Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-14

| DfOCneI, GHIlO. GOWeIl, SeVenCy-nlne,
after feud of thirty years, Jeff Pow
ell, sixty, farmer, living near Car
ner, is placed on trial. Fifty wit
nesses are sworn.
Washington, N. C. - Former
Congressman Small tells state ship
| line commission he regards as i'm
practical and unwse plan of Cover
nor Morrison for state to enga ge
in water transportation, owning and
operating ship lines.
Smithfield.-City voters approve
issue Of. $4,000 in bonds for con-
struction Of hotel conditioned on sub
scription by private interests of $780,
| 600 to project.
MISUNDERSTANDING Justice Clark
son accepts invitation to address
North Carolina Bcraca-Phillthea
union here June 14-17.
Tarb0rO.-Judge John H. Kerr an
nounces he will not seek election to
seat on congress vacated by death
Of Representative Kitchin If all 9TH
er prospective candidates agree for
| district committee to name Mrs.
Kitchin, the widow, or Mills Kitchin,
son, to the office.
4 Andrews.-Town will award con-
tract this summer for 100000 power
plant on Hiwassee river, to develop
1900 primary kilowatt.
KinstOn.-Young son of Amos
Stroud, of near Liddell, is recover
ing from effects of swallowing con-
centrated I've. He is fed through
tube, his throat being badly burned.
Salisbury.-Miss Julian Crouch,
about %, dies here of cancer. Infor
nation of her illness had been kept
from her mother, Mrs. Laura B.
Crouch, who is suffering from q
broken hip. Miss Crouch was widely
known as a pianist.
Observation-Disclosures of 436 sam.
pies of milk is the basis of the re-
port by DR.. e. M. Duncan, city-coun-
ty health department, that the milk
supply Of Charlotte and Mecklen-
burg county is very satisfactory"
SaIisbury.-The Peoples National
bank is closed and it's books given
into custody of National Bank Elk
aminer Folger, as a result of large
depositors withdrawing funds after
receivership is ordered for Mecklen-
burg chain of mills.
Charlotte.-Sarah Nelson, IL years
old, gaining four pounds in six
weeks on a milk diet, wins prize Of
fered by Mecklenburg County Milk
Producers association to demon
strate bodybuilding value of milk.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
I. Nelson.
lGOldsbOro. Movement, temper
arily suspended after death of Judge
w. r. Allen, to construct 100000
community building as memorial to
World war veterans is again taken
up, various civic organizations CO.
operating.
WarsaW.-Dublir county board of
education adopts school budget of
| $183,000, appropriations including
ten additional motor buses to trans
port children.
GOldsborO.-Miss Lillian Crisp,
supervisor Of Wayne county public
schools, resigns and board reluctant
ly accepts it, effective July [.
GreensborO.-Sam Jones is arrest
ed here with case of liquor; he also
had jar of sulphuric acid He Is
fined $500.
Raleigh Peacock an
nounces Shaw college is rated a.
by state department of education,
first negro college in state to obtain
that rating, and that gifts amount
ing to 100000 have been received re
Gently.
ayetteville.-Fred c. Fields, line
man, of LAGRANGE, Ga, is electro.
cuted here when foot slips, body com.
ing in contact with q 2,300-volt
power wire. Body is sent to La
Grange.
Ahoskie.-Officials in BERTHE coun-
ty are investigating attempts to dy-
Mantle cattle dipping watts County
recently completed forty-six watts,
cost of which forced county into debt
for first time in years.
DavidsOn.-Degree of bachelor of
arts is conferred on seventy-seven
young men, members of graduating
class of Lightweight, by Davidson
college.
Salisbury - Julius M. Surratt
SeVenty-three years old, operator of
grocery stores here and at Spencer,
dies here.
Observation-Disclosures. in this coun-
ty, has two mayors, G. =. Hartsell,
ere elected" and S. Honeycutt, ere
Gently elected" each of whom has
taken oath, each is acting as mayor.
ready to Jail each other upon provo
cation.
Newton. - Samuel L. Herman,
| POI1ntW of Ia
hospital, two weeks after death of
father, J. F. Herman. Body is
brought to home here.
GTeensbOro.--Mrs. Eliza Hubbard,
eighty-seven years old, dies at home
in West Greensboro.
GreensborO.-Telegram announces
death of Loyal L. Harralson, eighty
years old, Confederate veteran, at
home at Ruffin, where funeral is
held.
StanIey.-Lela Ginghams Mills,
new Rankin plant here, begins turn
ing out product at capacity.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Columbia.-Suggestion of Governor
Mcleod, in proclamation issued about
boil Weevil situation, was generally
acted upon in churches of city,
town and village, divine aid being
sought in fight against pest.
Latta.-Laurin Grassland, of Ben
netsville, and Miss Louise Man
ming, Of Sanford, N. c., are seriously
injured when auto turns over. They
we're en- route from Bennettsville to
Myrtle Beach.
Silver Street.-Grain crop in this
section is good except wheat, which
suffered badly from rust. Scarcity of
labor is main problem of farmers.
Boil Weevils are plentiful and cot
ton stands are poor.
Laurens.-Funeral services are
held for Joseph H. Sullivan, who
! lins s11lln,.lL. LIZ