Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-09

years, dies at home here at age
of 65.
CHARLESTON.-M J. Russell
Williams brings charges against
Hugh Moomaugh, former candidate
for ministry, alleging theft of jewels
valued at $500. Momaugh claims
he escorted Mrs. Williams to dance
and forgot to return iewelry, leaving
it at hotel with instructions it be
sent to her.
ERRY.--Campaign opens
for congress in Third district, with
c. H. Carpenter, of Easley, and w.
p. Nicholson, of Anderson, opposing
Congressman F.. Fl. Domnick, of
Newberry.
ANDERSON.-Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert kirksey are injured when car
turns over on highway. Returning
from wedding, lights go ont and
driver attempts to proceed to filling
station, and runs into embank-
ment.
SPARTANBURG.- Ca plain w. G.
Hallett, who quit life of seaman 40
years ago, because Of wife's health,
sells ice business he established
here, and retires with fortune.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Carolina
Baptist assembly closes ;@nth ses-
sion here recording attendance Of
approximately $500.
! ROCK HILL.-Septembe 4 is an
nounced by President D. B. Johnson,
| of Winthrop college, as date for
opening of institution S 1924-25 SEES
sion.
| sPARTANBURG-"'Peachw week"
| is celebrated here, with grading and
| packing demonstrations. Ernest
! Carnes is in charge of program.
NORTH.-Several thousand peo-
pie hear county candidates here,
campaign featured by race of Mrs.
Dora B. Way, candidate for legisla-
| ture.
| CLEMSON COLLEGE.-Sigsbee
Farm Copia Colantha, Junior three
year-old Holstein, owned by j. L.
Willard. takes months first honors
in production of milk, giving 2,3o5
pounds of milk, containing 65'4
pounds of butter fat.
ANDERsON.-Dr. John Davis, re-
tired Episcopal minister, Of Hannl-
bal, Mo, comes here, in GOOD healtn,
to visit sisters, Misses Lizzie and
Eddie Davis, takes pneumonia, ana
dies within two weeks.
| GAFFNEY-Fire which destroys
barn on farm of D. c. Painter, en-
! failing loss Of $4,000, is caused by
| effort of six-year old son to smoke
OUT his dog from under barn.
CAMDEN - Leonard Hammond,
| son of Sam H. aHmmond, assisting
father in painting Wateree bridge
near here, falls and breaks leg, and
is taken to hospital.
CHARLEsTON-Louis Kornah-
rens has eighty stitches taken IN leg.
to >close wound caused by bite or
shark, which attacked him when be
was in surf on Folly Beach.
CHARLESTON-F'leet of fishing
smacks runs for port, when terrlflc
squall falls on harbor and four boats
are capsized. Perry Guilds, veteran
| fisherman, is drowned and eleven
companions are rescued through
heroism of William Lewis, skipper
of another smack.
PROSPERITY - Mrs. Harriet
Richard Lester, so, died here after
illness of only few days.
GREENVILLE-Sta motorists
license, to be forfeited in case hold
err is found guilty of transporting
| liquor, is advocated by j. +. Mar
| shall, for three years assistant u.
s. district attorney, with special
charge of prosecutions for prohibi-
| ton violations.
| COLUMBIA-Mrs Annie r. Eng
| lish, former prominent Columbia
woman, dies at Muscle Shoals, at
home of daughter, Mrs. John +.
Gordon, and is buried here.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thousand
Methodists of Anderson district at.
tend rally in park here.
ANDERSON.-Asa Craft, native Of
| Elbert county, Georgia, dies at home
or five years illness.
SPARTANBURG. - Seizure OF
mans stock of goods for keeping
store open on Sunday, is illegal, I'M
| less he be first given trial, Judge
| I. S. Sease rules, in case against l.
Anderson, cafe proprietor at In
| man, following seizure CT cigars from
establishment.
| GAFF'NEY.-Cotton in sections of
| Cherokee county is attacked by red
| spide', according TO Demonstration
Agent :. c. Stribblins.
! COLUMBIA. - State Insurance
| Commissioner McMahan issued order
! for fire insurance companies to re-
| Il. T.,r Inn. n
with rates in North Carolina and
rates on rural dwellings to level with
rates on dwellings in third class
| towns, new rates to become effective
| August Is. Insurance rating bureau
attorneys announce companies Will
not comply and case goes to courts.
| MARION. - Thornton Brown,
young planter. and two negro men
are injured when car in which they
are riding turns turtle on highway.
CHESTER.-Miss Amanda Bran
non and Frank Brannon, of Wins
boro, are il hospital here as result
Of automobile accident at Winns-
! boro.
NEWBERRY. - Curtis Moore
White, 16-year-old son of John E.
Moore, who lives near Prosperity, is
instantly killed when he falls from
truck load of lumber, which he was
driving. Truck turned over in sand
bed and lad is pinned beneath load,
his head being crushed into unrecog-
nizable pulp.
COLUMBIA.-Re committee oil
Red Cross, for aid of victims of tor
nado of April So holds final meeting
and winds up work. reports showing
relief expended to amount of S7S,SSl.
f c.. Tarrant, Aiken, chairman, pre-
| sided