Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-08


MBIA.-Columbia and Sum
ter delegations appear before state
railroad commission protesting pro
posed removal of Atlantic Coast
Line trains between two cities.
CAMDEN.-State Detective w
w. Rogers arrests Nanny Hudson
colored, for murder of Willie KNOB
in July, 1922, only after Hudson's
wife drawns gun on Rogers to be
foiled when State Constable Stokes
enters house from rear door anc
knocks weapon from woman's
hands.
BARNWELL.-Tw people ar
rested on warrants sworn by father
of Benny Barry, killed recently IN
auto accident near here. are re
leased, after governors investigation
discloses that Barry's death was due
to his driving automobile, while in
toxicated, into pile of logs.
ANDERsoN.-W. r. osborne, 81
retired merchant, dies suddenly at
home here.
NEWBERRY.-N ewberry mills
pay dividends totaling $76,50O.
COLUMBIA.-State highway de
partment lets contract to Contlnen'
tai Metal Products company, of Chi
cago, for 10000 license plates for
1925.
COIUMBIA.-Ann is
made bv C. w. Cocker, karlsruhe.
president, that state social workers
conference will be held at Myrtle
Beach August $3.50.
COLUMBIA.-Rev.s G. A. Jones
D. D., takes up work of secretary
of state Baptist board. succeeding
DR.. c.. E. Burts, who goes to Nash
Vile, to head up work of Southern
Baptist convention.
CHARLEsTON.-County health
officers hold annual gathering IN
Charleston, with DR.. L. A. Riser
head of rural health branch of state
health department, presiding.
COLUMBIA.-Sp eakership Of next
house of representatives becomes
subject Of political gossip, with an
of candidacy for house
-bv Mendal l.. Smith. of Camden,
former speaker. Mr.. Smith an
nolnces he does not want speaker
shin. and J. K. Hamblin, Union; Ed
gar L. Brown, Barnwell, and DIR.
DIN Sawyer, of Georgetown, became
candidates.
GREENVILLE.-G and
Columbia are main contenders for
location of proposed branch of fed
eral reserve bank of Richmond, with
Spartanburg and Greensboro, N. e.,
also seeking institutions.
COLUMBIA.-City council makes
appropriation to aid in financing en-
tertainment plans for convention OF
Rainbow division veterans who gath
er here July 14-16.
UNION.-Capt. Francis Marion
FAIR, one of towns most prominent
business men, dies at age of IL.
Members of state
highway commission plan to attend
celebration on July 81or opening of
Sand Bar Ferry bridge across Sa-
vannah river near Augusta.
ST. MATTHEW'S American Cot
ton association announces from
Headquarters here that it estimates
1924 cotton crop will be 11,065, 900
bales.
COLUMBIA-City and county Of
ficers locate forty additional stolen
following conviction ana
confessions of j. III. Dillon and ID.
E. Erwin. ;..ss....,-,5.
PINOPOLIS. = Mrs. Rowena r..
Dwight, last woman in South Caro-
lima of unmixed Huguenot blood,
dies here in S7th year, leaving two
nephews, Isaac and Percival Porch
er, only pure French strain Hugue-
nots in Carolinas.
SUMTER. = State convention of
American Legion meets here, with
John B. Quinn, national command
er, as chief speaker.
CHARLESTON. Ethel Middle
ton is taken back to Robinson, W..
Va, to face charge of numbering
husband more than year ago. She
admits crime, claiming self-defense,
alleging she welded Ratchet when
husband was about to shoot her.
CHARLESTON. Central Trust
company, of New York, as trustee
for mortgage holders, files fore
closure proceedings in federal court
here against Vjrginia-Carolina Chem
zeal company.
CHARLESTON. = Ferry service
is resumed between Mt. Pleasant
and Charleston
SUMTER. Charleston and
Chester both urge American Legion
convention here to meet with them
in 1925.
SPARTANBURG. 1t develops
here that Perry Thompson, aged
man who killed wife and self at
Switzer, made will three days be-
fore death. He left one-fourth of es-
tate of 112-acre farm to wife.
Observation-Disclosures George
steps off train and is arrested by
wife at Tryon, N. c. He admits
crime.
Observation-Disclosures Springs
vocational school near here is closed
due to excellent progress of veter-
ans rehabilitation work.
COLUMBIA. = DR.. G. Campbell
Morgan, of London, delivers series
of addresses at Methodist Ministers
school at Columbia college, here.
PENDLETON.-S. C. Fulmer, 1924
graduate of Newberry college, New
berry is elected principal and coach
of high school here.
ST. MATTHEWS.-Am Cot
ton association announces establish
ment series of experimental farms
throughout state, several to each
county, for work in fighting boil
weevil.
DARLINGTON.--Big horse races
are part of July celebration here.
LAMAR.-Emory L. Spears as
sumes charge of postoffice here, to
which he was recently appointed.
SUMTER.-L. D. Jennings resigns
as president of Peoples bank OF
SUMTER