Wood County news and quotes from 100 years ago this week, as seen in the June 11, 1925 edition of the Winnsboro Weekly News

“Are not flowers the stars of the earth, and are not our stars the flowers of heaven? What a desolate place would be a world without flowers.”

“First cotton bloom: J.B. Alvis brought to the News office Wednesday the first cotton bloom that we have seen this year. Mr. Alvis reports his crop in excellent condition.”

“We are glad to report that Mrs. Martha Vaughn, who has been sick is improving fast and we are glad for we miss her in our Sunday school class.”