Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-14
SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA
Laurens.-Upon complaint Of citi
zens, Laurens county officers force
contractor to stake twenty mules
from road work until they are put
in condition.
Sumter.-Mrs. Lula Alderman
Shaw, wife of D. C. Shaw, dies at
age OF 81 after long illness.
Charleston.-Charle Porcher, ne
gro, is arrested on charge of SC
severely whipping his son, Frank
10, that boy died of injuries.
CharlestOn.-State council of Jul
Nor Order American Mechanics will
meet here August 14-15.
CharlestOn.-Prelim work is
begun on James Island developm ent
which will give Wappoo Country
club one of finest combinations OF
golf course, club house and site gen
orally in south.
GreenviIle.-F. L. Meeks, 40; H. B
Hammond, 81, and Marshall Neeley
"a, three white men, are being held
in the city Jail here in connection
with the robbery Of the Southern
railway ticket office at Lula, Ga.
and shooting and seriously wounding
ticket agent there.
COIumbia.-Fire and marine and
life insurance companies doing bust
ness in South Carolina showed
steady and healthy gains during
year 1922, according to statistics
just issued.
COlumbia.-Harry A. White, man.
ager of coffee and tea store here
found unconscious in store, tells
thrilling story of how he was at
tackled and robbed in store by I'M
known white man who escaped.
Edward Ladavez, long
popular and picturesque figure in
community, dies at age of SO. He
was a candy maker of old French
school and for 60 years sold own
candies in own store, amassing neat
fortune.
Clemson College. Marion
Rast, native Of Calhoun county,
graduate of Clemson, is appointed
county farm demonstration agent
for Clarendon county, succeeding
w. r. Gray, transferred to Green
Vile county.
Columbia all chauf-
feurs who operate autos for hire
must pass rigid examination. "a
Spartanburg.-Fou annual. SEES
sion of the South Carolina Methodist
training conference ends here.
NOrth.-Enoch Williams, farmer.
30, meets tragic death from bite of
a rattlesnake. according to verdict Of
coroner's jury.
Fountain Inn.-Dr. D. G.. Bennett,
for many years practicing physician
of this section, cfes here at age of
so after brief illness.
Greer.-Charles Smith, 10, gets out
weekly newspaper on birthday. Be
sides handling larger part of me-
chanical work, such as setting up
copy and ads on linotype machine,
Smith operated press, solicited ad-
vertising and read proofs between
times.
EasIey.-Dr. Will r. Wyatt, one
of best-known citizens of Easley,
dies here.
Spartanburg.-Cold storage plant
with capacity of 100 cars Will be
built here in near future, financed
by group of local business men.
AndersOn.-Coroner's jury returns
verdict that Miss Gertrude Whit
field, %, attractive young woman Of
Townville, who was found dead in
the yard of home, came to death by
self-inflicted wounds.
COlumbia.-Prediction that feder-
al farm loan system will become
biggest financial system in world"
is made by Former Governor Robert
A. Cooper.
neutrality-suspicious. chaingang,
city is forced to hire labor to work
on streets. Door of the city Jail is
left open because there are no
prisoners.
Gaffney.-Monroe Stafford, young
white man, is arrested on a charge
of assault and battery with intent
TO kill young white man named
Mayno.
Abbeville.-Heart of the business
district is threatened when fire
breaks out at midnight.
Camden.-AIexander 80 Hamilton
Boykin, one of best known citizens
of county, dies at home here.
Charleston. -Alleging that he had
been injured in his reputation,
calling and occupation" to extent
of 100000 actual and 100000 punt
tive damages through circulation
from Atlanta, Ca, of false and
libelous' bulletin, T. E. Thrower,
man who claims to have
been at one time Exalted Cyclops"
Of Wade Hampton Khan, No. so,
brings suit in United States district
court against Knights Of The ku
hlux Khan, Inc.