Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-06

MINIS ana MafSndt fleld company
operating plant at Leakesville, in eff
fort to recover $4,000 in alleged
damages for personal injuries sus
tanned in April, 1922.
HIGH POINT. ]. Farris, edition
of High Point News and one OF
towns leading business men, dies
suddenly Of apOplexy day before hi:
fifty.eighth birthday anniversary
and hour after leaving Rotary club
meeting called TO pay tribute to his
efforts in behalf of city.
ALABAMA
DECATUR. - Decatur plans to &C
after farm trade on north side OF
Tennessee river. Free ferry for farm
ers may be established by city under
new law giving Decatur exclusive
right to issue ferry franchises.
HUNTSVILLE. - Civic and com
mercial clubs are backing Henry
Ford for Muscle Shoals project, and
request him to change his bid to be
acceptable to congress.
HALEYVILLE. = Judge r. L
Blanton is presiding over circuit
court. Docket includes two murder
cases.
GOODWATER. - F.. f. Smith
farmer, enioins probate judge and
commissioners court from enforcing
new road law, claiming it is burden
upon tax payers and unconstitu
tional.
SYLACAUGA. - Alabama Power
company is making many improve
ments and engagements on the sub
station here.
HAMBURG. = Several hundred
people attend barbecue for benefit
of Methodist church.
GREENVILLE. - Stabler hos.
pital is dedicated with program in
charge Of Rev. w. r. .Bickerstaff.
MONROEVILLE. - Sheriff Bow
den and deputies make 30 arrests
and destroy % stills and much beer
and whisky in few days.
ADMISSION. = Raymond r. Hum
phries, SIS, dies at home at Glenn Ad-
die.
MONROEVILLE. Judge John
d. Leigh opens circuit court with
twelve capital cases and other
cases set for trial.
DECATUR. = Mrs. ]. w. John
son, So dies at home of daughter,
Mrs, w. G. McKain.
UNIVERSITY. William Almon,
of Florence, is elected president of
senior law class at university
GREENVILLE. - Mrs. Abarena
Rouse Smith dies at home here.
ROCKFORD. = For first time in
history circuit and county courts
are in session here at same time.
MARION. - James H. Edwards
buys store building belonging to his
brother William II. Edwards and
will conduct business under name
of James H. Edwards & Company.
HALEYVTLLE. - Cotton is being
picked rapidly and sold on local mar
ket as fast as picked.
COURTLAND. - Circuit court is
in session with T. C. Almon acting
as solicitor, his father, who is circuit
solicitor. being engaged in court at
Huntsville.
ATHENS. - In circuit court here
Judge o. Kyle sentences % for vari-
Gus crimes, II of number convicted
Of making whisky.
GEORGIANA. - Jim Pinkerston
is indicted by grand jury for first
degree arson, being charged with
burning Magnolia hotel.
CHATOM.-County commissioners
planning active cattle dipping pro
gram.
BAY M1NEFTE.- County com
missioners are having we'll sunk,
which they expect to provide 5000
gallons minute.
ATMORE.-Mrs. Clare Fl. Owens.
widely known Albanian, is now
managing editor of Escambia County
Record, succeeding j. M. Plummer.
MISUNDERSTANDING for biggest
event of it's kind since it's inception.
old settlers day will be celebrated
here Oct. 10.
DECATUR.-Mrs. George A. Jeff
cries, sister of Mrs. Florence Forbes.
of Decatur. who is teacher in univer-
sity at Osaka. Japan, had narrow es-
cape in earthquake, according to
letter just received.
CAMDEN. - w. r. Afford. 6S.
formerly of Camden and brother of
w. r. Afford here, dies in Hon
lulu.
SAMSON Estimates are that
only about $500 bales of cotton will
be handled here, this season, COM
pared with 1000 bales last season.
JASPER Citizens will build
athletic field and, an athletic club
WILDE organized.
HALEYVILLE-Mrs. Issac little.
20. dies at home here after short
illness.
DECATUR.-A A. Hardage opens
new store with prayer by Rev. L. +.
Goodwin, who reda 37th Psalm, The
steps of a good man are ordered of
the Lord" etc, Mr.. Hardage was in
business here many years. His store
was recently destroyed by fire.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. com
.mences on new building of National
Marble and Granite company and
machinery is ordered
PARRTSH.-Dr. G. NJ. Stephenson
will build large concrete business
block.
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