Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-09

while on hunting trip on Savannah
river. He was 63.
ROCK HILL.--Helen and Wymojo
cotton mills resume full time opera
ton after part time schedule cover
ing weeks.
LEXINGTON.-Ja F.. Smith,
convicted of murder of f. r. Ma
son. travelling peddler, on Column
bia-LeXiugton highway. appeals case
which resulted in life sentence.
Smith is former soldier.
CHARLESTON.-Rev. Alexander
Rich, rector IF st. Johns Episcopal
church, Albert E. Brown, railway
conductor, and G.. Fernandes, grocer,
while out fishing in boat, in Breach
inlet, are thrown into water when
boat careens against trestle. Brown
and Fernandes swim to shore, and
Rev. Rich is left clinging to boat
and later is rescued.
COLUMBIA. - Baptist state com
mttee of 50" allocates funds to be
raised by Baptists of state next year,
$1100, 900 F'ifty.five per cent is al
located to state causes, 100000 to
state missions: $40, 900 to B. Y. P. u.
and Sunday schools; $3.50 to Bap,
fist hospital; $145, 900 to Connie Max
well Orphanage; $4,000 for aged
minister's relief; SO 500 for Baptist
Courier; $50, 500 for conservation ac-
tivities; and $24S,000 for educa tional
institutions.
AIKEN. = Plans are made for an
nual convention of South Carolina
Asparagu Growers association, to
be held here October 9, with NJ. c.
kitchens presiding. Last year, with
thirty members. association handled
$4,000 worth of asparagus.
COLUMBIA.-Judge w. H. Town
send hears and takes under advise
ment petition of fire insurance COM
panies doing business in state for
permanent injunction against State
Insurance Commissioner j. J. Nc
Mahan, to prohibit enforcement of
his order for discontinuance of
Southeastern Underwriters associa-
ton and abolition of it's rating bu-
reau in Columbia.
SPARTANBURG. = State Con-
stable Sam Henry swears out war
rant against Joe Wilkerson, garage
owner, age "a, charging him with
housebreaking and larceny, in con-
nection with rifling of safe in store
of Jess Brown, at Landrum.
GREENWOOD. = Mrs. f. S. F.
Giles, who died suddenly at home in
Clinton, is buried here, her former
home.
SPARTANBURG. - Voters ap,
prove bond issue of 81 $50 900 for ex-
tension of water system.
GREENWOOD-Clifford Owdom,
prominent citizen of Meeting Street
section Of Edgefield county, shoots
and kills Frank Logue, state game
warden, in Owdom's store, and is
released under $1,500 bond, pending
trial. 1t is alleged Owdom's life
was first threatened.
GAFFNEY = Walter Childers
fourth of six convicts to escape
in Cherokee Falls Manufacturing
company store, at l o'clock in morn
ing, discovered by night Waterman.
COLUMBIA. = Governor Mcleod
makes public appeal to voters of
state 10y William j. Bryan for full
vote at November 4 election.
CLEMSON COLLEGE - Regis
Princess, Jersey COW, proves re.
markable producer, with 7O4.93
pounds of butter fat and 14,901
pounds of milk in 365 days.
OLAR-Mrs. Mary Rebecca Hart
zoG, y, one of leading women of
community, dies at home of daueh-
ter, Mrs. 3. B. Langley, in Laurens.
TIMMONSNILLE - r. Keith
Charles, local insurance agent
makes world record in number of
policies written in month"; with total
of 23j policies, amounting to $410,-
600.
SIMULTANEOUSLY. S. Barstow
interests, recent purchasers of utili-
ties here, restore street car service
after several months of motor bus
transportation.
COLUMBIA = Humbert Gamble
and Joe Johnson, negroes. begin
serving long sentences in state peni-
tertiary. Gamble 80 years for muir
der, and Johnson 40 years for at
tempted criminal assault. Both are
from Clarendon county.
CONWAY.-Philip II. Arrowsmith,
of counsel for state in prosecution
of Edmund Bigham, charged with
murder of mother, brother, sister and
sisters two children, calls Mendal l..
Smith, of defense counsel, liar. and
blows follow. Court fines each $25,
and reprimands them.
ESTILL.-Plant of Estill Enter
prise and Fertilizer company is de-
stroyed by fire. entailing loss of
$200,0 900.
ROCK HILL-Peoples National
bank here publishes estimate that
South Carolina cotton crop will not
exceed 100000 bales this year. Last
years state yield was 1913, 500 bales.
GAFFNEY.-W. A. Kennett. re.
Gently jailed for operating car with
out license tag, is tried on charge
or stealing auto plate from car
owned by Yank Sarratt, colored, but
he is acquitted
COLUMBIA.-South Carolina Cot.
ton Growers Cooperative associa-
ton increases initial advance on
short staple cotton from Il cents
pound to Is cents.
COLUMBIA.-Dr. w. D. Melton.
president of University of S c., is
named chairman of state committee
IN charge of Golden Rule Sunday
of Near East relief.
SPARTANBURG.-A
is made that Textile Industrial insti
tute will be sold at auction October
10 to satisfy Indebtedness of 1907
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NORTH CAROLINA
RALEIGH.-New requisition "a.
pors, with warrants charging escape
nom criminal insane ward and as.
sault with intent to kill, are sent to
california governor by Governor
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