Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-24


Courier in every Baptist home in
state are two goals set by organ
| ization leaders of thirty-nine Bap-
fist association of state in meeting
with DIR. G. A. Jones, state secre-
| tary of Baptist denomination, pre-
siding.
COLUMBIA-J w. Hart, popular
conductor on Florida East Coast
railroad native of Laurens, dies in
Jacksonville, and is buried here, from
| home Of relative.
YORK-Judge j. X. Henry crit.
cises jury in case of Walker Hudson,
young white man, charged with Vio-
| lation of prohibition law, re-empan-
! melting jury two days after case end
ed and censuring it for acquitting
! Hudson on word of defendent, rath-
er than on testimony of three Of
ficers rT!>o had testified against him
George W. Williams, members OF
jury, states to court that he would
render same verdict if case were
retired, and jurors express indigna,
ton at judges censure and declare
they will give their side of case in
newspapers, following judges re-
fusal to hear statement as to how
verdict was reached.
CONTRADICTIONS for cree
ton of new Town theater, Column
bias little playhouse" used by To-
| cal stage society, is let to Me-
chanics' Construction company, Co
lumbia.
YORK-Dr. f. E. Gillespie, for
| ten years pastor of First Presbyte-
rian church here and one of out
standing Presbyterians leaders of
state, is elected superintendent of
home missions of North Carolina
synod. He reserves decision.
CHESTER-Lieut. Robert John
ton, who has been stationed at Fort
Benning, Ga, and his family, visit
mother, Mrs. j. K. Johnston, here,
before leaving for Panama, where
Lieut.. Johnston will be stationed
ST. GEORGE.-In political meet
ing here John J. McMahan. candi-
Senator Dial, declares that federal
governments fight on boil weevil is
effort to depress price of cotton.
CAMDEN Anna Calhoun
Ancrum, head of prominent family,
| niece of great statesman. John G.
Calhoun, dies here at age. of seventy
FIVE.
GREENVILLE.-Yo arrested
here as Frank Harrell, wanted in
connection with murder Of Major
Samuel II. McLeary, army officer, is
found asleep in car which was stolen
in Columbia, belonging to C. B.
Fripp.
UMBIA.-Prospects for 1924
% session at University of South
Carolina, here, are brightest in in
stitution's history, and enrolment is
expected to break all records, accord
ing to statement issued by President
w. d. Melton.
MULLINS.-Five thousand people
| attend community picnic here, when
| United States Senator e. ID. Smith,
| Senator j. A Brown and Congress-
man H. S. Ward, of North Carolina,
are speakers.
CHESTER.-Mis Alma Hender-
son, who suffered fractured skull on
July 4, when picnic truck in which
she was riding with others was
struck by automobile, has turn for
| worse and condition is regarded as
! serious.
| COLUMBIA.-Road of state are
| greatly improved, following recent
heavy rains, according TO state high
way officials.
Misunderstanding over Wateree
river, on highway between here and
| Columbia, closed by recent high wa
tiers which flooded long approaches
to span, is opened again to travel.
1 81 cit To
new Congaree river bridge, to be
| erected at foot of Gervais street
here, to connect Columbia and sub
urb Of New Brookland, is completed,
and highway department. begins
work on plans for span. Bridge will
| cost half million.
COLUMBIA.-Fed power com
mission at Washington issues condl-
| tional license to Columbia Railway
and Navigation of South Carolina TO
construct diversion dam on Santee
river at Ferguson, and fourteen-mile
! canal, connecting that point with
Cooper river and affording short wa
| ter route from Charleston to Column
! bia. Project is described by power
commission as barely feasible
CHARLESTON.-Dr. C. II. Du-
rant, of Sumter. is appointed IN
spector for South Carolina state
| board of pharmacy, at meeting OF
! board at state medical college here.
He will enforce laws regulating OPP
GRAFTON of pharmacies and sale or
| medicines.
COLUMBIA.-P. IT. Corley, dep
utv, is sent to Baltimore, to bring
back Bryan Entzminger, convict who
escaped here.
DERSON.-Party of Georgia
legislators, headed by John H. Hol-
der. chairman of Georgia state high
way board, tour upper part of state
| inspecting South Carolina roads, Wis
! ting Anderson, Laurens and spar
tanburg counties.
ANDERsON.-Thousand women
of Saluda Baptist association attend
missionary union gathering here,
with Mrs. Joel T. Rice, of Bolton,
| presiding.
EDGEFIELD.-L interest is
manifest in campaign meeting here
when candidates for congress, to sue
ceed con gresham Byrnes, speak.
| Candidates are: B. 3. Hare, Sallda;
| G. l.. Toole, Aiken r. l.. Gunter,
| Aiken: w. D. Black, Winston, and
B. r. Tillman, of Edgefield,
SPARTANRUKG.-J. II. Mabry.
/ member of legislature from Spartan
burg county. is bitten by rabid cat,
but medical attention is given quick
| ly and no serious effects are felt.
| MANNING.-New cannerY oper-
| ated here by Carolina Canning com
! pany, TO benefit farmers, is proving
marked success.
| COLUMBIA.-Four accountants of
state are certified by state board Of
! examiners and declared ,eigible for