The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-14
EPITOME OF EVENTS
Tin MISSISSIPPI
Happenings of Interest
Cleaned From Many
Sections of the State
Told in Paragraphs

School for Presbyterians. at Belhayer
college.
Meridian.-The Scottish Rite bodie,
have set June "a and 25 for the mex
reunion, end a large class is expected
number OF petitions already being on
hand.
Grenada.-The efficiency conference
OF the Methodist Church OF North Ms
sissippi convened here. The convoca
ton brought together ministers and
laymen.
Poplarville.--The body OF w. r.
Blanchard. which was buried here was
disinterred and claimed by a sister,
Mrs. knight. of Columbus. Ga. Ii was
sent there for burial.
Meridian.-Steps will be taken by
the government i'm the near future to
upset the nest of alleged draft evaders
and obstructionists IA miles east OF
Union in Neshoba county.
Macon.-James G. Horton was re-
elected mayor of Macon for the fifth
consecutive time. Mr.. Horton was
first elected mayor in 1910 and has
filled the office since that time.
Toccopola.-T Tri-County Live
Stock association, OF which Pontotoc
county is a member, has shipped into
Pontotoc county more than rs head
OF high-bred Holsten and Guernsey
heifer calves from Wisconsin
Vicksburg.-P. NJ Harding. federal
food administrator for Mississippi. an
nounced that one thousand barrels OF
flour have been turned over 10 the food
administration by merchants of Mis-
sissippi and accepted by the govern
ment for export
Iackson.-Governor Theo c. Bilbo
has announced the appointment OF a
board OF embalmers, under law
passed by the recent legislature. The
board will conduct examinations for
embalmers and look after the profess
sion generally in the state.
Columbus. y. Stuckey and S. g.
Johnston, OF this city. have been ac.
cepted as Y. VI. c. A. workers among
members of the American expedition
airy forces on the western battle front
and have been ordered to report at
New York, whence they will soon sail
for France.
Meridan-H. s. Howard. chairman
OF the Mississippi Travellers road com
mittee, has sent the board of super
visors q copy OF house bill 1913, which
makes it mandatory on the oyerseers
OF roads, which I'm this instance are
supervisors, to have mile posts erected
and road directions posted at each in
tersection.
Meridian.-Mrs. Edwina Edwards.
who was brought to a local hospital
from Richton. Miss, suffering from
gunshot wounds, died here. The shoot
ing OF Mrs. Edwards is shrouded in
mystery. II is said she was seated in
her house near Richton. the fatal shot
being fired through an open window,
the identity of the assassin being un-
known.
GreenyilIe.-Two cotton blooms |
were brought in by o. b. Crittenden |
e. Co, the blooms having been sent in |
from the plantation of c. VI. Spencer. |
ut Glen Allan, Washington county. The
cotton is OF the Polk variety and was
planted March Is. These blooms
opened. the first June 2. and the sec
ond June 4. This Is one week earlier
than the average for blooms in this
section.
Jacksonville railroad commission
little business at their meet
ng except to refer matters 10 Direc-
or General McAdoo. II was deter
mined that Secretary Galceran should
,n the 2Gth of June. turn over to the
'tate tax commission all books and pa
)ers and records bearing on the sub
ect of taxation of railroads and other
public service corporations, as ordered
W the Legislature.
Vicksburg .-Declaring that he was
ierman sympathizer and eagerly
waits the day when the German forces
will invade this country. which he is
lleged to have declared would surely
Happen within two or three years, w.
VI. "iihtiochs NHO ~ tut du- |
horitics that he was a native of Mis-
issippi, was arrested. placed in Jail
nd afterwards treated TO a coat of tar
nd feathers by citizens of Delhi. La,
ccording to reports reaching here.
Avera.-Jonathan Williams, son OF
ir. and Mrs. j. G.. Williams OF the
PIPER East Side. while cutting some
7ooden object with heavy club AK.
made an awkward move and nearly
evered his right hand at one blow
alling his father, he later had him
D remove it entirely, as the dismem-
cred limb was adhering TO a piece Of
kin Surgeons amputated a portion !
bove the wrist. This young man Is
. the draft call OF few days ago, but
ais accident necessitated his remain
,g home until further orders. /.
Meridian.-More than 100 alleged
Iackers, mostly negroes, have been
rrested and placed in the county Jail
ere during the past week. Many OF