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

ALABAMA
GADSDEN. - Four-year-old son OF
Finis Clowdus is dead, as result of
being injured when struck by motor
truck.
DECATUR. = John Finn, of De
catur dies at Bryce hospital at Tus-
caloosa.
ADMISSION. - John Thomas, 81,
widely known Admission citizen, dies
at home here.
ATHENS.-Limesto County fair
comes to successful close. Gate re,
ceipts total $4,000 and last days
attendance is 5000.
LBANY.-Louisville & Nashville
railroad shops here are working full
time and employing 1880 men.
observation-disclosures Johnson, en-
ploye of Louisville & Nashville rail
road here, catches shovel bill cat fish
weighing AZ pounds and over six feet
long.
BIRMINGHAM. - John Morris,
Sc, prominent Confederate veteran
who served with distinction under
Gen. Lee dies at home here.
BIRMINGHAM. - w. H. Adams,
40, engineer for Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad, is shot in head
and seriously wounded by unknown
assailant, as his train is speeding
along near Hapersville. Fireman
Tracy takes train in charge.
DECATUR.-While working at
Decatur Brick and Tile company,
clay pit caves in, causing instant
death of Claude Berlin.
TROY.-Troy's oldest building,
erected in pioneer days, by Judge
Willie c. Wood, former probate
judge, is destroyed by fire.
ADMISSION. - Carrie Cotton,
negress, files suit against Stokes
Mimms, negro, to recover 81 which
she says she gave Mimms for pint
of whisky, and instead of getting
whisky she received water.
MONTGOMERY Associa-
ton. of Alabama Farm Bureau fed
Grafton will handle approximately
100000 bales of cotton this season,
or IL per cent oe states estimated
yield, according to Edward A.
O'Neal, president of the federation.
TUSKEGEE. = Macon County
Poultry association will hold annual
poultry exhibit here December 5-S.
It is estimated that not less than
400 birds will be exhibited this year.
Observation-Disclosures of
Tuscaloosa terminal, involving eX-
penditure Of $4,000, to serve as dis
tributing and assembling center for
this district, is included in plans be-
ing completed by Captain F. ].
Pickley, operating manager of War
rior River section.
MONTGOMERY.-J. Fred John
son, state commander of American
Legion, urges all members of legion
to vote in November election and
in all elections, but says American
Legion is not interested in any po-
litical party.
JASPER.-Miss Ada Plat and M.
Thomas Ford Woodbridge, both in
mates of county farm, are married
at farm.
TROY. Oscar Turner, so, dies
at his home at Spring Hill, this
county.
BIRMINGHAM. - Team of horses
hitched to dairy wagon runs into
Mrs. B. d. Thomas as she is in street
purchasing vegetables, tearing one
Of her ears completely off.
SELMA.-Crew of John Quill, Ala
bama river steamboat, mutiny at
Selma wharf. Police are called and
men return to work.
BIRMINGHAM. - New shops Of
Southern railroad here, costing $10,-
100000, are completed and formally
opened. Henry w. Miller, vice presi-
dent, raises United States flag over
shops as signal for several hundred
men to commence work
BIRMINGHAM-Mrs. Mary Echols,
Birfningham's only woman city COM
missioner, is critically i'll.
REFORM.-B. f. Lyles is elected
mayor, defeating w. j. Carpenter by
8 votes.
MONTGOMERY Governor Bran
don will spend this week in New
York state speaking for Davis and
Bryan.
FLORENCE. - Professor e. Fl.
Yedell, director Of extension work at
Florence state school, is elected as
sistant state superintendent of edu-
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