The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-10-09

ence' ms school contacts WIFI ltS !
patrons to take only stipulated num- !
Der OF boys and give them every attrn-
ton mud advantage. Then comes the
city free schools There are two of
them, white and colored, graded Into
various departments. The school bnila-
ings are large and commodious; the
school term covers nine months; the at.
tendance is about six hundred, divided
between the two races; the teachers are
accomplished and well paid. The edu>
catlonal facilities of this model little
city would be considered exceptional
anywhere on the continent, and in the
writer's daily intercourse and conversa-
tion with the people he recognized the
influence of the schoolhouse. the church
and home in all the people of all the
generations encountered.
The secret societies are strong in Alb
erdeen, including Masons, Odd Fellows,
knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor,
Knights of the Golden Rule, colored
Masnns aud Odd Fellows, .tc. Some of
these societies own considerable proper>
ty-the Odd Fellows own lovely GEM
etery in the suburbs which is benuti
inlly orn lmented and kept, and in which
lots are sold to all persons of good
khuract,r; except in the reservation for
the order, called the Links The
Masonic lodge is one of the weatbiest
corporations III the South, aud iN.now
erecting n temple at cost of oven $40,
600. and by Nil odds the finest structure
OF the kind in the State. The first floor
will be occupied MS stores, the second as
an opera house, fitted aud furnished
with nll the modern improvements.
In the way of musical culture Aber
deem has long been prominent in the
State and South. Her vocalists would
achieve fame rs professionals, among
whom it would not be invidious to name
Messrs. E. II. Bristow, B. G. Sims,
Charles Roy and W. H. Kidd, Miss
Maggie Kidd. Mrs. Z. 0. Sykes. Mrs.
W. G. Sykes, Mrs. W. d. B. Hooper,
Mrs B. Ii. Gillespie and Mrs II. H.
Clopton. Among The prominent organ
lists and pianists are Professor Charles
Nelson, l.. H. Bri~tow, Mrs. L. b.
Watkins, Mrs. $. J. Shields, Miss
Sophie Spratt, Miss Fannie Vasser,
Mrs. r. o. Reynolds, Miss Maldie Mont-
gomery, Miss Ella Matheney, Miss
Sallie Sale, Miss Celia Gattman and
others. The silver cornet band, under
the leadership Of Ed Saunders is
splendid organization.
The fire department, under charge OF
Captain J. W. Howard, is the pride OF
The city. 1t consists of two engine COM
panies, aud one hook and ladder outfit
Monroe, No. 3, is fine La France
steamer; Aberdeen, No. /, is an excel
lent hand engine, manned by colored
company; both machines are well
equipped; the men are handsomely uni.
formed.
The military spirit is as large MS all
out doors in all Southern communities,
and here 1t takes practical form in the
organization of ripe company splendid
ly uniformed and excellently equipped,
under Captain E l.. Sykes, called Alb
erdeen Guards The city also has vel
organized artillery company under Cap
tain j. W. Howard.
The town enjoys extra facilities in the
way of telegraphy, having three offices
Western Union. Illinois Central ant
Mobile & Ohio. 1t also has a telephone
exchange, and its main street and de
pots are lighted by electric lights, thu
first town in the State to pluck the sun
light ard spread its brightness over thu
city in the night season.
For three years the city has had al
active and efficient board OF trade, o
which Jacob Ghttman is president.
Two years ago sixteen counties OF the
Northern Federal District of Mississippi
we're cut off and Aberdeen was made tht
seat of the United States Court for thu
eastern division; Congress has alread!
made un appropriation for government
building. The officers of the court her'
are Captain w II, Clopton, deput,
marshal, and Major W. ii. Vasser
deputy clerk.
The Mayor of the city, W. e. Love
seems to be third term man, havlnt
served three terms as deputy sheriff
three terms city marshal, and is nov
in his third term as Mayor. The city II
orderly and quiet, and We did not see
, drunken man, nor hear political dis
| cussion, except one between Edito
Thompson aad Lawyer Shields, during
= our stay of ten days.
I The chief hotel Of this model anC
unique little city, the Gordon House
] is such building MS would be REGARDED
as creditable in town of three time
its size. 1t is of brick and three Store
, high. AID Won Kalckstein and Ed. d
Pierce are proprietors. The house con
3 tains fifty elegantly furnished rooms
i and everything betokens splendid man
apemeut, II is q favorite resort OF tray
: cling men.
In no town in Mississippi did we fin
more evidences of thrift and prosperlt
: than in Aberdeen. The people all wor
q to common end-fhe upbUildiag c
their community. There are no loca
o factions, but all work togerher in han
i mony for the general good. This unit
of interest must result in making Abel
II deem the foremost town os norher
9 Mississippi.
The Tombigbee river not only fnr
s. nishes water transportation, but splhdi
r, fishing. During the season, angler
keep the river well lined with net an
trot lines, and each morning and bver
n Jig the lucky fishermen appear h til
;s streets with long strings of the finf in
10 habitants of the river. Among tip IL
10 Vulnerable species that ply thei fir
% and candle appendages in the waters {
" the Rigbee are the yellow cat, spo,nbi
cat, blue cat, willow cat, channel ca
dog head cat, sun perch, white Fercl
black Dream, white and salmon rou
red horse, mullet, high. fnned whit
he sucker, black horse, hickory shad, ee
drum, sturgeon, and soft and hare shell
% ed turtles, quite number of with. al
al favorites with epicures.
To the Editors Jonas and Ddton {
+ the Fri Weekly EXAMINER, and ohoml
er son of the Weekly, We are under speci
obligations. The two papers relreser
IL we'll the interest of the live bwn
which they have home. Major joni
was for long time private secretry
Senator Lamar, at Washington; he
DIS now State Commissioner to provle n
II. exhibit at the New Orleans EXPEDITION
in and if Mississippi is not well reprsen
IL ed it will not be due to the want)f ell
m ergy, ability and enthusiasm on tie pa
of of her commissioner. Mr.. Thorpsol
N, in addition to his editorial duties lool
IL after the schools OF the county, filliu
81 the position of superintendent. lie is
G. nephew of the well-known Jact
ID, Thompson. His Saturday Lectures
RS, his coloied teachers are rs fathely
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