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

SOO II CANoLAlNH
LITTLE MOUNTAIN.-ReV. j. +.
Harmon, Lutheran pastor here, ac-
cepts pulpit at Johnston, S. c.
GRAY COURT.-Gray Court mer-
chant, acting as janitor for his
church, Methodist, opens door OF
furnace and finds tin vessel Of
whisky concealed.
COTTAGEVILLE.-J. D. Acker-
man, Sr., rs. dies of apopleXy and
is buried here. He was prominent
planter.
AIKEN.-Mayor w. D. CASTOR,
Jr., fails of reelection as mayor,
John w. Moseley leading him by Is
votes.
ABBEVILLE.-Pre and Banner,
one of oldest newspapers in state, is
sold by w. P. Greene to Fred d.
West.
COLUMBIA.-Mort II. King
and Frank Harren, convicted of
murder of Major Samuel H. Nc
Ledry, in Chesterfield county, July
>, are removed from county Jail to
death house of state penitentiary,
preparatory to execution on Novem-
Der 81.
SUMTER.-L. C. Bryan is elected
president of Sumter post of Ameri-
can Legion. ir
.UNION.-Witt1 S. Fore, former
commander of Company e" One
Hundred and Eighteenth infantry,
nw iy, ioiI .Ioa cd n
bezzlement of funds of guard COM
pany. He was brought here from
FL Paso, Texas, where he was serv
ing in army, following recent period
of services with revolutionary forces
in Mexico. Fore wears D. S. S.
cross for bravery, in World war.
FLORENCE.-Mer D. Harllee,
50, prominent and influential citizen
of Florence, dies in Asheville, after
many months illness.
COLUMBIA. =. Rev. Mark l.. Car
Isle delivers final sermon as pastor
Of Washington Street Methodist
church, largest of city, as he has
served four years in pulpit and will
be moved to another field.
LAURENS. = Conference of Upper
South Carolina Methodist conference
opens here with several hundred di-
vines attending.
COLUMBIA. = Alumni of Furman
university, Greenville, hold state
gathering here before Furman uni
versity football game. DR.. w. l.. Nc
Glothlin is speaker.
GREENVILLE. - Voters approve
wo-million dollar bond issue for en-
largement of city water system.
GREENVILLE. = Texas fears adj
ministration of MA" Ferguson, as
governor, will hurt cause of educa-
ton, states DR.. w. j. McGlothlin,
president of Furman university, just
returned from Austin, Tex, where
he delivered address.
GREENWOOD. Greenwood coun-
ty court is retained by electors, by
vote of 9S7 to S73 in general election.
ANBURG-Jame C. Branch
and A. J. Sanders, both 10-year-old
school boys at Lyman, are dead as
result of short circuit in 2,300-Volt
power line which was underground
and exploded as they were walking
above it on way home from school.
Both We're terribly burned, and died
shortly afterwards.
CHARLESTON-S medical col
lege, here, celebrates centennial No
vember 1918.
MANNING.-Far of Claren-
don county ship first carload of pO-
tatoes through self-supporting mar
ket bureau, according to A. l.. Lewis,
of Clemson college.
COLUMBIA.-Pro 100000
900 state bond issue for permanent
improvements at state educational,
charitable and penal institutions is
showed under by voters in general
election.
SPARTANBURG.- bus OPP
orators of state hold convention here
and adopt resolutions asking legisla-
ture to enact laws giving public serv-
ice busses and automobiles same stat
us as public service corporations. l..
Fl. Thomas, secretary state highway
department, is speaker at conVen-
ton.
COLUMBIA.-Cham of com
merce announces plans for citywide
rally III Interest VI City = accepting
invitation to join South Atlantic
baseball league for next year.
ALLENDALE - Trial of Will
son G.. Harvey, former governor OF
state, scheduled to be held here this
week, is postponed to next spring
term of court. He is charged with
violating state banking laws in con
nection with failure of Enterprise
bank, of Charleston, of which he
was president. He was acquitted on
first count of indictments
. ..s.s CsREENV1LLE.-J. Robert Mar,
tin resigns as assistant United States
eattorney for Western district of
-.sputh Carolina. No successor has
been chosen.
,s--.---t1 REENWOOD.-U. S. Judge H.
H. Watkins, in charge to jury here,
deplores spread of. liquor drinking
To boys and girls of schools, and
urges all citizens to cooperate i'll
enforcement of prohibition laws.
yyEDGEFIELD. - Residence of j.
w. Peak is destroyed by fire and
members of family barely escape
with lives.
GREENVILLE.-New boy born
into home of Postmaster Charles c.
Wilmington is named Calvin Cool
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