Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-19

to farmer of Morgan county raising
biggest hog in 1924.
COLUMBIANA-S county,
for several years regarded as one
of biggest whisky counties in Ala
bama, is being made "dry" by fed
eral and state officers.
FAYETTE.-Mon than GO school
teachers of Fayette county enroll
for Florence Normal extension
course.
Observation-Disclosures Brazzel,
of Montgomery will publish new
weekly newspaper here, commencing
January "a.
LINEVILLE.-C. w. Bell Con
federate veteran, merchant Aud
farmer, dies at home here.
COLUMBIA.-Coun commission.
ers of Shelby county adopt resolu-
ton that cattle must be dipped
under inspection.
BEATRICE.-Par as
ISOLATION erects modern fire escape
for school auditorium.
report biggest business and heavier
deposits than they have ever had.
UNION SPRINGS. - Alabama
Power company opens general Of
flee and. store rooms here.
TALLEDGA.-Jeff M. Hobbs, ar
rested here on warrant from Mis-
souri,, is released on habeas corpus
writ.
ATHENs.-First National bank
here is being enlarged.
UNION SPRINGS.-M. E. For
syth, acting postmaster, is appoint
ed postmaster and nomination is
confirmed by senate.
HUNTSVILLE. = John Hughes,
II, for many years well-known mer-
chant, dies of pneumonia.
BREWTON.-Mrs J. NJ. Wind
ham, GO, dies here just two months
after husbands death.
FORT DEPOSIT. Block signal
system is installed by Louisville &
Nashville railroad on Montgomery
and Mobile division.
ALBERTVILLE.-J. w. Letson,
principal of secondary agricultural
school, launches rat-killing cam
paign. Prizes are offered for larg
est number of rat tails.
MONTGOMERY to Sc
we're cold weather there is shortage
of cabbage plants in Alabama, &C
cording to n. II. Brown, chief of
markets for Alabama.
MONTGOMERY-Passage of adj
justed compensation bill for eX-serv-
ice men by big majority in congress
is predicted by John Thomas Tay-
lor, vice chairman American Legion
national legislative committee for
Alabama.
HUNTSVILLE.-Roy Gurley, who
was arrested here for larceny and
escaped jail, is re-captured.
UNION SPRINGS.-Work is pro
crossing on new Conner cotton mill,
which will be one of largest in this
section.
FAYETTE.-Cr ossties are being
sold here by farmers from all sec
tons of county.
JONES MILL. - Blanche Stall
ward is, elected cashier of Peoples
bank, succeeding d. NJ. Maxwell, re-
signed.
RENFROE.-Mrs. Ella Walker,
65, dies at home here.
GADSDEN.-After serving So
years as fireman and engineer on
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
railroad, Nelson A. Jolly is retired
on pension.
ATHENS. - Mid,winter poultry
show here proves successful, with
many Alabama and Tennessee birds
on exhibition.
MONTGOMERY Police believe
burglars set fire to combination
store and dwelling, owned by DR..
George Hodge, causing loss Of
IS 900.
Observation-Disclosures burg
lars enter Lewis drug store and
steal money and goods valued at
5000.
LITTLE OAk-Mrs. NJ. J. Skin
ner, 81, pioneer dies at home here.
TUSCALOOSA-New curb mar
ket will be superintendent by com
mittee Of well-known women.
GADSDEN.-Gadsden city council
is experiencing difficulty in finances
Citys income is not sufficient to
meet requirements for 1924
MOBILE.-Mobile county grand
jury breaks ST 1 record when it
examines 500 witnesses in five days.