Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-04

termined origin destroys Silver Moon
restaurant and Savoy theater. Loss
$4,000.
MONTEVALLO.- Alabama col
lege receives exhibit of Egyptian
antiquities, sent from Metropolitan
museum Of New York. Some arti-
cles date back to 1000 Be.
ROGERSNILLE.-Buck McCants
we'll known farmer of this county,
dies in hospital at Florence, as re-
suit of auto accident.
DECATUR.-Mark F. Ritch, II,
several years ago marshal of New
Decatur and Confederate veteran,
dies at old soldiers home at Noun
tain Creek.
Observation-Disclosures of Ala
bama and Tennessee search for
Jesse B. Burgess, local law student,
and prominent young Huntsville
woman, who mysteriously disappear
ed together.
PHOENIX CITY.-Rev. NJ D.
Taylor, pastor of Trinity Methodist
church for some time, quits denom-
ination because he is assigned to
mission work, saying he is untitled
for that service.
TUSCALOOSA. - Judge Fleet
wood Rice denies writ of habeas cor
pus for Alt Winchester, charged
with numbering unknown young
woman and burning her bod in ne
gro church.
HOLT.-Mrs. Ophelia Powell dies
at home near here after long illness.
Interment at Tuscaloosa.
MUSCLE -Thirty-five
members of senior class in engineer
ing a. state university inspect Mus
Gle Shoals and Wilson dam.
PIEDMONT.-F which threat
ems large section of this place de-
StrOys warehouse of j. P. Wolf Co.
and stock of general merchandise.
DECATUR-F. A. Bloodworth,
president Morgan County Nationa.
bank, is appointed trustee of Ma
sonic state home at Montgomery.
-Opelika Manufacture
ing company, manufacturers Of cot
ton, are adding machinery to plant,
which will increase capacity so per
cent.
MOBILE. y Mississippi Valley
River association, in session az
Memphis, Tenn, favors congress
sional appropriation Of $5,O00OO0 for
improvement of Warrior river in
Alabama.
ENSLEY.-Dr. Alvin f. Cowan,
81 h
sicians, dies.
Observation-Disclosures J. Ham
bro, Of Hambro's Bank of London,
England, is here studying financial
conditions.
ATHENS.-Capt. G. A. Gilbert, of
Athens, dies suddenly at home of
daughter, Mrs. E, o. Hendricks, at
Evergreen.
EVERGREEN. - Henry Albert
Shields, 73, retired merchant, dies
suddenly.
FORT DEPOS1T.-Cotton season
comes to close here with 1900 bales
ginned against 200 bales last year.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES quarter
of Alabama college begins December
5, with indications that college will
be more crowded than ever before.
TUsCAHOMA.-WhiIe visiting ole
home here DIR. Vivian P. Gaines, of
Mobile, one of best known physi-
clans in Alabama, dies suddenly.
MONTGOMERY. = Rev. j. B
Cumming. well known Methodist
minister, dies at local hospital. In
terment is held at Birmingham. He
was taken i'll while attending Meth
odist conference at Opelika and
brought here.
TROY.-Felix Jones, charged with
killing Dock Henderson, negro, is
held under $1,000 bond.
DECATUR,-Col, John H. Skeggs,
Of San Francisco, Cal, chief en-
gineer of fourth division of Califor
MIA highway department, is visiting
parents, Judge and Mrs. William
f. Skeggs, and boyhood friends.
MOBILE.-B. NJ. Coon, special as
sistant from attorney generals of
fee, Washington, d. c., will assist
in prosecution of several prohibition
cases here.
CULLMAN. - Ernest Naubauer,
veteran of Spanish-American war
and member Of one of oldest fami.
lies here, commits suicide with re-
volver.
BESSEMER.-M Mountain View dai.
ry barn is destroyed by fire, and Sc
cows and two horses are burned to
death.
FLORENCE. - Indications are
Florence post office may soon be
raised to first class. For first ten
months Of 1928 receipts were $685.
961.50, as against $26, 403.SS for same
period in 1922.
JASPER.-This is one of fastest
growing towns in Alabama of it's
size. During past twelve months
over 100000 has been expended on
new buildings.
GADSDEN.-Ray Manufacturing
company, of Girardeau, Mo, is open
ing up handle factory here.
TUSCUMBIA.-Large warehouse
here is being stored with cotton bv
farmers who are holding for high
er prices. Over 500 bales are now
stored.
HUNTSVILLE. - New buildings
ana extensions in Huntsville during
past twelve months represent 81.
10000.
HARFEST.-Clarence E. HilIard.
49, prominent Madison county farm.
err dies from injuries received when
pale OF cotton falls on him.
ALEXANDER CITY.-This town
had much to be thankful for tbis
year, New 100000 hospital was
built, $4,000 sash and door facto~1,
erected many residences built and
business is reported good.
ri ONTSNILLE-Madison countv's
Goiton crop is approximately 10000
oales snort of normal crop.
Observation-Disclosures DESTROY