Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-13

! Mrs. Steve Harrison, who disappear
ed from home recently.
CENTRAL.-Picke County Poul-
try association is organized, and
hatchery Will begin operation about
January l. A $4,000 incubator has
been ordered that will hatch 10000
eggs at one time.
CHARLESTON.-Pete Gross, OF
Detroit, one of defendants in liquor
conspiracy case in United States dis
trict court here, pleads guilty. Cases
against five defendants grew out of
seizure of two cargoes Of whisky,
one cargo camouflaged as white po-
tatoes and other as lumber.
SPARTANBURG. - Fiske- Carter
Construction company gets contract
for building seVenty-fiVe cottages to
be used for employees of Balfour
mills near HendersonVille. Cost will
be $150,000.
COLUMBIA. - Announcement is
made that Leroy Springs and John
T. Stevens. of Lancaster, have pur-
chased plant here of American Cot
ton Oil company.
NEWBERRY.-C. It. Paysinger,
fffty-one, one of the most prominent
/ citizens of this section, dies at home
here.
YORK.-Unless soon occupied,
spiders will be spinning webs in
steel cells of York county Jail. Empty
it has been solid week, which con.
stitutes record in recent history.
ANDERSON. = William Thomas
Whitner Harrison dies at a local
| hospital.
COLUMBIA.-Colu may adopt
community chest plan for charitable
organizations for 1924 Success of
plan in Greenville, Atlanta and other
places has encouraged idea here,
CoLUMBIA.-Removal of state
penitentiary five miles from Column
bia is sought by South Carolina Bap-
lists.
GREENVILLE. = Resolution in
dorsing establishment in GreenvilIe
of state-aided textile school for mill
boys and girls is passed at meeting
of Greenville Textile club.
EASLEY.-Body Of Alex Greer is
found floating in reservoir at Easley
cotton mill. Mr.. Greer had been in
i'll health.
TRAVELLERS REsT.-George Will
lis Wells, 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
E. Wells, of Bellevue station, dies
of injuries sustained when struck by
falling tree. Right thigh waws shat
tered.
CONTAMINATION of $54,935.97,
representing one-third of gasoline
license tax collected in November, is
distributed among counties, accord
ing to report by Sta>e treasurer, S.
7. Carter.
YORK.-Tuesday December IS, is
fixed by York county Democratic ex-
ecutiVe committee as date for pri-
mary to elect successor to Hugh G..
Brown, resigned. as county super
Vvisor.
GREENWOOD. - New industries
bureau of Greenwood Chamber of
Commerce reports it is in touch with
large New England cotton manufac-
turing company which proposes to
take interest in new cotton mill plant
in the south to extent of furnish
ing machinery. Proposition calls for
company to be formed in this sec
ton taking machinery as so much
stock and erecting ruilding as its
share.
GREENVILLE-G reenville Cham
Der of Commerce announces plans
for early erection of ten-story home
and office building. South Carolina
supreme court holds that parcel Of
land decided to county may be used
for this purpose.
T GRAY COURT.-D. D. Peden de-
feats j. A. Curry in second race for
mayor.
YORK. - Final decision to build
road from York to Buster Boyd
adopted in spring and not shift it
along middle half of it's length, as
proposed a month ago, is reached by
York county road authorities.
BEAUFORT.-Bea has one of
most remarkable chiefs of police of
any city in South Carolina. He rides
bicycle all day, keeps town in perfect
order, except for occasional outbreak
of confirmed dipsomaniac who has
been tried for murder, plays setback
at night and above all uses discre-
ton.
WESTMINSTER. - Shocking acct
dent occurs in Hopewell section, four
miles of Westminster, when Russell
Cobb, Is, is instantly killed by dis
charge of shotgun. Cobb and two
other boys were cutting wood, pre-
pairing for rabbit hunt, when dog
jumped a rabbit. Cobb caught hold
of muzzle of gun, trigger caught
against limb and gun discharged
SPARTANBURG. - United States
district court convenes here for one
week.