Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-02

ing boys and girls in obtaining edu-
cation.
DORA.-Dora Banking and Trust
company enlarges banking rooms
and will install savings department.
PIEDMONT. City will install
fire alarm system, at cost of $4,000.
ONEONTA-Meth are erect
ing new church building here, to
cost about $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures III. Hol-
der, late of Huntsville, publishes new
weekly newspaper here called the
Russellville Banner.
SHEFFIELD.-A. D. Thomas, Sc,
pioneer citizen, dies after extended
illness.
NATURAL BRIDGE.-Broken rail
causes wreck of southbound North
ern Alabama local train, near here.
No one is injured, but train is de-
layed eight hours.
ONEONTA Home Of w. S. VILE
mon, together with household goods,
located eight miles from here, is to-
tai loss by fire
ATHENS-Mrs. Sarah Taylor, 112,
oldest person in Limestone county.
dies at home east of Athens.
MOUNTON.-A. w. Walker, tax
collector of Lawrence county, and
M. 3. Mackey, manager Lawrence
county farm bureau. are seriously
injured when their automobile turns
over.
ONEONTA. - James A. Reid, 6s,
one of most prominent citizens in
Blount county, dies suddenly at home
near here.
MOULTON. = Charles N. Sandlin,
"a, oen of best known citizens Of
Lawrence county, Is dead at home
near here.
PELL CITY.-O. L. Ekwurzel is
elected president of Pell City Bank
and Trust company.
HAM.-Federa1 narcotic
agents are making cleanup of VIOLA
tors of Harrison narcotic laws. Sew
eral druggists and others are ar
reside.
MONTGOMERY. Hugh FL. White,
secretary state Democratic executive
committee, mails to various counties
official notice of Democratic presi-
dental preferential primary, which
will be held March II.
ANNIsTON.--Ann merchants
file protest with city council against
foreign dealers selling fruit here, urg-
ing prohibitive license against out
of-town dealers.
DORA. - Railroad avenue, Dora's
main street through business section
of town, will be paved.
PARRISH. = Northern Alabama
and Southern railroads are requested
to build new passenger depot here.
BAY MINNETTE. - Methodist
church here is planning erection of
new church building.
STEELE. - William M. Shaw, 70,
well known citizen of st. Clair coun-
ty dies.
WEAV YER. Charles F. Wilson,
81, for 20 years engaged in dairy
business here, is dead.
LOACHOPOKA.-Two men giving
their names as DR.. E. M. Finney and
DR.. Swartz, Of Atlanta, Ga, swindle
j. w. Slaton, farmer. out of $3.50.
These men claimed to have very ex-
pensive medicine which would cure
worthless, but alleged doctors are
gone.
SELMA.-Public dances in Selma
are condemned by Dallas county
grand jury. Several prominent young
society men are questioned by grand
jury, but no true bills are found.
TOWNLEY.- Townley theater and
restaurant and Nix grocery store are
badly damaged by fire.
HUNTSVILLE.-F causes dam
age of $4,000 to S. w. Webster Lum-
Der company's planning mill.
BIRMINGHAM.-Dr. ]. E. How
ard, 6S, we'll known physician, dies
at home at East Lake following
stroke of paralysis.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES session
Of Shelby county grand jury is con-
Quoting probe of recent state con
vict munity at Aldrich mines, with
Solicitor w. w. Wallace in charge.
HUNT SVILLE.-Official figures
give Madison county birth rate at
27.9 per thousand and death rate at
142 per thousand.