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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1916
Page
8
Miss Elizabeth Day Cary of Orange Colorado passed away at home just before reaching her one hundredth year. A Presbyterian church member, she survived by her sister Mrs Phoebe Smith of Orange aged 37 and by a nephew in Atlanta.
Police aid detectives hunted through late hours for a 77 year old nurse identified only by her address 18 East Pavilion street after a death at her home on Monday. Mrs Melinley’s body rests at Patterson's chapel awaiting relatives for funeral and interment in Forest Park.
Dewitt Pinson died in Denver on Monday night, shocking his Atlanta acquaintances where he had lived for years. His body will be returned to Atlanta for funeral and burial. He was the son of Dr John L. Pinson, an early Atlanta pharmacist. Survived by his mother Mrs. John L. Pinson, an uncle Major J. Doster, and two aunts Mrs. J Nipper and Mrs. Stovall Smith.
Megee of Adamsville pleads guilty and bonds his surety after a Tuesday hearing before Commissioner Colquitt Carter on a charge of operating a distillery. United States officers arrested him at his home on a deadly night, with details fragmented in the report.
During a chaotic session bound the spurt on th anwar after ne sca ae Sauntee Bis galte. Friends pleaded to stand his bond as officers offered to bail him. The accused was acquitted after lengthy delays and a display of court proceedings.
A warrant sworn by John A Manger accuses Hing Stillmen, manager of the Te- Sota theater, in a Sunday moving picture case. The court action could affect other theaters operating on Sundays for charity and hinges on evidence gathered by Manger regarding DeSoto Sun operations.
The Rotary Club staged a humorous ice cake challenge during a meeting at the Majestic hotel. Rev Thomas Henry Johnston and Rev Richard Orme Flynn endured the dripping cake held in their hands and above their heads as a test of staying power while illustrating Rotary’s talk of Atlanta conventions. Fred Houser cited Atlanta’s growth, noting 379 conventions in three years and about 0.25 million attendees with an estimated 33.9 million implications.
A. J. Ghaney of Williams house No 3 and A. R. Smith of 591 Gordon Street face Recorder Johnson in police matinea February 32 on charges of keeping whisky for illegal sale. Detectives Campbell and Starnes arrested them Tuesday morning.
D R Wilder of 276 Ponce de Leon avenues was arrested by plainclothes officers on charges he drove the automobile that struck and seriously injured Mrs F M Kimble on Peachtree Street near Howard. The hearing before Recorder Johnson was set for this afternoon.
Robert Johnson seeks a divorce from Mrs Johnson in superior court on cruelty grounds claiming a 1916 incident in which she shot through a door, injuring his wrist after he fled during a violent quarrel. The couple, married in 1908, reside in Charlottesville, Virginia.
George Algiers faced a conspiracy charge with L Campbell in concealing assets of Blue Seal Ice Cream, bankrupt since 1916. Hearing before United States Commissioner Colquitt Carter continued after lengthy testimony. Assets alleged hidden include about 350 new ice cream cans found under Algiers home at 30 Stonewall Street bearing the company name.
Judge W T Newman directed a verdict for Lesle M Shaw former secretary of the treasury for 3500 dollars with 200 dollars interest against Atlanta lawyer John M Simonton. Shaw claimed fees paid in advance for selling trust company stock and Simonton refused refund, alleging contract nonperformance.
Judge Ham mond in superior court ruled that a city cannot reserve grave digging and cemetery work to the city sexton. J A Bredenberg, long time sexton, argued city prohibition violated rights of cemetery owners and contractors. The decision declares the ordinance illegal and void.
Elling frost touched the north and central parts of Florida this morning with no damage reported in the southern belt. Orange trees in bloom escaped harm while readings included Jacksonville 73, Gainesville 36, Tampa 44, Miami 62, and Key West 56 degrees.
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