock Tuesday morning after an illness of eight weeks. Mrs. Jailette was 56 years of age and was born in Wilkinson county. She came to Macon a year and a half ago and resided at 129 Yates avenue. Before her marriage she was Miss Lizzie Moore, and she was a member of the Baptist church.
    Surviving are three sisters and two brothers, James A. Moore, of Savannah, J. W. Moore, of McIntyre; Mrs. Emma Lanford and Mrs. Minnie Vinson, of McIntyre, Mrs. A. F. Carr,  of Macon, also several nieces and nephews.
   She was the daughter of the late W. Moore and Martha Spence Moore, of Wilkinson county.
    The body will taken to Wilkinson county for funeral and interment, leaving Macon at 11:59 this morning.

February 28, 1929
Macon Telegraph
    Funeral services of Mrs. Lizzie Jailette were held at Mount Carmel church in Wilkinson county yesterday afternoon. Rev. J. L. Lawrence officiated. Interment was in Mount Carmel cemetery. The following as pallbearers: Robert Carr, A. E. Carr, W. C. Carr, J. L. Carr, W. T. Carr and A. N. Parker. Mrs Jailette died Tuesday morning at ther late home here, 129 Yates avenue.

March 15, 1929
Macon Telegraph
DEATH CLAIMS B. H. JACKSON. Former Wilkinson County Tax Collector Dies Here. Ben Hill Jackson, 71, of Toomsboro, Ga., died at a local hospital at 8:15 o'clock last night after and illness of two weeks. He was a prominent farmer of Wilkinson county and was for several years tax collector of his county. He was a deacon in the Liberty Baptist church.
   He is survived by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Clifford Criswell, of Wilkinson county; three sons and two daughters, J. G. Jackson, Atlanta; P. M. Jackson, Toomsboro, W. F. Jackson, Greenville, S. C.; Mrs. W. D. Holland, Claxton, Mrs. J. Arthur O'Donnell, Lakeland, Fla., and 15 grandchildren.
   The body will be taken to Toomsboro at 11:59 Saturday morning and funeral services will be held at the grave in the family lot near the old homestead.

April 14, 1929
Macon Telegraph
    Mr. and Mrs. T. H. McDowell, of Gordon, announce the marriage of their daughter: Myrtle Victoria Cobb, to Mr. Robert Otis Stubbs, of James, the wedding having taken place in Gordon, March 27, Rev. J. L. Pittman, of the Baptist church, officiating.  

April 18, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Mary M. Bloodworth, 69, died at 3:40 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. S. J. Yarbrough, 138 Ell street. She was born on Sept. 18, 1859, in Wilkinson county.
   Mrs. Bloodworth was a widow of the late G. W. Bloodworth. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. S. J. Yarbrough, widow of Jack Yarbrough who during his life was city fireman for many years; and also one son, G. T. Bloodworth, all of Macon; three sisters, Mrs. J. M. Langford, of Savannah; Mrs. V. P. Ivey of Vienna, and Mrs. A. J. Wood of Milledgeville.
   She was a member of Laurel Branch church. The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock (Macon time) this afternoon at Snow Hill church. Interment will be in Snow Hill cemetery.

May 1, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Mollie Cranford died  at 8:30 o'clock Monday night after an illness of three days. She was born in Wilkinson county, and came here to live 40 years ago. Surviving are two sons and a daughter, A. L. and J. C. Cranford, of Macon; Mrs. Kate Burns, of Rome, Ga., and several grandchildren. She was the widow of the late Frank Cranford and was a member of the East Side Methodist church. She was a resident of 14 Adams Mill,  and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan, of Wilkinson county. The funeral services will he beld at Hart's chapel this Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.

May 12, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Thomas - Stephens. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Thomas, of Jackson, announce the marriage of their daughter, Leamon, to Mr. Kirby N. Stephens, of Toomsboro, the wedding having been solemized on May 3.

June 24, 1929
Macon Telegraph
   Mrs. Sallie Lavender, widow of the late L. F. Lavender former officer of the Macon Police force died in Marshallville at 1 o'clock. Saturday night at the home of her son,
W. J. Lavender.
   Mrs. Lavender was born and reared in Twiggs county but moved to Macon when a young girl She spent practically her entire life here until about three years ago when she moved to Marshallville to  make her home with her son.
   She is survived by two sons, Frank and W. J. Lavender, of Macon; six sisters, Mrs. J. M. Fountain, Mrs. J. A. McDaniel, Mrs. J. F. Osborne, Mrs W. J. Strong, Mrs. E. O. Smith, all of Macon, and Mrs. H. A. Hardie of Gordon; two brothers, Britt and Robert Kennington of Macon.
    She was a member of Eastside Baptist church. The funeral services will be held this Monday morning at 11 o'clock from Hart's chapel, Rev, C. W. Stitt, pastore officiating. Interment will be in Fort Hill cemetery.
     The following served as pallbearers: M. J. Thompson, Tom Avant, John Alexander, Will Peavy, J. J. Smallwood and B. H. Tyner.

August 28, 1929
Macon Telegraph
FARMER KILLED. J.C. Doke, Wilkinson County, Victim of Crash
   Milledgeville, Ga., Aug. 27. J. C. Doke, 28, Wilkinson county farmer, died at the city hospital here late last night from burns received Sunday night when his automobile plunged over an embankment and caught fire.
    Mr. Doke was accompanied by four Negroes and was en route to his home in Wilkinson county when the accident happened. He evidently lost control of the machine and it swerved from the road over a high embankment near Byingtons mill. Mr. Doke was pinned under the car and was severely burned before he could be released. He was rushed to the city hospital but he died from the burns and injuries 24 hours later. The four Negroes were not seriously injured,  three of them were brought to the hospital here for treatment.
   Mr. Doke is survived by his widow, three children, Jewell Julia, Roger and C. B. Doke, his mother, Mrs. Mary Doke and three brothers, George, I. W., and M. A. Doke. Interment was held today at Snow Hill cemetery in Wilkinson county.

September 6, 1929
Macon Telegraph
TWO NEGROES FACE CHARGE OF MURDER. Paramour Confesses Plot to Kill Negress' Husband.
   Mamie Rozier, Negress, of McIntyre, Ga., and Abe Martin a former neighbor of hers are in jail now and Abe has confessed complicity with Mamie in the murder of her husband. Abe related the store to Deputy Sheriff Luther J. Stevens of Bibb county and Sheriff T. Sanders of Wilkinson county, yesterday.
   Abe said that he fell deeply in love with Mamie and that later he went to Augusta where he obtained a position as orderly in a hospital. While there he sent Mamie something to give her husband with instructions for its use.
Jim, the husband, died June 11. He was buried and for a time nothing came of it. Rumors began to circulate, however, which resulted in the arrest of the pair who had in meantime been married.
    Now Abe is in the Bibb county jail and Mamie is in the Wilkinson county jail on charge of murder.

November 3, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Martha Jackson, 68, died at her home, 662 Hawthorne avenue, at 6:15 o'clock yesterday after an illness of a year's duration. She was born in Wilkerson county, but had made her home in Macon 50 years. For the last 40 years she had been employed by the Bibb Manufacturing company.
  She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Carrie Horton; one nephew, P. H. Price, and two nieces, Mrs. Albert Day and Mrs. Freddie Heath, all of Macon, besides a number of other nieces and nephews elsewhere.
  Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon from the residence by Rev. C. A. Jackson, pastor of which she was a member. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
 
 

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