Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-21
ALABAMA


MONTGOMERY = William H.
Richardson, 70, and Mrs. Molly A
4 Colbert, SO, of this county, run
away from their ten children and
come to Montgomery where they
are married.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Traction
company, which operates electric
street cars in Decatur and Albany
is seeking permission from Alabama
Public service commission to dis
continue street car service. Street
cars here are losing money, Off
Gals of company say.
UNCOMFORTABLE cotton of
a season is ginned here. One bale
belongs to Joseph Browder, weigh
5. ing 40 pounds and sells for rs
cents. Another bale belongs to w
L. Desear and is not sold.
Observation-Disclosures office is
4 searching for unidentified white
man who ruined over 400 water
/. melons on farm of White Jones, at
1 Sterling, by puncturing melons with
sharp stick.
HUNTSVILLE. - Dallas mills
close down for two weeks to al
mer vacation. This is largest textile
mill in this section.
SUMMIT-St. Louis and San
Francisco railroad plans new COM
bination freight and passenger de-
pot here.
DOTHAN.-By vote OF $50 to A
Dothan citizens authorize issuance
of S75O,000 in bonds for completion
of municipal hydro-electric plant at
Chalkers Bluff.
COLUMBIANA. - Five members
of John Carter's family are bitten
by dog which is pronounced mad.
GADSDEN.-Remain of Charles
J. Mooney, who was shot and killed
by Arthur G. Wood, at Jacksonville,
Fla, are inferred here.
PHOENIX CITY,. T. Speer is
nominated for mayor; Walter E.
7 Sherrer for president of council;
John f. Newsom, H. c. Edwards,
Grover C. billiard AID j. w. Ed
monds for alderman; A. E. Gullatt
and Joe Fell for chief of police. Elec-
ton is third Monday in September.
sBESSEMER.-Un high
waymen throw acid in face Of F. T.
Rivers, travelling salesman Of Sa-
vannah, Ga, on highway ten miles
from here, and rob him Of diamond
and $3.50 in cash. Rivers will re-
cover.
MONTGOMERY. -C1ayton Street
Baptists plan new church building
to cost of over 100000.
's7 GADSDEN. = Democratic execu-
tnc
Moore as county coroner to succeed
Guy Woodliff, deceased.
MONTGOMERY A. Bran.
don, curator of Alabama department
Of archives and history, is planning
for celebration next year of centen-
!; NAL of visit of General Lafayette
to Alabama, which occurred in 1925.
g., FLORENCE.-Att A. Fred
< johnson goes to Montgomery and
assumes position of assistant at
e4torney general.
z" MONTGOMERY. = Capture of
1880 and $50 gallon stills, with
800 gallons of mash, in Lee coun-
ty, is reported to state law enforce
ment headquarters here.
-CORDOVA.-Cordo cotton mill
will begin running full time on Sep
tetnber /, giving employment to
1,p00 people.
Headquarters OF op-
Grating manager of Warrior river
service Of Waterways corporation
are established in Mobile. Rules
!. and regulations of service are an
y bounced.
TALLADEGA-Firs Baptist and
First Presbyterian churches are
= both struck by lightning within
hour of each other, and both are
badly damaged.
AUBURN.-Old church building
erected here in 1886 by Episcopal
congregation is being torn down, to
make room for new $4,000 struc-
ture.
DOTHAN. - Lightning strikes
Webb Baptist church, setting it on
fire and causing total destruction.
On two previous occasions same
Church destroyed by wind storms.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lightning
strikes home of Prof. j. B. King
tearing roof off and knocking
chimleys down, Mrs. Kings shoes
are ripped from her feet and she
is badly burned.
MOBILE. Baldwin County
Light and Power company is or
ganized and will furnish light and
power for Battles, Point Clear, Zun-
dels, Fish Village and rural sec
ton along east shore of Mobile bay.
LACON. Rodney Thompson,
Young man of Hartselle, is instant
ly killed near here when large
motor truck turns turtle.
MONTGOMERY. = w. M. Carter
old son severely injured, when their
automobile is struck by Atlantic
Coast Line train, near here.
BIRMINGHAM. John Milton
negro, who killed infant with ak
and seriously injured its mother
evades posse of several hundred
men and escapes.
GADSDEN. - Reports reaching
office of c. e. Stapp, county farm
demonstrator, indicate that red spid
\ err Is doing much damage to cotton
crop in Etowah county.
TROY. - Suggestions that Frank
r. Folmar enter gubernatorial race
are causing much comment and en-
thusiasm in Troy
PETERMAN. - Cotton and corn
crops in this section are said to be
best for fifteen years.
TUSCALOOSA. - Judge Woolsey