Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-05-29


COlumbia.-More than $4,000 is
| reported raised through Columbia
State for relief of distress caused by
Camden schoolhouse fire when sew
enty-seven- lost their lives.
( AbbeviIIe. Every one of twenty
seven boys and girls who graduate
from high school here apply for adj
| mission to colleges in State next
fall.
st. Matthews.-W. w. Wanna
| maker, Jr.. files petition in bank
ruptcy, listing debts as $40,SS6 and
assets as $25,S62.
WalterbOrO.-Four months old in
FAINT of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S.
Smyley, of Ruffih, is killed when
caught between bed spring and bed,
breaking its neck in fall from the
bed.
COlumbia.-Old plantation system
is surely dying-if not already dead.
Small farm has come" says r. P.
Teele, federal bureau expert.
Columbia. county will
ship first carload of poultry to
eastern markets on June 81
HartsvilIe.-A carload of chick
ems, which Melted about $4,000 was
shipped from here recently.
CoIumbia.-June 1 is last day for
registration of negro pensioners un.
der new state law.
Newberry.-Carload Of boxes is
q, L.
Newberry's latest enterprise.
ewberry.-Thirteen negroes leave
here in one day for east.
COlumbia.-War heroes will be
honored in remaining several streets
here.
Columbia-St. Peters Roman Cath.
Ole church is preparing elaborate
program for celebration of Tooth
birthday next year.
ALABAMA
MOntgomery.-Alab League of
Women Voters demands repeal of
convict lease system. Convicts are
killed like beasts, they declare.
Mobile. Alabama. Mississippi
Press association holds annual meet
ing here, with Capt. Will T. Shee-
han, editor Montgomery Advertiser,
presiding.
, Cowarts.-Horace Shellgrove is
seriously cut on hip by his grand
father, George Shellgrove, in fight.
FIorence.-F White seay, ex-sol-
der, convicted of numbering his
wife, is granted parole by Governor
w. w. Brandon, and will be sent
to L. S. hospital at Little Rock.
Ark, for treatment. Seay is declared
insane from shell shock.
Dothan.-Edgar and Searcy Pynes,
brothers, convicted of killing one of
their neighbors over their dog, will
ask for parole.
Castleberry - Strawberry season
closes with total of 292 can ship
mentS.
Payne's Bend - Coal mines here
are operating six days a week, and
large force of miners is employed.
Evergreen.-There are 4s farmers
in county conducting cotton seed
demonstrations.
Montgomery. - City commission
buys "a IL acres of land on which
will be erected 100000 school build
ing,
Selma.-L. L. Park, farmer near
here, ships 250 pounds long staple
cotton seed to Entzan-O l.Molk, Tehe-
ran, Persia.
Decatur-City officials are placing
silent policemen at many of the
street corners, with view to stop
speeding.
Birmingham.-Edwa Cook, aged
seventeen, serving five-year sentence
in industrial school here is ordered
released by Governor w. E. Bran
don.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bell Tele-
phone company cuts rates in Ala
20 per cent.
Montgomery. Plans are being
drawn for tWo.story annex to state
capital building, costing $4,000.
Headland.-Mrs. Edgienora Park
er, aged Y years, shoots and kills
Arthur Norwood, negro, attempt
ing to break into her house.
DOthan.-Probate Clerk Walter U.
AGREE reports more marriages here
than ever known before.
Alexander City.-sidney Lanier
chapter United Daughters of Con-
federacy will erect handsome monu7
ment here to memory of Confed-
crate dead.
Albany-Rev. L. F. Goodwin sup
ports William Jennings Bryan at
general assembly of Presbyterian
church. Big votes from east and
west cause Bryan's defeat" says
Rev. Goodwin.
Albany.-Cooper Wells Knitting
Mill company are constructing mill
here, which will be ready for opera
ton about June IS.
Elba.-Boiler in saw mill here ex-
plodes, killing Rufus Aughtmen, 95;
Bethel Sasser, 80; and w. H. Ed
dins, 81, and injuring Tom Cauley,
Jr., 10. W. H. Cauley is owner of
mill No cause is assigned for ex-
plosion.
Montgomery. -Labor agents dong
business in Alabama were required
to pay state license of $4,000.
Gadsden-Engineers are survey.
ing extension of Tennessee, Ala
bama and Georgia Railway from
Gadsden to Birmingham, through st. |
Clair county. |
Alexander City.-Cotton acreage
is reduced here owing to continued !
rains and cool weather.
FLORIDA
SarasOta.-Death of Miss Bessie |
Lesser, sixteen, high school girl, sad
dens whole community.
DISQUALIFICATION are being made |
for greatest Fourth of July celebra- !
tinn in hiStnrN Of county,