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

automobile near Barium Springs,
Perry Lee Huffman, so, of CataWba
county, dies at hospietl here.
STONY POINT. - Decomposed
body of Mrs. Melissa Fox, 70, widow
of Noah Fox, who disappeared three
weeks previously, is found In woods
near her home. Cause of death Is
undetermined, though crime is not
suspected.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES c, Tenth
engineers, local national guard COM
pany. will be converted INTO mead
quarters company of engineer fesl-
ment. according to Lieutenant +. H.
kohloss, u. S. A, training oIlcef'
who says Adjutant General Metts
has approved recommendation Whlch
will be forwarded to Washington.
ASHEVILLE.-Ch blight is
reported travelling rapidly southwark
from eastern forests.
HIGH POINT. - Ruth Mcdaniel,
aged eight. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Oscar Mcdaniel, of near Asheboro,
is in hospital here under treatment
for injuries suffered in automobile
sight of both eyes.
RALEIGH. - September 2 sees
opening of six central North Caro-
lima warehouses OF Cooperative To
bacco Growers association, which
are at Raleigh, Fuquay Springs
Apex, Sanford, Vass and Aberdeen
GOLDSBORO. - Jesse Whitehead,
To- 81.
Wayne county. He diyed and BODY
did not rise.
RALEIGH. - Governor Morrison
announces he is completing plans
for vigorous statewide campaign he
will conduct personally in effort to
influence voters of state to ratify
Administrations port commission pro
posal, enacted by recent session of
legislature and referred to popular
vote in general election.
MONROE.-Four hundred persons,
descendants Of Matthews Stewart,
Revolutionary soldier, attend re-
union at Philadelphia church.
HENDERSONVILLE. Home for
INDECENT mothers and children will
soon be established by Salvation
Army on 4O-acre site on Jump Off
mountain, near here. Project will
cost about 100000, says report.
RALEIGH.-Po department is
being reorganized under direction OF
Commissioner of Public Safety Bird.
song. After conference with Mrs.
Kate Burr Johnson, head Of state
welfare department. he announces
policewoman probably will be en-
ployed.
MOCKSVILLE.-S. r. Mccall, II,
best-known citizen, dies after ex-
tended illness.
COOLEEMEE.-M Sallie Snider
is fatally injured by enragde cow.
Recommendations keen,
employe of bodybuilding company,
is fatally injured when he, in fright,
jumps from motor truck 10 ground
and falls under wheels of Atlantic
Coast Line freight train. Body is
mutilated. Truck and driver escape
uninjured. Skeen's home is at Mem
phis, Tenn.
LINCOLNTON.-Body of Captain
John Richard Cornwell, son of Mrs.
Nina CornWell, who was drowned
August II, near Port Alberni, British
Columbia, when swimming with party
OF friends on camping trip, is buried
with full military honors at Pleasant
Grove church, in Lincoln county. He
was employe Of lumber company at
Bellingham, Wash.
ASHEVILLE.-Jud H. II. Wat
kins, of Western South Carolina fed
eral district court, arrives to handle
pressing matters in Western North
Carolina federal district court dur
ing absence Of Judge L. Y. Webb,
who will return September 10 from
Europe.
ASHEVILLE.-D Tilinghast,
we'll known, aged SS, of Spartanburg,
S. c., leads party up Mount Mitchell,
highest peak east OF Rockies.
ELIZABETH CITY.-State OF
North Carolina seems to be in
throes Of a crime wave" says Judge
G. c. Lyon, urging grand jury to
help punish guilty by returning in
dictments, that being only way to
prevent crime"
SANFORD.-H. B. Griffin, as,
prominent merchant, dies after short
illness.
ASHEVILLE.-H John
Francis Cecil and Mrs. Cecil, whose
marriage here last April was affair
of international social interest, re-
turn after extended tour abroad. Mrs.
Cecil formerly was Miss Cornelia
Vanderbilt.
WILSON,-After belligerent crowd
of about so persons gathered at Elm
City Jail, Clarence Virgins, negro
bad man." arrested on several
charges. including terrorizinS of sew.
eral homes, is brought here for safe
keeping.
THOMASVILLE.-While en- route
to state prison, at Raleigh, with John
Leake and Kenneth Hale. negro STAY
ers condemned to die October 9 for
murder, in his custody, car driven
by Sheriff Talbert, of Davidson coun-
ty, is in collision with car driven by
r. w. Stone, of Thomasville YounZ
daughter of Stone is painfully in.
jured.
CHAPEL HILL-WaVe Of pros
perity spreading over state year ago,
which still exists, is expected TO re-
suit in record breaking naturalization
of $500 students at University OF
North Carolina this fall, according to
Registrar T. j. Wilson.
GREENSBORO.-About 200 mem.
hers attend annual meeting of North
Carolina society of engineers. Pro-
gram includes address by DR.. E. c.
! Brooks, of Raleigh. president OF
North Carolina State college.
CHARLOTTE.-Ctty government
report for fiscal year ended May 81
shows receipts of 81 ,070, 946 and eX.
penditures of 81 ,067,126. surplus of
SS,S20 being $4,000 less than surplus
of previous spending period.
RALEIGH.-"Sa the lost and