Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-09

! ers may receive thirty cents on dol
| lar. Receiver will proceed wit
! liquidation.
CONCORD.-John M. Cook, as
| sistant cashier OF Concord Nationa
bank, dies after short illness. Widow
and son survive.
GREENSBORO. X. Doughton
who was president of Peoples Ma
| tional Bank of Salisbury Wnen II
failed last June, under federal in
dictment in district court, charged
with aiding and abetting in viola
tons of federal banking laws, ar
rives here and issues statement
denying guilt. He makes bond.
NEW BERN. = Craven county
iail's last prisoner is released anu
institution is without "boarder" for
first time since erection 16 years
ago.
WILSON. - Herbert Hobson ID
held for trial in superior court
under $1,000 bend. charged with
burning barn owned by a. MercRr,
near here.
CHARLOTTE. = Building per
mits issued in January amounted 70
$780, 900, establishing high record
for any month in city's history.
RALEIGH Caldwell of
Concord is designated by Governor
Morrison as inspector general of
North Carolina national guard, VITA
rank of major, succeeding Major
Wallace B. Stone, of Charlotte, re
signed.
BELMONT.-R. A. Leeper, 4S,
dies after long period of poor
health.
GOLDSBORO. - Women's Mis-
sionary union of Baptist church in
this state, will hold annual meet
ing here April IS, with Mrs. w.
n. Jones. of Raleigh, presiding.
More than 400 members are expect
ed to attend.
ASHEVILLE.-Bids for $4,000
bond issue to build Hawk Creek
school are opened by Buncombe
county school commissioners, whicn
will award within few days con-
tract for construction of $4,000
school building for Sand Hill dis
trict.
RUTHERFORDTON. - Proposal
to issue 100000 in bonds, pro-
ceeds of sale to be expended in con-
structing consolidated school for
Rutherfordton, Spindale and Hamp-
ton, is carried in special election,
only nine of 527 voters opposing is
sue.
WILMINGTON.-Contract for lay
ing double track on main line of
Atlantic Coast Line railway from
Pembroke, n. c., to Latta, S. c.,
distance of q miles, is awarded to
CornellYoung company, of Macon,
Ga, work to be completed by
June /.
RUTHERFORDTON.-Malcolm +.
Sorrels, aged II, one of county3
best-knoWn citizens, dies at home at
Gilkey.
RUTHERFORDTON. - Republic
an county chairman, D. F. Morrow,
calls executive committee to meet
February 25 to name delegates to
state, congressional and district con-
Ventions.
REIDSVILLE.-Aw by hatred
exhibited by members of factions in
Dan River Primitive Baptist church
at Mayfield near here Superior
Court Judge Bryson said he could
only advise disputants to get on
Bonded knee and seek guidance of
Cod in an effort to settle their own
doctrinal controversy, which had
been referred to him in court.
GOLDSBORO.-Four times mar
ried, Mrs. lila Farmer, aged "a, tes-
titles in legal battle for life of her
fourth husband, Charlie Farmer, on
trial III superior court, charged with
killing j. E. Pearsol last October.
KINSTON.-Weather man brings
storm which continues short time
and includes snow, hail, rain, wind,
thunder and lightning.
CHARLOTTE.-Mrs. f. o. Lands
and Mrs. G. e. Marcom living in
same house, leave children with
nurse and attend Bill Sundays
evangelistic services. They return
to find Billy Lands, aged eight,
dead, and his playmate, Bernard
Maroon, aged II, admits, according
to officials, that he accidentally shot
Lands child with pistol. Lands
child lay dead for hour before moth
er could be communicated with.
RALEIGH.-Low bids aggregating
$2,94S,O0O are submitted by 115 con
tractors on 10 projects advertised by
state highway commission. Chair
man Page announces bids will be
studied before contracts are award
ed Projects are first to be adver-
tised under provisions Of law passed
by 1928 assembly, aprroprating adj
dltlonal $15,OO0,000 for highway con-