Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21

MOntgOmery.-Joh S. Kernachan,
president Alabama Farm Bureau as
ISOLATION, in speech here urges cam
paign for cooperative marketing OF
cotton in Alabama.
CourtIand.-Farmers meetings are
held at CORTLAND, Town Creek,
Moulton and other places in Law
renee county, at which officers OF
state farm bureau speak.
HattOn and speaking
for benefit of pubic school will be
held here at date to be named.
Mobile. from all sections
Of Mobile county gather here and
adopt resolutions asking legisture
to establish sub-experiment agricul-
tural stations in various sections Of
Alabama.
BoyIes.-CIoudburst lasting thirty
minute floods several stores, damag-
) Ing stocks of goods.
Seloca.-Tom Crane, 40, is found
shot dead in woods near his home.
NJ. L. kilgore, Charles Thomas and
Cal Hardin are arrested.
Columbiana.-Geo. Robinson, ne
gro, is arrested and taken to Bir-
n1ingham, charged with numbering
Will Murphy, prominent farmer,
aged 5S.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS all
parts Of Alabama contend for repeal
of state convict leasing laws, but
Governor w. W, Brandon stands pat
in favor of laws.
Fort Deposit.-Three room extern
sion is being added to pubic school
building.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brothers are
awarded contract to build Sunday
school annex to First Methodist
church, at cost of $4,000.
Neutrality-suspicious. A. P. Agee, of
Admission, is presiding over circuit
court. Gordon Fincher is sentenced
to hang for murder of Miss May
belle Mccullough.
HaIeyvilIe.-Rev. Raleigh Wright,
of the home mission board, will con-
duct revival services, commencing
September 2, at Baptist church.
Gadsden.-Senator J. c. liner pre-
diets defeat of legislative bill. pro-
viding for election of county super
intendents Of education.
Centre.-Mrs. J. w. P. Johnson,
IS. of prominent Cherokee family,
dies here.
Jacksonville. New postoffice
building, owned by w. +. Greenleaf
is completed.
Anniston.-Congres Lamar
letters is spending few days in An
nistop.
McFalI.-School building costing
$4,000, to be used by Calhoun and
Talladega counties jointly, is being
built.
Camp McCIellan.-Colonel Dan D.
Tompkins. commander of Sixth cav
airy, is transferred to Fort Sam
Houston, Texas.
jacksonville r. NJ. Law
renee is elected president Of General
John II, Forney chapter, United
Daughters of Confederacy.
Gadsden.-Work will soon COM
mence on Centre-Gadsden highway.
Alexander City.-Citizens here are
building fine road to Cherokee
Bluffs, where Alabama Power com.
pany is building big dam.
Davidston.-New public school
building, costing $4,000, is being
built here.
Florala.-w. o. Reeves opens new
drug store here.
Columbiana.-Rev. and Mrs. Will
liam Neil, of this place, have arrived
in Glasgow, Scotland, according to
letters received here.
Gadsden.-Local cotton experts
say governments estimate that 49,
900 acres is in cotton in Etowah
county is entirely too high, and that
crop will be one of shortest ever
grown.
JacksOnvilIe.-Sec six weeks
term of state normal summer school.
opens with good attendance.
MontevalIo.-Miss Lelah Brown
field, graduate of University Of I'LL.
nois. is elected head OF commercial
department of female institute here.
Union HiII.-Rev. ]. z. Johnson
is conducting revival meeting at
Methodist church.
Butler.-Rev. r. L. Evans and
Rev. A. H. Holcomb are conducting
revival services here.
Eutaw.-Dr. l.. L. Starkey and
w. J. Hardy inspect sanitary condi-
tons here, and report intense mos
qlit breeding sources in many
places.
Brewton.-D. B. Hays is elected
president of Brewton Canning COM
pany.
Bay Minette.-Ten new brick store
buildings and many residences are
being built here.
CentrevilIe.-Body of John Poven
Of Blocton, is found hanging to tree
In northern part of Bibb county, Ten
dollars is found in dead mans
Gpocket.
Mont gomery.-J. H. Alldredge, ex,
anainer for Alabama public service
commission, recommends consid-
rrable reduction in railroad rates on
coal from Birmingham district.
Bay Minette.-There is consider
able oil excitement in Baldwin coun-
ty, One test we'll is being put down
and three Others will follow soon.
acknowledgements on Louis
vile & Nashville railroad strikes big
truck of Brewton Oil g. Manufactur-
ing company, demoishirg truck.
MontevalIo. Miss Eliza beth
Young, who takes post graduate
course in music in New York and
"a 70
Bay Minette.-City school board
elects all teachers for school year
Of 1923-24.
MontevalIO.-Prof. W. J. Kenner-