Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-09

Of South Carolina Dairyman' aSSO-
citation is announced for August IA,
to be held on farm of Frank Hamp-
ton, near Columbia. Hugh G. Van
Pelt, editor of The Dairy Farmer, ma
tionally known, will be CHEF speaker
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE.-"W must go on
with our system of highway building
until every main road in the state
is hard surfaced and a class "A
road" Governor Morrison declares
in address before meeting Of West
ern North Carolina legislators.
SANFORD.-A Johnston, ne
gress, is held for burying infant girl,
found alive "a hours after being bu-
ried.
TARBORO.-Mrs Charles JEFF,
freys Austin. y, dies after illness of
several weeks.
SALISBURY.-L. J. Blackwelder,
prominent business man of Lands,
is sentenced to ten months on chain
gang in county court on charge of
immoral conduct.
GREENSBORO. - Mrs Esther
Causey, 50, one Of Guilford county's
oldest residents, dies after illness of
one month.
ASHEVILLE.-Plan for an in
tensive campaign in western North
Carolina are discussed ia conference
Of Republican leaders with W. G.
Bramham, of Durham, chairman o.
state Republican executive commit
tee.
BCRLINGTON.-Mrs r. L.
Holmes, prominent Graham woman,
breaks leg in two places as she
steps from slowly moving automo-
bile.
BURLINGTON.-R. J. Fitzgerald,
Confederate veteran, exhibits hen
egg plainly marked with indelible
figure 1923" asserting figures were
on egg when laid.
LEAKSVILLE.-Publicsp speaking,
band music and street dancing mark
formal opening of White Way at
completion of new lighting system.
WINSTON.S ALE M. - Advices
from Southern railway headquarters
at washington indicate officials
have decided to start work at early
date on modern passenger station in
this city.
sALIsBURY.-C. A. Guffy, 80.
Confederate veteran and for almost
half century justice of the peace,
dies after short illness.
ASHEVILLE. = Three prominent
physicians, Drs. T. w. Sumner, j. Il.
Brewer and G. D. Gardner, and seven
other persons, are arrested by federal
officers on charge Of violating Har-
rison anti-narcotic law.
NFORD.-Engineer L. o. Nc
Keen. Raleigh; Fireman B. w. Crit
fin, Hamlet, and Express Messenger
w. l.. Veton, Suffolk, Va, are in
urged when Seaboard passenger train
engine and express car jump tracks
near Lemon Springs.
WINSTON SALEM. Frank Crink-
ley. Raleigh youth, is held not guilty
Of burglary by Superior Court Judge
McElory after proving he walked
in sleep and accidently strayed into
home he was accused of attempting
to rob.
FAIRMONT. - Meals tobacco
several thousand dollars, is COM
pletely destroyed by fire thought to
have been of incendiary origin.
WILSON.-Ten negroes are badly
injured when two autos in which
they were riding crashes into Nor
folk. and Southern passenger train
at Goldsboro street crossing about
midnight.
GREEN SBOR O.-Twenty-four
Greensboro Boy Scouts. chaperoned
by Scoutmaster F. r. Casper, return
from 2,500-mile motor trip to Niagara
Falls and other points in the north
and east.
KINSTON.-Work starts on fifth
tobacco warehouse for this market,
j. H. Parham, being owner of build
ing which will cost about $4,000 and
will be ready for opening of season
in September
ELKIN.-Residenc of c. A. Sebas-
tian,. prominent merchant, is de-
stroyed by fire of unknown origin,
loss being estimated as $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures pc
tition in bankruptcy is filed in fed
eral court against John c. Lawson,
well-known Salisbury business man,
by j. E. Fouts and others, petition
alleging Lawson's debt total more
than $4,000.
GREENSBORO. - State Home
Missions Board of Presbyterian
church offers Rev. E. e. Gillespie,
York. S. c., superintendency of
synodical missions, left vacant by re-
cent death of Rev. A. w. Crawford.
DR.. Gillespie reserves decision.
CHARLOTTE. = Coroner's jury
finds that head-on collision between
Piedmont and Northern freight and
passenger trains near Savona station
was caused by crew of passenger
train deliberately failing to obey
orders and wait for fret .;ht at
Twins Creek station Motorman
Freeman is dead of injuries and Con-
ductor Trott severaly injured, so no
action has been taken.
CHARLOTTE.-John B. Pharr is
appointed chief deputy sheriff and
Jailer by Sheriff w. Q. Cochran, sue
ceeding V. P. Fesperman, resigned.
ASHEVILLE. = Southern AID.
palachian region is logical place for
location of national park, Secretary
or Interior Work says while here
with national park commission.
RALEIGH.-Dr. Daniel II. Hill.
65, secretary OF North Carolina His
torlcal commission and former presi-
dent of state college, dies at Blowing
Rock after short illness. He was a
son of Lieutenant General D. H.
Hill, of the Confederate army.
GREENSBORO. - James Davis
negro, is sent TO state prison for life
Tor burglary, and is TO be studied to
determine if he is normal and should
lace trial for murdarin O pnlicnrann