Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-21

Finnell, probate jurge and nineteen
citizens of Tuscaloosa county APP
pear before state highway commits
sion at Montgomery in interest Of
four concrete roads to be built in
this county.
DIXON'S MILLS. - Prof. Fl. A.
Sellers, of Peabody college, Nash
vile, Tenn, is elected principal Of
Dixons Mills high school.
HUNTSVILLE. - Judge o. Kyle
and Judge James e. Horton, pre-
siding judges of eighth judicial cir
cult, hold that no search can be
made for liquors between the hours
Of 6 p. m. and s a. M, unless the
premises be open.
SCOTTSBORO.-H. A. Campbell &
Son, general merchants, file petition
in bankruptcy. Liabilities are $13,
500 with $1,000 secured and $4,000
unsecured.
ANDALUSIA. Louisville and
Nashville railroad officials sign
contract with e. r. Merrill, presi-
dent of Andalusia Manufacturing
company, for erection of $40, 600 pas
senger and freight depot here.
SELMA. - Senator Kenneth M,
Mcclellan, Of Tennessee, will come
to Selma August 81, to visit his life
long friend, DR.. w. E. Harper, and
others.
MONTGOMERY. = After thirty
hours search, sheriffs office is un-
able to find any trace of Herbert
charged with numbering William A.
Sinnreich, distributor of soft drinks,
while they were returning from Tus-
kegee on truck at night. Several
hundred dollars in money was miss
ing from Sinnreich's pockets.
TUSCALOOSA. = President Ed
ward O'Neil, Of state farm bureau,
addresses approximately 1000 farm
ers gathered at farmers picnic and
barbecue, at McDaniels farm, near
here.
BIRMINGHAM. - If trouble
crosses their pathway, Mr.. and Mrs.
William NJ. Smith, Of Ensley, can
lay it to IS. Their marriage license
was issued on thirteenth, they were
married on thirteenth, and license
was thirteenth issue Of that day.
MONTG OMERY.- Southern Plate
Glass company, with capital stock
of $4,000, is organized here and
will build factory for manufacture
Of plate glass.
MONTGOMERY. = Maj Edward
A. Bethel United States district en-
gineer in charge of Montgomery dis
trict office, expresses opinion that
when development of project at
Cherokee bluffs is completed Ala
bama river will be sufficiently deep
to care for self. propelled steel barges
from Montgomery to Mobile.
FLORENCE. - Chamber Of Com
merce will lease 112 feet of space
at Southern Exposition to be held
in New York in January, to adver
tise this city. Feature of Florence's
exhibit will be miniature of Wilson
Dam at Muscle Shoals.
MONTGOMERY. State board
of administration purchases $50
acres of lands adjoining state lands
upon which Kilby prison is located,
from Dan. D. Holt and wife, for $685.
900. Lands will be used in connec-
ton with <ilby prison for farming
purposes.
GAMBLE. = Citizens here are
asking North Alabama Railroad to
build passenger and freight depot,
and place agent here.
BIRMINGHAM Scores Of heav-
lily armed possemen, who maintain
day and night vigil along highways
near here in search of John Mil
ton, negro convict, who attacks
white woman and kills her baby,
are dispersed by deputy sheriffs.
Possemen are charged with hold
ing up many passing automobiles
and shooting 1T others which refuse
to stop.
OXMOOR. = John B. Fancher,
proprietor Fancher Bonding COM
pany, Birmingham, is perhaps fatal
ly shot by Louis GaVan, negro, who
confesses.
ANDALUSIA. More than 200
persons Join Uncle Dan" Hender-
son in celebrating his ninety,first
birthday, near here.
DECATUR. = Last bale of last
seasons cotton crop held by Cotton
Association of Alabama Farm bu-
reau is sold. Total of $1,000,0 900 is
held for owners in Alabama, accord
ing to J. H. Kernachan, president
of associations
WORTHWHILE. - MoundVille is
assured new weekly newspaper by
chamber of commerce. 1t will be
called Moundville News and fast
issue will be August 81, with DaniN
F. Draper editor.
MOBILE. - Jonathan L. Bourne,
or Oregon, captures devilfish in
lower Mobile bay measuring II feet
across and weighing several tons
Two harpoons are driven into this
ficI,