Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-16

Mrs. Elizabeth Sarratt, sixty-three
years old, one of best known women
of Cherokee county, are held here.
Columbia.-Flames menace 10000
bales of cotton when building is de-
stroyed at Palmetto compress. About
forty bales are consumed.
Laurens.-Stores here closed for
funeral of Joseph Fl. Sullivan, prom
inent business man, who dies uneX-
pectedly.
Ridge Springs. - Annual associa
tional convention of Baptist Young
Peoples Union here is pronounced
great success.
Clemson ColIege.-Because of late
frosts, fruit crop of South Carolina
has been greatly decreased and in
many sections entirely destroyed,
and to supplement this statewide
shortage, orchard owners and
gardeners are urged to save both
wild and cultivated crops that ripen
on premises.
Charleston. - Potato growers are
worried over barrel shortage which
is acute and is interfering with
shipments. This is due to larger
! yield of potatoes than ever before.
GreenvilIe.-Unless improvements
to meet demands of board of health
are made by several diaries within
thirty days, licenses will be revoked.
GreenviIIe. = City school bonds
amounting to $4,000 for new
buildings are sold to A. M. Law &
Co., at premium of $1,000,
Greenville. - Directors of new
! Southern Worsted company, which
will build million-dollar mill here,
leave contracts entirely with engi-
neers, Lockwood, Green & Co.
Greer.-Health department, with
jurisdiction over wide area, is as
| GreenYille and Spartanburg coun-
ties.
AndersOn.-Ed Sanford, of a North
Carolina construction company, is
brought here for trial on charge of
soliciting labor, claims he got only
crap-shooters and gunner.
GreenwOod.-Laurens county far
mers are trapping army worms by
ditch method and do not expect fur
Their damage to corn and cotton.
GreenviIIe.-Compla are regis
tered against stores remaining open
here on Sunday and retail mer-
chants appeal to authorities to en-
force law.
Columbia.-J. S. Jones, white, and
Andrew Gillespie and Sam Jenkins,
negroes, are injured when Southern
railway train strikes truck.
COlumbia.-M. r. Spigner, of Co
lumbia, is elected president of Elks
at annual state convention.
Clemson COllege.-Forty-tw agri-
cultural students from fourteen high
schools take part in first annual live
stock judging contest here, Easley
High school winning first place in
sweepstakes; Greer second, and
Seneca third.
Greenville.-Prohibiti conditions
in South Carolina, according to Fed
eral Prohibition Commissioner Roy
A. Haynes, are comparable with
conditions in most favorable states
i'll Union. Fourteen dry agents here
are praised for doing full duty.
Clemson COlIege.-Great advance
in chicken industry in South Caro-
lima is noted by survey
Orangeburg.-Mike Edwards, Jr.,
15-yearold son of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
M. Edwards, rescues Sammy Ragin.
Is, from drowning in pond near
here.
Spartanburg.-Rec of present
city government will be attempted in
election ordered for September rs to
select two new commissioners.
Spartanburg.- Officials are we'll
pleased with progress at Pacific
Mills companys 100000 textile
development at Lyman, IL miles
from here.
UniOn.-Lawrence Allen, So, dies
here after operation.
LOckhart.-J. Roy FAINT is elected
president of the University of South
Carolina Alumni association, sue
| ceeding j. Rion McKissick, who de-
clined third term.
Gaffney.-True army worm in
vades Cherokee county and depre-
dations have not been halted. CAL
cium arsnate is being used in effort
to poison them.
Plckens.-A rattlesnake, captured
alive without a fight. is odd pet at
home of Albert Foster farmer, near
here.
GreenwOOd.-Dairy Industry in
Greenwood has grown until approx
imately 10000 pounds of butter is
made by Greenwood creamery each
month.
Gaffney.-People must work as
we'll as pray to beat boil weevil, de-
- A
at Buford Street Methodist church.
Fountain Inn.-What is said to be
the best as well as largest grain
crop of recent years is now being
harvested in this section. Oats lead
in acreage.
Clemson COlIege.-Telegram from
war department states that Clemson
Agricultural college has been Sc
lected as one of distinguished COL
leges for the year 1928.
Greenville.-Champi boy farmers
and live stock raisers from various
parts of South Carolina gather for
annual banquet and poW-wow.
FLORIDA
Tampa.-"Lot's wife was a typical
society woman of 1000 years ago"
DR.. Claude w. Duke saws in special
sermon on women at First Baptist
church.
st. Observation-Disclosures death
is verdict of coroner's jury investi-
eating death of Hattie Lou Pullen.
?, who was shot and killed by MAJ
lie Melvin, Is. Latter carelessly
handled revolver according to testi-
mOny.
Orlando.-Henry Scott, 10, of Ar
cadia, painfully wounds himself
While irving to shoot alligators with