Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-25

RUTHERFORDTO Sarah
Hoyle, 65, sister of the late d. B.
Johnson, of Cornelius. dies several
days after being fatally burned when
clothing catches fire while cooking.
ELIZABETH CITY.-Joe Swim
dell, charged with criminally assault
ing white girl, aged IA, granddauGh.
ter of j. d. F'arr:or, wealthy retired
business man, of Wilson, enters suit
for 100000 against Farrior, who
shot and dangerously wounded Swim
dell in Jail here several weeks ago
as Swindell was about to go on trial.
SWindell is under guard at hospital.
FarIior, under $4,000 bono, Til be
given preliminary hearing when
Swindell is able to testify.
neutrality-suspicious., based
on official figures, show that $50
100000 invested by residents IF state
in 1919 and 1920 in securities, which
have proven worthless or nearly so,
was three times value of states
school houses, equals amount state
has spent since 1919 in developing
highways, is twice total value of city
of Raleigh, equals value of Atlantic
Coast Line railway property IN
state.
CHARLOTTE.-Dr. J. B. Craven,
presiding elder, departing for annual
Western North Carolina Methodist
Episcopal church, south, conference,
at Greensboro, announces 81 ap-
pointments in MecklenburS. Arson
and Union counties, constituting
Charlotte district, have membership
Of 1900, an increase Of 400 in
wear. Salaries of pastors total this
year $4,000.
KINSTON. - Joseph Kilpatrick'
once candidate for mayor, says ave
inch. half-pound terrapin fell from
sky, landing at his feet on corner CT
Queen and Blount streets, While
heavy rain was in progress recently:
He says terrapin was killed by fan
REIDSVILLE.-P for nine
ty.ninth annual session of state
Methodist Protestant conference,
converting October %, includes dd-
dresses by DR.. T. Fl. Lewis, presl-
dert of general conference. Er. j. G..
Broomfield, president of PittsourS
conference; DIR. r. M. Andrews, pres
ident of High Point On. c. college,
UNCONVENTIONAL institution.
KINsTON. = Miller and Rodney
Goodman, white, Of Barnwell section
of Craven county, are held on
charges of murder in connection with
death Of Culley Williams, so, and on
charges Of assaulting his son, Rich
ard Williams, and Hugh Logan VINO
are seriously injured, in fray at Good
oh, l. mr.
guns were used. Goodman brothers
surrender, claiming lfdefense.
DURHAM-George w. Woodward,
for many years city clerk and we'll
known Confederate veteran, dies at
Brevard at age of 70 years.
oXFORD-Declaring he never has
been Republican, w. M. Pink re-
fuses Republican nomination for
county registrar of deeds.
sTATESVTLLE. = Elizabeth, aged
three, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
C. Boovey, is fatally burned when
she walks into open fireplace while
parents are momentarily out of room.
HIGH POINT-W. G.. Brown, mag.
istrate and United States commits
sioner, tried on charge of violating
prohibition laws, charge being pre-
tferred after complaint by his wife, is
adjudged not guilty by Magistrate
Suttenfield.
RALEIGH is broken for
| first of number of structures which
will constitute Meredith college.
HAMLET. : Fred McKethan, 81,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. McKethan,
IyttI, Cd, n -IIy
with suicidal intent, dies of injuries
without disclosing reasons for act.
RALEIGH. - Governor Morrison
indicates state may appeal from
California decision refusing eXtradi
ton of DIR. ]. w. Peacock, fugitive
from criminal insane ward of state
prison, after report of attorney han
ding extradition proceedings before
California governor is studied.
SOUTHPORT.-C. w. Stewart and
son, Elmer, tried in Brunswick coun-
ty superior court of waylaying and
killing Deputy United States Mar
shall Sam Lilly and Detective Leon
George, of Wilmington, last July,
appeal from death sentence imposed
by Judge II. A. Grady, and execu-
ton, set for November %, is stayed.
RALEIGH.-C. w. Stewart and
Elmer Stewart, under death SEN
tence for murder, are brought to
state prison from Southport and will
be held here pending outcome of
| their appeal to state supreme court.
GASTONIA.-W. G.. Rutledge, IS,
one of CASTOR county's oldest and
most highly esteemed citizens, dies
suddenly Of heart attack at home
at Stanley, of which town he had
been mayor. He was magistrate for
fifty years.
CHARLOTTE. Six prominent
young Charlotte business men each
are fined $50 in federal district court
after pleading guilty to violating
prohibition law. They are J. S. Rust,
w. p. and j. w. Labouisse, S. e.
Tanner, Jr., Gordon Watt and L. NJ.
Lessesne, who were arrested several
months ago in raid on bachelor
apartments.
I CHARLOTTE.-M M. FUR, mer
chant, of Kannapolis. is sentenced
to year and day in Atlanta federal
prison after conviction in district
court on charge of violating prohi.
ibition law.