The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-05-31
EPrTOME OF EVENTS
I'm MISSISSIPPI
Happenings of Interest
Cleaned From Many
Sections of the State
Told in Paragraphs

of Mississippi will hold sittings here
for the purpose OF reopening deferred
classifications granted by il and the
Adams county local board.
Biloxi-Mrs. Charles Wells. a ma.
tive of Harrison county and resident
of Biloxi for several years, died at
her home here. She Is survived by
her hush band and several children.
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Starkville.-One OF the oldest cifi-
zens in this section of the county,
Carnes Nelson. who was born at Way-
erly, Tenn, died at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. A. NJ. HARDWOOD, in Hickory
Grove vicinity.
Columbus-Since the work rooms
were opened I'm this city by the local
chapter of the Red ross. last June, 49,
| $50 surgical dressings and 5.9,6 hos
| pital and knitted garments have been
shipped % New Orleans.
Purvis.- Within two weeks three
lots of Jersey cows, totaling AZ. have
been brought here by local dealers.
who have found ready sale among
| farmers who within the year became
interested in the dairy industry.
Blue Mountain.-The farmers around
Blue Mountain are feeling good over
the crop prospects for the present
year. stands being good. crops being
clean and the condition OF the plants
being healthy and full of promise.
BAY ST Accommodations John
jerks recently resigned his position 10
volunteer in Uncle Sans service and
leaves this week TO enter the navy.
His successor Alphonse Favre, recent
ly appointed by the board of super
visors, has assumed office.
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Memphis. An appeal has been
made by the canteen service of tho
local chapter, American Red Cross, for
500 magazines daily TO be given to the
soldiers passing through the city on
their way from camps and canton
ments to embarkation points.
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Pascagoula-The city council has
appropriated the sum OF $4,000 and
the city of Moss Point $1,000. which
with the $4,000 available from the ma
tional government, making $4,000,
will be used In introducing proper
sanitation in the shipyard districts.
Columbus.-During the session OF
the Mississippi industrial institute and
college, which is now about to close.
students OF the institution have been
valiant workers for the Red Cross
and have made many garments and
other articles for shipment to sol
diers.
Jackson.--Plans to make Missis-
sippi wheatless until the next harvest
will be put into effect within the next
few days. The campaign will Oe
launched during the week by the
state food administration. The state
has already reduced its wheat con
sumption so per cent.
Senatobia.-A petition signed by the
local draft board, the government APP
peal agent, the county superintendent
and the county farm agent was for
warded TO Adjt-Gen. Scales ask
ing the selectmen, who are farming
and who have been notified to go to
the environments May rs, be given a
30day furlough.
Bolton.-This section IS producing
one of the finest Irish potato crops
ever grown here. Because Of favor
able weather conditions and being ell
couraged by satisfactory profits from
the sales of last seasons yield, the
farmers have planted larger acreages
TO this crop and devoted more atten-
ton TO it than ever before known
here.
Brookhaven.-The agricultural ad-
y1sory board of Lincoln county is max
ing every effort to organize and have
in operation by October county fair
In order that exhibits may be selected
at the county fair to compete for
prizes to be offered by the state fair
Water Valley.-A dealer here has
shipped four carloads OF cattle to st
Louis recently, most OF the stock hav.
ing been raised in Yalobusha county.
Potts Camp. - Arthur Holland, a
yolung white man, having deserted
from Camp Beauregard about three
months ago, was arrested by Bob
Dancy, sheriff of Marshall county, and
his deputies. Holland resisted and
refused to surrender and was shot In
being forcibly arrested. The shot pen
etrated the body OF Holland. going en-
tirely through. yet II is thought that
none OF the organs was injured and
that Holland will likely get well.
Ellisville.-James B. Knight, farm.
Or living six miles west OF Ellisvills.
lost his residence by fire. About one
half the furniture was saved. The
cause of the fire was a defective flue.
There was no insurance.
Biloxi-In honor of the second an
niversary OF Italy's entrance into the
European war, local Italians are plan
ming a big parade and flag raising.
Natives of Italy from Biloxi, Gulfport
and other coast cities will participate
in an excellent program to be ar
ranged for the celebration.
Gloster.-Harry Durham. II, was