The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18

Epitome of Interest.
ing Events That Are
Trans piring Over
the State - - -

Greenviue.-Henry McCaskeu wa.
found dead on a plantation near lie
land. \ wound was found in the lower
left leg of NcCaskell. 1t was proven al
the trial that McCasken and jim
Rhodes. both eolored, had a dispute
over a middle buster McCasken drew
q knife. according to the evidence. and
started for Rhodes, when the latter
ran, but just as McCaskell was about
10 reach Rhodes with his knife a sharp
cane struck his leg and severed an ar.
terry, causing death from loss OF blood
On the stand Rhodes said that Nc.
Caskeu was struck down and his own
life saved in answer to a fervant pray
er. He said:
II prayed to de Lord with faith from
my head to my heels to save me from
dat nigger's knife, and my prayer was
answered, for he struck a cane and
drapped down and died, an here is as
good as ever"
The jury returned verdict that Nc
Caskell had come to his death from
the loss of blood caused by piece of
cane penetrating his left leg.
Vicksburg.-While crossing a slough
| on horseback at n point in the Little
Sunflower River So miles north OF
! Vicksburg. Edward Kline, manager of
the Wisconsin Lumber Company, was
thrown from his horse and drowned
His body was recovered in a short time
and brought to this city for interment
Kline and F. C.Tucker were riding to
! oqthar wi Klinnfc
tangled in some vines and he lost his
balance, falling into the slough
Mr.. Tucker made every effort to res
cue his companion, but says the body
did not rise TO the surface. The body
was caught in the underbrush. Kline
was Sc years of age. and is survived
/ by his wife and three children
Greenwood - Private Archer r
/ overly. one of the heroes of St. Quen,
tin, who helped to crush the linden
| burg line, and who was an eye wit.
ness to the death of Capt. Quentin
Roosevelt. has returned to his home in
Greenwood Private overly was with
the 30th division, Company D. Hath
machine gun battery. He was one of
/ those who were awarded a bronze med.
al by the state If Tennessee fer par.
ticipation in the famous battle of St.
I Quentin on September %
Private OVERLY witnessed the killing
of Capt Quentin Roosevelt from his
dugout door. by the means of field
glasses he saw the fight in which the
gallant captain met his death. when
he was attacked by Hun planes.
Senatobia.-The centenary Metho-
dist mission meeting for the Sardis
district was held here presided over
by Mr.. Arnold, of Pamela county. There
were rs delegates present, pastors and
laymen The meeting was attended by
well-known workers in the Methodist
church in North Mississippi, among
them being d. H. Hall. of New Albany,
Miss; Rev. B. p. Jaco. of Winona
Miss; A. B. Clement, of Nashville
Tenn; Rev R. H. b. Gladney and Rev
A T. McIlwain, pastor of the local
Methodist church The tithing plan
was adopted by the meeting. and OBJ
legations will be solicited in this man.
ner.
Memphis.-Mississip is falling in.
line for greater production OF food and
feedstuffs and less cotton, according to
j w Willis, state farm demonstration
agent of Mississippi, who was in Mem
phis last week from a and NJ college
at StarkvilIe. Mississippi is going in
heavily this season for live stock. hogs.
dairying. sheep and sweet potatoes.
The cotton acreage, already greatly re-
duced as compared TO several years
ago, will be cut further. Even the delta
is going in for smaller cotton acreage.
Meridian-A hat million dollars will
be spent in Lauderdale county in good
roads construction. Beat 5, which al
ready has six miles of rock, surfaced
road, is preparing to issue s115 600 in
bonds to extend the Causeyville road
to the Alabama line and 70 surface the
Whynot and Kewanes "oads to the
Alabama line, where these roads will
connect with good roads in that state.
A supplemental fund of the same
amount is expected to be secured from
the government.
Jackson-Isaac Columbus Enochs,
aged 81 years, one of Mississippi's fore
most citizens and a leading promoter
OF industrial and commercial enter
prises, died here suddenly at his home.
He had returned recently from the
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
where he had gone to get the benefit
of specialists in a chronic ailment
from which he suffered.
Blue Mountain--Lieut. y. A. Moore,
Baptist chaplain, American expedi
tionary force, France, has matriculated
in one of the great French universities
and will continue his interrupted ed
vocational course pending his turn to
reship for America. Lieut. Moore at |
the time of his voluntary enlistment |
was a divinity student in the Baptist |
seminary in Texas. During his abb |
sence in France his wife, daughter of |
w A Simmons. of this place, is round /
ing out her course in the Texas divin- |
ity school Lieut.. Moore hopes to |
reach home this summer.