Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-16

AYETTENILLE.-W B. Butler,
of this place is in Jail at Talladega
charged with shooting and killing
VIII Freeman, negro, and seriously
= woundihg Mary Lou Gamble, ne
gress.
ELROD.-Will Wells. negro, fifty
six. is found dead by roadside. His
brother, Silas Wells, is arrested as
! implicated in murder.
Mobile is flooded wit
petitions asking abolition of state
convict lease system.
LINDEN.-T. F. Hicks, of Selma,
charged with drowning negro boy
near here. is allowed bond of $500
which he makes.
AKRON.-Jack Stallworth dies as
result of falling into hot dipping vat
at veneer works here.
ADMISSION. = "Fiddling John
Carson, of Blue Ridge, Ga; j. M.
Jackson, OF Piedmont, Ala; W. G.
Keith, of Gainesville, Ga, and Bob
Stanley, of Atlanta, Ga, Alabama
Georgia fiddling quartet, give con,
cert here.
MOBILE.-Wnliam Henry Breeze
WITT, thirteen, falls into Mobile river
and is drowned.
TUSBUMBIA. - Tuscumbia and
Sheffield Daughters of Confederacy,
will hold joint session to name tehir
selection of five Alabama heroes to
be placed on Stone Mountain, Ga.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Burley H.
Hamil, former captain of national
guard company at Guntersville, is
on trial here charged with forging
company checks.
TUSCALOOSA. =. Sam MeGee,
charged with killing his brother, Les
ter Niece, is liberated on $4,000
bond.
DORA.-While feeding his horses
Charlie Blackburn is bitten three
times on his hands by rattlesnake
and is in serious condition.
TALLADEGA.-W. J. Huston is
given $500 fine and six months at
hard labor on charge of violating
prohibition laws.
SAMSON.-Mrs. Brook is now
manager of McRea hotel. Mr. and
Mrs. McRea, former managers,
move to Granville to take charge of
hotel there.
UNIONTOWN.-Dorplan Cole
man, negro; is arrested charged with
stealing jewelry valued at $1,000
from residence of George Under
wood.
GENEVA.-E. NJ. Mitchell, John
Moore, c. A. Casey and H. A. Nor
gan are each fined 800 on charge of
violating tick laws.
DORA.-Mr. Edwards. agent for
Frisco railroad, goes to Missouri to
accept similar position.
TUSCALOOSA. - Mexican bean
beetle is doing much damage to
gardens in this locality.
TUSCUMBIA.-Judg Allen Roul-
hac and DR.. r. c. Edwards announce
for city commissioners, election &C.
curing September II.
GOOD sPRINGS.-Forest Jolly
"a, is drowned in eight feet of water
while in swimming here. /
MONTGOMERY-Teaching thee.
ry of evolution as fact wi. be pro
hibited in Alabama schools.
, Observation-Disclosures conven-
ton of knights of Pythias will be
held here September IA.
DORA.-Church of God com
mences work on building a church
structure.
BURNWELL.-New ., state aid
school with five rooms is being
erected here.
JAsPER.-Army worms have ap
peared in cotton fields in several
sections Of this county.
SUNLIGHT. o. Drewry COM
pany install in their coal mines
here largest steam shovel in south
Weighing $40 tons and costing
800, 1000. Three hundred ton Goa
washer, costing $4,000, is also in
stalled.
BESSEMER. - Bessemer's milk
supply makes high score rating
under operation of new dairy laws
MONTGOMERY. - Mrs. Martha
Haynle of this city is elected presi
dent of State Assembly OF Rebekah
ENsLEY -Hopton Andrew Ram
mage, pioneer citizen, dies at loca
infirmary.
MOULTON.-Trial of Luther Col
; Iier, charged with murder, is con-
|, tinued for third time. He and his
cousin, Emmett Collier, charged
with same crime, have been con
fineiI to county Jail here Tor two
years.
DECATUR.-Dr. H. G. Perry, OF
Montgomery, head of Alabama bu.
reau of vital statistics. addresses
physicians on Importance OF work
HUFF,MAN.-George Thatch. Sc.
riously shot by A. w. Moran an6
wife, is recovering.
! OPELIKA.-Henry C. Smith, s.
dies here after lingering illness.
HUNTsVILLE.- madison county
commissioners are pushing roat
working all over county. Many are
working out their tax on roads.
, -MOBILE-Unle local shipper:
give better support to barge line tt
New Orleans line may be discon-
tinued.
4 | OHbLI hA.-DOh WeeNn are pleu'
tiful in Lee county and have com
menced to puncture large bolls.
TROY-Edward O'Neal and Aller
Northington, members Of Alabama
Farm Bureau Cotton association
speak to farmers here on co-opera
L tive marketing.
ANDALUSIA.-Lou & Nash
Vile railroad calls for bids on con
struction of new $4,000 depot here
. MONTEVALLO.- Thirteen girl
e from Sylcacauga enter summer
? schoo of domestic science here.
4 DORA.-String of cars breaks
loose in coal mine here, falling dis
: lance of / 500 feet and killing TIVE