Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-27
NORTH CAROLINA

other appeals for clemency as term
of office nears end, after argument
by attorneys grants parole to !. d.
Farrior, wealthy retired Wilson
business man, facing two-year term
for shooting and dangerously
wounding, at Elizabeth City jail Joe
Swindell, later convicted of assault
ing Farrior's granddaughter, aged
IA. Farrior is required to pay to
Pasquotank school fund $4,000,
amount of Swindells hospital bill.
WILSON.-Joe Cockrell is con-
victed in superior court of second
degree murder for killing Joe Jack
son in field last July. Tenyear
term in state prison is imposed.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY council au-
thorizes Mayor Kiser to proceed
with sale of $1,000,000 bond issue.
give money to trustee and call on
Southern Railway company to build
passenger station according to con-
tract in effect when bond election
was held, in which city voters
agreed to loan railway funds for
construction of station.
RALEIGH Though legislature,
meeting early in January must set
date, Inauguration of new state adj
ministration is expected to take
place about January Is.
HIGH POINT.-Carl Tonnes, %,
is shot and perhaps fatally wounded
at Level Cross, Randolph county,
and Robert Hackney, 35, alleged to
have fired shots, surrenders at
Asheboro TO Sheriff Crawford, who
70 of n
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by brick
falling from Sockwell building, Vir-
gnia Murray, aged 10, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Murray, is ia
tally injured, skull being crushed.
r. O. Nichols, white, foreman for
j. +. Grouse, who is razing build
ing, and two negroes are arrested.
charged with manslaughter,
CHARLOTTE.-D. w. Harris, rs,
Confederate veteran, prominently
connected, dies at home of son, j.
NJ. Harris.
JEFFERSON.-W. r. Bauguess,
of Jefferson, initiates movement
seeking to influence federal tariff
commission to increase import duty
on Argentine chilled beef, 500 petit
tons being placed in circulation
among cattle growers of Virginia,
North Carolina and Tennessee.
DURHAM.-Voters of Durham by
big majority approve proposal to eX-
tend city limits and take in terri
tory, population of which will sive
city estimated population of 10000.
compared with present total Of
21,719.
WILSON.-Sam Brantley, white,
farmer of Taylor's township, son
in.law of slain man, is arrested in
connection with mysterious Staying
of Rev Ennis Pearson, pastor of
Free Will Baptist church, in that
township, in july 1921. Pearson
had refused, after being warned, to
cease vigorous pulpit attacks on
moonshiners.
RALEIGH. -Guilford county led
counties of state in 1923 in number
of births, with 2,S99: while Camden,
with 11S, had lowest total, says
state board of health report
RALEIGII.-Deat in state in
1923 numbered 1886, and births
numbered S4,100, compared respect
lively with 30,660 and Sl,673 in 1922,
Total excludes 4,095 illegitimate
births in 1928, says state board Of
health report.
ELIZABETH CITY-City council
sells 100000 issue of public improve
ment per cent bonds to Chicago
bond firm at $2,241 premium.
ASHEVILLE.-Da estimated
at $50 900 is caused by fire in Miles
building, number Of firms being
loser.
SHELBY.-Crushed by log 1G
inches in diameter Malcolm Putnam,
40, of Cleveland county, is brought
to hospital suffering from broken
back and other dangerous injuries
after accident at sawmill.
GOLDSBORO.-Two Of Colds
boro's prominent citizens die same
day-F'rederick c. Overman, 81, and
II. ID. Fate, rs. Former had been
in declining health several months;
latter was i'll only short time.
REIDSNILLE.-T markets,
which closed December 10 for Christ
mas holidays, will reopen January 5.
Deliveries during December selling
period were heavy.
RALEIGH.-Stlte division of mar
kets reports tobacco sales at auction
warehouses of state for season to
December | totaled 175,S1S,911
pounds. November sales being So
373,173 at average of $2S.44 per hun
dredweisht.
observation-disclosures mo-
tor car and geo gallons of blockade
whisky are captured by prohibition
agents after long chase. Driver
jumps from running car and flees
into woods.
RALEIGR.-Fo fires of state
numbering PA caused loss of $4,000
on 26,7S5 acres up to December II,
says report to geologic and economic
survey from its forestry service
agents.
RALEIGH. - Automobile license
bureau of state department issues
list showing Guilford county with
HIS, has largest number Of cars
of states 100 counties in which are
303,3S2 cars. MecklneburS, with IA.
rs cars, ranks second; Graham
county, with IS, is lowest.
SANFORD.-John r. Burns. prom
inent citizen, dies after long illness,
Burial takes place at Asbury church,
Chatham county.
ELKIN -Four motor cars six
rum runners and 155 gallons of
blockade whisky are captured in one
day by Revenue Officers HeSe and
Savage after chase over highways of
Yadkin and Wilkes counties.
RALEIG II. -State-wid ban on
fireworks is being agitated. and leg
islature meeting in January may dis
cuss subject as fire prevention meas
ure.
RALEIGH. North Carolina Co.
operative Cotton Growers associa-