Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-17

lOIInSE Is 0IlNlLS luIIlS OVSE between
Lrane and Boliagbroke.
% Macon.-Pat Gillen, of Bishop. is
elected president of next years
senior class at Mercer. John Parker
of Moultrie, elected vice president.
CamilIa.-Mrs. w. NJ. AGREE seri-
ously injured when, turning out to
Let another auto pass, her car goes
into ditch and turns. over.
Senoia-Rain, has greatly retard-
ed farm work in Coweta, Fayette
and Meriwether counties.
Norcross. Grace, 1 -year-old
daughter of the late Rev. T. r.
TWitty, dies at family home here.
Savannah.-Twenty-seven couples
enter second dancing marathon OF
season here.
Lawrenceville.-M Wheeler,
white, escapes from Gwinnett coun,
ty convict gang.
AtIanta.-Price of gasoline here
drops one cent. to "a
Atlanta. - Authorities still are
searching for Luis E. DeSheiley. no.
torious cOunterfeiter, who escaped
Sunday morning from federal prison
here.
Adrian.-Allen wilson, accused Of
eloping with his brothers daughter,
Annie Lou Wilson, is bound over un-
Ger $500 bond.
Atlanta. - Ernest Scott is killed
and TWO other workmen SERIOUSLY
hurt when great steel girder falls
while being derricked into place in
new Spring street viaduct.
Winder.-Mrs. CalIie MilIsaps. one
of the best known women in Bar
row county, dies at home of daugh.
ter here at age of rs.
Nidalia.-Willie Sharp, negro land
owner, is dead and NJ. Stone, van
other prosperous negro, fatally
wounded in a shooting affray near
Vidalia. They quarreled over a
crOpper. 1t is said after Stone was
shot he took Sharp's pistol from
him and killed him.
FLORIDA
Observation-Disclosures than con-
tinue leadership of divided forces,
Rev. w. A. Hobson, for % years pas
tor Of the First Baptist church, in
slsts that congregation accept resig.
nation. After acceptance, church
grants him vacation of three months
with full pay and votes to him and
Mrs. Hobson to World Baptist ALI
ance meeting at Stockholm, Sweden.
ainesville.-Funera services held
for l.. L. Hill, rs. one of Gainesville s
oldest and most highly esteemed citi.
zens, who died in Jacksonville:
Lakeland.-F. L. Startling, "A, fruit
buyer and packer, of Galloway, was
killed; Ralph Davis seriously injured
and Ed Dennison bruised when their
auto fails to hold road on curve at
Polk county line, between here and
Plant City.
Tallahassee.-Representative C. H.
Kennerly, of Putnam, is understood
to be considering running for com.
missioner OF agriculture.
Tavares.-Arthur Drawdy and w.
Y. Carpenter given six months on
gang when convicted on liquor
charge, but appeal and are out on
bond
Gainesville. Eighteenth annual
council of Episcopal diocese meets
as guests of Holy Trinity church
here.
st. Augustine.-Bronze replica OF
famous statue of Ponce de Leon in
Porto Rica is completed by Gorham
company but it will take severa
months to complete the pedestal OF
granite for main art feature Of new
park here.
Ocala.-Cars of tomatoes are leav
ing here with the inspection Certi
fication Of U. S. bureau of markets
Tavares.-Waterme started
moving last week at $1,000 the car
load. There are 1000 acres in Lake
county, about 65 per cent of the
state.
st. Augustine.-Work begins on
the shoulders of the brick highway
between here and Elkton. When
that is completed gang will be
shifted to road between and Duval
county.
Ocala.-ChamEer of commerce is
considering 100 foot highway be-
tween here and Silver Springs.
PensacOla.-William Lee Popham,
his wife, James J. Abbott and Will
liam, H. Collier are indicted by fed
eral grand jury for using mails to
defraud in connection with oyster
farm at st. George island near
Apalachicola
Lake City.-Leo MCGOWAN in
dicted with Otto Sealy and Ted
Easterly for murder of Police Chief
Revels, is found guilty Of murder