Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-08

sued here during first six months of
year represent investments OF w.
521, 900.
RALEIGH.-Epi Of robberies
prevails generally throughout state,
according to newspaper reports.
Durham and Charlotte evidently are
heaviest losers. No arrest is re-
ported.
OXFORD. = James Rogers, So,
postmaster, dies suddenly at home
of acute indigestion.
HIGH POINT-Jesse H. Millikan,
aged High Point man, is found dead
in home. Authorities announce he
had committed suicide, throat being
cut from ear to ear. Dependency
over ill-health is supposed 10 be
cause.
ACKNOWLEDGING McCuiston,
aged 10. son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Nc
Cuiston, of Kernersville, is killed
near Crews pond, when lightning
strikes tree under which he, brother
and another companion took refuge
from storm brother being rendered
unconscious.
WILMINGTON D. Ellis,
aged Is, is drowned while he and a
number Of companions are swimming
in Silver Lake. r. M. Ellis, father, is
helpless. witness to tragedy. Young
Ellis almost caused death of Law
renee Coley, who went to rescue.
CHARLOTTE:-Jos E. John
ston, %, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Eze-
kiel Johnston, is fatally injured near
! Troutmans, when thrown from
speeding motorcycle. Death occurs
soon after he is received at hospital
at Statesville.
GREENSBORO.-H. L. Coble, so,
one of city's most prominent citi-
zens, dies few hours after suffering
attack of acute indigestion.
CHARLOTTE.-Suddenly seized
with heart attack while automobile
riding near here, Joseph E. Bruce,
| 70, prominent druggist, of Green
/ vile, S. c., dies before medical aid
can be obtained. He was native of
Stony Point, n. G.
CHARLOTTE. = North Carolina
association of letter carriers and
! North Carolina postal clerks asso-
citation meet in joint annual session,
| Ward Threat, of Charlotte, car
riers' president, presiding. Congress
man A. L. Bulwinkle, of Gastonia,
| N. c., delivers address.
RALEIGH. - Whispered charges
| involving good name of Miss Lottie
E. Lewis, Wake county treasurer,
| seeking denomination in Democratic
second primary, results in group of
! prominent women, headed by Mrs.
T. w. Beckett, wife of former gov
ernor, going to Winston-S Salem to
investigate charges and later issue
statement declaring Miss Lewis lab
/ solutely innocent"
WILMINGTON. = Jake Jones,
| negro teamster employed by state
highway commission and eight
mules are instantly killed by bolt
of lightning.
GOLDSBORO.-G Whitfield,
young Goldsboro boy, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Whitfield, is
drowned in Walters mill pond, body
being recovered after extended
search
KINSTON.-Mrs. Mary Herman
Cannady, 63, widow of late B. W.,
Cannady, member of one of most
prominent and ,wealthiest families~o of
,, this part of state, dies after long
period of poor health.
GREENSBORO - Andrews Con-
tainer Co. sells plant and real estate
to j. B. Pipkin, of Rockingham
county, for $42,73S. 1t is understood
manufacturing will be suspended on
account of high freight rates.
WADESBORO.-Is Fl. Horton,
for many years prominent citizen,
dies after long period Of poor health.
at age of Sc.
WINSTON. SALEM. r b ert M.
Idol, auditor of r. J. Reynolds To
bacco Co., and one of citys promi
nent business men, resigns, effective
July /. He assumed this position
early last year when James Sloan
resigned.
STATESVILLE.-tr county
farmers picnic, annual event attract
ing. statewide attention, will be held
July 10 at Piedmont experiment sta
ton. o. Max Gardner, of Shelby,
one of states political leaders, will
deliver address.
ASHEVILLE.-Sev days aft
Ell his disappearance from Oteen
hospital for war veterans, body of
David Bobunko, aged q, is found in
dense thicket near hospital. Cor
oner holds death is due to self-in-
flicted revolver wound in head.
ASHEVILLE.-Sho by prohi
bition agents of two Atlanta bust
ness men, tourists, who are seriously
wounded in battle near GreenVllle,
S. c., impels city officials and civic
leaders to announce that vigorous
protests will be made to federal au-
thorities, this being second event of
kind in year, two Asheville girls be-
ing fired upon last year.
WILMINGTON. - e. H. Sexton,
who recently escaped from chain
gang in motor car provided by wife,
| is sent back to roads and City Judge
| Harris orders guards not to make
! trusty of him.
! ASHEVILLE. = Body of Van
Brown, young engineer, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. c. w. Brown, of Asheville,
killed in Panama canal zone by fall
from bridge, is buried here.
DURHAM. = Brant Shaw and Ed
ward Horn, charged with man
Slaughter in connection with death
of negro, Carl Leach, who died of
wounds received in cutting Array.
DURHAM. - Burton S. Fret. of
| Battle Creek. Mich, is employed as
/ physical director by city school
board.
WILMINGTON. = Organization
of 252nd coast artillery of North
| Carolina national guard is completed
when company at Lumberton is mus
! tered into service, Colonel r. S. Nc
! Clelland commanding. Regiment
will be in training at Fortress Mon
! roe, Va, August 1881.
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