Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-20
SOUTH CAROLINA

URENS.-Officers and posse OF
citizens conduct wide search
Throughout section between here and
Clinton for Paul Penland, who dis
appeared, and who is believed to
have been respondent over wife,
long illness and money matters.
GREENVILLE.-Fo following death
OF Major Grove, 80, negro, in hos
pital here, second victim of explo-
sion at Travellers Rest, Sheriff Rec
tor begins investigation of report
that explosion was at distillery in
stead of sawmill, as was reported
LAURENs.-Laure county agi-
tates road building program, J. F.
Jacobs, of Clinton having suggested
plan for issue of 100000 bonds foc
building 200 miles of cross-county
highways.
CHARLESTON.-CarroH Orr, ne
gro, is convicted second time of MUIR
der of J. Madison Heape, Confeder-
ate veteran, whom he killed at Lad
son, Is miles from here, in Deem
Der, 1923, and for which he was
once before convicted and sentenced
to- die in electric chair, supreme
court having granted new trial.
NEWBERRY.-Eugene S. Blease.
lawyer here, brother of United
States senatornominee, Cole l..
Blease, is appointed special Judge
for court at Edgefield, Appointment
made at suggestion of Associate JUS
tice Watts.
GREENWOOD. - County court
conVenes, with case against 3. f.
| Mcclellan, o. D. Duckett, Charles E
Klugh and Peter Mcclellan, charged
with violation of state banking
laws in connection with failure of
Peoples bank, in January, 1921, on
docket.
CHESTER Alexander
young student, returns from Holy
Land, where he was sent by Near
East Relief, as representing youn2
peoples societies of churches OF
America, to study Near East condi-
tions, this town having done best
work in connection with Golden Rule
Sunday last year, and trip abro 40
being award for winning community
DERSON.-Parker Johnson, %
is seriously, probably fatally, in
iured, when auto in which he is rid
ing collides with street car on pria
cipal street.
ANDERSON.-Th hundreJ
freeholders have already signed pc
tition for $2,000,000 bond election
proceeds of issue to be used for ex
tending city's water system.
ANDERSON.-Carl Turner, con
victed in circuit court of seduction
is sentenced by Judge Johnson tc
serve three years at hard labor.
GREENWOOD.-George P. La
groom, So, prominent planter, dies al
home in Callison section.
LAURENS.-Rev. w. L. Culber
son, native of Laurens, accepts cal
to Cascade Avenue Baptist churIf
of Atlanta. He has been preaching
in Commerce, Ga.
GREENVILLE.-Third primary is
held to fill one place in Legislative
deleeation. c.. E. Sloan and e. B
Garrison being run-o1er candidate
this time.
NDERSON.-County Democratic
committee makes recount OF vote II
race for legislature, at request c
w. r. Harris, whose vote differ
by only few ballots from that of w
II. Stone.
GREENWOOD. - Paul Moselcy
star pitcher for Greenwood club
goes to Wilson, n. c., to join base
ball club there.
LAURENS.- of Caroline
league meet here to plan 1928 sea
son, league being composed of Green
wood Laurens, Abbeville, Anderson
Newberry and Union.
SUMTER. - Six convicts, all ne
! sroes, escape from state prison farm
near Dalzell, this county, by over
powering guard and taking his arms
Two nights later, one, ODDS Moore, l.
killed by special officer guard rail
road track, when he is fired on b!
escaped convicts walking railroad
track. Next day another is cap
tured.
FLORENCE-True bill is return
ed in federal court here against T. L
Hyde, former mayor of Charleston
and former president Of defunct Com
mercial National bank, charging hin
with violation of federal banking
laws. A. r. Rugheimer, former vic
president, and George Dick, forme
cashier, of Commercial bank, are ais
indicted.
CHARLESTON.-Recount of vote
: in recent second primary election
makes Hammond G. Bowman nom
inee for legislature in place of ]
SWintou Whaley, whom first count o
votes showed to have APPARENT
won out. E. Mitchell Seabrook. Jr
H. G. Senseney and Sam Ritter
berg are other members-nominate.
COLUMBIA-J. Clifton River:
state warehouse commissioner, is
sues appeal to farmers of state ure
/ ing them hold cotton for highe
| price, which he says is certain. Call
5 attention to advantages OF stat
: warehouse system.
ORANGEBURG. - Preston Guess
farmer of Cordova section of Orange
burg county, is dead and Henry c
Courtney, also farmer, is under al
. rest in connection with killing O
Guess, which is said to have followe
dispute between two men over div
sion of crops for year.
YORK.-Abolition of fee system c
remuneration of county officers i
: York county and throughout stat
is recommended by grand jury in re
port to Judge NJ i. Bonham.
PERRY.-Mrs. Emma Burnett, 81