The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07
MISSISSIPPI
Interesting Hap.
penings Gathered
From All Sections
Of the State = -

church. Rev. Mr.. Shuts Is from Lees
Vile, La, where he has been pastor
of the Baptist church for a number OF
years.
Yazoo City-Thirty-seven white reg
istrants left here for training I'm Uncle
Sans forces. A number OF the man
we're sent to Camp Pike, while nearly
an equal number went to Camp Shell
| by One man was sent to Camp Sc
| gier, S. G.
Jacksonville shortage of labor
which the farmers of Mississippi have
| so keenly felt since the outbreak OF
the war is now being felt by Jackson
merchants, since the sudden call of liz
young Jackson men. OF the men to be
called from the city, every one was
engaged in some useful work. there
being no loafers or idlers in the NUM-
Der.
Hazlehurst-The commencement ex.
ercises of the HaZlehurst high school
closed here when Hon. j. G. Holmes,
of Yazoo City, delivered the com
meucement address. This closes one
Of the most successful sessions I'm the
history of the school under able man
agement of Prof. b. +. Brown, who
leaves the school to enter Y. NJ. c. A.
work.
Toccopola.-Rev. WA. Downing,
the new pastor OF the Presbyterian
church at this place, preached his in
itial sermon to large and apprecia-
tive congregation. Mr.. Downing sue
ceeds the Rev. +. ID. Daniel, who re.
signed the pastorate here some
months ago to accept a call to the
Chelsea Avenue Presbyterian church
at Memphis.
Jacksonville labor shortage which
lie general in Mississippi threatens to
menace state prison farms IL Misss-
eippi's population continues to behave
itself as it has in the past few months.
There are only 1892 convicts on the
great plantations owned by the state,
the smallest population since 1906, &C
cording to Mrs. o. NJ. Spickard, regis
trar for the state PRISON board
Biloxi.-C. Tunsmeire, county chair
man for the War Savings and Thrift
Stamps. assisted by Postmaster Ray
mond, and other BUSINESS men, will be.
gin an active campaign in Biloxi for
the sale of these stamps. Biloxites
have already subscribed literally to
the War Savings and Thrift stamps
and Il is expected that excellent re-
suits will be secured from the coming
drive.
Coldwater-A splendid example Of
patriotism and business sense is that
of Harvey and Drew Hurt, two young
selectmen who left here for Camp
Pike. These young men are brothers,
and were conducting their farming in
partnership. After receiving their call
TO the colors they sold out their ef-
Iects and put the proceeds in War
Savings Stamps. The amount invest
ed by them in these baby bonds was
5000.
Coldwater-Onet thousand dollars ir
War Savings Stamps is the graduation
present selected by Mrs Kenneth A.
Jones, OF this place, for her son, Ram
sey McIver. who graduates from st.
Johns Military academy, Manilus. ".
Y. Young McIver will find himself a
fullfledged member of the Limit Club
when he arrives here after taking
six weeks course in the training
camp of the Officers Reserve Corps
At Plattsburg, n. Y.
occopola.-According to figures re-
Gently given out Pontotoc county over
subscribed her quota OF the third Lib
erty Loan Bonds by more than $34..
900. The county's quota was $s5,95O
and more than $4,000 was subscrib-
Cd. approximately 1900 buying bonds
ranging in value from $50 to $1,000.
Reports from the recent Red Cross
drive in this county indicate that the
county has easily gone over the top
In raising her quota in this important.
work also.
Camp Shelby.-Soldiers OF Camp
Shelby celebrated Memorial Day in
keeping with the proclamation of Pres
ident Wilson as a day OF supplication
and prayer Services were held in
all the Y. M. C.. A. buildings and thu
Knights of Columbus halls. on the
reservation. In addition to the re-
ligious services there wore patriotic
exercises throughout .he camp. The
| exercises OF the day began with the
raising OF the flag to half-inast at d.
visioual headquarters.
Winona.-Winona high school has
closed after one Of the most successful
sessions in It's history. The COM
mencement sermon was preached by
Or. H. l.. Martin, pastor of the First
Baptist church OF Indianola. Miss.
| Toccopola has been given
| by the commissioners OF the Bacon
road district In Lafayette county that
sealed bids will be received by them
up to June for the construction OF
IL miles of permanent sand-clay road
In that district.
Senatobia-Olin c. Taylor. county