Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-06
NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA
KINSTON.-For first time in %
wears seat of second North Carolina
district in congress has new occupant
when John II. Kerr, of Warrenton,
takes oath, having succeeded Claud
Kitchen, deceased.
s RALEIGH. - R. T. Cobourn,
wealthy merchant, is fined 50 IN city
court when tried on charge of beat
ing horse with broomstick while at
tempting to teach it to do tricks.
-. AsHEvILLE. - Irene Elizabeth
Nancy, aged three, while playing by
omen CRATE with small brothers,
catches fire and is fatally burned,
mother, Mrs. F. C. Nancy, whose
home is in Leicester section, being
seriously burned while attempting to
save child.
RALEIGH.-Lacy Wright, fugi-
tive convict from Halifax county, is
Ns-recaptured at Baltimore, state prison
is advised.
RALEIGH-Board of directors OF
cooperative Tobacco Growers asso-
citation announces $4,000, 900 will be
paid to members as third payment on
last years crop sold by North Caro-
ssIina and Virginia members, eastern
Carolina checks to be mailed Decem-
der 81, to "Old Belt" members on
January 10.
s.1 GREENSBORO.-Six hundred old
err boys of state, representing dozen
.s,.or more towns and cities, attend
opening of three-day conference UNI
der auspices of Young Mems Chris
= tan association, J. T. Fesperman, of
YCharlotte, state boys secretary, pre-
siding.
CHARLOTTE. - Funeral services
are held here for Mrs. w. H.. Pitt
man,76, whose death occurred at
Candor, n. C.
N.-Episcopalians of
= eastern North Carolina appropriate
SIS, 600 for expenses for all activity
in new year, 900 of which will
go to general church fund, Bishop
Darst, presiding over diocese, an
nounces.
CHARLOTTE.-Rev. w. F. Siam
ey, former pastor of local Wesleyan
Methodist church, announces his
withdrawal from church, explaining
he has asked for letter of dismissal
because recent conference refused to
return him to local passionate. He
says he will undertake to organize To-
cal church o. the Nazarene.
RALEIGH.-State highway com
mission announces that issue of $780,
600, 900 in bonds has proved sufficient
to build $500 miles of highway, LOO
: of which is hard-surfaced mileage,
> much of work however being incom-
plete. State has built $500 miles Of
highways since 1919.
CHARLOTTE.-Su of Harriet
McAlister, actress, for $4,000 dam
ages, growing out of alleged injuries
sustained when curling iron was
short-circuited in Piedmont theater
dressing room five years ago, is dis
missed by Judge Harding.
COLFAX-Rev. S. P. Chapman,
pastor of Rock Hill. S. c., Wesleyan
Methodist church, is deposed as ell
der of North Carolina conference of
church by unanimous vote after he
had been declared guilty of I'm
subordination, disloyalty and rebel
lion"
CONCORD.-White infant few
: weeks of age found freezing in rain
storm in brush near Keller chuNch
- by Edmund Cook. Child is adopted
former being one of officers called
ito investigate case.
s.4 SPENCER.-W. Robert Krider,
aged 70, member Of prominent
Rowan county family, dies after ten
day Illness.
ROCKY MOUNT.-Arch D. Ander-
'-e@son, state commander Of Veterans
:. of Foreign Wars, denounces attitude
Of Secretary Mellon on tax reduc-
~.tion and bonus issues. declaring
bankers are responsible for fight on
bonus. He says congressman have
realized they must heed demand of
veterans"
CHARLOTTE.-Wa Warrants charg-
Ing S. H. Kress & Co. and F. S.
I Fischrupp, manager of local Kress
8 store, with selling bay rum for beV-
erage purposes are served by Depu-
ty Marshal Coin.
49, CHARLOTTE.-Lee Babers, 10,
white, is held here on charge of bur-
glarizing home of T. D. Maness,
). prominent Concord, N. c., attorney.
Maness Identifies quantity of jew
selry found in Babers possession be-