Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-28
SOUTH CAROLINA

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NEWBERRY. - Farm women of
Newberry county hold annual meet
ing and elect Mrs. James Caldwell,
of Tranwood club, president.
COLUMBIA. - Deaths from auto
mobile accidents in South Carolina
in 1928 total 119, according to gov
eminent figures received here.
ROCK HTLL.-E. s. Johnson, Mrs.
Johnson and Miss Lena Brown sui
fer injuries when automobile turns
over on highway
COLUMBIA-Governor Mcleod re
ceives report of pardon board, rec
ommending clemency for eighteen
state prisoners, including one muir
derer and seven serving terms for
manslaughter. Clemency is recon-
mended for Ernest Vane, negro, OF
GreenvilIe, under sentence of death.
COLUMBIA.-Will of late DR.. J. J..
Watson is probated, showing estate
valued at $1S1, 257, left to widow.
1tGREENVILLE.-C edu-
cation through fourth or fifth grade
FOR every child in state is recon-
nended by T. n. Bennett, superin-
tendent of Brandon mills. at confer
ence on education of mill heads OF
state.
CHESTER-Practi all Of little
village of Cornwell, in Chester coun-
ty, is destroyed by fire believed to
have been of incendiary origin. Blaze
started in Ed Cornwelfs store, and
missing flour and tracks about store
lead to conclusion that burglary was
followed by fire, set to cover up
tracks Of former.
ANDERSON.-Mrs. !. r. Guyton,
well-known woman of Percetown sec
ton, is found dead in bed. She was
10.
& CLIO.-Mrs. w. S. Lee, prominent
woman, returns from church serv-
lee, and as she enters front door of
home, drops dead.
.COLUMBIA.-At monthly meeting
here state highway commission votes
to elevate above highway water
mark Walterboro-Ya and the
gRidgeland- Vaudeville highways.
"a COLUMBIA. : State poultry asso-
citation adopts resolution favoring es-
Establishment by state of poultry eX-
pertinent station.
- SPARTANBURG. = Mrs. A gne s
Johnson, young woman of Travellers
Rest, is placed on trial on charge of
numbering husband, Wesley Johnson
30, on July 10, 1928.
ii SPARTANBURG.- Patrolman J.
F. Began is discharged and Captain
r. c. Hall, turnkey, and Patrolman
s. M. Quinn, c. NJ. Rash and H.
l.. Rodgers are suspended for fiji
teen days from Spartanburg police,
on charges of improper conduct, in
connection with recent escape of
one prisoner and attempted delivery
from Jail of two young women.
LAURENS.-N. S. Jones is arrest
ed and held for Greenwood authori-
ties He was released from Green
wood Jail, but it was afterwards
found that he had attempted to es-
cape from Jail by use Of saws.
COLUMBIA-Twelv thousand at
tend football game at State fair be-
tween Clemson and University of
South Carolina, Carolina winning 3
to 0.
. COLUMBIA. - Several hundred
students of Winthrop college attend
state fair here in body, coming by
special train.
CAMDEN. -Handsome monument
is erected at scene of Cleveland
school, burned in spring of 1923,
with loss of II lives.
COLUMBIA. - South Carolinians'
contributions to presidential cam
paign of John w. Davis total $4,000,
igaccording to report received here
from Washington headquarters.
ORANGEBURG. - Petitions are
circulated for election on question of
issuing $175,000 of bonds for new
city hall.
GREENWOOD. - In recount of
votes for county treasurer George
n. Burnett increased lead over r. A
Ellison from % to al votes. Recount
chad been ordered by state committee
on petition of Ellison.
! CAMDEN. NJ. r. Lee is sen.
fenced to serve five years in state
penitentiary, on charge of polygamy.
He admitted having three wives.
number three being under age of
/, consent. He was convicted on two
charges, given five years on each
conviction, sentences to run concur
rently.
..ROCK HILL. = Contract for new
Auditorium at Rock Hill High school
Is awarded to j. E. Healen, cost to
be $12,910.
COLUMBIA. - Committee from
Columbia chamber of commerce and
Columbia clearing house, August
kohn, Edwin w. Robertson and
Frank A. Pierson, goes to, Richmond
to present to directors of federal re-
serve bank Columbia claims for
fecation of proposed branch of Rich
inond institution.
CHESTER. - Dormitory at Brain
erd Institute, large negro college
here, is burned, entailing loss of
$4,000.
COLUMBIA. - County health of.
ficers and assistants and public
health nurses meet here, with Capt.
VI. L. Fisher in. charge of malaria
control division of state board of
health.
COLUMBIA. - Survey is begun
.or new million dollar hotel here.
COLUMBIA. - Governor Mcleod
accepts craftsmanship of Christmas
tuberculosis seal sale for state.
>CEESTE.R. Andrew Walker
Vess, Al dies at home here, follow
ing stroke Of paralysis. Interment
is held at Union.
NORTH CAROLINA
SELMA.-C V. Clark, siXty-two,
Of Greensboro, veteran Southern
railway engineer, dies suddenly at
throttle, of acute indigestion, just
as he started train.