Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-24

| BENNETTSVILLE. Congress
man James +. Byrnes, candidate for
Senator N. 3. Diaps seat in Unit
ed States senate, attacks Dials vote
against bonus as contrary to plank
in state Democratic platform Of
1922, which endorsed bonus.
WINNSBORO.- Fairfield county's
Jail here is empty for first time in
ninety years All recent prisoners
got penitentiary sentences. Jail has
been sold and new one is to be built,
by commission headed by w, D,
! Douglas.
GREENWOOD. - Commission
composed of representatives. of Err
skine college, Due West Woman's
college and Associate Reformed
| Presbyterian Theological seminary.
all located at Due West and all con-
trolled by Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church, meets here and de-
cides to put three institutions under
| one governing board.
SUMTER.-R Dozier Lee, promi
nent young member of Sumter bar.
dies at hospital in Charleston.
GREENVILLE. - Marvin Haw-
kins, SO, merchant, is shot through
brain and instantly killed while
working in garden, wound being in
flicted by stray bullet fired by r. A.
Norris, at target practice, 1856 yards
away.
COLUMBIA.-DrT Thornton Whal-
ing, former president of Columbia
Theologica. seminary here, low mem
! Der Louisville, Ky, Theological sem
| mary faculty, issues statement re-
viewing wor kof historic institution
here and declaring permanent pros
perity of school depends on presi
dents raising money necessary for
endowment. School is now without
president, and movement to move it
| to Richmond and combine it with
Union seminary there, has just been
| defeated
COLUMBIA.-Pla for formation
of state chamber of commerce are
discussed by committee representing
all commerce chambers of state, com
| posed of John L. Mimnaugh, Column.
bla; William Lykes, Columbia, and
3. z. Mcleod, Charleston
COLUMBIA.-State highway COM
mission advertises for bids for 1925
auto license plates, these to be green
with white letters.
ROCK HILL.-Citizens' Bank &
Trust Co, Of Rock Hill, increases
capital stock from $4,000 to $780,
900.
CHESTERFIELD.- Milton Jack
son, colored, shoots wife and then
hacks her head to pieces with AK,
and, placing shotgun on floor, shoots
himself in head, attempting suicide
Load tears away his chin and
tongue, but he may live.
COLUMBIA.-Appr $50
tons of calcium arsenate for boil
weeVil poison have been sold to farm.
ers by state warehouse commission
at cost, says State Warehouse Com.
missioner ]. Clifton Rivers.
COLUMBIA.-Thre hundred RI
raj high school girls from Richland,
Sumter, Newberry and Lexington
county attend short course" in
home economics and AGRICULTURAL
methods at Chicora college here, con-
Quoted by demonstration forces of
district.
kNGSTREE. - Jake Weinbere
Lake City merchant, whose car ran
down Mrs. Koon and her three.year.
Old daughter, near here on Nav q
killing both, car speedn gon. and
who is held on charge of murder is
released on $4,000 bond. Mrs. A. Hv.
man, of Darlington, his sitser 90.
ing his bond.
LUMBIA.-Busines license tax
nets state $4,000 In May, largest
monthly return since tax was Great
ed, says w. G. Query, chairman
state tax commission.
CHEsTER.-Edgar NJ. Alexander.
prominent resident dies at home
here.
SUMTER.-City council votes
unanimously against allowing Sum
ter Telephone company to increase
rates.
McCORMICK-Of Brown
Norris, Morse and Talbert are ac-
Quilted of charge of murder, of
Richard Gilchrist, negpo, shot at
still near here.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES school for
high school teachers opens at state
university here. attended by $50
teachers, with Major j. D. Fulp.
state high school inspector, in
charge.
FLORENCE.-Mrs. George Sisk.
ron is placed on trial for murder of
husband, whose body was found in
dying condition at home near Pal
metto. and Mrs. Rosa Lee Barnette.
Mrs. Siskrons sister is indicted as
accessory.
BETH NE.-katie Bell Baker.
age 9, daughter of Will Baker, falls
into S0foot we'll on fathers farm in
Cassatt section, and is drowned.
AIKEN.-Jim Redd, so, for many
years court crier here and one of
best known men of county, dies a
home near here after two days i'll
ness.
GAFFNEY.-Five hooded men
seize man and woman found in au-
tomobile in suburbs and flog them.
Woman leaves town. Neithers name
| is given.
SUMTER.-Mrs. Rosa V. Hurst,
wife Of Sheriff Charles NJ. Hurst.
dies at local hospital after several
| weeks serious illness, following long
period of bad health.
FORT MILL.-Mrs. George Mer-
| rite is struck by automobile driven
| by Elliott Potts, and dies from in
! iuries.
KINGSTREE David NJ. Epps, II
| Confederate veteran, and John S
| Evans. IS, both prominent citizens
! of Workman community, die with
IN few hours of each other.
ROCK HILL.-Misses Emma Fish
| burne, E,inor Ravenel, Harriet God
frey and Theodore Taylor, Winthrop
students, go to New York to do
work among Italian children on.
| East side. under Episcopal church.
PICKENS.-Pickens county ships
third carload of poultry this season