The Aberdeen weekly., 1908-12-18
@ississippi
Aems


stantly killed at Hazlehurst by DIR. T.
B. Birdsong. DR.. Pitts and Dr. Bird
song occupied Offices in the same
building, and almost opposite each
other. It seems that DR.. Pitts had
notified the owner of the building that
on account of Birdsong's drinking too
freely and making il unpleasant for his
patients by having rowdy crowds about
him, that either he or Birdsong would
have to move. This enraged Birdsong,
and is said to have been the cause OF
the tragedy. Dr. Birdsong is brother
of Dr. J. 5. Birdsong, the husband OF
Mrs. Angie Birdsong, who killed DR..
Butler at Monticello three years ago.
The railroad commission has been
notified by the New Orleans Great
Northern railroad company of the com
pletion OF its Bogue Chitto branch,
which runs northwestardly from the
main line toward Tylertown. The COM
mission expects within very short
time TO be notified Of the completion
and arrangements for operation OF the
entire main line in Mississippi from
- IL
Mrs. Marion Hooper escaped from
the East Mississippi insane hospital
one night lest week. Obtaining a lead
pencil with which to write a letter and
shaving the lead into powder. she
blacked her face and disguised herself
as q negress. Tying an old shawl over
her head and taking a market basket
on her arm she escaped from the hos
pital grounds and went to Meridian,
where she was captured and returned
to the institution.
While the current quotation for cot
ton seed among the Mississippi mills
is Sl5 per ton, many of the mills are
paying much higher prices, and, as the
end of the season approaches, the usual
scramble for seed is about to take
place. Transactions at SIG and sl7 per
ton are quite frequent. In some parts
OF the state the number OF plants is too
large for the seed territory, and il is
these mills that are Offering the top
notch prices.
Judge J. L. McCaskil died at Bran
don, aged 90 years. He was lawyer
by profession, brave Confederate sol
dier, a hero of the reconstruction De
riOd, state senator, consul to Dublin
during Cleveland administration, and
chancellor OF the Brandon district at
the time of his death.
An exodus of negroes from Adams
and adjoining counties TO the delta is
on. The labor situation has reached
an acute stage. Bankers, merchants
and planters have organized against the
labor agents and scant courtesy will be
accorded them in the future.
Gulfport is jubilant over the first
shipment of cotton ever sent out from
a Mississippi port. The shipment com
prised 10000 bales, together with 600
tons of cottOnseed oil cake. This event
marks E distinct era in the progressive
history of the port.
The Clarksdale and Six Counties
Medical Society held a very interesting
and profitable meeting at Clarksdale.
The counties composing the associa-
tion are Bolivar, Sunnower, Coahoma,
Tallahatchie, Quitman and Tunica.
VIM. Seymour, well-known citizen,
was murdered at his home near Ocean
Springs. He was some seventy years
of age, and among the Oldest residents
OF the section. 1t was a diabolical,
cold d-blooded murder.
Capt. John A. Webb, member OF the
been appointed to act as adjutant-gen-
eral OF the Mississippi division United
Confederate Veterans, to succeed the
late Col. ]. L. McCaskill.
A bill has been introduced in con-
gress by Senator McLaurin to pay a
years salary to the widow OF the late
Charles Fitzgerald, the postofiice in
spectOr who was killed IN Clinton few
months ago.
1t is reported that Iowa capitalists |
have purchased site near Seminary /
for the erection of paper mill, the |
pulp to be obtained from bay trees. !
The plant is to cost 800, 600.
Acting Governor Manship offered a
reward OF s2O0 for the arrest and con
viction of George alias Lige Gilmore, |
who killed his wife and George A.
at Greenville.
BY a unanimous vote the North Mis-
sissippi Methodist conference put itself
on record as committed to constitutional
prohibition as the proper end and goal
of temperance legislation.
State Auditor Smith has issued a call
for statements showing the condition of
the state banks throughout the state on
Nov. y.
Already some OF the people Of Vicks-
burg are calculating the cost in dollars
and cents that the closing OF the sa-
looms will mean in that community. 1t
is claimed that for the first year after
the statewide law becomes operative
there will be a sheer traffic loss and
rental loss of at least $40, 900 or $50, 900,
while the public revenues will depre-
ciate in like proportion.
In the circuit court at Eupora Wal
ter Cooper was convicted of the mur-
der of Sam Hightower, and Judge
Mclean imposed sentence Of ninety
nine years Imprisonment.
To secure appropriations for a con-
.inuance of the boil weevil extermlna-
lion work, cattle tick eradication and
geological survey operations will be
lppermOst in the minds of Mississippi
during the session Of con-
yress.
President F. L. Iinker OF the Ia