Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-07-19

city from carrying out SLY 900 street
paving contract.
DECATUR-A. G. Patterson, pres
ident Alabama Public Service com
mission, holds conference with De
catur and Albany citizens, regarding
future of electric street railway here
This street car system is being op
Grated at loss.
ALBANY-J. C. Matthews, of At
lanta, purchases business and stock
of Malone Motor company, and viii
have their place of business in Ma
lone block.
GADSDEN-North Gadsden Pres
! Rev. c. G. Partridge, of Birming
at cost of $4,000, is dedicated by
Rev, c. G.. Partridge, of Birming
ham.
TUSCALOOSA.-H. I. Collins, Jun
ior engineer Of United States engi
neers at Mobile, arrives here anC
takes up duties as chief engineer ot
| local government office
MONTGOMERY-That agriculture
is taught in practical way is shown by
gross returns Of $192, ,417.1S, and net
returns of $114,S75.4S, to pupils en-
rolled from crops cultivated on their
home farms. Average gross return
| is $200.13, and net return is $129.0S
BIRMINGHAM- Mrs. Josephine
| Womack, White Star. route, is Seri
ously injured, and her two-months
old daughter is probably fatally in
! jured when they are struck by au
| tomobile in Birmingham.
REFORM.-F'ire of undetermined
| origin destroys saw mill of Davis
Lumber company, at loss of several
thousand dollars. No insurance is
carried.
FAIRFIELD.-C. N. Gilley, vice
president of First National bank, of
Fairfield, will head delegation of
members of Exchange club to an.
nual convention in Nashville, Tenn,
| in September.
HELM. and Alabama
| promoters decide TO build 3,000-spin-
die cotton mill here. Stock company
is being organized.
HEFLIN.-As result of protracted
meeting, thirty-three new members
are added to Baptist church.
CLAYTON.-Dr. James J. Winn,
eighty two, prominent physician, and
mayor of Clayton for past twelve
years dies after illness Of three days
with pneumonia.
Walker county sheriff
and federal officers capture two of
largest stills seen in this part of
state, near here.
FAYETTE.-Dred on upper sec
ton of Luxapalila district completes
canal to Renfro crossing, making
distance Of fifteen miles. About
thirty-three miles of dredging in all
is completed, leaving about nine
miles to make.
ADMINISTRATIVE association of
Auburn college holds fashioned
southern barbecue here. Judge w.
II. Sanford, of Montgomery, presi-
dent of association, delivers address.
BIRMINGHAM Birmingham has
on an $S,000.000 building program
which is considered unique amons
cities of 100000 population class.
UNIONTOWN. - Walter White,
president. of Planters and Mer-
chants bank, receives letter from
Lewis Richardson, negro farmer of
Browns Station, saying: "CraWtish
are destroying my products. They
pick strawberries and dig Irish pota-
toes. They dig peanuts when they
are young and tender. They destroy
my cotton and corn and pick my
peas. [ want advice to stop them.
During May and June we killed g..
S74 crawfish.
COLUMBIANA-Bob Merrill is
| arrested in connection with killing
of n l.. McElroy and burning of
his body, near Calera recently. Will
Garden and son and Reggie Lucas,
arrested in connection with this case
some days ago, are still in Jail.
MOBILE.--Prohibi imported
liquor worth $4,000 is seized in
swamp, buried in case II miles from
city. J. l.. Green, 80, and Henry T.
Davis, 70, are held in connection
with affair.
ATTALLA.-SeVer white -robed
klansmen visit negro Baptist church,
where 400 negroes are attending, and
present pastor with substantial sum
of money and letter of commenda.
tion and quietly leave. This is said
to be first instance of kind in Ala
bama.
BIRMINGHAM.-J. F. Harp, 73,
well known Confederate veteran of
Pratt City, dies in hospital here.
SELMA. Summer school of
| Selma university closes for season.
| There was enrolment of 1856.
SELMA.-Gordon o. Baker, 81,
! last heir of Baker name, one of
Selma s oldest and best known fami-
| lies, is dead.
HEFLIN.-Harvey Ralston, 16, is
accidently killed at Sawmill of
Charlie stephens.
CULLMAN.-A. J. Kelhoffer. well
known citizen, is bitten on left arm
by large copperhead snake, but will
| recover.
MONTGOMERY. Automobile
caravan, containing Sunday school
workers from Alabama conference
! Methodist Episcopal church, south
| leaves here for Lake Junaluska, n.
| c.. to attend training school for
| church leaders.
FLORENCE.-Nor Alabama ed
ucators gather here at Florence
Normal school and hold, two days
session of annual meeting
UNIVERSITY. = Work com
mences on $120.0O0 building for
! school of religion of Christian
! church.