Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-14
ALABAMA

death when freight train demolishes
wagon in which they are riding.
Observation-Disclosures, Alabama
and Georgia railroad purchases 80
underframe gondola cars.
ADMISSION. - Newton Wilson,
manager of Admission Cordage plant,
dies of apopleXy.
GREENVILLE.-S McRee, of
Samson, buys H. z. Wilkinson resi-.
dence and will change it into hote!.
ANNISTON.-Judge w. I. Grubb
convenes United States court. There
are only 81 criminal cases on
docket
JASPER.-Newt Davis, 65, is
dead as result of racing auto knock
ing him from horse while on way
to religious services. John w. Rus
sell, driver of automobile, is az
rested.
SHEFFIELD. - Colbert County
Cooperative Oil company, local
concern with $4,000 capital, erects
gasoline tanks of 10000 gallons
capacity.
MADISON.-Madison asks that
state agricultural demonstrations
farm be located in county.
HOAKES BLUFF.-Offcers are
seeking three strange men and two
women who passed through here
in automobile and shoot UP town
generally, but iEjuring no one.
LEESBURG. Sable Harris,
j %o1
wounds fired by Clyde Lawrence,
negro, who escapes.
GADSDEN.-Albe Afford must
serve six months on chaingarg for
violating prohibition laws and an
additional six months on suspended
sentence for same offense.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Ala
bama fiddlers hold big convention
here.
JASPER.-Many men and wom-
en- here offer blood transfusions 70
j. r. Gadparlle, who is seriously
i'll in Birmingham hospital.
Observation-Disclosures. James A.
Shamburger, "A, dies at her home,
BESSEMER.-Con are let
by Bessemer Coal, Iron and Land
company for drainage Of several
hundred acres of lowlands.
TUSCALOOSA. = Sam Niece
shoots and kills brother. Lester
MCGEE, and then shoots himself in
his arm in struggle over pistol with
Deputy Sheriff Bill Freeman, whom
he also tries to kill
Wesley Lynch, %. of
Madison county, dies st hospital
here after operation.
DECATUR.-Dr. H. G. Perry, of
state Loard of health, is gathering
vital statistics of Morgan and other
counties of North Alabama.
UNION SPRINGS.-Cont is let
for building gravel road from this
place to Montgomery.
GENEVA. ARev. F. G. Hastings
opens revival meeting here.
HAMILTON.-Miss hudson Middle
ton dies of apoplexy at home of par
GADSDEN -Rev. c. NJ. Zwingle.
of Nashville, Tenn, opens revival
meeting here,
HUNTSVILL E.-Leonard L.
Shorter, grand chancellor, and T.
NJ. Dix, past grand chancellor of
knights of Pythias, visits lodges of
order here.
7 BIRMINGHAM-B. F. White
Sacred Harp Society of Alabama,
holds their annual session here Au-
gust 24-26.
TUSk EGEE.- Citizens committee
accepts compromise of government
to place part white and part negro
doctors in charge of federal hospital
fer disabled negro soldiers here.
Observation-Disclosures Of In
dian mounds, and section adjoining
them. will be set aside as public re-
serve.
BIRMINGHAM-Dr. Alfred J.
Dickinson, 50, for IS years pastor Of
First Baptist church, dies after long
illness.
PARRISH.-Walke County Farm
ers' union in session here favors bills
now in legislature fixing salaries OF
prot ate judges, tax collectors and
assessors, saying it will save ta1
rayers Of this county $4,000 annual
ly.
Observation-Disclosures. Eliza Lii
liam Summers, 43, is dead at hel
home here.
OAKS.-In default OF $4,000 bond
Mrs Alice M. Mendel is remanded
to federal Jail at Mobile, charged
with unlawfully issuing posta
money orders.
SELMA.-Mrs. Isaac Hendon
saleslaGy, falls three stories dowr
elevator shaft and dies soon after
wards.
en- Voters circulates petitions ask
ing abolition of state convict lease
system.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS w
r. Oliver attends funeral services Of
President Warren G. Harding.
AUSTINVILLE.- McCord
aged and well-known citizen, is dead
MOBILE-Miss Gertrude Sole
mon is badly injured when stree
car. four automobiles and trucl
| collide.
ATTALLA.-WiH Thomas, 40, en-
| gineer in refractory, is electrocuted
when he attempts to remove electro
| light bulb from socket.
MONTGOMERY. - Governor w
w. Brandon will be one of. seVera
speakers at Sunday school conver
ton of south Alabama and ives
Florida, at Pensacola. Fla, Angus
$3.50.
CEDAR POINT.-Miss Mary q
sen, 10, of Mobile, is instantly killet
near here in auto accident.
ASHVILLE.-Rev Vester /
Wyatt resigns as pastor of Baptis
church after three years service.
TUSCALOOSA. Edward A
| 0'NaaI OrhSi6ant A la hama Earn