Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-06
ALABAMA

ALABAMA
ITSSELLVILLE.-P Puck
EFT Is found guilty Of assaultlng hl'
11-yearold niece, resulting in he
death, and is sentenced to hang
October 5.
ANDALUSIA.-Citi decide mo-
to build cotton factory here, anc
money paid in on stock subscrlp
tons will be refunded.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to F
w. Gist, agricultural statisuclan
Alabama's cotton crop was cut -
per cent since August Is, by severe
drouth and intense heat WHICH
caused sheddins.
ATMORE. - Residence here be
longing to A. 5. oakley is destroyed
bv fire Of unknown origin.
JASPER.-Mrs. E. r. Mattinsiy
announces as candidate for city al
derman.
TOWN CREEK.-Gerard Fowkes,
OF smithsonian Institution, Washins'
ton, D. c., unearths many interest,"
ing Indidan relics in MOUNDS near
here, and believes many more OF real
historic value will be found.
TALLADEGA.-Ross Thompson
II, of, Riverside, and two mules are
instantly killed and wagon demoi'
ished by Southern passenger tram
near here.
neutrality-suspicious. county
farmers place orders for 3o'ooul
pounds of hairy vetch seed ano
$4,000 pounds Of crimson clover seed
for winter cover crops.
oPELIKA.-Cotton is opening
rapidly in this section and gins are
crowded.
ALEXANDER CITY. - Russell
Knitting mills resume operation art
er several weeks close down. Ihey
will operate four days a week at
present,
MUSCLE SHOALS.-Contract for
construction of city waterworks sys'
tenn is let to j. 7. Sanford, of Ken
lucky.
FOI,EY.-W. r. Helie, president
of Beverly Farms corporation, pur'
chases sos acres OF lands on Perdldo
bay and will build club house to cost
$1,000,00O.
HELM Rev. Joe Knott, widely
known citizen of Cleburne county, Is
found guilty by jury in circuit court
Of distilling whisky. This is second
time he has been in court charged
with this offense.
DECATUR. Alabama Traction
company decides to continue electric
street car service instead Of closing
down on September 1, as formerly
announced.
TUSCALOOSA L. o. DaW-
son, pastor of First Baptist church,
breaches farewell sermon and goes
to Birmingham, where he will be one
Of professors at Howard college.
MONTGOMERY. = DR.. A. J.
Stokes, for many years pastor here
of one of largest negro Baptist
churches in southern states, dies at
Los Angeles, Cal.
SELMA.-Chanber Of commerce
will install motor launch across Ala
bama river here, while river bridge
Is being repaired.
MOULTON.-Alab Power com
pany is constructing new transmits
sion line through here from Muscle
Shoals to Decatur. When this line
is completed, March /, Moulton will
have it's first electric lights.
FORT PAYNE. - City officials
deny water to Southern railroad for
use in their locomotives, owing to
shortage of water supply here
caused by dry weather.
DOTHAN.-F'ire from electric
switch causes loss of over $4,000 to
Pitcher Gin company here.
BERRY.-Prof. George w. Var.
brough, graduate of Howard college,
is chosen principal of Berry high
school.
MOBILE.-Arlingto docks, which
cost citizens OF Mobile 100000, and
which have been cause of many dis.
cussions of political campaigns, are
said to be fast becoming mass OF
decayed and insect infested timber
OPELIkA.-Work will commence
September 10 on Opelim s new union
passenger station.
ALABAMA CITY.-Sheriff Leath
and Federal Agents Roberts and
Robertson find here what they be-
lieve to be wholesale supply house
for moonshiners. Matter Is referred
to prohibition headquarters at Biz.
mingham.
ATTALLA.-Just as Evangelist
Clarence NJ. Small is about to close
his services, floor in Gaines chapel
gives way and 600 people are thrown
several feet to ground No one is
seriously injured.
DECATUR. - Mystery surrounds
escape OF six prisoners from Morgan
county Jail here, who dig way
through 1S-inch brick wall.
HUNTSVILLE.-Mrs. Martha Mil
dred Undertake. "a, wife OF noted
Confederate veteran, dies at home
here.
SHEFFIELD.-Dr. A. NJ. Eaton
resigns as president of chamber OF
commerce, and w. H. Martin is
elected.
SALURIA.--Mack Aldridge is In
stantly killed when motor truck
plunges down embankment.. Broth
err, Robert Aldridge, is seriously in
jured.
EVERG REEN. - Evergreen snC
Conecuh county are having greatest
revival in their history. People are
attending from distance of miles
Evangelist Thurston s. Price, OF
Lake Junaluska, n. c., is conduct
ing meeting.
B1RMINGHAM.-Is Levy, 6S
retired birmingham merchant, il
dead after long illness.