Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-03
ALABAMA


searching for Dave and Ed Bell, ne
gro farmers. who assaulted and Sc
riously cut r. E. Brooks, well-known
farmer of Farley, this county.
ANDALUSIA.-L. and n. railroad
will commence work soon on new
passenger depot.
TUsCALOOsA,-W. Britain, 50,
dies from effects of high blood pres
sure at Mt. Oliver.
BAY MINETTE.-L. and N. rail
road will operate special train to
carry cucumbers and potatoes from
Baldwin county to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Y.-Mayor John Gamble
marks auto on switch track while he
attends to business. When he re-
turns he finds car dem 0lished by
switch engine.
MONTGOMERY Federal Farm
Land bank of New Orleans and fed
era1 farm loan board approve use OF
intermediate credits for citrus grow
ers of South Alabama and dairymen
of state.
CARBON HILL.-Citizens of
Walker county are demanding con-
struction of more permanent roa2s,
saying plain earth roads are waste.
ARERNATHY.-M A. j. Gains
commits suicide by almost slashing
her head from her body with razor.
Husband and three small children
EIrvive.
INTERFERENCE William M.
Matthews, attorney and veteran or
World war, dies at Montgomery.
JAsPER.-Rev. T. +. Founder, of
Jasper. accepts call to pastorate OF
First Presbyterian church at way
cross, Ga.
FAYETTE.-M. Brotherton, own
er of telephone system mere ls re-
moving poles and Is Installing I'M
foreground system
MOBILE.--survey completed by
chamber of commerce shows MO-
bile's present population approx
mately $4,000.
JAsPER.-Handsom residence OF
Mrs. A, D. Shoemaker is destroyed
by fire of undetermined origin.
CENTERvILLE.-J. NJ. Jones,
well-known farmer, is bitten by mao
dog and may die, despite Pasteur
treatment.
TUSCALOOSA. - Webster Boat
man. 4. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Collins
Roatnan. farmers, dies of burns.
His clothing caught fire when little
brother set fire to sage brush
MONTGOMERY. - John Mosley,
serving term at Kilby prison on
conviction of forgery from Madison
county. escapes and is captured at
Charlotte, N. c..
ATHENS.-Miss Elizabeth Wood,
native of Athens, but for some tlne
member of Metropolitan Opera COM
many of New York city, dies at nome
of her brother, George Il. WOOD IN
Athens.
SELMA of Commerce
A. urging owners of big plantations
to divide their now unylelding lanus
into small farms, thus making way
for many white farmers.
ALABAMA CITY.-Claiming it
owned right-of-way through Ala'
bana City before town was createa'
Alabama Power company MES Dill III
chancery seeking to en1oln municI'
DalitY from COlleCllllo poI LIP
ments totalling $15,S7S'65.
BrRMINGHAM-J Turner H.
of Rirn,in CHAM, is adjudged cham
Mon high school orator of Alabama
in national oratorical contest spoh-
sored by Birmingham Age-Herald'
oRRv1LLE.-New public school
costing $4,000, is under construc-
ton here.
ENSLEY.-Ground is broken Tor
erection of Baptist church, to cost
100000.
Observation-Disclosures S. Davis,
Is. pioneer settler, dies after snort
illness.
INSTRUMENTATION Freder..
icx Martin, 70, pioneer developer OF
Aiabama's mineral resources Is
dead.
BIRMINGHAM, -. Standard Gas
Products company is building Sooo''
600 plant at North Birmingham 10
be completed in August.
UNION sPRINGs.-As William
Hough, local pharmacist, sleeps ne
is badly bitten by large rat.
MARION. Mrs. Mary Holmes
West, 73, widow of late Rev. John
Lee West, at one time president OF
Baptist state mission board, is dead.
BESSEMER. - Inter-city celebra-
ton is held in Bessemer, Ensley ana
Fairfield in honor of formal opening
of Bessemer- Fairfield highway.
BESSEMER. - Andrew Jackson
Smith, Sc, well-known citizen, dies
after lingering illness.
EUFAULA.-Mrs. Harry Woold-
ridge, Jr., is accidentally shot and
killed by husband who is searching
for chicken thieves.
GADSDEN.--Dwight Lodge No.
$50, A. f. & A. NJ, of Alabama City,
purchases Eagle home, three-story
brick structure, and will convert 1t
into temple building.
FAYETTE.-Prof. B. j.. Balch,
principal OF high school, will close
school on May with SIS graduates.
OPELIKA.-Survey OF new Ope-
lika-LaFayette highway commences
through Lee and Chambers counties.
MONTGOMERY. - Work COM
mences on repairing Roy toll bridge
across Alabama river, which has
been bought by county and state
and will be made free bridge.