Hello!! Thank you Harris for all of the time and effort you put into these articles. Even when I do not have family mentioned, the articles give me an insight into the life my family lived. This article needs to be made note of by the list. It clearly tells that the Old Court House was being torn down and its history. Again, Harris, thank you. Diane --- harrishill@starband.net wrote: > The issues skip from 12 to 17. > > The Ellaville Sun Friday, October 22, 1937 No. 17 > > RITES HELD FOR MRS. WIMBISH > Schley Woman, 79, Dies Sunday > Funeral services for Mrs. T.A. Wimbish, 79, esteemed > woman of Andrew Chapel community, were conducted > from Ellaville Methodist Church Monday afternoon at > 3 o'clock. > > Mrs. Wimbish, in failing health for a long period > and critically ill for a week following a fall in > which she suffered a broken hip, died at her home > Sunday morning at 3 o'clock. > > The Rev. L.T. Rogers officiated at the funeral and > burial was in Ellaville Cemetery. > > Born and reared in Concord community, Schley County, > Mrs. Wimbish was the daughter of Elizabeth Royal > Perry and Marcus A. Perry. She was married to Mr. > Wimbish 56 years ago and with the exception of a > year spent in Lee County they lived their entire > married life at the home in which she died. > > Cultured, refined and deeply pious, Mrs. Wimbish was > a loyal member of Andrew Chapel Methodist Church. > > Surviving are her husband, two sons, Perry Wimbish > of Americus and Grady Wimbish of Schley County; a > daughter, Mrs. T.M. Easterlin of Hagerstown, > Maryland; six grandchildren, Miss Majorie Wimbish of > Schley County; Mrs. Ralph Councilman of Hagerstown, > Maryland; Miss Ouida Wimbish of Columbus, Ga.; > Wimbish Jr., of Atlanta, Ralph and Bill Wimbish of > Americus; one sister, Mrs. T.S. Tooke of Schley > County and a number of nieces and nephews. > > Pallbearers were Cleve Burt, C.B. Strange, J.F. > Brooks, D.L. Rainey, C.C. Greene and R.S. Greene. > > > J.S. MOTT, 39, TAKEN BY DEATH > Former Schley Man Dies In N.C. > Schley County relatives and friends were shocked > this week by the tragic death of Sergeant J.S. Mott, > 39, near Raeford, N.C., last Saturday. > > An Associated Press dispatch said Mott, a Fort Bragg > reservation ranger, was found shot to death near > Raeford Saturday and Sheriff D.H. Hodgin, of Hoke > County, expressed belief deer hunters were probably > responsible. > > Before joining the army, Mott made his home with his > parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mott in Andrew Chapel > Community and was a member of the Andrew Chapel > (church?) and Sunday School. > > He remained in the arm(y) after the close of the > World War and was stationed at Fort Bragg. > > Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Mott, and two > children of Reaford, N.C.; his mother, Mrs. Hattie > Mott of Schley County; two sisters, Mrs. C.A. McCrae > of Sumter County and Mrs. Irwin Robertson of > Pompano, Fla.; three brothers, Ed Mott of Orlando, > Fla.; Jewette Mott of Augusta, Ga. and Rodolph Mott > of Schley County. > > > G-MEN PRESS THEFT PROBE > Three Suspects At Cairo Released > Federal investigators yesterday continued to seek > solution of the baffling $5,000 robbery of the Bank > of Ellaville. > > Principal development of the past week was the > arrest at Cairo, Ga., Tuesday of three white men on > charges of suspicion. They were released however, > when Mrs. Harold Ware, assistant cashier of the > bank, was unable to identify either of the suspects. > > The bank was robbed by a lone black-spectacled > gunman Monday morning, October 11. > > > OLD COURT HOUSE BEING TORN DOWN > Building Started In July, 1858, Cost $7,059; Slave > Labor, Schley-Made brick Used. > Workmen speeded razing of the old Schley County > Court House to clear the site for erection of a > modern gasoline station Thursday while citizens > stood by and recalled other years when the > antiquated building was in its heyday. > > The county began the job Wednesday and expected to > make quick work of tearing down the building which > was erected before the War Between the States. > > Ordinary Tom Rainey delved into his records to find > that the contract for construction of the court > house was let to Jim Broadfield, July 10, 1858. > > The contract stipulated fifty per cent of the sum > was to be paid when the building was half completed > and the remaining portion on January 1, 1860. > > Slave labor was used. > > Brick were made at the old brick yards on the O.L. > Peacock place, where Dr. W.H. Solley now resides. > > And those same brick will be dumped in the old > Baldwin gully on the J.H. Stevens place, Oglethorpe > road, after the razing. > > > BABY CONTEST ON HALLOWEEN CARD > Carnival Set For October 29 > A Baby Popularity contest will be one of the chief > features of the annual Halloween Carnival which will > be staged Friday night, October 29, under > sponsorship of the Parent-Teacher's Association of > Schley County High School. > > Eager student solicitors started their drive for > votes this week, canvassing business and residential > sections to sell votes for a penny apiece. > > Here is a list of the babies sponsored by the > various grades: > Fourth Grade--Johnny Lindsay; Fifth Grade---Jimmie > Sue Hart; Sixth Grade---Dickie Tondee; Seventh > Grade---Shirley Tondee; Eight Grade---Richard and > Roland Brooks; Ninth Grade---W.L. Lumpkin; Tenth > Grade---Patsy Barnes; and Eleventh Grade---Careen > Hatcher. > end # 17 > > > ==== GASCHLEY Mailing List ==== > Remember to search the Schley Co Mailing List - Type > in GASCHLEY > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ (ALL the messages per > month) > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > (Search all messages) > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about > your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > D H Deci Researching in GA: Hart, Drane, Knowlton, Mallory, Mundy, Ansley, Carter, Andrews Researching in MS: Drane Researching in AL: Knowlton, Burson, Blackmon, Carlisle, Mallory Researching in WI: Kaiser, Baumann, Meidl Visit my site: http://www.geocities.com/familyhunter77/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com