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

fore youth is taken to Concord for
trial.
CONCORD.-Joe White, aged SS,
Confederate veteran, dies at home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Davis.
sALISBURY.-H. A. Rouzer, in
charge of effort to obtain for Sails
bury proposed North Carolina or
phanage of Junior Order American
Mechanics, is formally advised this
citys offer will not be accepted.
AYDEN.-Miss Annie Jones, four
teen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Jones. is seriously injured
when run down by motor truck
driven by Ralph Harris.
WAKE FOREST.-Frank E. Par
ham, New York attorney, repudiat,
ing arbitration award of $4,000 for
his services as attorney for Wake
Forest college in litigation arising
from bequest of Jabez A. Bostwicll
of $1,609,000, institutes suit in New
York supreme court to recover $780,
900 from college az fee.
NEW BERN.-Captain Sam Moore,
conductor of Norfolk-Southern pas
I'senger train, has narrow escape
when thrown from train at end Of
Trent river bridge by drunken ne
Ngroes he was attempting to hold for
local officers.
RALEIGH.-S inheritance tax
is under attack in contest brought
before Revenue Com m S r
Doughton by heirs of late Theodosia
! Hanes Tiller, Of Burke county, who
claim they are not liable to inner
tiance taxes.
CHADBOURNE- named
Hodge, said to be wife of blind Chad
bourne beggar, is whipped by band
of thirty masked and robed men
when found at home of Hampton
Hilbourne, living near here.
ELIZABETH CITY,. H. Bos-
wood, siXty-three, for thirty-five
years merchant at Gregory. dies at
home there.
RALEIGH.-SeVe reprieve is
granted John Goss, convicted assail-
ant of white woman, which attack
provoked rioting and necessitated
sending state troops to Spruce Pine.
Governor Morrison declaring before
departure for New York that no
man may be executed while he is
absent from state.
NEW BERN.-Mrs. John Sim
mons, attractive young widow, of
Pollocksville, is severely beaten in
disturbance in street, in which her
cousin, Guy Watson, white youth
recently acquitted Of manslaughter
in connection with death of Glenn
Lovett, played principal aggressive
part. Alderman Bangert is forced
TO retreat after twice knocking Wat
son down in effort to rescue woman.
Observation-Disclosures Blue, Of Aber-
deem, fireman, is instantly killed
when engine of freight train of
Aberdeen and Rockfish railroad
overturns in isolated section.
GASTONIA-Fear of epidemic of
smallpox in CASTOR county is adj
mitted by physicians following de-
velopment of number of cases.
ASHEVILLE. - Asheville club
women decide to decline to join
movement of Women's clubs in sew
crSl cities seeking 10 obtain pardon
from Governor Morrison for DR.. j..
Il. McBrayer, who faces removal by
court order after pleading guilty to
technical violation Of state law.
GREENSBORO.-Sunday school
classes of city jointly provide con-
vcts of Guilford county with
Thanksgiving day dinner.
RALEIGH. - Roy Humphrey,
MeckIenburg county white man,
sentenced to roads for year on con-
viction on charge of numerically
beating child, is allowed new trial
by state supreme court wftt:of error
being sustained.
WINSTON SALEM. - Bids for
erection of 2S-bed hospital for Meth
odist orphanage here are asked by
trustees.
RALEIGH has done much
for advancement of negro race and
is willing to do more" Governor
Morrison says in address to as
sembly Of negro teachers, in which
he challenged negro race to take ad-
vantage of its new opportunities.