Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-05

of officers, 1t was explained, but OF
insufficient facilities.
RaIeigh.-State highway commits
sion announces low bidders on high
way and bridge construction to cost
| $4,007, 100000, including III miles,
43 hardsurfaced, paved roads to cost
81 ,S06,000, top soil roads, $1,324 600;
bridges, $S76500.
SaliSbury-Postmas reports
business done in first five months
of 1923 amounts to $4,000, equal to
total for entire year 1922, and effort
! is being made to enlarge carrier and
| clerical force.
Raleigh. Meeting of legislative
committee investigating condition of
state finances is called by Senator
Long, Roanoke Rapids, chairman, to
meet July 10, to receive report Of
| auditors which required several
months of work to prepare Inquiry
is due to charge by Corporation Com
missioner Maxwell that state faces
| deficit of $4,000 900.
Forest City.-William HarriE, 1C,
son of Mrs. Raney Harrill, dies at
Rutherford hospital of injury re-
ceived week previously when top of
grandstand at baseball park was
blown off. Skull was fractured and
, he never regained consciousness.
Statesville.-G. w. McNelly, 70,
influential citizen, dies at home in
Amity community.
HendersOn.-Colin McNair, so. one
of towns oldest and most highly re
spected citizens, dies after extended
illness.
StatesvilIe.-L. M. Berry, 70, dies
at Loray, wife and 10 children sur
viving. He came three years go
from Seneca, S. c. Body is taken
to Greenville, S. c.. for interment.
Pittsboro.-Walter Harris is
drowned at Buckhorn while swim
ming with party from Pittsboro.
Body is recovered after water is
drained from canal. He was farmer.
a. wife and seven children survive.
Raleigh.-Eugene Guypton and
sidney Guypton, brothers., convicted
In Edgecombe county of murder and
sentenced to electrocution. receive
from Governor Morrison commuta-
tons to life Imprisonment.
Raleigh.-Respites are granted NV
Governor Morrison to Bob Benson
convicted in Iredell county of MIR.
der, Sc days; w. w. Campbell, form
er Oteen chief of police, convicted of
murder for Staying his sweetheart
sentenced to die July IL, 80 DAVIS:
Jerry Dalton, sentenced to die Julv
~ Tor murder in Macon county of
kllllng former sweetheart and. man
VINO cut him out" 90 days.
Wilmington. - Italian steo,,o.
= Ieuerlcka sails with cargo of 8, 900
Daies OF cotton consigned bv Sprurt
d Son to Trieste, Italy, concern.
New Bern.-Batterv d 117tb fia1d
artillery. North Carolina n,,arJ.
Captain A. T. Willis, commar,line
eEtrains for Camp Bragg. Favatte'
Vile, for intensive artillery Fl inc
practice under direction of rea,,la5,
army officers. ''i'>1
SCOTS HilI-Miss Evelyn E,hanl
daughter of w. M. EubanL a,,i
George B. Randall, of Wash,neton
~ - instructor of romantic ian
Suases at Was hington collaeIlto IN.
9tllcte' are married here bv Row
W. a. Iafsons. law
RaleIgh-Jury TRYING casa oooira4
). H. Hightower and Fl. H. W9 5t,sila'
Doth of Raleigh, president ana '9eS -
Ter respectively of defunct Gent,,n,
bahk and Trust company bo1ds
I1IghtoWer guilty and Massey nG+
5iuIlty OF receiving deposits, know,
ims pahk to be insolvent. Sentenoa
10 ueIerred by Judge Cranmer,
keidsville.-Earl Coleman 70 l.
fatally injured in the abdomen u,I,o',
ne 1alls into ditch when endea vnrir,r -
70 eaten a battle ball. He was tal-ar
20 greensboro hospital. He was en-
ol MRS. X. II. Coleman, of MorroaJ
ION NcQ where body was taken for
lnterment. Aol
Observation-Disclosures, anal.
Opening of tobacco waraho,soa ~ ~
o'eIH North Carolina belt this year
Is preolcted by buyers. who say seq.
son Will open soon after middle of
august. Very large yields are fore.
cast. A0i c
hanlo.-Rev. Shuford Jenkins
known as hoy evangelist" closes
revival here, LAT professions. and Inn
reconsecrations resulting, 60 profes.
slons at closing service.
WInstOn-SaIem. - Ollie Harner
regro, charged with assault with in
tent to kill negro woman. walks into
ponce headquarters and surrenders
Raleigh.-Felix Wright. IL. white
Is indicted by Wake county grand
Jury on charge of burglary. He is
charged In Nash county Indictment
with attempted criminal assault on
white woman, and is brother of Sam
Wright, indicted few days previous
~ by Wake grand jury for killing
Lemuel Wallace, cotton mill opera
tive at Wake Forrest. Felix Wright
is IN Jail, his brother is fugitive.
GOldsbOrO.-Masonic lodges hold
joint installation of officers, f. F..
Taylor being worshipful master OF
Goldsboro lodge and DR.. F. S. Whelp-
ley, of Wayne lodge.
GOldsbOrO.- campaign to
obtain subscriptions to pay cost of
building 100000 community memorial
building is begun under direction of
Capt. Nathan OBerry and Lionel
We'll.
misunderstanding gun in second
congressional district campaign. re-
sulting from death of Representative
Claude Kitchin, is fired at Snow Hill
by n. James Rouse, one of three an
bounced candidates.
Rocky Manufacturers of Caro-,
lima COtilliOn Cluh promoters of
June german, which Rev. II. M.
North condemned from pulpit of
First Methodist church, declare they
have adopted an attitude Of passive
Indifference" Newspaper editorial
calls for official investigation of min
listers charges of carousing and
drinking.
Weldon -Annaes of w u Allen