Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-14

at Richmond, Va.
GASTONIA.-R. A. Davis, Is,
negro, is in CASTOR county jail
charged with attempt to assault
young white woman near home on
| outskirts of Gastonia. Young WON,
ans condition is serious, due to
fright. Her screams scared negro
away after short struggle.
| GASTONIA.-Repres Bull
Wrinkle goes to Washington to attend
state funeral for President Harding,
in capacity as representative and
American Legion delegate.
GOLDSBORO.-Abner Odom, six.
ty-three, we'll known, dies after short
! illness.
CANDOR.-Annual harvest festi-
val" is held, o. Max Gardner, of
Shelby, former lieutenant governor,
being on program for address.
O.-Educational meet
| ing of Masons in Wayne, Lenoir
and Greene counties is called for Au-
gust Id.
WELCOMING Robinson, son
of Rev. B. r. Robinson, of Jackson,
and Ellis Bradley, of Raefor6, are
| killed, the former instantly, when
motor car they were driving was
met near here in collision by another
car, which did not stop.
SALISBURY.-Tho Mcconnell,
| fourteen, son of Clarence Mcconnell,
! dies of injuries sustained when run
down by motor car.
LAKE JUNALUSKA. - Church
school of missions is launched by
| Southern Methodist church, purpose
being to organize each year member
| ship of every church into mission
mer missionary to Africa. will direct
this work.
GREENSBORO.-John t. Rees,
widely-known cigar manufacturer,
| heeds call of motoriSt for help only
| to find himself facing gun in hands
of bandit, who relieves him of $3.50
in cash, overlooking jewelry valued
at 81 ,000 Mrs. Reese hastily hid in
her stocking.
| GREENSBORO-Dr. C. A. Grote,
| city health officer, recommends to
! city government enactment of ordi~
nance prohibiting sale of milk not
! pasteurized within city, holding re-
! cent typhoid epidemic due to con-
| taminated milk
LENOIR.-More than 100 children
undergo operations in four days at
| tonsil and adenoid clinic arranged
! for by Miss Lou London, county pub
tic health nurse.
LENOIR.-Dr. j. L. spruill, of
state tuberculosis hospital, sanatori-
UNI, is conducting tuberculosis elm
ic, assisted by Miss Mabel Goforth,
for Caldwell and Lenoir counties.
FAYETTEVILLE. - D. II. Ellis,
twentyfour, Atlantic Coast Line
switchman, is fatally injured when
he falls between cars. No one wit
messed accident. Widow and infant
| child survive.
CHAPEL HILL.-Universit of
North Carolina announces adding to
| its faculty one professor, six asso-
| ciate professors and twenty instruc-
tors, necessitated by prospective in
crease in enrolment this fall.
GREENSBORO.-John L. Riddle,
forty-six, dies after extended illness.
Observation-Disclosures county
commissioners adopt rules and regu-
lations for control of prisoners on
county gangs, authorizing use of
lash as last resort. Prisoners will
be graded according to conduct, class
A prisoners being allowed ninety-six
days annually off sentences for good
conduct.
GREENSBORO.-About 500 negro
| farmers and wives from many points
in state attend sessions of North
Carolina Negro Trainers congress,
at Agricultural and Technical col
lege, state negro institution.
observation-disclosures white
woman, aged sixty, is attacked by
unidentified negro at her home near
here. Several negroes are arrested
and released afr being taken before
the woman.
ASHEVILLE.- Contract will be
awarded within short time for new
| 100000 Buncombe county court.
house, officials say.
ASHEVILLE.-For first time in
several months real estate trans
actions in one week pass million
| dollar mark.
ASHEVILLE.-Si of recently
| burned Emporium department store
is leased for period of 50 years. cost
Of lease being $750,000 l.. B. Jackson
and associates, new owners, an
nounce. They plan to erect 100000
building.
|
ASHEVILLE.-Hub M. Poteat,
president of Wake Forest college and
grand master of North Carolina Ma
sons, is to deliver principal address
at meeting here OF Masons of Bun
cOmbe. Henderson, Polk and Tran.
sylvania counties, August 30.
HENDERSONVILLE. - Balfour
orphanage, maintained largely by
Presbyterian church, removes to
rewly completed building on recent
ly purchased large farm near Black
Mountain, having outgrown former
plant.
WILMINGTON Klux Khan
holds at Wrightsviile Beach first pub
lie initiation ceremonial ever staged
by Wilmington khan.
| WlLM GION.-TldeWate Power
company announces work on 60
mile extension to Faison by Bur-
gaw is nearly complete and will fur
nish towns along route 24-hour cur
rent within SO days, replacing mu-
nicipal-owned plants in several
towns.
WILMINGTON.-B Bishop Darst, OF
Episcopal church, in sermon at St.
James church, says true Christian
ity' lived by church members is
only definite answer to many criti-
cisms of modern church.
WILMINGTON.-M and Mrs. J.
Fl. Cummings, naturalists, living on
houseboat in Cape Fear river and