Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-06

GRAHAM.-John Hendricks, negro
driver of motor car which ran
down party of pedestrians and killed
Miss Ruth Ripley at Haw river
November 3 is convicted in superior
court and sentenced to 10 to 20
years in states prison.
WILSON.-Loss estimated at $685.
600 results from fire of unknown
origin which destroyed ginnery,
number of bales of cotton and guam
tity of seed. Plant owned by Driver
& Hartsell.
GREENSBORO. L. tombstone,
grading superintendent, is shot and
badly wounded by Will Anderson,
negro highway worker. tombstone
obtains horse and rides two miles
to report shooting to Sheriff Stat
ford, then collapses. He will re-
cover.
WILMINGTON. - American flag
floating over abandoned Fort Fisher,
raised and lowered each day by Miss
Odessa Hewitt, is found cut into
strips and braided into ropes by girl
when she arrives with Captain Edgar
Williams. Of Wilmington, to make
photographs Williams expected to
use in effort to influence federal gov
eminent to designate fort as national
park.
WILMINGTON. - About 1000
teachers of eastern part Of state at
tend district meeting of North Caro-
lima Educational association, twelve
counties being represented. J. w.
Bailey, of Raleigh, is on program
for address.
RALEIGH.-Wit low bids aggre
eating 50, 499, 1853 submitted on eight
cen projects by 1928 contractors, last
of $50 100000 good roads bond issue
is obligated, leaving only $15,000,00O
authorized by last legislature for ex-
pending by state highway commits
sion in development of highway sys-
tenn.
WINSTON-SA - Catherine
Long, fourteen, and Vergie Cox, six.
teen, who ran away from home at
Kannapolis, are found here, where
they had spent several days, girls
explaining to officers they realized
they must return home yet were too
proud to appeal to parents.
HIGH POINT.-Sylvester Bolton,
who says his home is in Georgia, and
Edward and Donald Spencer, broth
ers, are arrested at Spencer's home
On charge of robbery, officers report
ing many articles recently reported
stolen being found in house.
RALEIGH. - Loss estimated at
$40 600 results from fire of unknown
origin which damages three store
buildings near center Of city, other
stores being damaged slightly by
water.
BURLINGTON. -, Twelve leading
churches of city unite in holding
Thanksgiving service, sermon being
delivered by Rev. H. P. Wyricl1, of
Macedonia Lutheran church.
SALISBURY. = A. ]. Gillespie,
aged ten, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Gillespie, is seriously injured when
run down by motor truck.
LEXINGTON. - Rev. J. Rupert
McGregor, recently pastor of Presby-
terrain church at Cedartown, Ga, ar
rlVes to assume pastorate of First
Presbyterian church Rev. G.. r.
Way, one of best-known pastors in
Methodist Protestant church confer.
ence, recently of Thomasville, arrives
here to assume recently assigned
pastorates here and in two nearby
communities.
RALEIGH.-Dr. Edward H. Jones.
rs, well-known Raleigh physician,
charged with wholesale violations Of
Harrison anti-narcotic act, is released
by Federal Judge Henry Conner on
payment of $500. Case against DR..
Jnnac
twice convicted on similar charges,
is postponed, as defendant Is under
treatment at Richmond, Va, hos
pital.
Observation-Disclosures Par
ker, of Trinity, Randolph county,
formerly of YadlinVille, is held on
charge Of bigamy, it peing alleged
he married eighteen years ago, wife
later going insane, and that he later
married Miss Percie Murphy, Of Yad-
kin. Charges result when Mrs. Par
ker regains health and returns home
to find husband and two children
gone.
GREENSBORO.-Main pipe line
bringing water to city bursts, city
being without water for twenty
hours, some suffering and tremen-
dous difficulties resulting from sud-
den complete stoppage of flow in
mains.
ROCKY MOUNT.-Ben Tharring-
J ton, Warren county farmer, adver-
tises for trained aviator to teach him
to operate airplane, adding he would
furnish plane, field and fool stu
dent" Harrington recently bought
plalne and Immediately wrecked it,
and ordered another.
CHARLOTTE.-Group of Amer
lean Legion members here, led by
DR.. Adam Fisher, announce effort
will be made to influence congress
! through representatives of this state
in congress to enact law specifically
barring Grover Cleveland Bergdou,
wealthy Philadelphia draft evader,
from this country.
RALEIGH.-Por of Colonel
j. Bryan Grimes, secretary Of state
for North Carolina 1900 to 1898 and
chairman Of state historical commits
sion 1905 to 1928, will be presented to
state December at exercises under
auspices of historical commission.
! CHARLOTTE. - COlOneI Leroy
Springs, of Lancaster, S. c., con-
firms in telephone conversation re-
port that his sale of textile mills in
South Carolina. valued at $4,000, 600,
to Lcakwood-Green company, of
Boston, Mass, had been cancelled by
mutual consent because of our in
ability to agree on vital details"
ALABAMA
Observation-Disclosures Mahan is
dead and Dan p. Walker, excity
marshal. is seriously wounded, as
result Of fuss started by Mahan and