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


years. Beck appeals.
GreensbOrO.-Judge Devin allows
Ashley Barber, white, husband Of in.
valid wife and father of three chill
dren, to pay SIS monthly to support
of BERTHE Sanford, half-witted girl
whom Barber is convicted of assault
ing, and no other sentence is i'm.
posed.
GreensbOrO.-Frank Alberty. for.
mer federal prohibition officer. is ac-
quilted when tried for murder of
Mrs. Stamey Glenn, passenger in
motor car which Alberty allowed to
go over embankment, December II,
1922.
Manchester.-Miss Elizabeth Nash
Waddell, daughter of Mrs. A o.
Waddell, is married to William AL
| len Royal, of GoIdsboro, at country
home near here of brides mother.
| BurIingtOn.-Install of ma
| chinery is begun in factory here to
be operated by r. n. Therrill, which
handkerchief daily.
North WilkesborO.-Three prison
ers escape Jail here. They are Andy
Harris, Alabama. charged with store
| breaking, and Arthur Rush and Earl
Handy. charged with stealing auto
mobiles at Lenoir and Wilkesboro.
NewtOn.-Au business is suspend
ed during funeral of Sam L. Herman,
40, business partner of father, j. F.
Herman, who died two weeks previ-
ously. Younger Herman died at a
Statesville hospital.
Charlotte.-Eightee three-day
annual session of grand chapter,
Eastern Star of North Carolina,
opens here June II, with address of
welcome by Mrs. w. T. Shore, Wom-
ans club president.
| observation-disclosures for the
meeting June 10 of North Carolina
Gideons includes a mass meeting,
with Judge ]. H. D. Stevens, OF Ten.
nessee, as the speaker, and w. p.
Merrimon, Greensboro, state presi-
dent, presiding. Services at II
churches here are conducted by
Gideons as part of the activities of
| the convention.
Greensboro.-Suit for $40, 900 dam
ages is filed here by A. B. May, farm
err, weighing 128 pounds, who alleges
John Friddle. also g. farmer, weigh
ing 200 pounds, held him with one
arm and pricked and jabbed him with
a knife.
GreensbOr0.-Direc Of Masonic
Home meet here, approve contract
| for 19-room addition, appropriate
| $4,000 for minor improvements, re-
! elect H. c. Butler superintendent,
and elect 3. Mckenzie chairman of
special committee to raise funds this
year.
AsheviIIe. Twenty.third annual
convention of tobacco manufacturers
of United States will be held here,
June % to 80, and President T. H.
Darlington, of Richmond, Va, says
attendance is expected to be largest
in history.
StatesvilIe. - Announcement of
complete program for three-day an
nual meeting, beginning June 10, of
North Carolina Merchants associa-
ton discloses addresses are expected
from William G. Fraser, Durham;
| w. E. Harris, merchant and state
; senator, Rockingham; Bertram Rel
nitz, American Cloak and Suit Re
view, New York; William Pearl
stein. Raleigh; J. P. w. Withrow,
Hollis, Tenn, president Appalach-
ian Merchants association, and
others who will address group meet
ings. S. P. Burton, of Asheville, is
president.
Newbern. - Scott Register COM
pany and c. o. Griffin sustain loss
of $4,000 in fire which destroys
building they jointly occupied.
RaIeigh.-Shlloh Light and Power
company, of Statesville, is chartered
with authorized capital of $4,000, |
H. M. Morrison being one of incorpo-
rators.
Newton.-Sheriff Bost telegraphs !
from Cincinnati he is bringing back !
Bob Holler, Newton man, wanted on |
charges in connection with recent |
death Of Alice Odom, Gastonia girl, |
thrown or pushed from Hollers car.
Cincinnati police wired Bost of Hol- |
ler's arrest and then released him, |
Bost explains.
Greensboro. - Judge Devin signs
order requiring n. G. kirkman,
Walter Kirkman and Susie Kirkman |
to give into custody of G. M. Wal. |
lin, father, of Johnson City, Tenn,
Betty Lou Wallin, five years old, |
whom Wallin gave at birth to an
aunt, now dead.
Raleigh.-Judge Conner in federal
court orders mistrial in case of Will !
liam Dates and John Murray,
charged with robbing Oxford post !
office in 1920 of $4,000, after jury |
celebrates 48 hours without agree
ment. They are remanded to Jail. |
John OBrien, who pleaded guilty, |
will be sentenced later to state |
prison, where he will be treated for |
cancer.
Pilot MOuntain.-John M. Redman.
seventy years old, one of Surry coun,
tvs best known citizens, dies here |
after long illness.
Greensboro.-Over $4,000 is raised
by Charles H. Moore for $50. 900 |
to construct negro hospital here.
GOldSbOrO. - Judge Horton, in |
Wayne county superior court, agrees |
to suspend three-year sentence of |
Dewey Smith, convicted of Staying !
father, on condition Smith family |
pays court costs.
Shelby.-Governor Morrison leaves
Tor capitol after spending several |
Gays at Cleveland Springs recuper. |
atlng from strain of official duties. |
Raleigh.-Course in cotton grading
according to new United States
standards is begun at state college
summer school and will continue six
weeks under direction of DR.. w. A. |
! Wlthers. Many cotton men are at
tending.
FranklintOn.-Mayor Daniels, re-
Gently elected is sworn in and i'm
mediately resigns, board of commits
sioners appointing c. l.. McGhee
mayor pro tenn.
! GoldsbOrO.-Judge Horton cuts to
lhree months sentence of eighteen