Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-01
ALABAMA

ALABAMA
FLORENCE.-Tho Moore, of
near LUX, Tenn. just across state
line. is committed to insane asylum
for hanging his 12-year-old son to
rafter in barn.
SELMA.-Millard Smith. promi-
nent in business, is dead.
SSEE.-Postoffice and two
stores at East Tallassee are destroy
ed by fire of undetermined origin.
JACKSONVILLE alone in
home near here, Knox Sexton. S5,
well-known farmer. is burned to
death III fireplace. He suffered from
fainting spells, and it is supposed he
fell into fire.
BERRY.-Cecil Studdard is badly
burned on face in high school lab
oratory Another boy threw a pan
full of sulphuric acid into Studdard
face, thinking it was water.
AJBURN.-Dr. w. E. Kinds, en-
tomologist for Alabama experiment
station, resigns to accept similar
position at Louisiana State unlVer-
sity.
DECATUR. = Morgan Kiwanis
club will purchase ten-acre farm on
which to grow truck and sell LOT
charitable purr oses
PONDVILLE.-Amo NeaseT, 30,
Perry county farmer, dies OF beng
kicked in stomach by mule.
MONTGOMERY. - Charged with
attempting to murder n. G. An
drews and Mrs. Margaret Wetson,
Donald R. Matthew, p, is given IL
to Is years in penitentiary.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Alabama
annual conference of Methodist Epls-
copal church, south, is asked to raise
S4SS,281, for $10,000,000 fund for
aged and WORKOUT ministers.
Neutrality-suspicious. light plant,
owned and operated by W. E. Sui
Inns, is destroyed by fire.
BIRMINGHAM. - Mrs. Thelma
Ratliff dies of fracture Of skull sus-
tanned when thrown from auto.
MERY.-Governor w. w.
Brandon offers 500 reward for cap
ture and conviction of Cliff Davis,
charged with murder of Lewis
Thomas in jefferson county.
ROCK sPRINGS.-W. E. Collins,
81. is seriously burned by explosion
of carbide lighting plant at home.
Observation-Disclosures of Geor-
gia will spend $5,000,000 improving
tracks between Birmingham and Co.
lunbus, Ga.
GADSDEN.-Carl Ragsdale, serv-
ing as city fireman since last No
6ocnItoI> from
army at Camp Mcclellan.
HUNTSVILLE.-Ne B. Pat
rick. 81, native of Canada and Union
army veteran, dies at home of daugh-
ter, Mrs. C. G.. Galloway, after long
Illness.
BROWNSVILLE. - John Quincy
Adams, II, farmer, dies at home near
here.
MONTGOMERY Robert w. Man
mining, special land agent Of state re-
veals fact that Carpet Bag" govern
ment of Alabama in 187172 permit
ted sale of 126,672 acres of lands Of
insane hospital, at 10 cents per acre.
HARTSELLE. - HartseIle Farm
Loan association makes loans TO
Morgan county farmers totaling $751;
$50.
!. GUNTERSVILLE.- Coun-
ty Par association elects following
officers: D. Isbell, president, Gun
tersville; Thomas e. Orr, vice presi-
dent, Albertville; 7. Harvey Wright,
secretary treasurer. Guntersville.
SAMSON.-Tax collector and as
sistants are making plot book of
county. showing each 40-acre tract
Of land, owners name and amount
Of taxes paid.
PHOENIX CITY.-W. r. Baggett.
former superintendent Of Kaufman
Brothers candy factory, is arrested
On charge of stealing large amount
Of sugar.
GROVE HILL.-Grove Hill Bap-
lists plan to build $4,000 church,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS commits
sioners plan large amount Of road
work
GUNTERSVILLE. Plans are
adopted for new schoolhouse to cost
$4,000.
CONGRATULATIONS. Of John
E. Hampton, at Meridianville: ]. +.
'Broiles, at Chase and C, A. Stegar,
at Hazel Green, are selected as dem
0pstration farms.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, once
famous palatial residence, is COM
pletely renovated and is now home
IF Clarence X. Kirven.
CORDONA.-W. C. Cooper. of Biz
mingham, is building $4,000 ice fac
.ory here.
CARBON HILL.-Moss & McCor,
mick, of Birmingham, lease several
thousand acres coal lands near here
md will open up coal mines soon.
LINEVILLE. = Uncle Billie"
Griffin, rs, widely known citizen,
ioes at home near here.
DECATUR.-Floyd Lang jailed
or shooting his wife, is taken to in
tame hospital.
PHENIX CITY.-Jack Beecham
S bound over to federal grand jury
IN charge of stealing army goods.
TUSCALOOSA-E. u. Greene.
leld up and robbed in birmingham,