The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-12-19

BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

oank examiners reports shortage OF
assistant examiners.
University1-Bishop w NJ. Aims
worth of Austin. Texas, spoke at the
University chapel.
Agricultural Students who
reside in Warren county met for the
organization of club.
Fernwood--At the regular monthly
meeting of the Sincerity Lodge, F. &
A NJ. officers were elected
Crystal Springs.-A dearth of guns
and diamonds is reported. according to
the tax assessors rolls. just COM
pleted.
Pace.-The cancellation of Memphis
and Greenville passenger trains has
caused CONSERVATION among the peo-
pie here.
Gulfport-A meeting of farm extern
sion workers from fifteen Southern
states will be held in Gulfport Decem-
ber 1918.
Meridian.-The cotton embargo is
still on in Meridian and very little. if
any. is being moved from the two
congresses.
Indianola.-Chancello E. NJ Thorn
as has convened court here and will
continue two weeks There are So
cases to try.
Jackson-Adjt Gen. E C. Scales is
expected back from Washington and
viii soon start mastering in state
guard troops.
Ripley.-The Tippah County Teach
ers Association held a meeting in Rip
ley, presided over by Prof Duke Hum
phrey. president.
Greenwood = The Yazoo, Tallah-
atchie and Yalobusha rivers are re-
ported higher for December than they
have been in thirty years.
enthusiastically more than ST..
500 has been subscribed toward the
fund being raised for a library at
Stephen D. Lee high school.
Agricultural College.-The Christ
most holidays at A. & NJ. College will
begin at noon Friday, Dec 19, and will
extend until p m. Wednesday, Dec. 81.
Crystal Springs THE Ladies' Mis-
sionary Society of the Methodist
church at their annual meeting elected
officers of the society to serve during
1920
University.-One Of the twelve re-
search stations to be established in
the United States by the bureau OF
education is to be at the University of
Mississippi.
Ripley-Miss Watson of Little Rock,
Ark. spoke here in the interest of the
federal amendment to the United
States constitution providing for wom-
an suffrage.
Crystal Springs-Gentlemen in this
section suffering with a thirst" have
found relief here in an excellent sub
stitute for liquor in what is called
Cow medicine"
ackson.-Recruiting for the Marine
Corps in the Southern division is pick
ing up, according to Sergt Sidney B.
Streety, of Mississippi's only station,
located in Jackson.
Vicksburg.-Four white men con- |
victed on a charge of tarring two ne
gro women who refused to work dur
ing the war were fined $500 each and |
sentenced to six months in jail
Clinton-Prof W. B. Kenna and his |
co-laborers in the Clinton consolidated /
school are receiving the praises and |
of this community for /
the splendid institution they are de- /
geloping.
Beauvoir-Superinte Tart of |
the Jeff Davis Soldiers Home said the
people of Mississippi need not have
any uneasiness about the veteran in
mates of the home being kept warll
his winter.
Agricultural College-M c. Griffin,
who graduated from A. & NJ. last year
md has since been farm demonstra-
ion agent for Lawrence county, has
been appointed by the war department
director of animal husbandry work at
Camp Funston.
Jackson.-It may not be generally
Known that the past twelve months in
he southern federal court district, in
common with those throughout the
country, has been notable for the ab-
,ence of bankruptcy petitions, either
voluntary or involuntary.
Jacksonville balance of the 400
.oad trucks promised to Mississippi by
he United States war department are
shortly.
Meridian.I y. Moody was elected
,otentate Of Hamasa Temple OF the
Shrine here. Property for a handsome
mosque has been purchased
Jackson-This is orchard spraying
md fruit conserving week among the
lome economics workers in the dis
rict supervised by Mrs. y. s. Dodds