Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-26

fine of $3.50. He appeals.
CHARLESTON. : John Swadski,
lightship seaman in harbor here, dies
of heart trouble while being brought
to shore in small boat for treatment.
COLUMBIA. - b. f. Bolton, keep.
er of large cemetery here, who has
prepared hundreds of graves, dies OF
apoplexy, and is laid to rest on spot
he had tended, with many whom he
had helped attending funeral.
GREENVILLE. - Tenth annual
summer assembly of South Carolina
Baptists opens at Furman uniVer
sity here, with large attendance.
COLUMBIA. - Democratic clut
rolls throughout state close, with
much smaller enrolment than usual
COLUMBIA.-Mo Mortimer II. King,
confessed murderer Of Major Samue
II. McLeary, u. S. A, is transferred
from county jail here, where he has
been held for United States secret
service. following his arrest in North
Carolina and finding of Major Nc
Leary's body near Cheraw, S. c., to
state penitentiary state assuming
charge of prisoner.
NEWBERRY.- r. Smith
and John Smith are arrested after
eisht-mile auto chase. Just before
being caught men threw bag out of
car, and officers find in it several
gallons of whisky.
COLUMBIA. - Andrews Roberts,
convicted with Jesse Cooper, to life
Imprisonment for murder of c.. r.
Cannon, negro taxi driver, begins
service of sentence, following dismis-
sal of appeal by supreme court.
CHEsTER.-Pryor hospital shere
is presented portrait Of DR.. S. w.
Pryor, it's founder, painting being by
Miss Sophia Hergesheimer, Of Nash.
vile.
SPARTANBURG Recognition by
Carnegie foundation of his bravery
in rescuing Miss Willie Roberts,
nurse, from drowning, is sought by
interested citizens for Lester Rocks,
19-year-old textile worker.
COLUMBIA.-Sta health board
takes census of schools of state and
replies from ten thousand families
in school district indicate that per
centage of malaria infestation has
decreased from % to II in one year
due to severe fight on disease.
PARIS ISLAND.-Monum to
men Of marine corps who went
west during World war, is unveiled
here, with appropriate exercises at
tended by many gold star mothers. .
Monument is work Of Captain Robert
Aitken, former president of National
Society Of Design. Chief address is
by Major General John J. LeJeune
former commander of Rainbow di
vision.
LEXINGTON.-Miss May Atkins
beautiful high school girl, eats
hearty meal and then watermelon
and goes in swimming. Suffering
cramp shortly after entering water
and is drowned.
GREENVILLE. = Approximately
so per cent of 1924 state appropria
tions went to education, Representa-
tive Joseph r. Bryson, here, esti
mates.
ANDERSON-Miss Varina Davis
Brown gives sufficient money tc
Southern Baptist missionary board
to send fourteen missionaries to for
eign fields.
ALCOLU-D. w. Hudnan, EN-
ploye of ID. w. Alderman & Sons
lumber company here, is struck in
back of head by negro named Gam
Bile, using piece of lumbGr, and death
follows within few hours.
IVA-Cornerstone of new Asso
ciate Reformed Presbyterian church
is laid here.
observation-disclosures Crafts
men of Carolinas, organization oil
monument makers, will meet here
July 1880, it is announced, with ex
cursion trip to Elberton, Ga, to in
spect quarries there, as feature OF
program.
SPARTANBURG-First Presbyte
rian church property on East Mair
street is sold for $4,000, or $1,13;
per front foot.
ANDERSON-Solicitor L. w. Har
brothers, sentenced to twelve and g
half years each for robbery of Enter
prise bank of Walhalla, intend to ap
peal to supreme court.
ESTILL-J. V. Morrison, promi
nent Confederate veteran, dies a.
home of son, DR.. Morrison, in Sa
Vannah.
STANDARDIZATION H. Gre
mer. business man Of Cleveland, O.
once business associate of Andrew
Carnegie, who has made winter
home here for fifteen years, dies
here at age of so. He was nativ,
Of Dutch East Indies.
ROCK HILL-County superintend
ents of education close successful
annual conference at Winthrop col
lege here.
COLUMBIA-State retail mer
chants association holds annual con
Vention here, with a. E. Padgett
of Edgefield, presiding.
ANDERSON--J. w. Crawford, EN-
ploye of Southern Public Utilitie,
company, falls from transformer pole
anu Is hiIiSu.
POMARlA-Mrs. Lou Epting, heac
of prominent family, dies here.
COLUMBIA--J. c. Weir, vel
known business man, dies after Ion:
illness.
GAFFNEY-J. w. Lyles, of Gas
tonia, n. c., is acquitted of charg,
of murder in connection with deatl
of oneyear-old child of w. 3. Aus
tell, near here, last December, causeC
by being run over by defendant.
automobile
FLORENCE-Pee Dee boil weevi
experimental station here makes eX
tensiVe experiments to determine eX
tent of weevil's inroads this year
with weather favorable TO him.
CHARLESTON-Steamship from
Hamburg brings $4,000 sacks of ric,
to this port. once center of fines
rice country in America and iOoIr1d