Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-08
NORTH CAROLINA

to grave of husband. Daniel e.
Efrid, who died in March. She leaves
three small children.
WILSON-H. 3. Johnson, super
visor of sales. reports sales OF TO-
hacco on local market for week end
ing August 80 were l ,042 900 pounds
bringing $227,175, averaging S21.7s
per 100 pounds. compared with
s22.s5 for same period last year.
HENDERsON.-Miss Mary Will
occupants of motor car plungins
over seventy-foot embankment near
Bat Cave, continues in serious con-
dition at hospital here. Other occu-
pants of car, Miss Caroleen Wright
and r. S. Moore, of Greenville, and
J. w. Smith, of Spartanburg, S. C.,
were painfully injured.
GREENSBORO.--Dr julius ].
Hilton, 81, for twenty years promi'
nent in medical circles. dies sudden,
~ at residence. He was son of j. M.
Hilton, OF Stollesdais, who, aged 92'
survives him.
MEBANE. = Mechanics annual
Four. County fair opens under Cir
cumstances which influence officials
to predict it will be most successful
ever held.
FAYETTEVILLE.-J M. Lucas,
Carl Willis, Leon Wellons and Olin
ROYALS are order by Judge Sinclair
into custody of sheriff in what he
declares is further action in his an
nounced effort to break up false
swearing"
NEWTON.-C. H. Turner, Of
Statesville, is elected chairman Oh
movement to organize district boy
Scouts council when representatives.
of Statesville, Mooresville, Newton,
Taylorsville, Hickory, Lenoir ana
Marion gather here. Estimated cost
would be $4,000.
CHARLOTTE! - Conditions in
Mecklenburg county home for aged
are scored by Judge w. F. Harding,
of superior court, when grand jury
presents report. Judge declares home
is "plece with four walls having
stalls built in it to house human
derelicts" and orders remedial &C
ton.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Morrison
accepts invitation to address meet
ing of Knights of Pythias, Septem-
Der 10.
CHARLOTTE. - Formal opening
of Baptist hospital, set for Septem-
Der l. is postponed until October
as result of delay in receiving equip
ment.
NEWTON. = Melon growers in
this section report seasons business
has been most profitable they ever
have had.
SANFORD.-John M. Clark, Il,
retired railway man and former
owner of wholesale grocery, dies
after long illness.
CHARLOTTE.-Thomas M. AL
len, g., farmer, dies at home near
Newell.
SALISBURY.-Mrs A. P. Moose.
of Albemarle, is brought to hospital
here for treatment after sustaining
broken thigh and other injuries
when run down and trampled upon
by COW.
YADKINVILLE.- Solicitor Hays
sends word he will personally under
take new inquiry into death by
shooting of Former Sheriff Lakey,
found dead in his one-room home
here several weeks ago. Report that
one of his sons had left state is
proven unfounded. Investigation in
dictates shotgun discharge would
have inflicted smaller wound and
would have burned clothing had
Lakey shot himself.
ASHEVILLE.-Lea business
men will request Buncombe county
members to advocate that next gen
eraI assembly pass law authorizing
state to build railway from Ruther-
fordton to Asheville, connecting Sea-
board Air Line with railways serv
ing midwest, thus promoting de-
velopment 35-mile-wide section of
!. state.
ASHEVILLE.-Gov Mcleod,
of South Carolina, resting al Mon
treat; announces he is contemplat-
ing recommending enactment by
South Carolina legislature, meeting
: next January, of law similar to new
North Carolina law, requiring mo-
. florists to stop before crossing rail
way tracks.
! CHARLOTTE.-Na B. Tip
: ton, Wilmington salesman, who dis
= appeared August Is, is patient at
= Bath hospital suffering severe at
tack of kidney trouble, according to
telegram received by brother, j. H.
Upton. of Charlotte.
ENSBoRO.-North Carolina
College for Women, to open Septem.
her II, announces receipt of 1864 ap-
plications, with 1851 registered.
many of whom will be denied adnis-
sion because of lack of facilities.
.Greensboro college, Methodist insti-
Tuition, opens September 5, with en-
rollment OF $50. and Oak Ridge In
stitute opens same date, with larg-
est enrolment in history.
GREENSBORO.-J. C. Harring-
ton, of Lewiston, and daughter, Mar
:. tina, are injured in auto collision.
ASHEVILLE.-Fra Ramsey, Of
Murphy. said to be railway employee,
loses leg when he falls under wheels
of Southern railway freight train.
RALEIGH.-state department Of
agriculture reports all cows in 10
counties of state have been tested
and found free Of tuberculosis, tend
ing to insure satisfactory milk sup
ply. Tests are in progress in IS
other counties.
RUTHERFORDTON.-Pink Shy
ties valves preliminary trial when
arraigned on charge of killing Dep
uty Sheriff Lee at Esmerelda, and,
falling to ask for bond, Is Jailed to
await trial in October.
wILMINGTON.-C. L. Cotton an
nounces he has forwarded to A. r.
Coltrane, state prohibition enforce
n1ent director his resignation as dry
agent for this territory. Cotton Of
fers no explanation for his decision.
KINSTON.-Charles L. Aberne-
thy, representative in congress from
third district, launches campaign