Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-01
NORTH CAROLINA

GOLDSBORO - Rocky Mount ls
selected as site for Eastern Carolina
industrial school, authorized by last
general assembly to do work which
Jackson training school is doing in
western part Of state.
NEW BERN. - Body of Daniel
Calling, negro, missing for several
weeks, is found in Neuse river and
is sent to Raleigh where physicians
will attempt to determine whether
he was drowned.
WILMINGTON. ! Due to heavy
inroads upon passenger traffic by
motor buses and private cars, some
railroads operating in state are con-
templating disseminating some local
short-haul passenger trains, says w.
j. ~raig, passenger traffic manager
Of Atlantic Coast Line.
WILMINGTON. - New Hanover
county commissioners are convinced
obody wants Jail when meeting to
open bids for razing and removing
jail to make way for new court
house annex, they found no bid pre-
scented.
CHARLOTTE. - Liquor which
Arthur G. Adams claimed he bought
from Clyde Travis was so vile that
it put Adams in bed and rendered
him unable to work, he reports to
police.
GASTONIA. = Perry McAlister,
TO- of South Gastonia, dies Of injur-
les sustained when his wagon is
struck by automobile driven by w.
r. Cochran, of Loray, S. c.
STATESVILLE. - Chap Bur
roughs, charged with sending poison
ed candy through mails from Hick-
| Dry, n c., to Miss Bessie Hargrove,
of Cottondale, Ala, divorced wife, Is
sentenced to four years in Atlanta
| federal prison after conviction. Judge
Webb instructs court clerk to re-
quest prison authorities to test
Burroughs sanity.
ASHEVILLE. - DR.. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, former head of North Caro-
| lima geological survey, leaves for
| Washington where he expects to urge
senate committee to refuse to accept
otter for Muscle Shoals properties
which does not require operation
under provisions Of federal water.
| power act.
CHARLOTTE,-James B. William.
| son, ninety-two, one of the oldest
| Confederate veterans in this section,
| dies at Matthews, n. c., home few
| lays after suffering stroke of pa
| alysis. He was twice wounded and
spent fifteen months in federal
! prison.
DURHAM.-Joe Carlton, of local
high school, wins fourteenth annual
| interscholastic defamation contest.
held at Trinity College, defeating
thirty-five opponents.
WINSTON-SALEM.-J. f. Watts
is given preliminary hearing on
charge OF shooting A. j. Hauser,
! following argument over automobile
accident and is bound over for trial
in superior court.
NEW BERN.-Connor Rouse, OF
Pollockville, falls two stories, land.
ms on top of Elks' Home elevator
and is gravely injured but probably
will recover.
RALEIGH.-E papers
for Carl Weigand, Chapel Hill attor
ney. charged at Columbus, Ohio
with non-support OF child by di
vorced wife, are held up by Governor
Morrison following hearing on pa
pers issued by Governor Douahey
Another hearing may be held wher
Ohio officials will present their evi
! denCe.
HIGH POTNT-James F. Jones
! fortN-eight, farmer. drops dead willis
driving wason on street in business
| section.
GREENSBORO. f. Turner. Of
High Point, brick mason, aged thir
ty-four. is fatally injured when he
falls so feet While at work, head be
ing crushed when he strikes on pip
ing.
RALEIGH.-North Carolina Den
tai society. in annual convention
elect DR.. II. Q. Lineberger. of Ri
eigh. president. DR.. !. II. Meadow
Of Reidsville, is expelled from mem
bership on charges Of unethical prac
tice.