The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-10
MISSISSIPPI
Interesting Hap.
penings Gathered
From All Sections
OF the State - -

IL From All Sections
D Of the State - -
Coiumbus.-Lowndes county will
have no candidate in the race for CON
gress In the First district
| Columbus.-Much interest is being
aroused here in the coming municipal
primary to be held May 2s.
l eesss
| Greenvflle.-The Rev. r. G. Tow
pastor OF the First Baptist church here
for several years, will go to Mexio.
Tex. June 1.
Winona.-In the second municipal
| primary election held here for mar
shall Joe Glenn won the nomination by
vote OF lat.
Ellisville.-Mrs. Elizabeth Morris,
widow of f. NJ Norris. died at Eaton
| vile and was buried In the family
! cemetery at Morrtstown.
Holly Springs.-Judge j G. Meow.
an of Water Valley, chancellor of this
district, has pretermitted the regular
May term of chancery court
Summit-The Summit Red Cross
chapter has shipped another box Of
wearing apparel TO headquarters con-
sisting of knitted garments ana hospi-
Ia, supplies.
Grenada-The students of the Gre
NADIA high school gave a minstrel 1T
the opera house in Grenada, the pr
ceeds going TO the Red Cross. About
1873 was cleared.
Blue Mountain.-Joe Peeler. 16-year.
old son of w. III. Peeler OF Blue Noun
tain. who recently enlisted in the
United States army. had one Of mis-
legs broken last week.
GreenviIle.-Thc new concrete wharf
end landing on the Greenyille river
front, begun in December last. has
been. completed and rs considered both
modern and convenient
Hazlehurst.--Pearl Freeman was nc.
cidentally killed By his son near here.
He and his son were going fishing.
and the son shot ut "A rabbit and the
charge struck his father.
Biloxi.-The Biloxi war camp SCI.
vice rooms were dedicated, with Adj
miral Reynolds present. Excellent
quarters have been fitted, where Wis.
iting sailors and soldiers will be enter
tanned.
Greenville.-At a meeting of the
board OF trustees of the Angola con
solidated school district the contract
for the new school building was
awarded to J. II. Myers of Jackson for
$4,000.
Greenville-Miss Sarah NJ +. Babb
who has done so much good in Gree
vile during the past two years as Wis
fling nurse, has rendered her resigna-
ton. She expects to leave the United
States soon for duty in France.
Crystal Springs.--It having been |
definitely decided TO postpone the |
building of the new Methodist church |
on account OF the war. the women OF |
the church. who have accu,r ulated sew
eral hundred dollars, invested 'hs
funds in Liberty bonds.
Jackson.-Offices are being opened
in Jackson, Meridian. Vicksburg, Cuff
port. Pascagoula and West Point by
the United States employment service.
under the direction Of the federal do
partment OF labor. other branches
will probably be opened shortly.
Jackson.-At Madison Station. 10
miles north OF here. l.. NJ. Ensor. "A
farmer. shot and killed Joe Meye',
druggist. fired without effect at Miss
Meyer, the druggists sister. and then
killed himself. The authorities stated
Ensor apparently was deranged
Biloxi-Miss Carrie G.. Ellis. a mem
per OF base hospital unit No "a, in
France, writes relatives here she is
Iuartered in a city OF 100000 inhab-
tants, occupying an old factory bull 4.
ng as a base hospital, together with
,ther members of the unit who werc
ent out on expeditions In connection
With the American expeditionary
orces.
Jackson.-The Louisiana Mississippi
commission, composed of j..
J. Sexton OF Hazlehurst, w. ID. Hou
on of Aberdeen and Oscar Newton OF
Jackson, met and elected Mr.. Sexton
hartman and Mr. Newton secretary.
nd requested Gov. Bilbo to ask Gov.
Peasant of Louisiana TO request his
legislature TO name a similar connie
ion. The object of the commission Is
o relocate the boundary so as to
brow DeSoto island and perhaps 9th
rs to Mississippi
Holly Springs.-Arthur Gholson has
eceiving a telegram announcing that
u son, Lieut.. Sam Gholson, who has
,een in the thick of the fight in
rance, has returned to New York.
nd that he will go to Atlanta to train
ew recruits.
Meridian-Dr. d. III. Scanlon, re-
igned pastor of the First Presbyterian
hurch, has left for Laurel, where he