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

BIacI1sburg-Breach Of trust and
charged against Mayor j. Furman
Belue and Aldermen d. P. Smith
and Henry Jacumen, here, in a suit
filed against them by citizens for
the recovery of $4,000, part of a
bond issue of $4,000 sold by the
town of Blacksburg, end alleged to
have been diverted and converted
othe individual use."
BishOpvilIe-Jesse Wilson, ar
rested at Southern Pines, N. c., is
rested at Southern Pines, N. C., was
brought here on the charge of muir
dering his wife in 1921.
Darlington A small child is
burned to death when an oil stove
explosion fires home of Steve Crow
ley, a spool room boss of the OAR
lington Manufacturing company.
Columbia-W. T. Mckenzie, "a, a
veteran of the Confederate Home.
dies Of heart failure. The body is
sent to Dillon.
Hartsville-Best Drug store files
petition in bankruptcy, listing as
sets at $S,223.60 and liabilities at
$4,352.76.
Sumter-S. Fielder Weeks, travel
ing salesman, files petition in bank
ruptcy, listing liabilities at $685.
S36.0S and assets at $1,025.
Rock Hill-The Rev. George T.
Harmon is assisting in a series of
meetings at ST. Johns Methodist
church here.
Rock Hill - The new Sunday
school building of the First Presby-
terrain church, which cost $4,000,
is dedicated.
Greenville.-One hundred and
twenty-five business and profession
al men of Greenville leave Green
vile May Il for a tour of Tennes-
see and Georgia, to get acquainted
with people, business and conditions
in those states. A brass band, gIee
club and quartet will be taken, and
also prominent speakers. This is
the third annual trip.
UniOn.-B. L. Fowler, 81, success
full merchant, dies at home here.
WilliamstOn.-Mrs. Mary Goodgion
nee Sullivan, who graduated from
the Spartanburg Female college in
1860 and taught thirty years, dies
at her home at the age of so.
Reedy FOrk.-Charles/ Blakely, 40,
farmer, lies at the point of death
with his body paralyzed and his
neck fractured. He came in con-
tact with an Infatuated bull.
Clemson COllege.-Nine colleges
will send athletes to compete in the
South Carolina state intercolIa giSte
track meet here May. 5.
GeOrgetOwn.-Flint Rhem, pitch
ing for Clemson College, establishes
what is believed to be a collegiate
record in this state when he fans
FL men in a championship collegiate
game against Furman. He has re-
ceived offers from Washington, De-
troit, st. Louis in the major
leagues, and Buffalo, International
league.
AndersOn.-Noted speakers secured
and great plans made for the 18th
annual state convention Of the South
Carolina Sunday School association
here May Z, 8 and 9.
CIintOn.-Commenc exercises
of Thornwell Orphanage begin with
the declaimers' contest Friday eve
ming, June 8. Rev. J. c. Patton,
Dublin, Ga, will preach the bacca-
laureate sermon.
Clemson COllege.-The Farm Loan
bank officials are proceeding call
tiously with the establishment of
the new intermediate rural credit
system, but will make this credit
available to farmers as soon as pos
sible.
Orangeburg.-The South Carolina
Poland China Futurity show will be
held here in connection with the
county fair next fall.
FlOrence.-Governm engineers
are surveying the site for the new
steel bridge to be built across