Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-11


some reasons given for negro misra.
ton by Central Alabama Methodist
conference, colored, in session here.
DECATUR. - Tennessee Valley
Golf and Country club will take
charge of Woodland farm, which IL
has purchased, as soon as crops are
gathered.
OPELIKA.-State and federal Off
GERS capture most complete Gistilling
outfit, OF 700 gallon capacity, ever
seen in this section:
OPP.-Capital stock of First Ma.
tional bank is increased from $780,
900 to 100000.
SCOTTSBORO. - Several people
claim to have seen strange wild beast
eight feet long in mountains here,
which is said to be killing pigs, sheep
and goats.
FAYETTE. - Work commences
here on $4,000 Baptist church.
GREENVILLE.-S hospital
is completed and is now open to
public.
AUBTTRN.-Dr w. E. Kinds, state
entomologist, warns Alabama farm
ers to be on lookout for army worm,
saying it may appear any day. Worm
is now reported in south Georgia.
TUSCALOOSA.-Ov $50 merit
badges are awarded Tuscaloosa Boy
Scouts; / second class, IL first class,
star scouts, highest rank ever held
here.
JASPER-An Walker county Boy
Scouts are in camp at Camp O'Rear,
near here.
TUSCALOOSA. - Exchange club
asks that highway be paved from
here to Birmingham.
HUNTSNILLE.-Se Oscar ".
Underwood forgets politics FOR time
and spends vacation with Tracy w.
Pratt on Monte Sano.
PELL CITY.-Saint Clair and Tai
iadega counties purchase bridge over
Coosa river and make it free.
ATHENS. - Sheriff Gilbert ard
Revenue Officer Root find 1OO-gallon
still snugly hid in timber section on
Mason's island in Tennessee river
RECOMMENDATIONS 100 Jeffer-
son county dairymen invest $4,000
In centralized milk distributing plant,
which goes into operation Septem-
Der /.
PINSON.-Mr. and Mrs. II. f.
Wear hold family reunion and 50
children and grandchildren attend.
BAY MINETTE. - Miss Lillian
Tompkins resigns as county health
nurse to marry.
FORT DEPOSIT.-Ravage of boil
weevil throughout Lowndes county
are alarming.
ELECTRIC. - George McInvale
and Frank Norris, rival BARRIERS, en-
gage in fight Norris is dangerously
wounded with knife and McInvale is
in Jail.
FORT DEPOSIT.-Local company
Of state militia goes to Camp McClel-
Ian for Is days training.
SULLIGENT.-Cottoni is late, but
in good condition, and almost normal
crop is expected.
sAMSON.-Five school districts
are consolidated and Junior high
school is established.
EAsTABOGA.-Over 800 attend
Homecoming and. big picnic here.
FOREST HOMF.-A. V. Stabler,
sawmill owner and operator, loses
several fingers in accident at his
mill.
GREENVILLE.-B. S. Perdue, Of
this place, but at present United
States marshal at Mobile, Is ap-
pointed acting postmaster here to
succeed p. E. Burnett, whose term
expired some time ago.
MONTGOMERY against
six chiropractors, indicted for prac-
ticing medicine without license, are
set for trial in circuit court.
GADSDEN.-Will Foster aid D.
E. Brothers are allowed bond of
81 900 each after arrest on charge of
burning Mrs. Ida Hoods home.
ATTALLA.-Mrs. Mary Lee Ward
and Will Walker are each given SIX
disorderly conduct.
CENTRE.-State highway commits
sion will build highway from here
to Etowah county line, distance OF
ten miles.
GADSDEN.-Bar tow Wilson, Etc
wah county farmer, Is selling hum
dreds of watermelcns on local mar
ket at from 81 to $1.25 each.
sELMA.-Carl RadfCrd, we'll
known farmer, dies suddenly while
seated on front porch.
TUSCALOOSA and county
is planning to exempt all new fac
tories from taxation.
JASPER.-Work commences on
23-mile link of Bankhead highway in
Walker county to cost $3.50 600
ANNISTON-Ann building
permits increase 1872 per cent over
last years permits.
TUSCALOOSA.-Mrs. Ellen Green
wald, IS, is dead at her home after
long illness.
DECATUR.-Bee Line highway is
competed nOfIn 20 HuldShl' Tenn,
and south to Cullman,
ALEXANDER CITY.-Worll is
progressing on bridge over ITALIA
pOosa river on Florida Short Route.
DECATUR. - Arrangements are
reing made to bring Ham. Ramsey
evangelists here this fail for big re-
viVal.
SYLACAUGA.-Ioe Hill, negro.
steals three bicycles, riding one and
Leading two. EA is arrested.
GROVFHILL.-Cla county farm
bureau meets here August II for
election of officers.
GYLACAUGA.--Bean beetle is DO.