Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-01

here. Clarke says death of Woodrow
Wilson has caused tremendous re
Vival of sentiment in favor of Ameri
can adhesion to league.
CHARLOTTE.-Parks Lank com
pany is chartered with capital OF
$3.50, 600 to exploit Hutchinson estate
of 165 acres near edge of city.
GREENSBORO.-John A. Heg
wood, II, dies of pneumonia after
short illness.
ASHEVILLE.-Mr NJ. V. Var
borough, of kenilworth Park, dies
after short illness at age of 76,
ASHEVILLE.-Mr Lula M. Kirk
wife of James N. Kirk. well-known
insurance man, dies of pneumonia.
GRAHAM-J. l.. Scott, one of
Alamance cOunty's best known citi
zens and we'll known throughout
state, textile mill owner, former
state senator, dies of erysipelas al
Greensboro hospital, at age of 60
after short illness.
RALEIGH March 10 is desig
mated as date for unwilling of monu
ment here to memory of Governor
c. b, Aycocll, funds for which came
largely from school children of state
in small contributions. Exercises
will be held in connection with meet.
ing of states teachers.
GREENSBORO.-J. C. Pierce. 81
well-knOwn business man, dies after
short illness.
GREENsBORO.-City government
q of oh, q n
New York, for $1,4O0,000 issue of )
per cent bonds at premium of $4,-
313
KINSTON.-AIma Smith, 81, at
tractive, ambitious but uneducated,
becomes respondent when she is
forced to continue working in cot
ton mill after falling to obtain en-
ployment in store, and swallows
small quantity of poisonous acid.
Physicians succeed in saving her life
and informal conference of business
men results in decision that will OBJ
tain for her, when she RECEIVERS.
chance she sought, despite handicap
of being left an orphan at early age,
to advance herself.
CORRESPONDENCE. May Davis
Hopkins Gilmer, of Greensboro, wife
of Colonel e. l.. Gilmer, and her
daughter, Miss May Davies Hopkins.
are advised of award of total of
Sl3O,0OO by German-American mixed
claims commission on claims sub.
mitted by them after death in Lusi-
tania tragedy of Mrs. Gilmers first
husband. Mrs. Gilmer is awarded
$4,000 and daughter $4,000. Claim
was made test case, it is understood,
and principles adopted in determin.
ing amount of award are expected
to govern future decisions of com.
mission.
GASTONIA. - Spencer Lumber
company announces construction
work will be undertaken immedi.
ately on plant to replace that re-
Gently destroyed by fire at loss of
$3.50, 900.
RALEIGH. -Fifty.eight per cent
of 1911 living graduates of North
Carolina Agricultural and Mechan-
lcal college are residents of state.
according to announcement by r. H.
Stafford, alumni secretary. No grad
uate Of this college lives in each of
three states.
WINSTON-s ALEM.-William Ca
rey Grist, former grand chancel.
lor of knights Of Pythias grand
lodge of North Carolina and for four
years supreme representative, dies
at home, aged sixty-seven years
after long illness.
KINSTON. - William Grady,
charged with murder of young son
at home in Duplin county, is releas-
ed on IS, 200 bond. Youth was cut
and died few hours later. Solicitor
Powers says the evidence indicated
both were partially intoxicated.
CHARLOTTE. = Arthur Lineber-
ger, young white man of CASTOR
county, is arrested here in cOnnec.
ton with death year ago of man
named Cook, who was occupant Of
car in company with Mrs. Lineber-
ger at time of killing, which police
officials say Lineberger admits. He
says he recently returned from Can.
ada, where he fled after crime.
Acknowledgement of state, pre-
sided over by Governor Morrison
rejects all bids of state bankers and
associated bond dealers for offering
of $1,000 900 issue of One-Year notes,
holding lowest bid called for interest
rate of 40 per cent was too high.
Issue is contemplated to meet needs
pending issue within few months of
$5,000,000 bond issue authorized by
legislature as loan fund to assist
counties in construction Of school
buildings.
CHARLOTTE. - First Baptist
church dedicates new $100. 900 Sun
day school building.
CHARLOTTE.-V of $12, 800
is rendered in Mecklenburg county
superior court for plaintiff in suit of
]. J. Price against j. r. Armstrong,
of GastOnia. textile magnate, which
grew out of collision year ago of
motor car and motor
cycle in which Price and r. w. r.
Whisnant were riding, Whisnant re-
Gently having been awarded $4,000
in damages.
SALISBURY.-Mrs. p. II. Thomp-
son, whose death occurred at Balti-
more hospital of pneumonia, is
buried here.
CHAPEL HILL.-COnference of
members of commission named by
to handle details connect
ed with obtaining statue of Wash
ington is held here, r. d. w. Con
nor, of state historical commission,
presiding. when plans are made to
obtain reproduction of famous Ca
nova statue of Washington, original
cast of which is in Canova museum,
at Passagno, Italy.
CHARLOTTE.-Five weeks after
death of three-year-old daughter.
angel of death again visits home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z. Wricht and
claims eleven-months-old daughter,
Marian.
CHARLOTTE.-NiGOrous appeal
for public support of national de-
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