Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-16
ALABAMA

ALABAMA
GREENNILLE. - Rev. Joseph
Matthews is found guilty of bigamy
and forgery Wife No l and wife
No. 2, each with one child, appear
against him. Defendant attempted
to establish plea of insanity, but
failed.
ANNISyON.-"Cou and baseball
cannot be carried on at same time
near each other said Judge w. S.
Ttate. 4 guess We'll have to let
these boys have their baseball matt
nee and move our court to other side
Of courthouse. And they did.
MONTGOMERY. Unidentified
: negro is shot and killed by w. H.
Collins, as negro is attempting to
eenter Mr.. Collins home. MIR. Collins
sis exonerated by coroner's jury.
MOBILIZE. r. Kelly, 43, dies
of hemorrhage of brain, caused from
4 injuries in automobile accident.
BIRMINGHAM.-M ajority of city
commissioners decide they can grant
salary increases to policemen and
firemen without increasing taxes.
DADEVILLE- jury here
investigates charges Of laXity in en-
forcement Of prohibition laws against
Sheriff J. Marshall Gauntt. Sheriff
ess--iss given clean slate.
BE SEMER.-Isham B. Randle,
~pFominent business man, is in criti-
zeal condition in local hospital, as re-
suit of smash-up at grade crossing.
BIRMINGHAM = G. E. w.
Stephens, AZ, special policeman, is
perhaps fatally wounded, as result
of being ganged and his skull crush
ed while on duty. Ed Zevos, II. T.
Mcbride and Hayes G. Williams, al
legged rum runners, are under arrest
.1charged with crime.
BIR NJ [ NGHAM. - Independent
Presbyterian church will soon COM
mence work on new auditorium, to
cost $240,000
- FLORENCE.-At meeting of city
commission, w. S. Eastep is re-elect-
ed mayor, and City Attorney 0. B..
Hill is elected city recorder.
MONTGOMERY Alabama pub
tic Service commission fixes Novem-
Der as date of hearing petition
of Southeastern Express company,
ION proposed increase in rate on milk
and cream.
1, Observation-Disclosures Gray,
negress, alone and single handed,
raises and gathers four and one
.aShalf bales of cotton, plenty of corn,
T.sWeet potatoes, peas and sorghum.
r. CEDARVILLE.- Gewin, tax
y-assessor of Hale county, realizes 49,
1000 fro mtwo-mule crop of cotton
u Ons~VhiS fla rn1. near here
4 WEDOWEE. = Austin Brothers,
gef Atlanta, Ga, are given contract
$40 build $4,000 bridge across ITALIA
: poosa river at Owens Ford.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES John B. Lyons,
probate judge of Lee county for II
years, later resident of Atlanta, Ca,
Is dead at Hot Springs, Ark.
BERRY.-Mrs. ]. T. Hardin, liv-
ing near here, kills rattlesnake,
! which is attempting to attack her
dog. Snake has 10 rattles and one
button.
RSVILLE.-Members of
Daughters of American Revolution
dedicate Kate Duncan Smith school
which they built on summit of Gun
ter mountain.
MOBILE.-State highway commits
sion unanimously adopt resolution in
dorsing proposed amendment to state
constitution TO allow Mobile county
to sell bonds to build concrete bridge
aeross. Mobile bay at Mobile.
Amendment will be voted on at No
vember election.
TROY.-Mayor John Gamble sue
ceeds himself as mayor of Troy for
third time. New councilmen are
also sworn into office.
TROY.-Taxable values Of Pike
county for year 1925 are so, 240, so,
a considerable increase.
ANNIsTON.-W. o. Ward is
unanimously reelected city clerk of
Admission by council.
sHEFFIELD.-Off officials at Wilson
dam state that water has reached
top of spillway of DAM Level at
top of pool is 1883 feet.
CORDOVA-Fire does several
thousand dollars damage to office
Of Southern Bell Telephone COM
pany and Snow Grocery company.
ALBANY.-Out-go going city officials
are hosts to incoming officials at
banquet, over which f. A. Blood
worth, city treasurer, presides.
COLLINSVILLE.-W. T. Weaver
Completes new electric lighting plant
here, experimenting water power
plant which town has outgrown.
Power in new plant is supplied with
gasoline engines
ALABAMA CITY.-Verdct for de-
PENDANT is given in $4,000 damage
suit of Mrs. Lucia Johns, against
Patrolman John Gross. Mrs. Johns
charged death of her husband,
Charlie Johns, was due to blow from
officers club.
y. BIRMINGFTAM.-Sy A. Drew
II, dies at home of his daughter,
Miss Annie Dew. Remains are sent
to Greensboro for interment
BIRMINGHAM.-Lee Johns, Is,
walks from Oklahoma in search of
his sister. Mrs. Wiley Johns. his only
living relative. but fails to find her
here.
,s.T, MERY.-Supreme court
ssfules that back payments on auto
mobiles can he collected even il car
ssisssreturned, provided there is an