Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-11
ALABAMA

ALABAMA
HUNTSVILLE.-J are ruled
off the streets of Huntsville by decl
sion of Alabama public service com
mission.
FLORENCE.-VVor k is started OF
excavation for approaches to WI
son dam over which three highways
will be brought together across Ten
neSsee river.
MOBILE.-Dr. Calvin Norris, fol
many years members of local health
board is dead. He was life long resi-
dent of Mobile.
MONTGOMERY. - r o ert NJ
Chambless, twenty-three, railway
clerk, charged with murder of Alon
20 H. Graves, of Speigner, is dead.
OPELIKA.-East Alabama Hatch
cry, for custom Matching of eggs, is
being organized here.
OxFORD.-Mrs. John Bailey, o
this place, turns over to Salvation
Army at Admission fruit jar contain
ing 1,450 pennies which she has
saved since January l.
HUNTSvILLE.-Judge o. Kyle, Of
Decatur, is holding circuit court al
Huntsville.
TROY.-Marzy Smith, of Elba
and Tom Fowler, employed a
Rhodes sawmill, are charged witt
killing Will Wells. negro, and at
tempting to burn his body.
GOODWATER.- bucket bri
gade prevents several buildings from,
being destroyed by fire. Home o.
s. H. Woody is badly damaged.
MOBILE.-State docks commits
sion will purchase twenty-inch sue
ton dredge, to cost approximately
$270,000. Dredge will be used in
building docks and warehouse on
Mobile river.
MOBILE.-Mrs. Susie Hold holds
burglar at bay with pair of scissors
until police arrives.
DECATUR.-Deputy sheriffs To-
cate and destroy Community still
near. Cold Springs. According to
these officers, proprietor was distill-
ing for neighborhood and took part
of output as hise pay.
DECATUR.-Ju William r.
Lowe, of Morgan county law and
equity court, and Miss Pearl Butler,
of Pulaski, Tenn, are married at
home Of bride.
GORDO.-Rev. ]. L. Ray, we'll
known Baptist minister, dies at home
here.
SELMA.-ThomasJ Jefferson Davis,
we1l-known citizen Of Selma, is dead.
SELMA.-Captain Thomas Craig,
%, who saw service in Mexico and
France. dies here fro maccidental
gunshot wound. self-inflicted.
DECATUR.-H statistics show
but little illness throughout Tennes-
see valley.
MONTGOMERY.-George Fleming
Moore, of Washington, D. c., grand
orator of the grand lodge of Ala
bama, addresses state Masonic meet
ing here.
I TUSCALOOSA Brown,
attorney, gives up practice of law
and accepts position as agent for
State university. He will have charge
OF coal lands and other properties.
MOBILE.-Books and records Of
Mobile county board Of revenue,
showing claims filed by Sheriff Paul
G. GaZalas or his deputies for seizure
and destruction fees under state pro-
hibition laws, will be taken to Mont
gomery for trial of sheriff on i'm
parchment proceedings.
ALABAMA CITY.-AIabama CITY
will sell $4,000 worth of bonds to
retire floating debt on December 10.
GADSDEN. = Harry Rowell and
Charles Cochran, 18-year-old boys,
are sentenced to six months each at
hard labor, on charge of decoying
two girls under age away from their
homes.
ALABAMA CITY. - John r. Gil
breath. "a, prominent citizen, dies
here.
GADSDEN. - Short time after
children are dismissed for day. school
house in Ford valley, near here,
catches fire and is destroyed.
ATTALLA. - Jim Haynie, L. &
n. brakeman, and his brother, Bob
Haynie, money lender, of Admission,
are convicted of decoying 16-year- old
girl from her home here and given
twelve months each at hard labor.
BIRMINGHAM Handsome home
of Chappell Cory, at Roebuck
Springs, is destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
I. TALLADEGA. - Talladega's new
100000 water system is put out of
commission when bottom drops out
of 100000 gallon storage reservoir
emptying water in three minutes
Cost of big concrete bowl alone was
100000.
MONTGOMERY. - NJ. j. Bray
dies, following accident in which
auto was demolished by Central OF
Georgia train.
BIRMINGHAM. - Drought whict
has lasted here for 50 days is broken
by fifteen minutes rain.
TUSCALOOSA. = Gravel road q
miles long is completed from Tusca'
loosa to county line through Coming.
TUSCALOOSA. Mrs. Mary j.
Davis, 50, dies at her home here.
FAYETTE. - Work commences
on new state highway from here to
Winfield, where road connects with
Bankhead highway.
SOMEEVlLLE. -Terracing school
for Morgan county will be held here
December 1912.
GREENVILLE. Confederate
square is being beautified by mem
bers of United Daughters, of Confed-
eracy.
OPELIKA. - Following two weeks
of criminal court here % persons
are sentenced to penitentiary, ten
for distilling.
JASPER. - Jasper awards $75.-
600 paving contract TO Howard
Bowdry, Birmingham contractor.
MARYLEE. James Harrison
Berry, s, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Berry, is in hospital at Jasper with
one hand blown off, as result of