Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-13
NEWS OF THE SOUTHLAND TOLD IN SNAPPY PARAGRAPHS


of Charlotte, contract for construc
ton of new buildings to cost $453.
900. When completed buildings will
have cost $53S,000.
SHELBY. = Graham Early, we'll
known young man. member Of fox.
hunting party, leaves companions to
run swiftly up hill to obtain better
view of hounds, Companions hasten
to his side after he cried out, and
find him dead. Death thought to
have resulted from overtaXing heart
RALEIGH. = Portraits of Walter
Hines Page, late ambassador to court
of st. James, and Colonel j. Bryan
| Grimes, for % years secretary of
state for North Carolina, both native
of state, are presented to state his.
torical society for hanging in hall of
fame at capitol.
MOUNT AIRY-Brady Harrell, 81,
dies at hospital of wound in abdomen
accidentally inflicted while he was
| ''fooling" with pistol{he thought not
loaded.
! WADESBORO. = f. G. Allen, IS,
| Confederate veteran, and for many
years one of leading business men
of Arson county, dies from conSe-
quences of paralysis suffered several
weeks previous.
/ IRRESPONSIBLE J. r. Cum.
innings, so, one of city's well-known
merchants, suffers second stroke of
| paralysis. :
SALISBURY, Executive commit
tee of United Lutheran church synod
I 90. oil
session, with Rev. j. L. Morgan, Of
/ Salisbury, president of synod, pre-
siding, to discuss plans for campaign
to raise $125,OOO building fund for
Collegiate institute, at Mount Pleas
ant, Cabarrus county, and proposal
for joining of Virginia and North
Carolina synods in campaign to raise
S250,O0 building and endowment
fund for orphans home at, Salem,
Virginia.
RAvIDSON.- college an
nounces receipt of bequest of $4,000
by Robert *. Smith, former vice
president of p Lorillard Tobacco
company, native of Milton, N. c.,
who died several years ago at
Orange, Va, without ever having
seen institution.
SALISBURY Robbers smash the
plate glass window of Starnes &
Parker jewelry store in heart of
shopping district and escape with
jewelry, valued at several hundred
dollars, without being identified.
GREENSBORO. = City council
awards $950,OO0 consolidated bond
issue to Atlantic Bank and Trust
company, of Greensboro, and other
bidders present vigorous protest, re-
sulting in council reconsidering, re-
jecting all bids and ordering resub-
mission of bids.
CHARLOTTE.-Dr. A. M. Redfern,
sixty-two, for twenty years resident
physician of Clemson college,
wealthy farmer, resident here for
number of, years, dies after ten-day
illness.
SALISBURY. = c. r. Otterburg,
fifty-five, of Spencer, is instantly
killed, and John Rarnhardt, thirty
two, also of Spencer is fatally in
jured when their truck, loaded with
soft drinks goes over embankment,
crushing occupants.
EVILLE!-Members of fam
lily discovered when they called him
that f.. j. MeRacIen,s seventy-three,
had died some time in night.
NEW BERN.-Alberte Sparrow,
negro, is arrested ON charge of COM
plicity in attack on Sam Moore, Nor
folk and Southern railway conductor,
who was thrown from train near
here by drunken negroes and badly
injured. Sparrow is shot in abdo
men when resisting arrest. s.
ROCKY MOUNT.--Sequel to SEN
fencing of Lee WaahingtnaE negro,
to electric chair after:sfrfaf offa charge
of having attacked white woman oc-
ours when home of Mrs. H. J. Har-
ding is fired upon by unidentified ne
groes, whose fire is returned with
out effect by Harding. Armed posse
quickly organized in community al
ready stirred by recent trial of
Washington, fails to find fleeing ne
groes. cl.
HIGH POINT Misses Lima Gro
mer and Juanita Johnson, both
young and pretty, and c. B. Beaver,
Thomas Shouse and G. w. Mcdaniel,
arrested in Jacksonville. Fla, are
brought here and lodged in Jail in
default of bond to await trial on
charges growing out OIL ROBBERY sew
eral months ago Of H. Silver & Co.
store. They plead not guilty but
make no statement at preliminary
hearing.
DISQUALIFICATION of Bishop
James Atkins, of Lake Junaluska, N.
c., one of leading prelates in south
ern Methodist church, who died in
Little Rock, Ark, after brief illness
following stroke of paralysis, is
brought to Waynesville, where fu-
neral and interment services are
held.
ASHEVILLE.-Life body of
DR.. w. A. Galloway, physician and
specialist, is found in basement of his
home, death being due to selfinflict-
ed rifle shot. III health is suggested
as cause of suicide. Body is sent to
former home at Hamilton, Ohio.
RALEIGFI.-Mrs. Kate Burr John
son, commissioner, announces state
board of public welfare plans as next
step organization. of negro welfare
bureau, with trained negro worker
in charge.