Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-21

LAURENS.-Mrs Maggie l.. Todd,
65, dies here suddenly.
WALTERBORO.-Capt. J. F.
Moore, prominent in business and
in affairs of county government,
veteran of Spanish-American war
and head Of prominent family, dies
at home here.
CONGRATULATIONS B. Mimic,
prominent planter of Pleasant Lane
section. dies suddenly while sitting
on front porch. He is seized by Sc
we're pain near heart and in few min
utes falls over dead.
SUMTER. - Bootleggers drive fast
automobile wildly through streets of
city, chased by motorcycle officers,
and causing conformation to pedes-
TRANS and motorists, finally escaping
on highway towards Columbia.
BISHOPVILLE. - S. l.. Austin, of
Bishopville, who died in Baltimore,
is buried here.
SUMTER. - Margaret Ottherine,
three year-old daughter Of Mr., and
Mrs. Wilbur Prescott, of Concord,
section, is brought to hospital here
to have removed from throat nail
which child swallowed.
AIKEN. - Commission of public
works lets contract for new city
standpipe to r. D. Cole Manutactu-
ring company, for $500,
GREENVILLE. = J. L. McAlister.
IS. mill worker. dies on way to hos
pital in automobile which ran him
down, driven by Tom Carpenter, son
of prominent family. Carpenter is
exoerated of all blame.
GREENVILLE. = Wife of Deputy
Sheriff J. c.. Williams exhibits horn
ed toad which she brings from Texas.
GREENVILLE. - J. TT. Honour,
62, having served as mail carrier for
thirty-fiVe years, retres from serv-
ice.
GAFFNEY. - Mrs. J.. T. Lyon
dies in Asheville, few weeks after
death of daughter there.
SPARTANBURG. = City of Spar
tanburg votes to employ city en-
gineer.
GREENNILLE. - Southern Power
company bring condemnation pro-
ceedlngs against Eta Mills and G. T.
Gillespie to get lower price on rights
Of way for power lines from Green
Vile to Greenwood
LAGRENS. - Richard Walker
steals horse AMI escapes from chain
gang. He is recaptured and placed
on trial for larceny of livestocks. and
Two years are added to sixteen re-
naming months of original sentence.
SPARTANBURG.-L. A. Odom
attorney, announces candidacy for
legislature.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES new play
grounds open same day, with Mrs.
5. n. Burts director.
WOODRUFF School board sells
$4,000 of ponds for new school.
GREENVILLE.-We don't want
any more bobbed-hair girls working
as cloth inspectors at large American
Spinning company cotton mills here,
says w. c. McAbee, overseer of
cloth room. They bob their heads
about so much trying to keep hair
out of their eyes," he SAYS, that
they can't keep eyes on their work.
CHARLESTON. = Governor Nc
Leod and r. Goodwin Rhett, chair
man state highway commiss ion. are
lnounccd dis speakers for ceiebra,
llon marking opening of Santee
river bridge on July %.
SPARTANBURG.-Secondt trial is
ordered of case against O. S. I.indler.
chief of police, of Clinton, charged
with murder of George fucker, in
lower section of county last NoVem-
Der, whom Under alleges I've was
trying to arrest on LIQUOR charge
ORANGEBURG.- to Il
nance 5000 Masonic temple pro-
ceeds satisfactorily.
ORANGEBURG.-O of grand
commander of Masonic body of
state is conferred on DR.. w. r. Low.
man at home here. At recent state
Masonic meeting at Aiken he was
elected, but was i'll in Baltimore hos
pital at time and could not have
honor bestowed formally.
CHESTER.-Mis Mary Crawford
aged woman, dies at local hospital
from stroke of paralysis.
CLEMSON COLLEGE.-Prospects
are good for successful watermelon
crop this year, says DIR. w. d. Moore,
plant pathO'Ogist, but now is time to
spray plants against disease. he de-
clares.