Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-02

ductlOn september l, /. w. Bur
roughs, district manager, announces.
CHARLOTTE.-M j. p. Minter
20, is badly burned while cleaning
bedstead with gasoline, which ignited
when she struck a match. She was
alone in house at time and clothing
was blazing when neighbors arrived.
HIGH POINT.-W. S. Phibbs,
telegraph operator, is seriously in
.jured when struck by Southern rail
way passenger train which came up
behind him as he was handing
orders to freight train conductor on
opposite track.
LAKE JUNALUSkA.-Mrs. J.
Dale Stentz for the third time wins
first honors in annual boat pageant
conducted at summer assembly
grounds of Methodist Episcopal
church, south, and becomes perma-
nent possessor of silver trophy cup
offered by j. B. lvey. of Charlotte.
RALEIGH. State Democratic ex-
ecutive committee called by Chair
man John G. Dawson to meet Au-
gust to elect chairman, perfect
other details Of organization and nom
mate Chief Justice w. A. Hoke to
fill out uneXpired term of Chief JUS
tice Walter Clark, deceased, and As
sistant Justice G. w. Conner to fill
out uneXpired term of Justice Hoke,
elevated.
BURLINGTON Beaumont
is arrested on complaint by DR.. c..
w. Mcpherson that he raided his
drug chest, stealing number of Walls
of cocaine.
DURHAM. -Congregation of First
Baptist church calls on President
Coolidge and Secretary of War
Weeks to abandon defense test
scheduled for September II charging
move is warlike and un-Christian.
KINSTON.-Body of Mary Brad
shaw, stolen from grave soon after
burial, is found in woods near grave
after long search by officers and
private parties
ELKIN.--Youth and age Join in
marriage here when Miss Minnie
Hines, 10, of Sparta, becomes bride
of Uncle Hamp' Sprinkle, TO-
ASHEVILLE.-Che Lumber
company, operating many mills in
western North Carolina, placed in
receiVership by United States dis
trict court following bankruptcy
proceedings brought by creditors.
GOLDSBORO.-Crop reporters es-
innate that weather conditions have
damaged Wayne county cotton and
corn crops more than 40 per cent.
GOLDSBORO. - Masonic bodies
purchase John Grantham place on
Main street to be converted into
Masonic temple and club rooms.
CHAPEL HILL. President
Chase, of the University of North
Carolina, addresses summer school
students on Higher Education and
the Commonwealth"
ASHEVILLE. = j. B. Case. we'll
known contractor, is held on charge
of white slavery following arrest in
Chattanooga, Tenn. in company of
Mrs. Lillian Morgan
FAYETTEVILLE. - Cumberland
county commissioners accept plans
Tor proposed new courthouse to
cost about 100000 and advertise for
BIDS to be opened August Ia.
hIA1ANGI IL N.- Alexander ElSlel
Well-knoWn farmer, dies of injuries
sustained when team he was plow-
ing became frightened and ran away.
Flshel had lines around neck and
was dragged to death by frightened
animals
FAYETTEVILLE.- Former Cons
gressman Robert Page addresses
Army reserve officers in training at
Fort Bragg.
RUTHERFORDTON. - School
board accepts plans for consolidated
high school building to be erected at
cost of over 100000 and will ac-
commodate 1900 children.
ELKIN. - Mckinley Lawrence,
5-year-old boy, is scalded to death
when steam pipe breaks in engine
room Of Elkin Box company where
his father works.
BOONE. = Fake stock salesman
are taking more than $1.000,00 an
nually out Of western North Caro-
lima, asserts United States District
Attorney Frank A Linney. who
warns investors to investigate before
buying.
ROCKY MOUNT, - Fire thought
to be of incendiary origin does heavy
damage at Tobacco Cooperative as.
sociation's warehouse.