Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-24


stricken while riding over his farpt
and dies few hours later. Mrs. ].
w. Cowen is stricken at her home
and dies in short while.
BIRMINGHAM-Oliver Cameron,
81, attempts suicide at Portland,
Ore, telling officials there he killed
w. j. Gay in Birmingham 20 years
ago and thought of this crime was
running him mad. Records here
show Cameron indicted -Sr assault.
but not for murder.
DECATUR. - Friends here are
pleased to know that Paul Is. Barnes,
born in Decatur, is now assistant
manager of Waldorf Astoria hotel
in New York city.
JASPER. - Mrs. Emma Black. &c,
widow of Joe Black, killed at Man
chester two years ago, 6jes here in
hospital.
GUNTERSVFLLE.-Dr. c. G. Ora
ham, head of Alabama bureau of
tuberculosis, will cooperate with To-
cal physicians in fight against this
disease in Marshall county.
JASPER. - All social service
care for all needy here.
HAYNEVILLE. HarweH G.
Davis, attorney general of Alabama,
is speaker of day at big educational
rally here. S. H. Blan, secretary
of state, and W. B. Allgood also
attend.
FLORENCE. = Postmaster Cathey
announces that beginning August 1,
two new rural mail routes will serve
Puriton, Iron City, Jacksonburg and
GREENVILLE. - Rev. J. r. Ha-
vener, of Mobile, is assisting in big
revival at First Christian church
here.
TUSCALOOSA. - Only six-eighths
of inch of rain fell here during past
thirty days and crops are suffering.
BIRMINGHAM. = Will D. Clark,
with numbering Sam Bates,
may hang as result of testimony
given against him by his wife.
GADSDEN. - Business is show
ing decided Improvement and eco
nomic outlook is promising, accord
ing to H. F. Bohr, general traffic
of Tennessee, Alabama &
Georgia railroad.
WEDOWEE. - Plans are under
way to build new gravel highway
from here to Chambers county line,
at cost of $4,000 per mile.
GADsDEN. - Thirty-five Odd Eel
low lodges of Etowah and adjoin-
ing counties hold meeting at Cedar
Bend, near here.
JASPER. - Two murder cases are
set for trial here. They are: Stark
L. Daniels, charged with killing
negro, and J. w. Russell, charged
with killing Newt Davis.
JASPER .-DeBardeleben Coal Mine
is increasing its output at PaynesI
Bend mine in southern part of this
county.
MOBILE.-Citrus growers of Mo-
bile, Baldwin and Escambia counties
are planning to make exhibit in New
York.
MONTGOMERY. - Governor W.
w. Brandon designates August II
as date of new state code to become
effective.
CAMDEN. - Local chapter Daugh-
ters of American Revolution an
nounce they will give handsome med
al for best grade in history made in
public schools next year.
MOBILE. - On September citi-
zens Of Mobile will vote on $485, 900
bond issue for Improvement of city
hospital, city docks, fire alarm and
police alarm system.
HELM. = Both red and gray fox
are reported numerous in several sec
lions of this county.
CORDOVA. - New 3O.ton ice plant
is completed here and has just been
placed in operation.
SOUTH CAROLINA
NEWBERRY - South Carolina
Blue Stone Quarry company here
leases large tract near city and be-
gins cutting of what is said to be
fine building stone.
COLUMBIA-State board of medi-
cal examiners licenses thirty new
doctors and surgeons and % new
nurses.
COLUMBIA-Col. A. X. Sanders.
former superintendent of state pen
itentiary, qualities for race for
house of representatives.
GAFFNEY-Jarvis Sutton, 81.
goes down in newly dug we'll, in
which twenty sticks of dynamite
had been fired several hours earlier.
and bride of month laughingly bids
him goodbye" as MINDLESS begins
to unwind. Sutton carried lantern.
and when nearing bottom, light sud
denly goes out and wife hears thud.
1t is body of dead husband falling
to bottom of shart. He was poison
ed by gasses from explosion.
ABBEVILLE-Dr. H. D. Reese,
who has been one of best known
opticians in state, dies at new home
in Biloxi, Miss.
ORANGEBURG-Joseph ]. Reil-
ard, SO, dies at home here.
LAKE CITY-Over 5000 people
are guests at biggest barbecue and
picnic this section ever knew, ten
dered by tobacco cooperative asso-
citation and merchants and business
men of Lake City, u. S. Senator f.
d. Smith, Congressman II. S. Ward.
of North Carolina, and Bright Will
hanson, of Darlington, being speak,
ers.
COLU MBIA-D. d. s. Pope. prom
1nent physician, suffers attack of.
blood poison and surgeons find am
putation of leg necessary.
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