Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-28

meeting OF farmers here, organiza'
ton of Jefferson county truck grow
ers' association is begun with fol
lowing officers to work in connec-
ton with County Agent III. H. Rothe:
Mitchell kinseY, president; j. H.
Hamilton, vice president; A. A.
Bishop, secretary and treasurer; c.
A. Lightsey, director, and w. A.
Dutton, director.
McIntOsh.-Most successful toma'
to season comes to close with ship
ping of forty-fifth car. With fifteen
cars of cucumbers, two crops have
brought $4,000 f, o. b. Mcintosh
Z Tallahassee.-Publi of full
text of bin substituting electrocution
for hanging in case of capital pun
ishment discloses these facts: New
method goes into effect January /;
death chamber will be located at
state prison farm; superintendent of
prison is designated executioner;
governor will fix week. in which
death warrant shall be executed but
day VIII be decided by superintend-
ent of prison. @.y.s r
observation-disclosures is signed for
completion of Ocean-to-Gulf high
way, otherwise known as Melbourne
road, according to statement of Dl-
vision Engineer Kinney, of state
road department.
Tallahassee.-In reply to criti.
cisms, Chief Engineer Elliott, of
Everglades drainage board, says
water level of Lake Okeechobee was
one and half feet lower June 16 than
on January /. He locks for no re-
currence of last years flood condi-
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SarasOta.-In quarrel over fishing
right in Midnight pass, Edward An
dreWs, fisherman, is shot to death,
Mrs. 3. Britt is seriously wounded
with shotgun, and her husband, also
fisherman, is lodged in Jail. Latter
says he shot Andrews after Andrews
had shot his wife and threatened
him.
Lake City.-Delegatio from Val
dosta, Abel, Cordele Ashburn and
other Georgia cities are expected at
celebration here July IL Of opening
of paved road from here to Jackson
vile.
Orlando Buck" Fralich, 16, of
High Springs, is killed when truck
loaded with rock passes over his
chest.
Oldsmar.-W. r. Bolles, secretary
of Florida Banana Growers associa-
ton, says tropical blight is playing
havoc with crop in West Indies and
Central andSouth America, and that
this will enable Florida banana grow
ers to make crop very profitable,
since state is free from pest.
LakeIand.-G. ]. Love, of East
Lake, dies of injuries sustained two
weeks ago when auto hit bicycle he
was riding.
Arcadia.-Curtis Williams, with
skull terribly crushed by fall of
great electric transformer, remains
conscious and talks nationally. Ply
sicians say condition is remarkable.
Bart0w.-When season ends, Polk
county will have shipped more than
100000 boxes of citrus fruits
through sub.exchange. This does
not take into account fruit shipped
by independent packers, and grow.
ers who sell direct, amount of which
may exceed 1000, 900 boxes. .
Tallahassee. Governor Hardee
Shakes off office cares and leaves
for Chicago on trip of week to ten
days, during which he will address
national convention of Moose at
Aurora.
Jacksonville. - Utilities Commits
sioner Frank Fl. Owen has written
President B. L. Bugg, receiver of
the A. B. & A. railroad, urging that
line to extend tracks to this city.
Jacksonville. Star Sebastian
1929, owned by Water Oak Planta-
ton, Tallahassee, produces 1867
pounds of 4.21 per cent milk, yield
ing 450.35 pounds of butter fat, and
becomes state champion for COM
bined milk and butter fat produc-
ton. She is Ayrshire and started
advanced registry March 9, 1922, at
age of 7.
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