The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-12-20

| old negro, confessed assassin OF Dr.. Y.
l. Johnson. Shubuta. was placed in
| jail here.
Carrollton. W. P. Hughes. an
honored Confederate veteran brother
in-law of the late Senator H d. Money,
was buried here Mr.. Hughes was r
member of the fighting Ross Brigade
| Hatties burg.-Public schools. NOV
| ing picture theaters and other places
for public gatherings here were or
dered closed last week. on recommen-
dations OF the county public board, on
account of the prevalence of influenza.
| Jackson--Four government air
| planes reached the Fair Grounds here
last week, three arriving from Payne
| Field. West Point. via Koseiusko. The
| fourth plane continued its flight from
| Payne Field to Ellington Field. near
Houston. Texas.
Jackson. = Capt Frederick SuIens.
editor of the Daily News. who for six
months has been in Washington as an
| officer in the military intelligence. de-
partment of the general staff. has re-
turned TO Jackson and resumed his du-
ties as editor of the News
Natchez.-Definite action for the es-
adjustment of river terminals at
Natchez has been taken. and an en-
gineer is expected here within short
time TO give an estimate of cost for
facilities necessary to secure the sery-
ice of the federal barge line.
TJatfiaS hTrp Tho Sr,4dav~-r tv,-v-
Training Corps of the Mississippi Nor
NAL College has been mustered out by
the commanding officer. Lieut.. Loo
mis-. A number of the students went
to their homes. but a large proportion
decided 10 remain and take advantage
of the college work.
Grenada. Grenada Lodge No 81
a. F. and A. NJ. had its annual cleo
ton of officers at its meeting last
week with the following result: Wor-
shipful Master, J. W Vance; senior
warden H. G Talbert; junior warden.
y. c. Lamb; secretary, T + Moody;
treasurer, II. J. Ray; steward and ty-
Ter, D. b Phillips.
Meridian-Dr d. c. HUI. for many
years superintendent of city schools
In Meridian. and one OF the best
known school men in the south has de
cided to undertake the raising of ST.
600 for the Mississippi conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
DR. Hull will resign his position in ne
ridian and enter upon the work at
once.
Jackson. - The Mississippi state
Council of Defense will cooperate with
the United States employment serv-
ice in finding jobs for returned sell
diers. This decision was reached a.
a meeting of the executive committee
of the council here. Bureaus in every
county in the state to aid returned sol
diers to find good places promptly are
planned
Sardis.-The following officers for
the Pamela County chapter of the
American Red Cross have been elect
ed: Chairman, c. B. Young Sardis:
vfce-chairman, Mrs. Phil Pointer, Co
no; secretary, Mrs. ]. S. Woods. Sar-
dis; treasurer, S. R Patton, Sardis:
finance chairman, NJ. F. Jarratt. Bates
vile; development, c. S Miller. Cren-
shaw; organization. c. S. Smith. Pope:
school, Miss John Rice. Sardis: sal
wage. Mrs. Fred Lamb. Courtland: We
mans work, Mrs NJ F. Clayton. Sar-
dis; home service. F H. Montgomery.
Sardis; publicity, Wilmer KENNEDY.
Batesyille; nursing. Miss Katherine
Caruthers. Como; military relief. DR..
G. H Wood, Batesville.
Miss. claiming TO be the first Ameri-
can prisoner of the Germans in the
Toul sector having been captured in
a raid early in November. 1917.
reached London recently Lester said
he had hard time in the hands
of the Germans for four months after
his capture. He was sent from place
30 place, and never given a decent
meal, finally reaching the camp At
Tuchel where thousands Of Russian
prisoners were dying daily of starva-
ton
a quantity of American Red Cross
parcels began to reach the CAMP
shortly afterward, and from that time
ON he never needed TO eat 4 single
ounce OF the German rations. on the
contrary, said Lester, he was able
from the surplus received to relieve
some of his fanfshed Russian com
rades
Agricultv-ai CoHege-To Gu the
rapidly increasing demands for luowl-
edge of gas engines and tractors on
the part Of farmers in Mississippi.
who are introducing these labor-sav-
ing machines on their farms four gas
engines and tractor schools viii be
held in January and February. az
Grenada, Jackson, GreenriIIe and the
Mississippi A. and NJ. College. by the
agricultural engineering department
If the college. aided by county and
district demonstration agents. accord
ng TO the plans announced here by
Prof. Daniel Scoates
Vicks burg.-The postmaster's honor
oil for November on the sale Of war
avings stamps J. J. DOrney heads the
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