The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-23
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

zens Of Crawford, died at his HON:
from a stroke of paralysis.
Yazoo City-The Mississippi Kings
Daughters have chosen Yazoo City az
the place of their next annual meet
ing, early in the coming year.
Jackson-More than 500 members
attended the cannual convention Of The
ssissippi-Louisiana council of the
United Commercial travellers here
Blue Mointain-Miss Martha Dean
one Of the Oldest women of Blue Noun
tain and a member Of one of the fore
most families of this section is dead
Columbus - The grand jury fol
LOwndes county has adjourned. Two
hundred and ninety-five witnesses
We're examined and % indictments re
turned.
Blue Mountain.-Mississip Heights
academy. At this place. has just closed
its fifteenth annual session, awarding
certificates OF graduation to a class
OF nine.
council and school board, it was unan-
imously agreed that an ordinance be
passed providing for additional school
buildings for Corinth
Colum bus-C Columbus is meeting
with strong opposition in her effort
Ito secure the 1920 meeting of the Mis-
.sissippi press association, as Green
WalthaIl-Nrs. Leanna Mccain, one
of the old landmarks of this county.
who had lived out her four score
years. died at the home Of her SON
in-law, John Winter. in Europa.
YazOo City.-The first anniversary
of the death of Monsignor Joseph l.
Wise. for more than 30 years in charge
OF St Mary's Catholic Church in Yazoc
City, has just been observed here.
Commencement of the
'Pontotoc high school begins May &c
with class day exercises to be given
on the campus at twilight. The class
consists OF % young girls and boys.
Natchez-Gloster is arranging ior a
political rally to be held on June 20.
at which ii is expected debate be-
tween Oscar Johnson and Lieut.-Gov.
L ee Russell candidate for governor,
will be feature.
Natchez-Steve N Malone. presi
dent of the Natchez Oil Mill company,
died here following an illness OF sew
eral weeks. Mr.. Malone was one OF
the most prominent men in the cotton
oil industry in the south.
YazoO City-Friends of Lieut. Col
y. G. Quekemeyer, of Yazoo City, have
just learned of the d. S. o. having
been conferred upon him at Chau-
mont. France. April 4. 1919, the dec
Grafton having been presented by
Field Marshal Haig.
YaZOo City-Following a series OF
lawsuits and difficulties in forming
the new county of Humphreys. for
which approximately one-seventh of
.YazoO county was taken. the new
county was officially recognized and
for the first time paid TO the new
county the sum of$14O.OOO.
Jackson.-In his annual address be- |
fore the Mississippi Medical associa- |
,tion at Hattiesburg. President W. S. |
.Leathers, who is also executive secre- /
'tary of the state board of health an.
.nounced that 3S per cent of the men |
in Mississippi of draft age proved to |
ibe physically defective and unfit for
military service.
Greenwood.-A number of cit zens
from Holmes county met with the lie.
flore county board of supervisors here,
and agreement was made to build the
road toward Cruger from Catfish
Bayou bridge to the Holmes county
line. The Holmes county board agreed
to improve the road from the county
line on to Cruger.
New AIbany-T O. Randle. county
of education. has ar
ranged a schedule Of appointments in
Union county covering the goth, 21st
and 23d of May in various sections
of the county for the purpose OF slim
ulating the patrons OF the various
school districts looking tc consoliGa-
ton OF smaller districts.
Natchez-Adams county is rapidly
coming to the front as a wool pro-
ducer. The growers have found the
cooperative plan to be very success
full and good prices have been obtained
through the activity of the county
demonstration agent.
Jackson.-Charged with systematic
robbery of mail boxes at the Jackson
,ostoffice and West Jackson station.
wo 15-year-old white boys. Walter
McMaster and Endel Schflling. are
ield In Jail here to await the action
" the federal grand jury.
Oxford.-Members of the First Pres
'yterian church in this city. raised in
few minutes the sum of 81 .00e to buy
new organ. They will also spend
bout fifteen hundred dollars painting
nd fixing up the church. .
Clarksdale. - Mississippi Bankers
ssociation elected officers for the en-
uing year as follows: Thad B.
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