Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-25
SOUTH CAROLINA

COLO MBIA.-Ju lluS GdrVln ana
Frank Gaines, two Beaufort negroes,
pay death penalty six days before
Christmas for murder of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Brown, who were beaten
to death in their little store at Hill
ton Head last July 4, store then be-
ing burned down.
CHARLESTON.-W. S. Bowling,
Of plant department of telephone
company, is presented with medal for
heroism in insisting that fellow-pas
senger be removed from wrecked
train ahead of him, and then assist
ing in removing fellow-passenger
who later died.
COLUMBIA.-Colum Chamber
Of Commerce adopts resolution ask
ing legislature to authorize settle
ment of litigation surrounding Co
lumbia canal, in order that local pow
err company, owner of canal and now
sued for completion Of the canal,
might proceed with large contemplate
+ ed hyrdo- electric development.
COLUMBIA.-Mrs. w. T. Stevens,
Of Thomson, Ca, dies at home of two
daughters here.
COLUMBIA.-J. c. Mcdonald,
young white man, is arrested in
Rockingham, N. c., for Columbia
police, who want him on several
charges pertaining to wild auto ride
through city.
ROCK HILL.-Rosalie, 6-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Gar
f0+o11xy xuhnn nlnt hin o.
becomes ignited from open CRATE.
COLUMBIA.-Joe Sparks, of Wash
ington, chairman of American Legion
national committee on Americaniza-
ton, former well-known newspaper
man of state, comes here to spend
holidays.
SPARTANBURG.-No word has
been heard after nationwide
search. of Miss Virginia Boozer,
prominent 19-year-old Columbia girl,
graduate Of CONVERGE college here,
who disappeared on November 2.
GREENVILLE.-W M. Wilson
and son, Lewis Wilson, are arrest
ed near Greenvilie by federal Off
GERS charging them with making
whisky.
GREENVILLE.-"Bud" McTindal
and Henry Wynn are arrested on
Augusta road in automobile with
so gallons of whisky
GREENVILLE.-J Burroughs,
two and half-year-old son of Mrs.
G. c.. Burroughs, is badly burned
when clothing catches fire from
open CRATE while mother is asleep
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES interest
is felt in appointment of Congress-
man J. J. McSwain, of Greenville,
on military affairs committee of
congress.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mcleod
will be speaker at annual banquet
Of Greenville police department on
December %.
GREENVILLE.-Re McMana-
way. local preacher. is robbed of
$170 while travelling on train from
Spartanburg to Greenville.
CHESTERFIELD. - Representa-
tive w. f. Stevenson, Of Chester
field, has introduced bill in congress
to put calcium arsenate, boil weevil
poison, on free list.
COLUMBIA.-Ther is a consid.
cradle amount of small poX in South
Carolina at present, according to
Dr. A. H. Hayden, epidemiologist of
state board of health, and legisla
ture will be asked for increased
funds for purchase of vaccine.
wILLIsTON.-Rev. w. r. Da-
Wis, Willston's Baptist preacher
lately come from Wise. Va. Is de-
scribed as Governor McLeod's "dou-
ble."
COLUMBIA.-Stat tax commits
sion announces will be ready to send
out state income tax return blanks
January /.
COLUMBIA Francis L. Ryden,
21-year-old marine, sentsnced to
serve forty years for murder Of an
other marine at Paris Island leaves
for his future prison home in Seattle,
Wash.
CHARLESTON.-Work is started
in dismantling of Billy Sunday taber-
nacle.
CHARLEsTON.-State land settle:
ment commissions plan for estab-
fishing several colonies for farm set
tiers, is explained to Charleston vot-
ers by commission. headed by For
mer Governor R. l. Manning.
DARLINGTON.-E. w. Fountain
is ected mayor in general election.
AIKEN.-Reuben Kyser and B.
Dreden, giving Columbia as address,
are Eurt when auto turns over.
ROCK HILL. Darby Smith and
Thomas w. Boyd lead in first pri.
mary for county supervisor and will
enter second primary on January 1.
CHARLEsTON.-State board of
fisheries, headed by Trower Cravens,
of Beaufort. meets oyster and fish
dealers of coastal counties here, for
conference on development Of states
fish and oyster industry.
ISPARTANBURG.- Announcement
is made that machinery has been
bought for new cotton mill to be
built at Balfour, n. c.. by Captain
Ellison A. Smythe, of Greenville, and
associates, and work will start about
January /.
GAFFNEY. - Stanback Luther
ChaVen, prisoner held in county Jail
for observation. has begun hunger
strike.
ROCK HILL.-Local chamber of
commerce makes contract with
Hockenbury system, of Harrison
burg, Pa, to make preliminary sur
veys, looking to campaign for new
hotel for this city.
GAFFNEY. - Ed DeCamp, editor
Of Gaffney Ledger. is suffering with
injuries received when a skid, used
for unloading newspaper from a car,
and on which he was standing, Slip
ped, throwing him about seven feet.
SPARTANBURG - Representative
j. II. Mabry announces he will in
troduce bill in January session for
free school textbooks