Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-04


cotton belt.
GAFFNEY-Mary Alice, 2-months-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Boyce
Grove, is smothered to death as she
sleeps between mother and father.
GREENVILLE. - Minister Davis,
negro, walks to county Jail and sur
renders just in time to be tried for
theft of automobile, for which of
ficers sought him.
ROCK HILL. - Large eagle, mas
cot of city police here, after lying for
months in cell, flies through door,
opened by officer, and makes escape.
COLUMBIA-State Insurance Com
missioner McMahan serves notice OF
appeal from decision of state insur-
ance commission holding that dis
elimination does not exist between
insurance rates in South Carolina as
compared with North CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON-Pr Syn
odical of South Carolina, womens
organization of Presbyterian church,
meets here. with Mrs. Andrew Bran
lett, of Columbia, presiding, and with
delegates from all counties of state
CLEMSON COLLEGE-Arthu As
bury Ayers, prominent resident of
community, dies.
TIMMONSVILLE. - Peoples bank
here goes into voluntary bankruptcy.
Neutrality-suspicious. and chick
en- fanciers hold poultry show here.
EDGEFIELD.-Dr. Alvin Marsh,
found dead in hotel room in Column
bia, many hours after death, is
buried here, his home. Was member
Of state health board.
COLUMBIA. - American Products
Exports and Imports corporation,
headed by former Governor r. /.
Manning, declares 20 per cent liqui-
dating dividend
SPARTANBURG.- V. Finch.
SO. is killed when auto truck in
which he and other men are riding
is struck by railroad train at street
crossing. Guy Foster, truck driver,
Is injured.
COLUMBIA.-Failu to pay poll
tax does not disqualify from being
candidate for office, supreme court
holds in declaring w. l.. DePass, Jr.,
nominated for legislature over J. B.
Mum.
SPARTANBURG. Luther K.
Brice. attorney and former state com
mander of American Legion, and
Miss Martha Jennings, are both in
jured by broken glass when auto
in which they are riding collides
with another on Main street and
turns over.
ORANGEBURG. - Bob Kinard
driving auto in races at county fair
here, narrowly escapes death when
car turns over twice after diving
through fence at race course.
SPARTANBURG- per cent
of electricians of city are idle, strik
ing for wage increase from rs cents
an hour to 50 cents.
GREENVILLE. - Rev. Robert
Gribben, of Winston Salem, n. c.,
is called to pulpit of Christ church.
here, to succeed Rev. Frank A.
Julian, who becomes bishop of do
cese of Florida.
GREENVILLE. - Lewis Foster,
co1ored, is arrested on charge of muir
der for deaths of Charlie Green
and Daisy Foster, killed in wreck of
auto driven by Lewis Foster, who
was in intoxicated condition.
SALUDA. Estimated cotton
crop production, on October IS, AS
made by federal crop reporting serv-
ices, with headquarters here, was
$4,000 bales for South Carolina, as
compared with October l estimate
of GIL, 900 bales. Condition is 43 per
cent, as compared with AZ October l.
GREENVILLE. Greenville's
health record is one Of best, states
City Health Officer c. E. Smith, on
return from convention of Amer
lean Public Health association, in
Detroit.
CHEsTER.-W. H. Hand, super.
intendent of Columbia schools, is an
nounced as speaker for dedication
program for new Chester high
school, set for November IS.
WARE SHOALS. j. Samuel
Handy. Sc, prominent retired bust
ness man, dies at home here.
BISHOPVILLE. Mrs. Marie
Croft Jennings, president of state
federation of womens clubs, issues
appeal to women of state to vote in
general election, November 4.
BEAUFoRT.-State Senator Neils
Christensen issues statement in
which he declares proposed ten mil
lion dollar state bond issue will re-
duce state tax levy, in that improve
ments contemplated under proceeds
of bond issue will more heavily bur-
den tax payers is covered by direct
appropriations.
ROCK HILL.-Rev. T. A. Snyder,
pastor of Northside Baptist church,
tenders resignation to accept pulpit
of West End Baptist church, also
OF this city.
GAFFNEY.-Officers locate 100-gal-
Ion still and quantity of markings"
on property owned by Adam Goude-
lock, one of county's prominent
farmers.
ORANGEBURG.- en-
tire student bodies of University. at
Columbia, and Citadel, at Charleston.
attend county fair here and witness
University-Cita football game, in
which former is winner, 143.
GREENVILLE.-Not speakers
have already been secured for 1925
institute of politics at Furman uni
versity here, including Prof. John
Fl. Logan, of Rutgers college; Prof.
Lindsay Rogers, of Columbia uni
versity, and Prof. D. S. Myers, of
Princeton.
CLINTON.-Dr. NJ. E. Sentelle and
Prof. j. l.. Douglass, OF Davidson
College, n. c.. are given LID. de-
grees by Presbyterian college, here.
DARLINGTON Jas. A,
Cathcart, of Columbia, leader i'll
American Legion auxiliary work of
state, is announced as speaker for
Armistice Day program here.
GREENVILLE. - Gathering of
heirs Of Edwards clan here is at
tended by three hundred Edwardses,
from 81 states, and decision is
reached to wage determined fight tc
obtain Edwards estate in New York,