Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-05
SOUTH CAROLINA

| DumOnt, OF french embassy at
Washington, are announced as chief
speakers of Rainbow division veter-
ans convention here July 16.
COLUMB1A.-Dr. Jean LaBorde
retired as city health officer and was
succeeded by Or. M. M. Rice.
| CARTERSVILLE.-C. G. Smith
| SO, travelling man, of Bennettsville,
narrowly escaped death when light
| coupe in which he was riding was
struck and demolished by Atlantic
Coast Line train. Smith was cut
and bruised about head and when
picked up by roadside was in uncon-
scious condition.
GREENVILLE.-M Anna But
Ter, of mill community, charged
along with Mack p. Spears, attor'
ney, with unlawful use of drugs,
admitted she is mother of baby
whose body was found in package
in woods, where Spears is said to
have thrown it, was released on bond
of $500, pending trial. Spears is also
on bond.
GREENVILLE.-Pa Hinton, %,
young farmer living on Anderson
road near here. died of heart trouble.
GREENWOOD. - Following a
campaign of Sunday blue law en-
forcement and subsequent ice fam
inc on Sunday, city council voted
to allow sale of ice on Sundays.
CHESTER hundred acres
| of excellent cotton was destroyed by
| hailStOrm of June %.
CHESTER.-L. Brady Simpson
twenty-eight, cotton broker oper-
ator, was found dead in ditch by
side of Chester-Rock Hill road, an
automobile standing nearby bearing
indications of having turned over
several times.
GAFFNEY.-G. w. speer and J.
w. Abbott, business men, who
fought on Main street, were fined
$115O each by recorder.
LAURENS.-Two storms visited
| Chestnut Ridge neighborhood of Lau-
rens county within three days of
each other and did much damage
to crops.
CAMDEN. James and
his wife were killed by lightning.
! Their daughter was severely
shocked.
COLUMBIA.-Go Mcleod
left the New York convention for
Elmira, n. Y, where on Sunday he
| delivered an address to a gathering
of church people, in interest of Billy
Sunday campaign soon to open
| there.
STANDARDIZATION funeral
was held for Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Thompson, both of whom died at
Thompson's hands, she from crush
ed skull, resulting from blows ad-
ministered by husband, and he from
his own act, in cutting throat and
! then hanging self.
COLUMBIA-Mrs. Melton Clark,
wife Of prominent divine and theo-
logical educator, died after lingering
| illness.
CHARLESTON. - Five persons
were injured within "a hours in ac-
cidents on streets.
CHARLESTON. - An Atlantic
| Coast Line locomotive dived into
| Cooper river, and now lies buried
beneath 81 feet Of water Was val
ued at $4,000.
DARLINGTON committee
on Fourth of July celebration plans
a street dance for the holiday. Min
listers of the town object, and mat
ter was referred to chamber of com
merce, which voted in favor of al
lowing dance.
LATTA.-Mrs. Olive Davis Cot
tingham, of Savannah, but, since
last September residing with sister
Mrs. G. M. Foxworth, here, dice
here
CHESTER.-T. r. Fisher, of Wal
terboro, on visit here, was run
down and painfully injured by train
at crossing.
FLORENCE. - Intervention by
County Chairman Frank II. Barn
we'll averted what seemed a threat
ened physical encounter between
Senator N. B. Dial and Congress
man James f.. Byrnes, both candi
dates for senate, following an al
legged charge by Dial that Byrnes
and J. J. McMahan, also candidate
based their campaigns against him
on inuendoes.
HARTSVILLE. - Filling station:
engaged in price-cutting war, anc
cost drops locally from "a to Il
cents, holding over weekend.
SPARTANBURG. - Cotton mills
of Spartanburg paid July DIVIDENDS
totaling more than million dollars.
COLUMBIA. - State Retail Mer
chants association will meet in Co
lumbia July % for twoday session
according to announcement by A. r.
Padgett, Edgefield, president.
CLINTON. - Thornwell Orphan
age here received word that Miss
katherine Blackwood, who died II
New York City, left Thornweu Or
phanage here $4,000.
CHESTER. - Chester Alexander
young ministerial student, left fol
the Near East, representing youns
peoples societies Of churches OF
America on a free trip given as
award in recent Golden Rule Sun
day" campaign of Near East Relief
DILLON.-A. b. Jordan, editor OF
local paper, plans to sail for Europe
on July II.
h L. IIEAofAAN L. LUCIA Go uSN
won first state prize in the nationa
safety essay contest. conducted by
highway education board at Wash
ington.
CAMDEN Fletche Hays had E
close call when lightning struck at his
feet as he sat on porch. The bolt
tore off mis- shoes and injured one
foot. He is paralyzed to knee ant
is in serious condition.
HOLLY HILL. - store owned by
j. S. Way, with hotel on upper floor
was burned, entailing loss of $50 900
NORTH CAROLINA
STATESNILLE.-D caused
in Iredell county by wind, rain an(
hail storm is estimated at $500, 00(