Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-30

MARION. - Rev. G. T. Gresham,
seventy-five, of Gresham community,
dies at home, following stroke, of
apoplexy.
NEWBERRY. Otto Klettner,
one of best known men of Newberry,
does here, after illness of ten weeks.
COLUMBIA. - Columbia clearing
house committee, composed of E. w.
Robertson, August Kohn and Frank
PierSon, returns from Richmond,
where Columbia's claims for location
of proposed federal reserve branch
bank were presented to directors of
Richmond bank. Wilmington and
Greensboro, n. c., also had commit
Lees presenting claims to directors.
GREENWOOD. = Thomas C. Tur-
ner, Greenwood county's first clerk
of court, dies at Hartsville. Funeral
is held at NinetySix.
MARION. = DIR. Rupert Blue,
surgeon general at large of Z. 5.
public health service, visits relatives
here, before sailing for Europe, to
take up work of sanitary inspector
at ports of embarkation, with head
quarters at Paris.
CHESTER. - Mrs. J. B. Bigham,
well known woman of community.
dies at home here at age of So.
GREENWOOD. Mrs. P. E..
Horne dies at home of parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. r. Goldman, here after
brief illness.
COLUMBIA. - establishment OF
graduate school of engineering at
University of South Carolina, here,
by Prof. L. S. LeTellier, of The Cita-
del. in address at annual reunion of
engineers alumni of university, held
here.
PROSPERITY. = Rev. S. w.
Hahn, pastor of Grace Lutheran
church, here, resigns to accept call
to church in Winston Salem, N. c.
NEWBERRY. = Mrs. J. M. Eos
ter, eighty-one, dies at home here
after three weeks illness.
GAFFNEY. j. e. Sarratt, prom
inent farmer living near here, loses
barn by fire, two mules being burn
ed to death. This is second loss of
barn by fire suffered by Mr.. Sarratt
in three months.
BAMBERG. Midway Lumber
company purchases from J. f. Smoak
one of largest poplar logs ever seen
IN this section, being 43 inches in
diameter, ten feet in length.
AIKEN. Congressman James F..
WAIST
Virginia, in which states he deliV-
cred series of addresses in interest
Of candidacy of John w. Davis.
STANDARDIZATION N. Glea-
ton, well-known farmer, dies at home
near here at age of fifty-two.
CHESTER. Brainard school,
large negro educational institution
here, loses dormitory by fire, entail
ing. loss of $4,000.
CHARLESTON.-Plans are made
for extensive celebration of Navy
day, October q, with distinguished
navy officers present.
BURG-Policeman A.
j. Lee is cleared of murder charge
for j. S. Williamson. Lee, police
man, killed Williamson at boarding
house in November 1928, when Lee
attempted to arrest Williamson, who
was charged with being drunk.
Fight ensued.
@.LYNCHBURG.- Lumber
company, here, loses large plant by
Fire.
TIMMONSVILLE. - Edward H.
bowman receives word of death of
brother, Edward Lowman, at Shreve-
port, La.
E-SUMTER.-J. 7. Kennedy, we'll
Known man here, dies of heart trou-
BILE, falling at front door sf home,
expiring Immediately.
LANCASTER.-Dr ]. r. Rut-
ledge shoots large chicken hawk in
act of bouncing on chicken. Bird
measures SO inches from tip to tip.
COLUMBIA.-Two hundred vet
Grams of Spanish-American war gath
err in annual reunion here, with adj
dresses by Governor Mcleod, Sena-
tor-nominate Cole l.. Blease and
Congressman Fulmer, and Dominick,
and other prominent speakers.
SUMTER.-Mr. and Mrs. w. o.
Cain, of Privateer section of Sum
ter county, celebrate golden we'd
ding anniversary
GREAT FALLS.-W. T. Jackson,
leading citizen, dies at home of son,
l.. C. Jackson, following wife to
grave by Is months.
'AIkEN.-James r. Corbett, white,
is acquitted OF charges of bigamy
preferred by Mrs. Mary Corbett OF
Columbia and Mrs. Heath Corbett,
of Warrenville.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for $50, 900
plus attorneys fees of $4,000 is
brought by Moore & McBee, proprie-
tors of filling station here. against
Gulf Refining company, alleging cut
of prices of gasoline, lower than
price in Georgia. in violation of Clay
ton federal statute, which forbids in
terstate discrimination.
CHI A r l. T. S TOT n. - Hazing is
abolished at the Citadel state mill.
tary school here, students all volun-
tarily signing pledge to refrain here.
sitter from hazing.
CAMDEN.-Camde and Kershaw
County Chamber OF Commerce holds
annual banquet, with DIR. ID. w.
Daniel, of Clemson college, as prin.
cipal speaker.
.SPARTANBURG. Workmen be
Gin repairs on city's street car
, tracks, preparatory TO resumption OF
street car service by new owners OF
utilities. w. s Barstow & Co.
GAFF'9EY. - Officers discover
twenty gallons of whisky stored un.
der pulpit of Providence Baptist
church, Near city.
AlkEN.-~,William T. Brown, OF
Aiken, farSSer, is placed on trial on
charge o. killing neishbor, Willie
Rush, la1 July, in dispute regard.
ng dain between adjoining lands
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