Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-21

Ter, of Olanta, is critically i'll as
result of eating chicken cooked with
arsenate of lead instead Of flour
Accident was made in home where
she was guest, and all who ate
chicken were made sick, but 1one
seriously except Miss Chandler.
DARLINGTON.-W. T. Harper,
former member of legislature from
Darlington county, last year repre-
sentative from Charleston county,
and candidate for legislature here
this year, withdraws when question
is raised as to length Of his resi-
dence il county this time. He an
nounces will run for senate in 1925.
COLUMBIA-Stat highway com,
mission confers with Senator l.. Q.
Funderburk, of Kershaw county,
with regard to freeing from tolls
Wateree bridge near Camden, but
no agreement is reached and nego-
tiations between commission and
county are continued.
COLUMBIA. - Receiving delega-
ton of business men from Green
vile, Laurens, Newberry and Lex
iagton counties, urging paving Of
NOlllll -Io-oSb HlS llWd SlolS
highway commission adopts res
olution approving plan of paving
through highways, and adj
vises committee that highway in
question will be paved as soon as
possible.
SPARTANBURG.-C. & w. c.
railroad agrees to build highway
bridge at Roebuck, to be reimbursed
for states share of cost next year.
ORANGEBURG. - Mrs. Oliver
Margaret Poser, age 96, enrolls to
vote in Democratic primary of Au-
gust 26. She goes to place of reg
istration AID writes own name in
firm hand.
COLUMBIA. - John Binnicker,
of Orangeburg, convicted in 1922,
with brother, Vance Binnicker, of
arson, in connection with burning
Of Norway Jail, Is paroled by Gov
ernor Mcleod, on statement of dele
cation of business men and prose.
cutting officers, that two man had
confessed they aided in escape of
Vance Binnicker, from Norway Jail,
at time of burning.
CHARLESTON. - State railroad
commission holds hearing here on
proposal of Atlantic Coast Line rail
road to reduce service on it's Wal
terboro branch.
GAFFNEY. = w. A. Turner, as
sgnee of mercantile firm of Skin
selling stock.
LAKE VIEW - Gus Womble,
of farmers warehouse here,
is sticken with apoplexy just out
side of town and dies in auto.
GREENVILLE. = T. o. Lawton
resigns as president Southeastern
Life Insurance company, Of which
he has been fifteen years head, and
is elected chairman of board, sue
ceeded as president by c. o. Mill
ford, first vice president.
CHESTER. = A. M. Hardee, prom
inent planter Of county, dies at
home at Lowry's.
CHESTER. - u. S. Senator e, D.
Smith is speaker here on co-opera-
tive marketing, at farmers rally.
COLUMBIA. = City is visited by
electric storm and lightning strikes
Ebenezer Lutheran church steeple
and New Brookland store.
NEW MARKET. = Sixty foot
stack at Jencks Lumber company
here. is blown down and storm does
damage to many fine trees in town.
ORANGEBURG.-John w. Stro-
man, manager of Southern Cotton
Oil company plant here, is found
dead on floor of office in after
noon.
ABBEVILLE.-T Barrett and
Sam Ashley, two young white men
of good families, are arrested at
still where they were making
NORTH.-T. n. Price, prominent
planter, is given picnic by children
and grandchildren on S21d birth
day.
HOLLY HILL.-Thos. II. Mimms, |
70, prominent farmer and business
man, dies after short illness, in
hospital.
ANDERSON.-J. E. B. McCartha,
Of Lexington, is reelected president
of S. c.. Rural Letter Carriers as
ISOLATION, at annual convention here, |
for 1925 convention.
BISHOPVILLE.-Dr. D. w. Dan
iel, of Clemson college, addresses
cotton growers of Lee county gath
cred here, and urges their support |
Of cooperative marketing move |
ment,
GREENW OOD.-Circuit Judge c. |
c. Featherstone renders opinion APP
proving bond issue of $225,00 for |
new high school building, and SUI
preme court affirms his ruling, and
work on, plant is started.
SPARTANBURG. Changing |
prison cells into class rooms, Miss
Beatrice Arnold, in charge of or
ganizing lay-by schools il Spartan
burg county, organizes class of 81
adult prisoners in county Jail, first |
such school to ever be thus regu-
larly organized in state.
SPARTANBURG. - Twenty one |
negro farmers make up party which |
tours county, to witness farm prog |
ress of community, director of tour |
being j. Pierce, farm agent.
GAFFNEIY.- Farmer of several |
sections of Cherokee county report |
numbers of snakes, and several peo- |
pie and numerous animals bitten. |
Brooks Carter, prominent planter, |
reports that fine horse owned by |
him comes near death from snake |
bite.
NORTH CAROLINA
WILMINGTON. - D. l.. Gore, |
of Lieutenant Cover
nor w. b. Cooper, is taken to New
York for medical treatment. HI
ness is declared not serious. Coop
,,-hn