Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-07
NORTH CAROLINA

is elected mayor without opposition.
NORTH CAROLINA
GREENSBORO.-George Mauk,
former candidate for city council
fugitive from Guilford county chain
gang, in Erie, Pa, writes city judge
he will return about August Is to
finish serving 45-day sentence for
drunkenness.
CHARLOTTE.-Ba Bell, 7.
daughter of DR.. G. F. Bell, pastor of
Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian
church, dies following operation on
throat from what is diagnosed as
meningitis.
HIGH POINT.-Mrs Alice Thorn
berry, 40, dies after illness of year
GREENSBORO.-R Rainfall records
of % years are broken when 3.25
inches of rain fell in few hours.
CHARLOTTE.-Record of 40
years is closely approached when
ESQ inches of rain fell in two
hours, flooding streets.
KINSTON.-One hundred mil
lion dollars will have been spent
by December 81 in 46 counties of
period on public improvements, ac-
| cording to tabulations by Eastern
! Carolina Chamber of Commerce.
| RALEIGH.-Thi y-three of North
Cardinals 100 counties have joined
in movement to acquaint boys
club members of work in other
counties through promotion of
camping out parties, and several
hundred members are now in camps
| in various parts of state, S. j.
Kirby, in charge of boys clubs.
state college.
CHARLOTTE-Ne is received
of death at Talequah, Okla, of DR..
r. D. Cameron, widely-known Bap-
fist minister, uncle of Governor
Cameron Morrison. of this state. He
was native Of Richmond county
this state, and formerly practiced
| law.
SANFORD-R. w. TT. Stone.
president of states farmers. delivers
principal address at annual picnic
of Barbecue township. Harnett
county, farmers at Morris school.
DANA-Hundred women repre-
senting 40 Henderson. Polk and
Pennsylvania. county churches at
tend annual meeting of woman's
missionary union of Carolina asso-
citation, Mrs. J., F. Brooks being
elected president, and Saluda being
chosen for 1924 meeting.
CANTON.-Voters authorize S25.-
900 issue of bonds for school inn
provements.
HIGH POTNT-W. w. Hayworth.
7S, widely known, dies after long
illness.
observation-disclosures Nc
Gowan and Finch. of Mecklinburg
chain of four mills, announce COM
pletion of arrangements to issue
| $150.0O0 in six per cent receivers
certificates to obtain funds with
which to resume operation.
RALEIGH. = Henry Harden is
killed near here in motorcycle acct
dent. Body is sent to Durham for
| funeral.
GASTONTA.-Rev. r. C. Long
pastor of West Avenue Presbyterian
church, is offered position of associ-
ate secretary of stewardship, South
ern Presbyterian church, and he is
| expected to accept. leaving probably
September L for Chattanooga, Tenn.
ROCKINGHAM- Covington
and Bill Nichols, young white men,
are drowned at Blewett's Falls of
| Pee Dee river when Covington and
| Buck Ellerbe make effort to answer
| Nicholls cry for help. Bodies, in
embrace, are recovered. Double fu-
! neral is held.
CO throughout new" belt in North
Carolia is expected to be in progress
soon after August and by August
Is most of $4,000 900 pounds in Kin
! ston market territory will have been
harvested.
WINSTON-SALEM. - Lonnie M.
| Talley is killed when Norfolk and
Western train hits motor truck.
WTON.-Soldiers' reunion Au-
gust Is will be featured by addresses
by Governor Morrison and Congress
man A. J.. Bulwinkle, of Gastonia.
FAYETTEVILLE.-Sam b. Cur
! rim, OF Greenville, N. c., grand mas
ter OF North Carolina grand lodge
of Odd Fellows, attends installation
Of officers of Cross Greek lodge No. f.
LAKE JUNALUSKA.-Dr. John
w. Laird, president of Albion col
| lege, delivers address to Methodist
Episcopal church, south, school Of
missions, expressing favor of union
OF northern and southern branches
Of this church.
BROWNSVILLE. - Mrs. J. c..
Green, fifty-one, dies at High Point
hospital following operation.
TRYON.-Mrs. James Brownlee,
formerly OF Cobleskill n. Y, dies
here. She was niece Of William C.
Bouch, former New York governor.
CHARLOTTE.-T. C. Bradsher
manager Of insurance department of
big bank. resigns to accept offer of
leave within few days for Chicago.
Bradsher won Savannah tournament
and midwinter handicap at Pine
! hurst, n. C.
WADESBORO.- j. B. Danner
young business man, and Miss Dor
othy Webb, of PaVo, Ga, are instant
ly killed and Miss Sarah Wall, of
| LiIesville, is injured when Seaboard
| train hits their car near AnsonVille.
Miss Wall will recover.
HENDERSONVILL = In reply
| to Governor Morrison's attack on
him at Asheville, M. L. Shipman,
state commissioner of labor and
printing, says he is mot worrying"
for ''the governor has formed the
habit of pillorying all who dare to
disagree with him"
HIGH POINT.-Gurney farrell. of
High Point, is killed and Reuben
Paschal. of Greensboro, was fatally
injured when their car turns over on
High Point-Greensboro speedway,
Fat tire causes accident.
KINSTON.-Union station being
built by Atlantic Coast Line and
Norfolk Southern railways as re.