Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-12

CIIARLOTTE.-Po department
is advised of arrest at Greenwood,
S. c., of Robert Campbell, wanted
on charge of violating white slave
law. He recently escaped from Jail
at Rock Hill, S. c., short time before
officers intended to bring him 10
Charlotte.
GOLDSBORO-Fa Of four
persons, that OF J. G.. Dausherty, is
poisoned by eating homemade cocoa
nut cake. Each is rendered helpless
for several hours. but Daugherty
finally manages OF crawl to assist
ance of wife and two daughters,
aged eleven and eight, who are re-
covering.
GOLDSBORO.-St wberry acre
age in this section is about double
that of last year; potato acreage also
is substantially larger; cucumber and
canteloupe acreages are unchanged.
RUTHERFORDTON.-Harvey S.
Taylor, So one of Rutherford coun-
tvs best known citizens, dies after
three weeks illness.
ASHEBORO.-Carl Richardson, of
Ramseur, is convicted in superior
court of burning barn owned by
Ross Ward, and when judge makes
ready to impose sentence escape Of
Richardson is discovered. Search
for him is begun.
BOONE. - Miles Love, charged
with numbering own child, enters
plea of guilty to manslaughter and
is sentenced to from five to seven
years in state prison.
RALEIGH. - Meredith Colleges
campaign to raise $750,0O0 is put on
business basis" when conference of
100 leading Iaymen and ministers of
Baptist denomination in state, in
conference, plan April GLIB cam.
paign.
KINSTON.-Four hundred bank
ers, professional men, merchants
and manufa cturers are invited to
hear address April 10 of Senator
Pat Harrison, Democrat, Of Missis,
sippi, at annual dinner of Eastern
Carolina chamber of commerce.
WILMINGTON.-Joseph 3. Stan
ley, former postmaster at Bolivia, is
held on charge of stealing $4,000
from mails under 81, 200 bond after
waving preliminary examination be-
fore Commissioner A. S. Williams.
KINSTON.-David Oettinger, SO,
retired business man, prominent in
this part Of state, dies after extend
ed illness.
DURHAM.-Mrs. T. L. McClees,
70, dies at home of son-in-law. F. S.
Aldridge, after extended illness. She
devoted much time in latter years
of life to befriending Trinity college
students, especially those working
way through college.
MOUNT OLIVE-Sixteen addi.
tional blocks of street paving will
be laid.
MISUNDERSTANDING Coast
Line places in operation 30 large
switch engines.
NORTH Observation-Disclosures
building to cost $500 will be built
on lot adjoining site of high school.
RoXBORO.-Norfolk & Western
railroad will build new depot
ASHEVILLE.-Wi William r. Pat.
terson, 50, prominent citizen, for
- "SIiNO III pOlilICS, OleS AFTER
short illness.
RALElGH.-Calle upon for first
time in several years for ruling on
law prohibiting soliciting Of labor
by out-of-state corporations. state
supreme court dockets appeal of ].
5. Lowe, employee Of Norfolk e.
Western railroad, who refuses TO
pay $500 fine imposed by CITY of
Winston-Salem.
w ILMINGTON.-Fifty thousand
pounds of South Carolina tobacco
and 1000 bales of North Carolina
tobacco are exported through this
port on Carolina line steamer, Mag
merle clearing for Hamburg.
SOUTHERN PINES. Cry against
taxation for schools, roads and other
means of improving state is stead
lily increasing in disfavor and
chances for demagoguery are few
says DR.. Edgar W. knight. Of I-ni.
versity of North Carolina. in ad.
dress.
WILMINGTON.-Caught beneath
SIDE Of thousands of pounds of high
~ odorous materials used in manu-
1acture of fertilizer, Amos Smith.
negro, is smothered to death.
FORT BRAGG-Sheriff of Lex
iington county, South Carolina
leaves for Lexington with Private
James E. Smith, U. S. army. wanted
on charge of murder growing out of
death of F. r. Mason.