Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-26

posts and facing generally better
business conditions than year ago.
banks of state are entering upon
what should be unusual season of
prosperity, says c. L. Cobb, presi-
dent, in addressing South Carolina
Bankers association here.
Georgetown.-Oln Altman, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Il, sAltman,.is kill
ed while. attempting. to jump from
motor truck, I.=@.
Observation-Disclosures of Abbeville
county are about completed, only
one more road contract remaining
to be let.
Florence.-Ednlund BighamY un-
der sentence of death for murder ~
brother, Smiley Bighaln, and alsc
charged with murder OF four other
members of family, is taken to
Florence for motion for new trials
Bates5urg .-1I4ckleberry harvest.
ers find three men at work at
whisky still and arrests FOLLOW
Orange5urg Forty towns and
cities, are represented at. opening of
eighteenth convention of South Car
DINA State Firemen's association
here. Y,4. =
CharIeston.-Sale. of ROYAL mills,
of Charleston, to Williamson Mills
company, recently. organized E.corpo-
ration, is consImmated, and large
industrial plant ON King street at
cleveland, is now under new man
agement.
AbbeviIIe. Wrenn, John
Wells, Eugene Davenport and Kelly
Davenport are in jail here charged
with operating still.
Greenvilie, s. C.-Annual South
Carolina Bankers association con-
vention is pronounced best in his
tory by 400 bankers and their ladies
in attendance.
st. George.-T. J. Appleby ex
hibits two full grown cotton bios
SONS which. were, perhaps, the first
seen in st. George this season. y
ITIorence.-Many delegates attend
18th annual convention Of South
Carolina chapter of Order of East
ern Star.
FlOrence.-Three stores are enter
ed and two safes are blown at John
sonville in lower part Of. county
Only cash was stolen.
Ridge Springs.-New building of
Emmanuel Lutheran church is Off
cially opened.
York.--What was intended for
nine-round cock fight, requiring 1S
feathered battlers, is stopped by
York county officers.
Columbia. - Semi-annua1 dividend
of five per cent on capital of $780,
900 is declared by directors of Ma
tional Loan and Exchange bank.
Columbia. r. Wilson. of Gin
ton, Confederate veteran, writes
the State, newspaper, asking as
sistance in locating grandson, Fletch4
er Wilson.
Columbia Checks t6falling $685.
$40 have been mailed out to county
superihtendents of education as
counties share of state appropria-
ton guaranteeing seventh months
term for rural schools.
DarlingtOn.-Trial Of John Bar
field for murder of Federal Prohlbi,
ton Officer j. Leroy Youmans last
March, begins here. Barf1eid denies
having fired fatal shot.
lIe.-Assistance to CAM
paign against illiteracy in South
Carolina is given by South Carolina,
Bankers association. Each person
who learns to write will be given
deposit of 81.
Snartanburg.- Rion McKtssiclz,
editor of Greenville Piedmont, is
elected president of South Carolina
Press association.
DarlingtOn.-J. Monroe Spears
friends assert he. will be candidate
for attorney general at next cleo
ton. He does not deny rumors.
GreenvilIe. ons truc ion of
Southern plant Of the Steel Heddle
Manufacturing company of Phila
delph.a in Greenville has been au-
thorized by the directors of the COM
pany.
Sumter.-Maratin Boykin, of En-
field, n. c., arreted, charged
with soliciting labor without license.
When arrested he had ticket for six
negro laborers. .e... ..r
S'-1OlO1cl w a. IAiClQDGl
and others plant 1000 little trout in
Edisto river, fish having been sent
by government.
DISQUALIFICATION will G. d e
whether treet and idewalk hall be
paved by bond Tue of 100000.
Florence. is selected
for 1924 convention of Order of
80.
here. Mrs. Mamie Martin Dodd, of
Greenville, is elected worthy grand
matron.
Columbia.-C. e. Johnson, of Co
lumbia, former bookkeeper for the
state warehouse commissioner, is
placed on trial here on charge of
misappropriating funds.
Florence of laboratory
and field station at Florence for
study of boil weevil biology and be
havior of local significance in con-
nection with control measure is an
nounced by department of agricul-
ture.
McCOrmick.zCrops in this section
are severely damaged by hail storm.
umbia.-Richland grand jury
seeks to close several schools and
will prevent reopening of four insti-
tutions until Suitable fire escapes"
have been provided.
Charleton.-Mayor r. V. Bray,
Jr., Of Beaufort, convicted year ago
in federal court of striking revenue
agent, is taken to federal peniten
tiary at Atlanta to begin one-year
sentence. He was also fined 81 900.
Strong pressure was brought upon
President Harding to grant pardon,
but in vain.
Greer.-Miss- Pearl Chapman, t.
year.old daughter of William C.
of Woods Chapel section,
is killed by lightning. She was
standing beside her father when the
bolt Struc-; her.
al. his II