Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-12

Asheville, and J. A. Smythe, elder,
of Hendersonville, will represent
Asheville Presbytery.
Salisbury-A deed conveying from
William Black to Jacob Miller, Sr.,
AZ acres of land for price of $50,
signed 100 years ago, is recorded in
Rowan county courthouse here. Two
other deeds presented for recording
are dated in 1927 and 1928.
ThomaSVille.-The Baptist orphan
age here loses by fire a barn val
ued at $4,000 on which 1915 in in
surance was carried.
Asheville.-A delegation of IS
members, led by the band, will rep
resent the AsheVille Kiwanis club at
the annual international convention
of Kiwanis clubsk at Atlanta, May
1881, it is announced.
CharIOtte.-The North Carolina
Chassis of the Reformed church, in
annual session here, selects Gibson.
Vile as the place for the 1924 conVen-
ton. A feature OF the meeting is
an address by DR.. c. z. Schaeffer,
of Philadelphia, general secretary of
the church's board of home mis-.
sions.
Observation-Disclosures in the artil.
lery company, national guard, to be
established here, now number Is, and
physical examination is begun with
the view of obtaining final inspec-
ton by state and federal military au.
thorities May 10.
[ AshevilIe.-Major Warren E. Hall,
district engineer of the u. S. geo.
| logical survey, receives announce
ment of the death of his uncle, F. A.
Murray, chief engineer of the Porto
Rican irrigation service, who was
shot by an employee in Porto Rico.
Mr.. Murray formerly lived at, At
! lanta, Ga.
CharlOtte.-W. Fl. Vause is award.
ed $4,000 damages in his suit against
j. B. Robertson and Bufort Robert
son, taxi service operators, which
grew out of injuries sustained by a
son, W. P. Vause, in an automobile
accident.
Fayetteville.-A board of army of.
ficers from Camp Bragg begins an
investigation into the shooting of
Private j. Fl. Williams, medical de-
partment, Camp Bragg. Marion Glib
son, carpenter, charged with the
shooting, is released on 5000 bond,
who explained he shot Williams be.
cause he refused to desist paying at.
| tention to his daughter. Williams
will recover.
| MOnrOe.-Joe Griffin burns a hole
in gasoline tank with an acety-
lene torch when making some
repairs and Is seriously burned in
the explosion caused by ignition of
gas remaining in the tank. Weld
ers' goggles saved his eyes. He
will recover.
Asheville. Six hundred new
members for the Y. M. c. A. are
listed in the membership drive
which Is terminated when the goal
of 1000 members is reached.
Raleigh.-Bob Clifton, So, far
mer, living twenty miles from here,
is placed in Jail charged with kill.
ing his wife and an attempt to COM
NIT suicide. Sheriff Harrison says
i Clifton declares he is unable to ex-
| plain why he obeyed an impulse to
shoot his wife. His mental condi-
/ ton will be examined. Clifton made
no attempt to injure their three
children.
Greensboro. The Southeastern
Fire Insurance company, capitalized
at S1,0O0,0 900, is organized here. H.
L. Bush, president of the Dixie Fire
insurance company, here, now in
Volved in federal court litigation for
control, is one of the incorporators
listed in the announcement.
I
Beard, 96, Forsyth countys oldest
citizen, dies here at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Charles Agee.
Raleigh.-An explosion caused by
a leaking gas pipe in the food and
oil division of the state agricultural
department partially wrecks several
offices, causing damage amounting
to several thousand dollars. De
partment employees escaped unin.
jured.
WinstOn-Salem.-Mrs. Thomas G..
Winter, of Minneapolis, president of
the American Federation of Wom-
ems clubs, who attended the meet
ing here of the state federation,
leaves for the national federations
council meeting at Atlanta.
| NAdS toH'-1H ne Will OIL j. "A. VIM
son, of Johnson county, probated at
Smithfield, discloses $4,000 was
! given as part of a fund for a hos
church here and $4,000 to the poor
people of this town.
GreensbOro-The Guilford county
board of commissioners orders an
inquiry into reported improper con-
ditions in the county prison camps.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Danials, edi.
tor, of Raleigh, former secretary
Of the navy, accepts an invitation
from local D. A. R. chapters to
deliver the principal address at Me-
mortal day exercises here. !
Raleigh-Ben Ellis, 8, son of J.
w. Ellis. mechanic at the State
killed when he touched a live wire
broken by blasting operations at the
institution.
Wake FOrest-Curtis Fowley, 13,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Fowley,
is drowned near here, a group of
older boys on the bank disregardng
his cries until too late to rescue
him.
Elizabeth City. Caleb S. Ives,
cafe owner and farmer, drops dead
here.
WeldOn.-The physical property
Of the Shaw Cotton Mills has been
sold to the Audrey Spinning Mills
and the transfer will become effect
I've June 1, it is announced. The
purchase price is not disclosed.
Raleigh. - Judge Cramner sets
aside the verdict awarding $4,000
damages to John E, Mangum for
injuries alleged to have been sus-
tanned on the Atlantic Coast Line
railway