Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-24

| viding increases in Day Of postal
service employees.
WILMINGTON.-T. A. White,
senior, and David r. Wilcox, sophie
more, Of New Hanover High school,
win two of six prizes offered to stu
dents of state by American Chemical
society for essays on scientific sub
jects.
WINSTON SALEM.-North Caro-
lima Episcopal diocese votes to meet
next year at Chapel Hill, in Chapel
of the Cross, expected to be con-
secrated just prior to convention.
KINSTON. county farm
ers will make about 900 pounds Of
tobacco per acre this summer, COM
| pared with 700 pounds per acre aver
age last year for state and 800
pounds average per acre last year
! in this county, according to east
ern Carolina chamber Of commerce.
CHARLOTTE.-George M. O'Brien
Is arrested at Pineville, near here,
and brought to Meclllenburg county
Jail, on request of Governor Morri-
son, responding to request from
Governor Of Georgia.
are held here for John B. Hazel,
zen. whose death occurred at Rich
mond, Va, hospital.
REIDSVILLE.-Special vehire of
100 men is ordered by Judge Bryson
in preparation for trial of w. Aus
tin Carter, charged with shooting
wife to death, September 8, at home
of father, l.. L. Moore, when Mr..
and Mrs. John Price and other mem
bers of family also were wounded.
Carter, held at Wentworth, Is ex-
amined by alienist, and attorneys
indicate plea of insanity will be Of
fered.
Observation-Disclosures DR.. Har-
vev Robinson, of Chadburn, pleads
guilty in federal court to charge Of
selling narcotics, he tells Judge H.
G. Conner terrible strain, following
death of wife, while ministering to
soldiers in army camps during 1918
flu epidemic caused him to start
doping" Judge causes him to
surrender practitioner license.
CHERRYVILLE.-Town commits
sioners will open bids May Is for
$3.50, 900 issue of serial street i'm
provement bonds, payable 1927 to
1914.
ASHEVILLE. - Construction of
steel observatory on| Mount Nit
chell, from which fire wardens will
maintain lookout for forest fires in
western North Carolina, is ordered
by j. S. Holmes. state forester.
RALEIGH. - Alleging careless
driving by w. L. Hollerman, en-
ploye Of Armour & Company, C, w.
Henshaw and Vance Fleming, Wake
county farmers of advanced years,
injured in automobile accident, each
file suit for $4,000 against Holler-
man and Armour, and wife of each
farmer files suit for $4,000 dam
ages.
WILMINGTON.-Elder H. John
ston, of Lancaster, Pa, said to be
organizer of Knights of Mystic
Clan, is placed in jail in default of
| 5000 bond following arrest on COM
plant Of II. F. Newkirk Jr., who
charges Johnston obtained $40 UNI
der false pretense, Newlirk claiming
to believe he was to be taken into
ku kluX Khan.
Observation-Disclosures lead
searchers to mangled body of Mrs.
Nancy Eggleston, wife of John G.
Eggleston, missing since April q.
Eggleston is held in Jail. Coroner's
jury returns verdict woman was
murdered by unknown person. Egg
gleston, asserting innocence, says
she left note saying she was going
away with another man.
GOLDSBORO. Wayne county
| board of education awards contracts
/ for construction of $4,000 school
building at Pikeville and for $45, 900
school at -Grantham, each building
to have auditorium of 500 and 600
seating capacity, respectively.
DUNN.-Work is begun on water
and sewer systems extensions to
cost 1915, 900. Water will be pump
ed four miles from Cape Fear river.
WASHINGTON. - Daughter is
born to Mrs. II. b. Guilford, of Au-
rora, n. c., passenger on train ap-
preaching this town. Conductor
HollinGsworth stops train, telephones
| for ambulance. into which mother
and child are transferred and sent
to hospital.