Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-11

dollars. This makes for a degenera-
ton Of the type of men employed.
1t is really critical condition.
KINSTON.-One hundred seven;
teen fox hounds participate at Sew
en- Springs in annual chase of State
FOX Hunters association, about. t.
900 men witnessing catch of four
foxes.
DURHAM. - Garland Lamb, fif-
teen, of Selma, N. c., fugitive from
home, is found guilty of forging
checks and is released in custody of
father after father paid amounts of
checks declared forgeries.
CHARLOTTE.-E. G. Griffith and
A. I. Henderson pay 5000 for John
B. Ross building and announce plans
to erect business building.
WILMINGTON.-T Costin, ne
gro, is sentenced to eighteen months
on county roads when convicted on
! charges preferred by Miss Marga-
ret Brinkley that he followed her
several blocks.
GOLDSBORO.-Tr farmers in
conference with Congressman Alb
provements in railway service and
for revisions in tariffs, one grower
! explaining he paid $82 extra charges
on car of lettuce because one crate
of berries was included.
GREENSBORO commit.
tee of North Carolina College for
Women opens twelve bids for con-
struction of three dormitories, phys
ical education building and new wing
and pavilion to present dining hall,
work to cost about 100000. Awards
will be made later.
RALEIGH.-W. E. Woodfin, fed
eral prohibition agent at Littleton,
n. c., is carried back by state officers
to Northampton county for trial on
charge of killing Grover Bradley,
prominent farmer and merchant.
Woodfin, who claims self-defense,
went with other officers to Bradley
home to arrest John Bradley, brother,
charged with skipping bond in liquor
case growing out of finding on Brad
ley farm largest still ever captured
in state.
ASHEVILLE.-Exte develop
ments on 1000 acres of land recently
acquired in SWannanoa river valley
near Black mountain, are planned by
lie. w. Grove, capitalist.
WINSTON SALEM fig
ures show average price of $21 paid
per 100 pounds for tobacco sold on
this market in November, 12,546,47S
being sold. October sales were $780,
900 pounds, for which $1,784,0 was
paid.
SWAN QUARTER.-Camp for
eradication of cattle tick is, inau-
gurated in Hyde county under direc-
ton of state department of agricul-
ture agents.
OxFORD.-Dr. E. B. Meadows, 40,
dies at home near here from conse-
quences of stroke OF paralysis suf-
fered several years ago.
ALABAMA
MOBILE. - Mobile will not have
booze for Christmas eggnog, if plans
Of United States coast guard cutter
Tallapoosa succeeds in breaking up
rum running,
Saragossa.- With five buyers, this
town is largest crosstie market in
this section. Thousands are sold
here weekly.
CORDOVA. = Estimates indicate
one-half of cotton crop Of Walker
county was sold in week at average
price Of 35 cents.
HARTFORD. j. G.. Childs' store
is burglarized and large amount of
goods stolen.
SAMSON. - Raymond Crews, %,
dies of blood poisoning, caused by
barber squeezing small bump on face.
TUSCALOOSA factory,
with daily payroll of 500, is being
moved here from Avery, Miss. E.
M. Ivey, of Birmingham, is presi
dent.
HUNTSVILLE.-W officers ar
rest Jake Rosenbloom, merchant, on
prohibition charge, he asks short !
time to arrange business before 60 |
ing with officers. One hour later
he is found dead from taking poison.
MONTGOMERY Grand chapter,
Royal Arch Masons of Alabama. /
holds ninety seventh annual conVen- /
ton here.
SH e f r E l. D.--Arthur Wilson !
Kirby, 81, veteran Of World war, dies
after long illness.
HARTFORD. - Miss Bertha Lee
Ferguson resigns as home demon
stration agent for Geneva county,
after three years.
HUNTSVILLE. C. A. Brantley
popular clerk of Twickenham hotel, |
disappears and hotel manager |
charges him with embezzling Sab.
MONTGOMERY normal
schools may not be held in Alabama I
next year from lack of funds, it is !
indicated.
UNION SPRINGS. - Mrs. r. J. |
Grady, old and we'll known citizen,
dies at home here.
> MOBILE. - Big plant of Gulf Pa
per company is destroyed by. fire,
causing loss of 100000.
TROY. - j. C. Turner, who oper-
ated bottling business here for three |
years, sells plant to c. A. Hatcher, |
of Columbus, Ga.
ATTALLA. - According to in
formation here Southern railroad |
will double track line from Alfalfa to
Birmingham, and from Rome to De
catur.
GADSDEN. - Jones Brothers
abattoir is burned with loss of $780,
600.