Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-17

barns, is acquitted in superior court.
where he is held insane.
GREENSBORO.-City and county
school boards, acting jointly, agree
with owners for purchase for $4,000
of 20 acres in Gillespie property, ad-
joining South Buffalo school, which
will be developed into park and play
grounds.
AsHEVILE.-Cha that HI
wassee Power company applied to
federal power commission for per
NIT to develop hydro-electric power
in Cherokee county after state
courts had declared Carolina Ten
nessee Power company had prior
rights, Judge McElroy, at Waynes-
Vile, holds S. f. Nandiventer, presi-
dent and p f. Nelson, secretary
in contempt of court. Defendants
agree to withdraw petition.
REIDSVILLE.-Iss Of $500, 900
in bonds for school purposes, sub
/ ject of litigation recently won in
state supreme court by commission
/ ers. may soon be issued, budget
calling for 1925, 900 for Reidsville
$3.50, 900 for LeaksvilleS Spray, and
large sums for Madison, Ruffin and
other schools.
KINSTON.-Al Smith, New York
| governor, wet Catholic" will be
next president Of United States,
! forecasts E. b. Lewis, formerly pri-
vate secretary for many years to
| late Representative Claud Kitchip,
Of North Carolina.
ELIZABETH CITY.-Permission
| ;e L,1 ra1otiuoc IF
| soldier killed in France, for erection
| of monument to him in court house
| square.
DUNN.-Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
! Hodges, one OF their children and
three of neighboring families are
bitten by mad dog.
RUTHERFORDTON. Erwin
Boone, widely known, dies at age of
102 years.
NEW BERN-P. D. Cahoon, con-
victed of embezzlement by Pamlfco
county superior court, Is sentenced
to serve oyear in state prison.
KING.-Earl Bodenhamer, driver
| of wrecked car, under which Numa
Warren was fatally injured April q,
| is bound over to superior court,
after preliminary hearing, charged
with reckless driving while under in
fluence of whisky.
MOORESVILLE-Louis Johnston,
| former Mecklenburg county rural
! policeman, is arrested near here
| when possessing 60 gallons of
whisky and is sentenced by recorder
| to one year on roads.
RALEIGH.-Sena A. NJ Scales,
member of commission, says report
Of state ship and water commission,
soon to be made public, should be
| given consideration by special SEES
sion of legislature, which he expects
| Governor Morrison to call for Au-
gust.
ASHEVILLE.-Mr G. E. King,
%, is found dead in home by Off
GERS, and husband is held without
| bond, charged with murder, after
| coroner's jury returns verdict King
| intoxicated, shot away back of wife's
head in row over bucket of coal, evil
dence indicates.
MAXTON.-Fred Maroon, mer-
chant, is forcibly taken by four
masked men into auto, carried to
"OObo IICdI INGu lIlSS, DSdl6n INTO
unconsciousness and left tied to tree.
Freeing himself, Maroon returns
here and is under physicians care
ROXBORO-Sheriff J. M. Long,
whose resignation Person county
commissioners recently demanded
on charge of immoral conduct, is
eXonerated by board and Long an
nounces candidacy for reelection.
ASHEVILLE.-Pro to issue
$4,000 in bonds for school purposes
is voted in Woodfin district.
WILMINGTON.-His body man.
gled, Louis Sasser, 25, of Hallsboro,
loses race against death, succumb-
Ing while on board train bringing
him here for treatment for injuries
sustained in accident at plant of
North Carolina Lumber company, of
Hallsboro.
REIDSVILLE. - Mrs. William
Taylor, of Stokesland, is criminally
assaulted by two unidentified men,
thought to be negroes, she reports to
husband on following day. Blood
hounds lose assailants' trail after
following it several miles.
RALEIGH. - Governor Morrison
and State Treasurer Lacy ioin in
giving assurances that attacks on
ability of state to sell it's securities
are without foundation, which de.
Veloped after Lacy, returning from
New York, advised selling only half
of S20,000,0 600 road bond issue to be
marketed within short time.
ASHEVILLE.-J G. Bailey. at.
tache OF American legation at Chris
tlana, leaves ION return after visiting
sister, Mrs. j. F.. Hazelrigg.
ASHEVILLE. = Construction of
l0O-toot dam to impound waters of
Rocky Broad river to form Lake
Lure at Chimney Rock will be start
ed within six weeks, and will be
completed in ten months at cost of
100000, officials Of DEVELOPMENT
company announces.
GREENSBORO. = Major Charles
M. Stedman, only Confederate vet
eran in lower house of congress is
named brigadier general and assist.
ant adjutant general by General c
Is. Haldeman, COMMUNICATIVE chief of
United Confederate Veterans.
SMITHFIELD.-D. H. Durham.
or Johnson county, is given severe
beating by ten masked men and or.
dered to leave county within ten
days, ten hours, ten minutes and
ten seconds.
CHARLOTTE.-J. r. Wilson, so.
carpenter, of Great Falls, 6. c., is
instantly killed when he falls from
roof of Ford plant being construct
ed
CHARLOTTE. = Six prominent
business men and former policeman
are bound over for trial in federal
district court on charge of possess
ing liquor. They are J. S. Rust, l..
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