Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-10

be in charge.
eensbOro.-Defective brakes are
held responsible for serious injuries
to Woodrow Melvin, ten, who is
struck by a motor car said to have
been driven by T. c. Sizemore, of
Charlotte.
Raleigh.--A jury in Wake county
superior court awards Mrs Esther
McLand So 500 damages in her suit
for $500 against j. T. Alderman,
Raleigh merchant. The suit grew
out of a smash-up involving Alder
mans car and plaintiffs buggy.
New Bern.--Edward Clark, Demo
crat, is reelected mayor of New
Bern.
LexingtOn.-Contract for the con-
struction here of a yarn mill of ! 900
spindles is awarded to D. K. Cecils
Sons, of Lexington, by the Ponce
nah Mills, Inc.
Wilmington.-Gov officials
confirm report Of sale to Mexico of
seagoing suction dredge, Cape Fear,
in service here. Purchase price is
/ not stated.
Marshall. Wiley Nelson, sixty,
prominent retired merchant and
member of the North Carolina gen
eral assembly, the second Democrat
| elected by Madison county in forty
five years, dies here after a short
illness.
COncord.-A telegram received by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Bates announces
the death of their son, Clyde Bates,
at Spartanburg, S. C.
Notwithstanding permits is
sued at the city hall in April called
for construction work to cost $S67,-
900, more than 100000 in excess of
the total for April, last year.
Durham.--J. IT. Salmon and Mar
vim Clark are arrested here on
charge of reckless driving growing
out OF injuries sustained by Miss
Rachael Smith, who was struck by
one of the cars when it rebounded
after cars driven by these men met
in collision. Miss Smith may re-
cover.
Louisburg-The fourryear-old son
of Register of Deeds Sidney Holding
and Mrs. Holding is instantly killed
here under the wheels Of a lumber
truck. Joe Everett, charged with
the homicide, is held in Jail.
COncord.--Judge j. L. Webb al.
lows motion for non-suit after state
presented evidence against Maurice
c. HOWE, charged with killing an
eight-year-old girl under the wheels
of his motor car.
Raleigh.-The North Carolina SUI
preme court announces confirmation
OF appointment by city commission
ers OF Mrs. j. T. Rowland as mem.
Der or board of trustees of Rex hos
pital.
StatesviIIe, The United Daughters
of the Confederacy here complete
plans for Decoration day program
May 10, and announce Adjutant Gen.
eral Van B. Metts, of Raleigh, as
speaker.
Oxford-Funeral services held here
for Crawford Davis, veteran of
world war, whose death was result
of automobile accident.
Wilmington. - Fifty-seven of 2S5
persons arrested here in April were
charged with violations of the prohi-
bition laws.
Raleigh. - President budding. of
Prisoners Relief society, Washing
ton, writes Solicitor w. f. Evans
that affidavits of specific instances
OF cruelty committed by state prison
officials will be submitted in support
OF his charges. Solicitor says he is
contemplating no action on bud.
dlngs charges.
Durham-Only twelve fires. cans
ing total loss of $4,000, occurred
in this city in April.
Asheville-Mrs. F. A. Walton is re-.
elected president of Biltnnore Parent.
Teacher association.
Wilmington. A delegation of s5
Rotarians from here, headed by
Major w. A. Graham, attend the
presentation Of Rotary club char.
ter to the newly organized club at
Clinton.
Charlotte. - Funeral services are
held at Paw Creek for Thomas J.
Beatty, well-known farmer, aged six
ty-two, whose death resulted from
heart trouble.
observation-disclosures Beck, white.
OF High Point; Mack Cloud, negro.
both charged with murder. and
Thomas Drake, negro, charged with
IlrSt degree burglary, are arraigned
IN superior court here and are sent
pack to Jail to await trial.
Wilmington-W. Harris Yopp, well
known citizen, accepts congratula-
tons OF friends with statement that
! am feeling fine on my SEVENTH
thlrd birthday although one of the
local papers recently announced my
DEATH
Asheville-A special meeting of
Oteen chapter No. 8, Disabled Amer.
lean Veterans Of the World War is
called for May IS in compliment to
National Commander Cook Who will
come here from Johnson City to in
spect government hospitals at Oteen
and Dawson City.
High Point - Decorators have
begun identifying the business sec
tion OF this city in preparation for
the state convention of the B. P. o.
Elks, May Is and II. i
Winston Salem--The local lodge of
Elks advises representative of the
Southern railway its expectation to
charter three Pullman cars to take
the lodges members to the nation
al convention of the Elks at Allan.
ia early in July.
Raleigh-The colors of the One
Hundred and Twentieth infantry
North Carolina National guard, will
be decorated July 10 at Camp Glenn
by Brigadier General Bowley, COM
mander of Camp Bragg, Fayette-
vile, in the name of the government
of Portugal for services on the west.
ern front in the World war.
Durham-In April 312 cases were
heard in rocordnr'c o0,,r4 bouo -