Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-12

COlumDla with lo-lnCn SaSn IN PACK
and cut on arm.
HARTSVILLE.-V and Or
chard Springs 102691, owned by
Pedigreed Seed Co., here, wins state
championship in class DID Guernsey,
as we'll as tenth highest producing
Guernsey cow in world in class DID.
She produced 11,934.5 pounds of
milk, 6S0.92 pounds of butter fat,
with average test of 5.71 per cent.
GREENWOOD.-A 8 o late Re,
formed Presbyterian church here
proposes to erect a new church.
Plans are drawn by j. c. Hemphill.
SPARTANBURG.- c.. ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Burns, William
Burns, 8, and Miss Julia Salley, all
of Orangeburg, are painfully, not Sc
riously, injured when car turns over
near Glenn Springs, II miles from
here.
GAFFNEY.-A. II. Guthrie, mem
Der Gaffney High school football
team, and DR.. j. N, Nesbitt, South
ern railway surgeon and towns old
est practitioner, engage in alterca-
ton, and boy is shot three times.
DR.. Nesbitt gives $1,000 bond, under
charge assault and battery with in
tent to kill. He suffers cut on arm.
COLUMBIA.-I. Oliver Haithcock
farmer, living near Eastover, dies as
result of injuries received when
stripped car, in which he and son,
Reeves, are riding, collides with
large car driven by Lee Hyler, Of
Columbia, with Frank Fraylick as
passenger. Hyler is held by sheriff,
pending decision of coroner's jury.
/ Express companies
ask railroad commission to grant
increase of rates of Is to 80 cents
and 20 cents to 33 cents, and com
mission takes petition under advise
ment, after hearing shippers in OPP
position.
FLORENCE-Mike Shia, tobacco
merchant, brings test case to test
constitutionality of state stamp tax
on tobaccos. Takes out injunction
against state tax commission eXecut-
ing to collect penalty for non-pay-
ment of tax.
COLUMBIA.-Farm of state are
V
missioner Rivers to hold cotton until
early stock from Texas is used up.
Lead Of western states in belt will
tend to meet demand, temporarily
keeping price down, he says.
CLEMSON COLLEGE-Prom
stock buyer says need Of states live
stock interests is for breeding with
pure-bred sires, to improve quality
of stock, according to l.. V. Starkey,
chief of animal husbandry division
of Clemson college.
CHARLESTON.-Body of Perry
Guilds, drowned when squall hit
mosquito fleet near Castle Pinckney,
is found and recovered from water
by Robert Bryan, of Union Point, Ga.
CONGRATULATIONS crop of
Greenville is estimated at between
$1,000 and 10000 crates.
GREENVILLE. - DIR. Hamilton
Holt, editor of the Independent, New
York delivers series of addresses at
Furman university institute of poll
tics, here.
LANCASTER.-R. F. Sims, lead
county, is dead, and r. p. Jenkins
probably fatally wounded, as result
of shooting at home of Tom Sims.
Tom Sims, it is said, had been warned
that relations between him and STEP
daughter must cease. Crowd went
to his house and he opened fire, kill
ing r. F. Sims instantly.
FLORENCE. - Tobacco market
opens August 4, with million pounds
sold first day at various South Caro-
lima markets, and with price rangin E
from three to IS cents. Lake City
reports largest independent sales
totaling 10000 pounds, price aver
aging Is cents.
COLUMBIA.-I M. Ma uldn, for.
mer vice president of Palmetto Ma
tional bank, is elected president Of
American Bank and Trust company,
at organization meeting here. j.
Pope Matthews, who was president
of former Palmetto National, is elect
ed chairman of board. E. p. Miller,
Bennettsville; T. K. tombstone, New
berry, and General Willie Jones, Co.
lumbia, are elected vice presidents.
CHARLESTON:-J w. Davis,
Democratic candidate for presidency,
wires regrets at not being able to at
tend Thirtieth division reunion here
August II. Governor had invited.
GAFFNEY.-Lloyd and William
Wright. two prominent young men
here, returning to city from Saluda,
by motor, come upon truck load of
lumber turned over, with one negro
almost dead from injuries received
in wreck and another pinned beneath
load. They use levers and eXtricate
driver and take both to where medi-
cal attention is given.
SUMTER.-Body of Grant Leften.
ant, negro convict who escaped from
state prison farm near here July %,
is found floating on Wateree river,
half mile from where shirt and shoes
had been found shortly after disap-
pearance.
COLUMBIA.-Bg king snake and
large RATHER, owned by Columbia po
lice, engage in fight, and king swal-
lows rattler inch by inches.
PINEWOOD.-J. r. Griffin, prom,
inent planter, dies here after illness
of few hours.
GREENW OOD.-Mrs j. Richard
Williams, president State League of
Women Voters, makes plea to WON
en- of state to register for general
election in November.
ANDERSON.-Mrs. o. Geisbereer
learns of death of little granddaugh-
ter, Margaret Geisberger, killed in
automobile accident in Indianapolis,
where she was visiting relatives.
Body is brought back here for inter
ment.
LAMAR.-W. D. Copeland, promi-
nent planter living near here, dies
after long period Of bad health, age
sixty-three.
ANDERSON.-Fred Cox, nineteen,