Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-08

mer Greensboro man, is present pas
tor OF the Birmingham church.
NASHVILLE.-Tr of Doc Nc.
Coy, negro, charged with shooting
Rufus Beard, wealthy farmer, from
ambush near Bellamy two years ago,
comes to sudden end in Nash county
superior court when Mccoy submits
to second degree murder and receives
sentence of so years.
NASHVILLE.-W1th troops guard
ing court, Lee Washington, negro, is
tried and convicted on charge Of at
lacking Mrs. II. J. Harding, wife Of
Atlantic Coast Line employe, at home
near Mopeyer, several weeks ago,
and is sentenced to be electrocuted
December 2S at state prison. Raleigh.
Public interest in trial was intense,
but restrained.
DUNN.-Bud Lewis, u. son of
Hardy Lewis, of near Dunn, is In
stantly killed by discharge Of gun
held by Rogers West, 16, cousin of
dead boy. They were hunting. Trag-
edy is declared accidental
BANNER ELk.-L. D. Lowe, aged
81, widely known as attorney, dies
after short illness.
GREENSBORO.-Percy J. Townes,
young Danville, Va, lawyer, is Sc
riously injured and H. L. Fitzgerald,
also of Danville, suffers severe cuts
when car piunges down fifteen-foot
embankment near Mebane. They are
brought here for treatment at hos
pital.
MOCKSVILLE.-Issue of $4,000
in bonds for construction of school
in East Shady Grove township is at
stake in election called for December
Is by county commissioners.
NORTH WILKEsBORO. - Six
thousand turkeys are sold to repre-
sentative of packer by E. Z. Eller.
Birds were driven here from Ashe,
Wautauga and Allegheny counties.
INSTRUMENTATION of Mr.. He
len Abbott, aged eighty-three, who
died after extended illness, and body
Of husband, who died seven years
ago, are taken to Bangor, Me-, for
mer home, for interment. Abbott
was one of wealthiest men in Pam
leo county.
GREENSBORO.-Forcedtos speedy
action by bursting of pipe line, which
wholly cut off city water supply for
twenty hours, city government calls
for bids to be opened December Ia
for pipe to lay new main, $4,000
bond issue for water system extern
sion having been authorized.
WINSTON SALEM-G. F. Gools-
by, for ten years Southern railway
agent at Donaha, whose wife died two
months ago, leaving four small chill
dren, kills self with shotgun while
standing in station at Donaha.
What education in
North Carolina needs, white and
black alike, is more real teachers and
less time-servers, says Miss Eliza.
beth Kelley, president of State Edu-
cation association, addressing 1000
attending second annual assembly Of
negro teachers.
LEIGH.-Governor Morrison
discussed frankly before assembly OF
states negro teachers some of con
ditions which resulted in famous
~" Sill Colll III STATE III
1876, and advised hearers on train.
ing of young negroes to help them
avoid falling into evil ways.
ASHEVILLE.-After living peace
ably eighteen years in Asheville,
Charlie Gibbs, alias Will Clark, of
Attala, Ala, finds himself suddenly
jailed, awaiting return to Alabama
for trial on charge of numbering Po-
!lceman jenkins and seriously wound
ing Policeman Blankenship in saloon
praWl at Alfalfa twenty years ago.
DURHAM. - Willard Dickerson.
two and half years. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dorsey Dickerson, of West Dur
nam, dies at hospital Of burns re.
ceived when playing at bonfire made
of leaves.
HIGH POINT.-Fire Of undeter-
mined origin destroys plant of North
Carolina Reed Furniture company,
loss being estimated at $4,000, part
ly covered by insurance. Adjoining
buildings are badly dana eed