Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-13

COLUMBIA. Georgia new law
requiring couples contemplating
matrlmony to post notice of such in
tenton five days prior to date OF
marriage, results in Georgia couples
coming to South Carolina to get
married, it is said. For years Geor-
gia has been place of retreat for
couples in this state desiring divorce.
CAMDEN.-George S. Higgins,
prominent brokerage merchant, dies
here.
FLORENCE.-Nine prisoners who
sawed way out of county Jail here
night of December 5, are still at
large, all negroes.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Me
Leod is speaker at peoples COM
munity service in st. Paurs Episco-
pal church here Sunday night.
COLUMBIA.-Un States Sena-
tor j. Thomas TIeflin, of Alabama,
is announced as speaker for De
cember % meeting of Focus club, of
Columbia, organization of World
war veterans,
COLJMBIA.-Wat r. Duncan,
state comptroller general and editor
OF paper in Aiken, announces plans
Ito begin publication in January of
new statewide weekly newspaper,
the Gazette.
COTJTMBIA.-Over two hundred
lumbermen of North and South
Carolina gather here in convention
of Carolina Retail Lumber Dealers
association.
MCOLL.-Election for Decem-
Der 16. on question of issuing $780,
600 of school bonds, is announced
by school board here.
sPARTANBURG.-One hundred
and fourth Baptist state convention
opens here, with DIR. A. L. Jamlson,
of Greenwood, presiding.
COLUMBIA. - Fire Proof Build
ing Material company. newly or
ganized, purchases site at Cayce,
| a suburb, and plans erection of large
factory. D. G. Zeigler is president.
sPARTANBURG. - While serv-
inc, six months term for prohibition
violation. John Gossett is pardoned
bv Governor Mcleod of previous
conviction.
MANNING. - Market bureau here
ships six thousand poundsAof pecans,
bringing approximately $1,700. F.
! M. Rast, manager Of bureau, handles
shipment.
| MANNING. - Manning Light and
Ice company sells plant here to
South Carolina Light company.
COLUMBIA. = Columbia high
school football team defeats Gaffney
team, and gains championship of
state.
WAGNER. - c.. r. Lybrand,
| prominent young man of Wagner,
dies after three days illness with
diphtheria.
COLUMBIA. - John Henry Liv-
ingston white, is lodged in jail here
charged with killing I1illiard Mccoy,
young negro. Livingston admits
killing, but claims self-defense.
COLUMBIA. - Pacific mills OPP
crate part of plants here at night,
to take care of Increased demand,
according to w. P. Hamrick, super
intendent.
GREENVILLE. - w. G. Query,
l'chairman of state tax commission,
accepts invitation of chamber of
commerce to come to Greenvife and
| discuss taxation against banks.
ANDERSON.-Max Barton, Is,
son of DIR. d. J. Barton, is instantly
Killed when bullet from % rifle, with
which he and other children were
| playing, pierces heart.
ANDERSON. = Rebecca Rice,
lnegress, is killed by Joe Wright,
white, who was under charge of
crime against woman at her home
in AbbeVille, where both had former
iy lived.
CHESTER.-Fra McNich, young
white man, is in serious condition in
hospital, suffering with fracture of
spine, caused by collision of his au-
automobile with another.
DILLON.-South Carolina Meth
odist conference, covering lower half
o. state, adjourns here, after hear
ing pulpit assignments for coming
year.
Observation-Disclosures Pearce, son
of Mr. and Mrs. e. B. Pearce. is Sc
riously, probably fatally, injured
when struck down by automobir~
4OIOrn6
who is arrested
COLUMBTA.-Dr Richard r Gil
lcspie, Of Louisville, ky, accepts
| presidency of Columbia Theological
seminary, here, and plans for re-
moVal of institution to Atlanta in
lall of 1927 are launched.
WHITMIRE.--A. r. Erwin. school
principal, sees fire, during night on
roof of Mrs. Berlowitz's home. across
street from his, runs to door and
knocks it down, awakens Mrs. Ber
loWltZ, seizes two children and
| rushes with them to safety.
FLORENCE.-James Forte. 5-vear.
oio son OF MI. and Mrs. j. B. Forte,
ules at hospital, after being run down
| oX automobile said to have baan
utIVen by William Mitchell, colored,
| VINO Is arrested, but who claims tn
know nothing of accident.
DARLINGTON. - Blink Brown
white, and Jim Mcdonald are back
. In Jail here, completing roll of five
VINO escaped four days before. Brown
ana TWO of others who escaped. re.
| turn Voluntarily
CHARLESTON.-Case against for.
mer Mayor I. 7. Hyde. charged with
violation OF national banking laws,
goes to jury He was president of
detunct Commercial National
TlMMONSVILLE. = Negro peers
INTO window al night at home of Mrs.
M. I. Moore and angry mob gives
| chase. But cooler heads prevail. and
negro is placed in Jail to await trial
! COLUMBIA association
OF state meets here with hundred or
more men, from all parts of state at
| tending.
CLEMSON COLLEGE-Clemson,s :
| 1925 football schedule is comnlate5
| with games with Presbyterian col.
! leSe, Auburn, Kentucky, University
/ or South OarNlina NNnffn,.A I,l-...s-l,