Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-21
NORTH CAROLINA
NEWS IN BRIEF


IDENTIFY as result of alcoholism.
Observation-Disclosures music con-
tests of North Carolina high schools
held here with about 275 pupils par
ticipating.
New Bern-The United States
postoffice at James City, established
33 years ago, is closed by orders of
the postoffice department and resi-
dents hereafter will receive their
mail at New Bern.
CharIotte-The Talbert Iron &
Steel company is organized here
with a capital of 100000 authorized.
RaIeigh-An issue of $4,000 in
court house bonds and another of
$4,000 for funding. purposes are Of,
fered by Wake County comission-
ers.
New Burn-Elaborate preparations
are made here for the expected
visit of Mrs. j. X. Norfleet, presi-
dent of the North Carolina branch
of the American Legions auxiliary.
White Oak-R. p. Gordon, So, is
seriously injured under the wheels
of a motor truck said to have been
driven by man named Hudson.
New Bern-Many engineers and
legislators, sponsors of the draining
program of this state, attended the
annual meeting of the North Caro-
lima Drainage association opening
here Wednesday.
RaIeiSh-A statement from pres
ident budding, of Washington, rela-
tive to charges of cruelty in the
North Carolina penitentiary, made
in the name of the Prisoners Relief
society, names Chief Justice Taft
as one of those supporting the So
ciey and it also is said the chief
justice expressed horror when told
of the alleged instances of brutality
at the North Carolina prison.
AsheviIIe-Dr. w. M. Fresh, of
Weaverville, is arrested here and
held without bond charged with as
sault, upon complaint of Miss Bon
ME Hensley, aged "A.
CharIOtte-Sixteen parcels of land
sold at public sale here, for a total
of $134,567.
Raleigh-E. f. Lewis, of Raleigh,
Baptist, says record of eighteen
years and four months uninterrupt-
ed attendance at Sunday school en-
titles him to the claim of worlds
champion"
WinstOn-Salem-B Brothers,
manufacturers of tobacco, announce
1f +xy nj
About 200 persons are employed,
Charlottesville Chapin-Sa cor
poration and the Carolina Pharmacy
are jointly sued for $4,000 damages,
as a result of the death of Robert
A. Marshall, Jr. The child's parents
are the plaintiffs. Death is alleged
to be due to eating poison ice cream
made by the former company and
sold by the latter.
Observation-Disclosures Bynum goes to
Washington to appear as counsel for
the state when the last of the now
celebrated railroad tax cases comes
UP for hearing in United States SUI
preme court. All larger railroads OPP
Grating in the state are jointly in
volved.
Walnut ve-Commissioners of
this town announce the offering for
sale April 80 of a bond issue of
$780, for development of water,
light and sewer system.
WilIiamstOn-This town authorizes
the sale May 2 of a bond issue of
$4,000 for street improvements.
Hertford-An issue of $4,000 CT
school bonds will be sold here
May 3.
Elizabeth City-Mrs Lloyd Hal
stead commits suicide by hanging
herself at her home near here. She
was q years of age and had been
in i'll health.
Observation-Disclosures Lee and Gus
Matthews, charged with robbing the
Bank of Summerfield, near here, are
found guilty. Sentence is deferred.
Raleigh-State department of ag-
riculture reports disclose serious
damage to the peach crop of the
eastern part of the state as "a result
of belated frosts.
MISUNDERSTANDING county
commissioners sell $245,000 of au.
thorized issue of $455,OO of road
bonds to a syndicate of eastern bond
houses.
CharIOtte-Percy f. Chamberlain,
business manager of the National
Automobile Dealers association, ad-
dresses member of the Charlotte Au-
tom otiUa Tra6o ocOcia tion