The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-10-25
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Mrs. Fearn's Lectures.


The lectures of Mrs. Annie Walter
Fearn in Aberdeen last week,
upon India, China and Palestine, were
replete with historical lore and in
teresting descriptions. Her personal
magnetism, marvellous flow of lang
uage wonderful descriptive powers
and cultured mind, render her lect-
ures exceedingly instructive and en-
tertaining.
Thoroughly informed as TO the his
torical- and scripturaI association of
each place visited in the East, she
possesses the power of making them
real to the nearer. while she told in a
charming way of the manners and
customs of these strange people.
Her delineation of Chinese char
acter was exceptionally fine AS an
able and successful physician and
surgeon in a hospital in 500 Chow,
China, she had an opportunity of
studying Chinese character and tells
the most interesting Incidents, show
ing that the Chinese, under the cru
cial test of suffering exhibit amazing
endurance and fortitude. The touch
ing story of their courage, fidelity
and gratitude during the perilous
times of the Boxer war must be heard
to be appreciated.
The lecture on Palestine was a de
light to the Bible lover who listened
with awe and interest while Mrs.
Fearn so beautifully described the
places that mark the scenes of the
Old and New Testament history and
so thrillingly told the "Old, Old
Story that the nearer seemed to fol-
low where the Masters feet had trod
and feel the inspiration of the divine
words that fell form the lips of Him
who spoke as never man spake"
The ginning plant Of Mr.. B. II d..
Strong at Strongs Station, was tenn
porarily placed out Of business
Tuesday. by damage wrought by a
runaway engine, and the ma
chine was badly wrecked. Numer-
Gus parts Of the engine were de
stroyed 10y breakage, while the big
drive wheel went into fragments,
one piece going through the roof,
another into the ginning room, and
the balance undiscovered at the
time of this information. The
damage is about equal to a new en-
CINE, and falls heavily just now in
the midst of the ginning and pres
ent season. It is a miracle that no
lives were lost and only a single
slight wound incurred.
There was a steady stream Of Wis
itors to the Lam q Carter hard
ware store all the week, attracted
by the cooking exhibition of the
Majestic range. Much pleasure was
experienced by all who attended at
the great success Of the demonstra-
ton, also on receipt of the novel
and useful souvenirs distributed
each day Thr next number on
the programme is an advertising
campaign of the Buck 8 line of
stoves and ranges, which commences
November l
Our people will regret to learn of
the death Of Mr.. A. T. Gilmore,
which occurred Tuesday, after
long illness. He was the efficient
sexton of Odd Fellows Rest, and
has for years been one of the most
faithful public servants in that ca
pacity that the cemetery has ever
had, and his passing away will
create a vacancy difficult to fill.
In our advertising columns this
morning will be found the card of
Mr.. ". G. Peugh, dealer in staple
groceries, who presents the excellent
qualities Of his leader, the Super
lative Self-Rising' Flour. This
flour has been exclusively used dur
ing the cooking exhibition this
week at the Lam & Carter Hard
ware store, and received many COM