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


with her at time of death.
Winston SaIem.-Baptist hospital
at Ardmore will be formally opened
May %. Rev. G. T. Lumpkin, for
mer pastor of Brown Memorial
church, will be superintendent.
FayetteviIIe.-Col. John C. Nc.
Arthur, Fifth field artillery, receives
distinguished service medal in a GER.
emony here. The award cited him
/ for bravery and ability displayed as
] commanding officer of the Three
hundred and Twenty sixth infantry,
Eighty second division, in France.
. Brigadier General Bowley. command
! ing Camp Bragg, here, presented the
medal.
| GastOnia.-Senator Hoke Smith, of
! Atlanta. delivers an address at old
| United church, in Lincoln county,
which features the annual home
coming.
! COncOrd.-Cabarrus county COM
missioners. in a formal report on
| their inquiry, declare they failed to
find evidence that convi0ts were
cruelty whipped las scharged by the
grand jury. but recommend that the
grand jury's suggestion that Camp
Superintendent. Blackwelder be dis
charged be complied with.
! Southern Pines.-Reports received
| here from many sections of the state
! declare the May freeze" bringing
snow to some sections and frost to
! others, has seriously interfered with
! farm progress.
| CaroIeen. - Playing police" by
three youths ends in tragedy, when
Furman Hill is shot and instantly
killed by Grant Duncan, near Cliff
side, with gun thought unloaded.
Salisbury. The Rowan county
grand jury. in its report to Judge
Webb, declares prisoners on the
county chaingangs admit being
whipped but explain that they are
treated with consideration by the au
thorities.
Acknowledgement swarms of the CT
cada, known as the 17-year locust,
are discovered in Asheville, devour-
ing foliage of trees.
HendersOn-Mrs. w. G. Coleman,
Al, and Miss Mamie Flemming, 43,
sisters. of Macon, N. c., are killed
near here when the car in which
they We're riding is demolished by a
Seaboard train at crossing. r. D.
Flemming and Thomas Flemming
brothers, are seriously injured.
CharIOtte-C. w. Banner, office
manager of the Charlotte branch of
the United States Tire & Rubber
company, is fatally injured when
the motor car in which he is a. pas
senger leaves the road and turns tur-
tie near here. Others in car are
hurt, none seriously.
SaIisbury-The principal address
of the two-day meeting here of the
Patriotic Order, Sons of America,
North Carolina division, is delivered
by G. H. Meyer, of Lebanon, Pa,
national president.
WadesbOrO-Much cotton is diving
in this section as a result of the
freeze last week.
Roanoke Rapids.-George Harris
50, declares himself oldest tenant
farmer in state, saying he personal
ly tended last year crop of eight
acres.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Der.
ries from this district reach peak,
with total of 952 carloads of straw
berries and 536 Of lettuce shipped
prior to May 10, the latest availa-
bic figures, according to Division
superintendent Newell, of the A. c..
L. railway.
WilmingtOn.--F'ive prisoners from
Fender county jial at Burgaw are
brought here after an attempted Jail
delivery is frustrated.
Rocky ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ne
groes are rendered homeless by
fire which destroyed ten dwellings,
valued at $4,000.
New Bern.-Governor Morrison
visits Senator Simmons, Democrat.
at his home here.
New Bern.-Luther Foy, of Bridge
ton. white, is bound over to supe-
growing out of burning of garage
at home of John Hansen, also of
Bridgeton.
ALABAMA
Manchester.-All coal mines are
now being operated on full time.
Danville. - Association is organ
lied to perpetuate memory of school
teachers of before war days.
ScOttsbOrO. - Scottsboro citizens
are planning stock company to start
hosiery mill.
Talladega.-Boy scouts are serving
as traffic officers on streets here.
Aubnrn.-With a salute of seven
teen guns, Auburns last military.
formation for the year is closed.
AnnistOn.-NNlders and foundry
helpers here are receiving 80 per
cent more than during 1922.
heffieId.-Relatives of John S.
WATSON, ticket agent who is
shot dead here, offer reward of
$3.50 and Ku Klux Khan offer $100
for his murderer.
Albany.-Judging from few sales
for non-payment of taxes, Morgan
county is more prosperous than for
years.
GreensbOrO.-EXpe show stu
dents and farmers here how to i'm
prove lands with clover.
Greensboro.-For first time in