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

with promise to marry. Hearing on
this charge is waived and Bennett
is held under $4,000 bond.
WENTWORTH. - Rockingham
grand jury returns bills of indict'
ment charging Il. Is. Chance, FOR
mer chairman of county board OF
commissioners, and j. X. Martin,
acting chairman of county board,
with violating law prohibiting Off
Gals trading with themselves. Both
are prominent.
WINSTON SALEM-Amos Hege,
federal prohibition agent, is held
under 81 900 bond after preliminary
hearing to answer IN Stokes county
superior court to charge of assault
ing Jesse Bennett with deadly Weap-
on near Pine Hall, when Hege fired
into BENEFITS car.
GREENSBORO loodstained au.
tomobile owned by Charlie Garwood,
Lexington taXi-driver, mysterious
ly slain, is found in business sec
ton of Greensboro. Police are hunt
ing unidentified man who bought
at Lexington blacksmith shop bar
of iron found, bloodstained, in car.
RALEIGH.-Jo G. Dawson, is
re elected Democratic state execu-
tive committee chairman for anoth-
err year. Miss Mary Henderson, of
Salisbury, is named vice chairman.
RALEIGH Chief Justice Will
liam A. Hoke, of supreme court, is
named by Democratic state eXecu-
tive committee as party's candidate
for chief justice and Associate JUS
tice George w. Connor is named to
succeed himself.
RALEIGH.-Edga w. Pharr, of
Charlotte, candidate for speakership
of next legislature, is named by
Governor Morrison to pilot execu,
tives state ship line and ports
terminals measures through house
at extra session Of legislature now
in progress. Senator Charles u.
Harris, of Raleigh, is leading pro
poneats in senate.
GREENSBORO.-k. f. Shore, of
Winston Salem, is reelected chair
man of Republican fifth district
executive committee at special meet
ing when plans are made to organ
ize counties for fall campaign in be.
half of r. c. Carter, of Mebane,
opponent of Charles M. Stedman,
Democratic incumbent in congress
MANTEO. - Rev. Jos. Blount
Cheshire, ID, of Raleigh, is elect
ed president of Roanoke colony
memorial association, succeeding
Rev. Robert Brent Drane, DID, who
voluntarily retired. Association
again this year celebrates August
10, anniversary date of birth OF
Virginia Dare, first white child of
English parents born in America,
and Jos. w. Bailey, of Raleigh, be-
ing on program as principal speaker.
RUTHERFORDTON. - Rapid inn
provment is shown in textile indus
try in this section. Spindale mill,
at Spindale, resumes full-time opera
ton after weeks Of curtailment; Ell
more and Crane mills here are work
ing full-time, as are Alexander
Manufacturing company and Flor
ence mills at Forest City.
SPENCER. - Women voters of
Spencer organize La Toilette Wheel
err club with membership of about
100. Mrs. c. o. Spencer is presi-
dent. Dan Carter, Southern railway
conductor, is head of mems La Fol
lette- Wheeler club which has mem
bership of more than 200.
ALBEMARLE. = Richard J. Hat
ley, farmer, finds buried in field
watch lost six years previously by
brother. Watch is said to be keep
ing good time.
BROWNSVILLE. - Unusually
higher average yield of wheat on
farms of this section is reported.
RALEIGH Thirteen North
Carolina national guardsmen will
participate in national rifle matches
at Camp Perry, Ohio, beginning Sep
TENDER /, for all branches of ma
TONS armed forces. Captain II. S.
Beck, of Winston Salem, designat
ed as range officer during matches,
will command states detachment.
MOUNT AIRY. - Early Ashburn,
convicted in Surry county superior
court of killing infant child of Mrs.
Essie Handy, whose appeal from
sentence Of Is to 25 years imprison-
ment failed, is taken to Raleigh
state prison by Sheriff Haynes. Mrs.
Handy, who admitted being mother
of slain infant, is serving five-year
term.
RALEIGH. - Temporary injunc-
ton, returnable August &c at Lex
ington, is obtained by Mrs. Ethel
FRAY Wayland and her husband, w.
w. Wayland, of Washington, D. c.,
against officials of Citizens Nation
al bank of Raleigh to prevent them
from allowing Mrs. J. j. Fray, of
Washington, widow. 50, from dispOs.
ing Of $4,000 in securities held for
her by bank. Complaint says she
is enamored with 2Syear-old must
clan.
RALEIGH.-E. d. Hunt, OF Gran
vile county, is elected president of
North Carolina sheriffs association
at organizat ton meeting, attended
by sheriffs of 26 counties B. Scull, !
of Hartford county, is vice president;
D. Bryant Harrison, of Wake coUa- !
ty, secretary; o. A. Glover, of Will |
son county. treasurer. Body meets
next July at Morehead City.
REIDSVILLE. - Helpless daugh- !
ter is carried to home for epileptics
at Raleigh to allow Mrs. J. r. Pat
terson, wife of well-kIown farmer,
to take long rest in hope physicians
may be able to cure her sleep-walk-
ing mania which nearly cost her
her life when she fell down high
embankment while wandering from
her home at night asleep.
WILMINGTON. - Adjutant- Gen
eral Metts, on visit to home, says
never before has North Carolina
national guard had so many units
nor so large enlisted strength as
now, present strength being $500
officers and men. He leaves for
Fort Bragg, at Fayetteville, to in
spect 117th field artillery, on annual
enCampment.
CHARLOTTE.-Mr Mary Boyd
Holmesley and Miss Sue Boyd, twin
sisters, reunited after travelling sep
o.