Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-25

causing explosion and seriously in.
juring Ben Smith, 10.
WILSON DAM.-Home of Police
Chief Hayes, together with all con-
tents, is total loss from fire of un-
known origin.
FLORENCE.-Mem of Tri-
Cities Ministers union discuss capt.
tai punishment pro and con, with
much differences Of opinion.
OPELIKA.-Opelik citizens sign
contract for six days chautauqua
for summer Of 1924.
PHOENIX CITY.-Examinatio
for postmaster Of Phoenix City will
be held January 5. Postmaster w.
T. Hogan is not an applicant for
disappointment.
JASPER.-John H. Bankhead,
son of late United States Senator
Bankhead, is elected president
Walker County Bar association.
BIRMINGHAM Miss Ethel
Klein, who was injured by blow on
head when her father was killed, in
his store here, RECEIVERS and leaves
for Columbus, Ca, to make her
home.
WEST BLOCTON.-State fiddlers'
convention will be held here, jan
uary 20. Senator G. w. Randall
will be master Of ceremony.
SELMA.-Remain of Charles N.
Lucas. who dies at United States
government hospital, Osteen, N. c.,
are inferred here.
ADMISSION. - J. H. Hopkins is
painfully burned in fire which de-
stroys Frank McCraw's home where
he roomed.
GUNTERSVILLE-The Tennessee
river is on big rise, due to heavy
, rains.
ALABAMA CITY. - Jessie, 49,
month-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Massingale, is found dead in bed
from unknown causes.
SHEFFIELD. A. Lavendar, IS,
highly respected citizen, falls and dis
| locates hip.
TUSCALOOSA Coun-
| ty Dairy association is organized
with ]. M. HIGHLANDER, chairman.
BOAz. ". r. Brice and w. H.
Roden will open new wholesale gro
Gerry store here.
Observation-Disclosures w. w.
Brandon, as chairman, issues call for
state board of education to meet here
January 8.
MOBILE.-Leon Layfield, charged
with numbering hunting companion,
Melvin Brantley, is bound over to
grand jury without bond, at prelimi-
nary hearing before Judge D. A. Ed
| ington.
. ANNISTON.-Major e. B. Lyman,
! United States army officer, is trans
| ferred to Hawaii and will sail from
San Francisco February II.
GUNTERSVILLE-Alabama Pow
err company is now supplying Gun
tersville, Boaz and Albertville with
| electric current.
JASPER-United States court con-
venes here January 7. There are
so many whisky cases docketed that
this court is referred to as Judge
Grubb's wildcatters' convention"
CLAYTON.-Dr. II. G. Ford, grad.
uate Of Vanderbilt university, is new
! full time health officer for Barbour
county.
,MOBILE.-F'ire of Undetermined
origin causes loss of fully $4,000 to
fur warehouse of L. A Zieman.
JASPER.-C. D. Long, Sr., is elect
ed treasurer of Walker county, to
succeed r. 7. Hardin, resigned.
GUNTERSVILLE.-Public school
teachers are becoming scarce here
Only eighteen take state examina-
tons.
DOTHAM.-Rev. Henry T. John
son, II, member of North Alabama
Methodist conference, dies here,
MOBILE. - Police Chief P. r.
O'Shaughnessy and Dr. A. G. Ward,
member county board Of revenue, are
arrested by federal authorities in con-
nection with prohibition violations.
GIRARD.-Clarence B. Hinsman,
so, sW.tchman for Seaboard Air Line
railroad, is caught between two cars
and crushed to death.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to five
mill school tax recently voted, will
protest election.
FORT DEPOSIT. - Two planning
mills, owned b. Marks & Betty and
Montgomery and Lattimer Lumber
company, Of Georgia, are in. full op-
GRAFTON now turning out over 1O0, 900
feet of lumber daily.
CORDOVA.-Cech Felts and Rob
ert Curry, wanted at Louisville, XIV.
FOR theft Of automobile, are arrested.
here.
MISUNDERSTANDING little vii.
lage has become largest lumber cen.
ter in section, and town is growing
rapidly.
FORT DEPORIT.-Over 100, 900
pounds of pecans produced here
bring average price of so cents per
pound
SHEFFIELD. - While driving
along street, Bert Brackey is pain
fully shot with rifle in hands of
unidentified boy.
SHEFFIELD.-Mrs. Adela Rose
Allen, eighty.five, dies at home of
daughter, Mrs. c. C. Potts.
MONTGOMERY. - Theo Lacey
noted embezzler of state funds. who
has been in penitentiary severa!
years, is given fifteen days parole
by Governor Brandon to visit fam.
lily in Montgomery.
GEORGIANA.-Roads in this
county are almost impossible, due
to continued heavy rains.
PHENIX CITY.-Jim Martin is
arrested after officers find 400 gal
ions of whisky at his home.
Observation-Disclosures county
y
and rejects Charles H. Pulley pres
dent.
SEALE.-Large copper worm sto-
len from county Jail here some time
ago is recaptured when officers ar
rest w. L. Dudley near here and
destroy still.