Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-07

| FLORENCE.-Only by strictest
economy will people Of state be able
to get by throughout coming year,
declares DIR. w. w. Long, head Of
! Clemson college extension depart
ment. in address to gathering of
farmers here.
CHESTER.-Rev. James Russell,
well-known Presbyterian preacher,
is buried here, and four brother
ministers of same denomination Of
ficiate at funeral.
CLEMSON COLLEGE. - Peach
Growers association, Sweet Potato
association and Dewberry Growers
associa ton unite to form one CEN
trail produce marketing association,
and other similar organizations are
expected to join it, according to
announcement by DR.. w. w. Long,
of extension department here.
BELTON.-Ab Knox, 35, dies sud
denly in yard at home of Eugene
Shaw. Coroner investigates.
HAGOOD.-Mayor Gus Saunders
uses boat to go about town attend
ing municipal bushes. Heavy rains
flood streets.
COLUMBIA.-Stat pardon board
meets with 43 petitions for clemency
before it, and report is made to gov
ernor, who will act on recommended
lions later.
SPARTANBURG.- First frost of
season for South Carolina recorded
at several points in upper part of
state.
COLUMBIA.-Octo Z is set as
! date for election on question of is
suing 100000 of bonds for erection
of new courthouse here for R:chland
county.
CL1NTON.-Mrs. E. F. S. Giles,
of Clinton, is found dead in bed
COLUMBIA Executive commit
tee of state chamber of comerce
meets here and plans for statewide
meeting to launch organization DR..
E. S. Booth, of Sumter, is chairman.
GREENVILLE. - Furman univer.
sity is presented radio broadcasting
station by local electrical concern,
this is to be second broadcasting sta
ton in state, first being at Clemson
college.
CHESTER. = Solicitor J. Lyles
Glenn states that Reuben Robinson,
negro, charged with attempted as.
sault on young white woman, VIII
likely be tried at term of court start
ing October 6. Robinson first claimed
he attacked the woman with robbery
as motive, but lately confesses his
motive was assault.
GREENVILLE. = Congressman J.
j. McSwain, of fourth South Carolina
district, is assigned to speak for
DaVis-Bryan campaign from October
10 to II, and will likely be assigned
to doubtful territory in New York
and New Jersey. it is stated.
ST. MATTHEW'S. - Mrs. +. T.
Gressette suffers broken ankle when
bannister of porch gives way, allow.
ing her to fall to pavement.
COLUMBIA. = NJ. c. Heath,
wealthy cotton merchant, retires aft
er twenty-three years in business
here. Business is bought by Cooper
& Griffin, of Greenville, S. c.
COLUMBIA. - B. f. Mcleod, gen
eral manager Of cotton cooperative
association, issues appeal to farmers
to gin larger bales, stating that I'M
less they do South Carolina cotton
will not be in demand.
LEXINGTON. - Asbury Messing.
er, IA, in Lexington Jail, refuses to
discuss case against him. charging
him with numbering his aunt, Mrs.
Lima Wessinger, whom he did to
oeath with ak. lie was brought
here from Columbia Jail, where he
confessed killing.
COLUMBIA. = j. b. A. Williams,
prominent farmer of Gadsden, near
here, dies suddenly at his home, from
heart attack.
SPARTANBURG. - w. S. Bar.
tow & Co, announce splans for i'm.
medlately building high-powered cleo
trio line from here to Columbia, to
connect BarGtow plants in both cities
and serve Intermediate Doints