Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-16
SOUTH CAROLINA

at open CRATE fire.
SOUTH CAROLINA
GREER.-Hugh M. Barton, one Of
Oldest residents of Greer, dies at
home here at age of eighty-two.
ROCK MILL.-Miss Willie Tram
nell, twenty-five, of Ogden. near
here, who threatened to sue city for
$4,000 for alleged impolite remarks
on part Of Chief of Police J. M.
Youngblood, as to her wearing
Knockers on streets here, withdraws
suit.
SPARTANBURG. - Deposits in
Bank of Duncan of $173,O0O, above
those of record, are declared to be
disclosed by audit Of county books,
deposits being made by County
Treasurer Miller, personally, to cred
it of county. Treasurer Miller is
president of Bank of Duncan.
SPARTANBURG. - State railroad
commission orders railroads to lift
transit charge Of five cents per 100
pounds on cotton warehoused here
and reshipped uncompressed.
SPARTANBURG.--J. r. Fielder is
reelected president Of Spartanburg
county fair.
SPARTANBURG. -- Baptist state
convention, in session here, adopts
resolution of sympathy for II. r.,
Hyde, former mayor OF Charleston
and former president of Baptist or
ganiZation in state, convicted in fed
eral court in Charleston of violating
federal banking laws,
COLUMBIA - Thirteen young
men are admitted by state supreme
court to practice of law.
ANDERSON.--Fire causes dam
age to extent of $4,000 to Anderson
cotton oil mill.
SPARTANBURG. = Spartanburg
day night and ten young men are
arrested on gambling charge.
COLUMBTA.-Gaso tax total,
ed $213, 1856 last month, according to
table just prepared by State Treas
uer Carter.
SIMPSONN1LLE.-L. J, Jennings
dies at home here at age Of sixty
five.
FLORENCE. - William Mitchell,
who drove car that killed James
Forte, age five, and Benny and Hen
ny Joseph, who occupied car that
ran down and killed Eddie Pearce,
eight, both tragedies occurring on
same Sunday, are taken to Column
bia and lodged in state penitentlary
to prevent possible violence.
COLUMBIA. - Governor Mcleod
goes to New York. to address nation
al association of insurance company
presidents.
FLORENCE. = Edmund d. Big
ham, convicted of murder of brother
and charged also with murder OF
mother, sister and sisters two chill
dren, is granted extension of time
for perfecting appeal to supreme
court, notice of appeal having stayed
execution.
GREENNILLE. - English spar.
rows nest chooked up ventilatins
pipe leading from bath room and
caused recent death of Marshall
| Moore, Jr.. i, who was found dead
in bath tub, it is disclosed here.
! SPARTANBURG. - DIR. A. r.
/ Jamison. of Greenwood, is reelected
| president of Baptist state conven-
ton at annual meeting here.
NEWBERRY. - Newberry votes
/ Sl50.000 paving bonds by vote of 27l
/ to "a
CHESTER. = William Henry Weir
former Columbian. dies here after
stroke of paralysis.
/ CHARLESTON. - Hugh Francis
/ Guasa, naval officer. living at NAVY
Yard, here, is burned to death when
( house in which he was sleeping is
( destroyed by fire
/ NEWBERRY. - Miss Daisy NJ.
/ Berrie resigns as demonstration
agent for NeWherry county and is
+ succeeded by Miss Ethel Counts, OF
Prosperity.
ALLENDALE. - Auendale county
+ borroWs 100000 from state sinking
fund commission at Columbia fer
school purposes.
/ MANNING. - Farmers of Claren.
/ don county anticipate biggest can.
ninS business for 1925 known since
/ cannlng industry started here.
( GREENNILLE. - Christie Benet
/ OF Columbia, former football star
| and coach. and also former L. s.
senator, in address here. decries
practice Of colleges in seeking men
/ or physical pFoweSs.
COLCMBIA, = Rev. Richard T
/ Gillespie, d. d. of Louisville, XIV.
/ Is expected to assume duties as pres
ident Of Columbia Theological semi
I nary here early in new year. &C,
+ cordins 10 announcement bv Dr.
/ Hugh K. NurGhison, dean Of insii
tuition.
( GREENNILLE. - Following re.
/ duction OF capital stock Of First Ma,
! tional bank. in effort 10 tishC tax
/ assessments, Jones Furniture com
/ p0ny takes similar action for same
/ purpose.