Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-04
NORTH CAROLINA

in-law, Judge c. A. Jones, is heIf
under $4,000 bond for trial in Sep
TENDER when given preliminary
hearing,
N-SALEM-W. L. WI.
liams, city sanitary officer, attempts
TO kill self by taking poison wher
placed in Jail at MartinsVllle' Va
after being arrested on charge OF
impersonating Virginia oLtlcer ahe
transporting whisky.
KINsTON-With years crop Of
this section estimated at zo,O0O,oOl
pounds OF good to excellent tobacco
only few hundred pounds are sold or
first day of season. Planters devote
day to testing market.
CHARLOTTE-C. NJ. Matthews
of Winder, Ga, goes on trial in SUI
perior court on charge Of transport
ing whisky.
CHARLOTTE-Ship and Man
ufacturers' association goes on rec
ord as Directing to lease of Carolina
Clinchfield & Ohio railway by Louis
VILE & Nashville, subsidiary of A.
lantic Coast Line. Association of
ficials informally say they prefer
lease being obtained by Seaboard Al.
Line.
GREENSBORO Two unknown
persons, armed with corn knives, de
stroy tobacco valued at s1,500 in
field of Henley Ballard, white farm
er, of near Colfax, who recently has
actively opposed bootlegging.
RALEIGH-Stopping his car II
perfunctory compliance with grade
crossing law and then stalling ii
on railway tracks, Harry Barnes
BODY is ground to fragments under
wheels of Southern passenger train
at 100-Miie crossing near Clayton,
locomotive being derailed by impact.
His feet caught in door of car when
he attempted TO jump.
Z SILVER CITY-R. Eubanks is ar
rested and lodged in Jail at Pittsborc
in default of $500 bond on charge
of wife beating. During preliminary
hearing Eubanks attempts to attack
wife but is restrained by lawyer.
HIGH POINT - Compilation OF
records disclose building permits is
sued in past twelve months amount
ed to s1,5S1,S65.
sALISBURY-Volley and Law
renee Weaver, Of Asheville, hanG-
cuffed together, en- route to state
prison at Raleigh from Macon com
ty, squeeze through lavatory win
dow and drop from train, making
escape. They are under sentence o.
six and four years, respectively, for
robbery.
RALEIGH-State-fe employ
Everett authorizes Farmers Bank of
Rockingham to increase capital from
100000 to 100000 and change maine
to Farmers Bank & Trust Co. Robert
L. Steele is president.
RALEIGH-state;feder meploy-
ment service placed $40 of 500 reg.
istrations for employment in week
Shipnan reports.
WILMINGTON. 49, Federal Judge
Connor orders marshal to permit
negro, George Cooper, under guard,
to go home to obtain cash for 5000
bond.
HICKORY. d. Elliott is re-
elected president of chamber of
commerce.
WILMINGTON.-Cement cargoes
brought to Wilmington in II months
ending July 80 totalled 1856 tons,
valued at S1,000.000. Twelve of %
shipments were from Denmark. 9TH
ers from Hudson. \. y, consigned
to Southern Power Co, building hy-
dro-electric projects.
RALEIGH of state
grants Poneemah Mills, of LeXing'
ton, authority to change name to
Wabena Mills to eliminate conflict
with name of mill operating in Con-
necticut. K. H. Thompson is presi-
dent of Wabena Mills.
CHARLOTTE.-John f. Russell,
70, farmer. of Arson county, dies at
hospital here after long illness. Body
is taken to Wadesboro.
CHARLOTTE.-W. r. Matthews,
of Charlotte, commander, announces
Sons and Daughters of American
Liberty have bought 70 acres in
Transylvania county as site for pro-
posed fraternity summer camp.
GREENVILLE.-Ju of IL men
return verdict partially in favor OF
both plaintiff and defense in case OF
G. H. Pittman against Tobacco
Growers Cooperative association
denying fraud on part of associa-
ton. Judge Horton sets aside part
of verdict in favor of plaintiff. Pitt
man appeals.
RALETGH.-G. P. Williams. sheer
agent of state department of agri-
culture, warns farmers of state not
to buy high priced ewes at this
time, when all other breeders are
-
KINSTON.-Jones county prison
ct Trenton is without an occupant
and Sheriff Westbrook says only
two prisoners have been confined ir
It since April. County has popula-
ton of 10000
CHAPEL HILL. - Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge is invited TO attend cere
monies in October incident to in.
Etallation Of North Carolina Alpha
chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority, o
which she is member
CHARLOTTE.-Guyla Montgom
cry, y, son of Mrs. Guyla Mont
gomery, is injured when his bicycle
and motor car. driven by c. f
Wakefield, collide.
NEW BERN.-Manufact o
Implement handles receives orde
for 10000 baseball bats per month
and for present he plans to shil
two car loads monthly.
NEW BERN.-R. H. Ross deput,
sheriff, is held on charge of assault
and battery. Ross is alleged to hav
beaten Frank Clark. aged negro
whose skull was fractured by blow
with revolver.
KINSTON. - Compilations indi
cate 20 tobacco barns in easter
belt have been burned since, Jun
20. loss amounting to $4,000.
RALEIGH. Attorney Genera
Manning meets representatives O
refiners and later says he believe
he sees evidences of Standard o.
endeavoring to obtain control o
gasoline filling stations of state. H
says he intends to take further &C
ton.