Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-17
NEWS OF ALABAMA
TOLD IN BRIEF

Observation-Disclosures $780,
900 is being spent on street paving
and sewer work in Birmingham, &C
cording to A. j. Hawkins, city en-
gineer.
Opelilla-K. l.. Harrison is dead
from accident while repairing his
cotton gin. He was caught in belt
ing.
Birmingham-Jim Grow ordinance
regarding street car traffic may be
held up until May Is. 1t was to
have become effective April Is.
More time is granted to make
changes in cars.
TrOy--Older boys conference will
be held here April 1921. Owing to
an epidemic of flu meeting was post
poned from March.
MOnteVaIIO-This county is plan
ming to spend $4,000 on road con-
struction out of Montevallo. Work
will commence soon. On April "a
bond election will be held to raise
money to retire outstanding road
bonds.
HefIin-Ed Hackney, charged with
killing Joe Evans, is out on $4,000
bond. Evans was shot four times
and his head almost severed from
his body by cut.
MOntgomery-Com carriers
operating in Alabama are cited to
face public service commission May
10. Some are charged with failing
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and heat on trains.
Auburn-Alabama Chapter of the
American institute architects rec
ommend acquiring more ground near
statehouse in Montgomery, to pro
vide for other necessary state build
ings.
Talladega-Local club women are
asking that state federation of WON
ems clubs meet here next year.
MOntgOmery-Acco to su.
preme court decision Russell Malloy,
Birmingham boy, must spend 25
years in state penitentiary. Mallory
is charged with assaulting young
woman, of Florence.
Hefiin-Electric light plant to re-
place that destroyed by fire in March
will be built here by w. M. Dob
son, of Wedowee, who also owns
lighting plant at Wedowee.
LineviIle.-Mrs. B. N. Pope is dead
at her home near here. She is sur
vived by her husband, two daugh-
tiers and two sons.
Jackson-WiII Register has con-
fessed he killed J. B. Russell with
an ak Register is in Jail. He claims
self-defense.
Lineville.-Felix Foster, of Delta,
died in a hospital in Birmingham.
The interment will be here. His
wife and nine children survive him.
Camden.-O. c. Weaver county
superintendent of education, resigns.
w. j. Jones, of Oak Hill succeeds
him.
Florence C. E. McGrath is
dead after having been stricken with
paralysis, said to have been brought
on from breaking her strength from
nursing her daughter, Mrs. John P.
Barnes, who is also dead.
ChatOm.-Saw mills here are cut
ting and shipping large quantities
of lumber Saw timber is being re-
covered from every section of Wash
ington county.
HuntsvilIe.-All police officers
have been discharged by vote of city
council over Mayor Fraser L. Adams
protest. However all police are on
duty, no provisions having Seen
made to fill their places.
TT. Payne-DeKalb County Re
publican, FIT. Payne's new newspa-
per, will appear April 26, according
to announcement. w. M. Wyatte,
of Clanton, is editor, and M. D.
Foshee, of Clanton, business man.
ager.
AIterViIIe-Two addresses by Miss
Hannah E. Reynolds, of Montgom-
cry, prove feature of all-day meet
ing of Marshall County Woman's
Missionary society.
FIT. Payne-City officials will
spend $4,000 for new fire truck.
Purchase is already made and truck
expected to arrive in sixty days.
Gorgas-Many farmers and bust
ness men from Tuscaloosa dnC
other places make a success of Cor
gas get-together meeting here. C.
V. Werner presides and delivers rous-
ing speech.
ScOttsbOrO-Mrs. j. H. Gregory
| will head Scottsboro's civic league
for the coming year. Make the
City Beautiful" is the leagues slo-
gan.
Huntsville-Madison county's fair
will be held this year during last
five days of September, instead of
second week in October, as for
merly.
Lower Peachtree-Sam Cristwell
is champion hawk killer of this
county, his record being % hawks
in one week. He lures them with
a caller which he invented.
AnnistOn-Oscar Witcher, so, is
dead as result of falling from truck
and being run over.
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