Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-17
SOUTH CAROLINA

ABBEVILLE.-C negro ter
rorizes white people of rural section
on Abbeville-Greenwoo highway
and when Sheriff McLane reports he
finds white people barred in home
of Mrs. Ella Cromer. Negro thef
bars himself in cabin and when Off
GERS break down door he goes down
with it, and is captured with ak in
hand
ANDERSON. = Official announce
ment is made of municipal primary
for June 10, for selection of mayor
and six aldermen. Andrew Speer
mayor; Foster i. FAINT, former
mayor, and John L. Tate are candi
dates for mayor.
CLEMSON COLLEGE.-With 12G
men in graduating class, Clemson
college announces plans for com
mencement, June 1-3.
Observation-Disclosures r. Sims
attorney and editor, announces can.
dldacy for state senate.
ORANGEBURG.- Elder P. Gar.
rick is acquitted of charge of arson,
involving burning of South Willow
school.
FLORENCE.-Dew Miller and
Will Miller are held in Florence Jail
in connection with death Of Clayton
Barfield, 20, of Lake City, said to
have been caused by bad whisky
furnished him by the Miller broth
ers. Jess Miller, third brother, is
sought by officers.
DENMARK. = Governor Mcleod
Mayor Stoney, of Charleston, and
w. e. Gonzales, of Columbia for
mer ambassador to Cuba and Peru
are speakers at district meeting OF
bankers here. May 10.
COLUMBIA.-R. II. Hunt & Co.,
of Chattanooga, are selected as ar
chitects to plan new Sunday school
plant and enlarge auditorium of
First Presbyterian church here.
LEESVILLE.-Dr. p. e. Mon
roe, president OF Summerland col
lege, here, resigns to take Lutheran
pastorate at Hickory, N. c.
COLUMBIA.-H. Lee Harvey was
dummy director" in Enterprise
bank, of Charleston, attorney argues
in presenting motion to supreme
court for new trial of case against
Harvey, who pleaded guilty" to
charge of violating state banking
laws.
COLUMBIA. - Winthrop college
seniors from Rock Hill to the num-
Der of 209 are entertained by Column
bans and Governor Mcleod when
they visit place here where college
was started, on hundredth anniver-
sary of birth of Robert Winthrop,
FOR whom institution was named
Observation-Disclosures promi-
nent cotton merchants of southeas st
attend first annual convention of At
lanta Cotton association here, pre-
sided over by President +. NJ. In
man, of Atlanta, and addressed by
Arthur w. Palmer, in charge of cot
ton section u. S. department of agri-
culture and others.
CHESTER.-Miss Evelyn Rodman
wins first prize in essay contest of
Chester County Cotton Cooperative
Marketing association, in which
1000 young people participate.
COLUMBIA.-Robert Jolly, %.
connected with wholesale tobacco
house, kills self with pistol, leaving
note for wife explaining that finan-
cial troubles were motive.
COLUMBIA. - Police believe
wholesale auto theft plot is un-
earthed, with arrest of D. E. Erwin.
and j. d. Dillon and woman.
Frances DeVore, who quarreled over
ownership of sedan.
Observation-Disclosures Foulk, Co
lumbia trainman, who suffered frac.
tured skull when he fell from freight
train here, is improving at local
hospital.
COLUMBIA. - Liberty National
bank sues estate of late Charles H.
Barron, on ground that insurance
policy for $10,90S, attached to note.
should apply to all obligations with
bank. Court orders verdict for Bar.
ron's estate, ruling that policy pro-
tected only note to which it was
pinned
CHARLESTON. = Approximat elv
thousand attend convention of
freight agents section American
Railway association here. addressed
by Mayor Thomas r Stoney and
prominent railroad experts.
HARLESTON.-Nin an
nual convention of South Carolina
State F.remen's association will be
held in Anderson June 1926. accord
ing TO announcement here by Fire
Chief Louis Behrens, president OF
association.
MA6ESNILLE. - E'unnel-Shaped
tornado passes within mile OF