Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-17
SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA. - State campaign
opens with candidates for u. S. SEN
ate speaking in Columbia, all advo-
eating restricted immigration, and
aspirants for state offices speaking
at st. Matthews.
CHARLESTON. - DR.. Glen L.
Swiggett director of commercial ed
ucation, u. S. bureau of education,
Washington, delivers address to
graduates of the Citadel here, and
| degrees are conferred upon forty
men.
LAURENS.-Mrs. Alice Young
and Miss Emma Stroud, of Clinton,
both up in years, are found guilty
of assault and battery with intent
to kill upon Mrs. Katherine Young,
daughter-in-law of Mrs. Alice Young
and niece of Miss Stroud, who lived
with them. Mrs. Katherine Young
testified that women attacked her
with pipe and Ratchet, and after
beating her into helpless resistance,
thinking her unconscious, rolled her
in blanket. She testifies she heard
one of them say. 1T takes her
| long time to die"
ANDERSON.-Fo FAINT defeats
John r. Wiegington and John Tate
in race for mayor
COLUMBTA.-State highway com.
mission approves proposal to erect
new bridge over Congaree river here
| at cost of half Million crossing over
which passes all +"affic from north
| TO ha of a a
COLUMBIA.-H w. Barre, direc-
tor of Clemson colleges expel' -ent
stations, approves Camp Jackson
site here as suitable location for es-
| Enlistment of dairy experiment sta
| ton.
| COLUMBIA.-Gove Mcleod
quits state campaign. due to pres
sure of business in office. He is OPP
posed for reelection, at end of one
| term, by John r. Duncan. who has
often been candidate for governor.
ANDERSON.-Mrs jamie Jeffer-
| son, native of North Carolina, but
resident of this county for Sc years,
dies at age of 9S.
CLINToN.-J, F. Jacobs, sr.. is
elected mayor, defeating r. L.
Bailey, P. S. Jeans and l.. A.
| Blakely.
GREEN WOOD.-Epworth League
! of Upper South Carolina Methodist
conference meets at Lander college
here, with DIR. C. G. Hounshell, of
Nashville, as chief speaker.
CLEMSON COLLEGE.-seventy
boy members of th-Hughes agri-
ino
twenty-four schools in state, take
part in annual vocational judging
contest, selecting best in live stock,
poultry and products of ground.
KOLLOCKS.-C D. Candy,
Seaboard Air Line agent here, late
ly transferred here from Osborne,
n. c., kills self with automatic pis-
tol which he kept in depot safe.
Leaves wife and four children.
COLUMBTA.-Univ trustees
elect E. C. Coker, of Rock Hill, pro-
fessor of astronomy and mathe-
mates; A. C. Wilgus, of Madison
Wis, associate professor in history:
j. f. Norwood, GreenVille, associate
professor in English, and j. e. Pom
fret, Mt. Airy, Pa, associate profess
sor in history. Miss Irene billiard, of
Clinton, is elected dean of women
WINNSBORO-John J. McMa-
han, candidate for u. S. senate, as
sails u. S. Senator n. B. Dial, candi-
date for reelection, for "hobnobbing
with cautious and corrupt Calvin
Coolidge"
ORANGEBURG.-Plans are an.
nounced for state convention of
druggists here June 1919, with T.
P. Young, Greenwood. president, in
chair.
Newberry. Newberry college
graduates largest class in history,
at 67th commencement here.
Columbia - State railroad COM
mission announces hearing for July
Is, on question of eliminating ex-
press companies scale of rates on
c. o. d. return charges.
Columbia. - State tax commits
sion proceeds with licensing of pool
rooms, under act of 1924 legislature,
which also provides regulations for
operation, including closing at II
clock.
Ward.-Hill Ready, young farmer,
rides mule with seed corn in pan on
lap, and animal becoming frightened
throws him and steps in his face.
He has ugly cuts and wounds on
face and came near losing eye, but
he improves.
Darlington.-J X. Owens, of Ben,
nettsville, acts as solicitor in pros
ecuting state cases, in absence of
Solicitor Spears, who is campaigning
for office of attorney general.
Spartanburg. o. Dean,
| native of Spartanburg, now editor
of the News, Providence, r. l., is
visitor in city, and relates how he
made his first start in journalism as
| reporter by getting scoop" in in
terView with great actor, Joe JEFF
ferson.
well.-State's recently enact
ed absentee voters law will allow
South Carolinians absent from state
on vacation TO vote in August pri-
| maries. says Edgar A. Brown. chair
man of Democratic executive COM
mittee.
COLJMBIA.-Over million and
half dollars is distributed by South
Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative
/ a association officers here announce.
staple cotton during month of June,
associatino officers here announce.
COLUMBIA-Degre of I'D. D." is
| conferred by Washington and Lee
university. Lexington, Va. on Rev.
! r. A. Lapsley, pastor of First Pres
byterian church here.
/ CLINTON.-Major J. D. Fulp.
state high school supervisor. is elect
/ ed alumni trustee OF Presbyterian
College of South Carolina, here.
7 COLUMBTA.-Dr. LeGrande Guer-
ry. prominent surgeon, is honored
with degree OF doctor of civil laws,
+ by University OF South, .Sewanee,
Tennessee.
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