Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-23
SOUTH CAROLINA

CHARLESTON.-Nice President
O'Brien, of Foundation company,
New York, and party of financiers Of
New York visit site of proposed
Santee canal hydro development at
Harleyville, near here, with plans
for proceeding with work.
CHARLESTON. = John Emmitt
Hessin. prominent leader in work
of public library here, dies at age of
seventy.
PELZER.-Mattres factory Of
Pelzer Manufacturing Co., here, is
destroyed by fire.
ROCK HILL. - James Howard,
negro, So, is held by police here,
in connection with death of Sloan
Wilkerson, aged planter, who dies
of injuries received when struck by
auto.
PELZER.-Mrs. Lille Heller is
painfully burned about hands, arms
and body when clothing catches fire
at open CRATE.
KINGSTREE. - Wade Reddin,
prosperous planter, is horribly man.
gled in sawmill on his place in Work
man section of county, and dies at
hospital here.
SPARTANBURG.-Old presidents
home on Wofford college campus
here, built seventy years ago, Is
wrecked, to make room for modern
home.
YORK.-Mrs. Mary Steel Withers,
widow of r. j. Withers, dies at home
here Of daughter, Mrs. T. w. Speck
She was so years old, head of promi-
nent family.
| EDGEFIELD.-Ed is pleas
ed with announcement of consolida-
ton of textile mills headed by
| Henry p. Kendall, of Boston, these
| including plants here and at Cam
den, S. c., and in New England
| NEWBERRY.-Lom Jones, we'll
| known negro, drops dead while walk
ing along street near home. Heart
| failure believed to be cause.
| GREENWOOD.-Heavy rewards
are offered by sheriff and by citizens
for arrest of two young men who
shot and seriously wounded j. r.
! Nichols, merchant, AS he was walk
ing home from store at night.
GREtiNWOOD.-Coroner's jury re.
turns verdict that death of Otis Wal.
ker, ten-year-old negro, killed when
| he fell from truck after it was
struck by auto was result of una
voidable accident.
GREENWOOD.-Ben f. Curtis,
contractor Of Shelby, y. C., is ar
rested here when he attempts to reg.
lister himself and Lillian Curtis, fiji.
teen-year-old adopted daughter, at
hotel as man and wife, and is bound
over to federal court at Shelby on
white slave charge.
CHESTER.-Boyce A. Stevenson
swa lows poison by mistake. but sum
mon medical aid and will recover.
BARNWELL. - Home bank. of
| Barnwell, declares 10 per cent divi-
dend, reporting total profits of 30
per cent.
NEWBERRY.-Newberry farm
ers are giving more attention to
raising of pure bred chickens
GREENNILLE.-Twenty boys in
Parker school district, industrial
area here, are named Cole l.. Blease,
after former governor and now
United States senator elect.
COLUMBIA-D. f. F,frd is re-
| elected executive secretary of South
Carolina State Agricultural and Me
chanical fair.
CAMDEN.-Case against Bolton
Owens charged with murder of ].
h, Smith, planter. Is ordered con-
tinued TO next term of court here by
Judge r. w. Memminger.
MBIA.-Richland legislative
delegatlon and numbers of state high
way commission begin plans for
handsome bridge over Congaree river
here.
| GREENVILLE. - South Atlantic
Baseball league faces best season,
according TO President w. G. Bran
ham, of Durham. n. c.. attending
meeting of directors here.
/ LOWRY'S.- A. Brakefield, one
of chester county's most prominent
planters. dies at home here, age 81,
from effects of recent fall.
ROCK HILL.-Rev. w. H. Looney
is in charge of Wesleyan Methodist
church here. under North Carolina
conference, following secession of
church from North Carolina confer
ence. and Rev. s. T. Chapman. who
was pastor a time of secession. goes
to law TO force surrender of church
TO him.
CONWAY. - l.. u, McGrath is
elected mayor defeating Mayor