The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-12-05

8. Harmon.
enatobia.-Sewerage for the tow
was won in an election on the question
of issuing $4,000 additional bonds.
Ner;cian.-The scarcity Of sugar is
becoming acute, even restaurants row
being compelled to limit the amount
served customers.
Blue Mountain-Rev W. G. Thomp
son has just been awarded first prize
| in the Union county fair on his entry
of White Leghorns.
Vicks burg.-The next legislature will
be asked to appropriate $4,000 for the
| fourth battle picture to the Mississippi
memorial monument.
Meridian-The Mississippi river rate
case pending before the Interstate com.
merce commission is scheduled for
| hearing on December 10.
Poplarville-The model county teach
ers' association held an important
meeting at Poplarville. Over one hun
dred teachers were in attendance.
Observation-Disclosures Rothenberg has
been reelected president of the Missis-
sippi-Ala bama fair association. A. H.
George. secretary and general manager.
acknowledgements county farmers,
through the farmers cooperative asso-
citation, are buying cottonseed meal in
car lots at a saving of from So to SO
per ton.
Greenville-The banks of Greenvil!e
have organized a clearing house, mad 9
necessary b. the constantly increasing
financial transactions that concentrate
In this city.
Blue Mountain.-The Southern Sen
tinel, the only political newspaper in
Tippah. owned and edited by A C. An
derson, has just rounded out its for
tieth volume.
Jacksonville "shimmy." the camel
walk" the cheek dance" and similar
dances were branded by the Kinds
county grand jury as vulgar, immoral
and indecent"
Columbus.-A malarial survey of Co
lumbus and immediate section is being
made under the direction of DR. vii
liam Komp of the United States public
health servic
Corinth-Alcorn county teachers met
In regular session at the courthouse
with a good attendance and we'll
defined interest in the discussion I'M
n Il
Jackson.-Gov Bilbo has returned
from visit to Webster county, where
he spent Monday and part of Tuesday
endeavoring to arouse interest in the
improved highways proposition.
Blue Mountain-In a shooting con-
test just held here Miss Mary Alice
Willis of Elizabeth Miss, one of the
seniors Of Blue Mountain college, car
ried off first honors as an expert
marksman.
Yazoo City.-Completion Of the task
of revising the Yazoo City assessments
on personal property by the board OF
mayor and aldermen increases the
cfty's assessed valuation on personal
property approximately $500 000
Green ville.-The forty-third session
of the a. NJ. e. conference met with St.
Matthew's A. NJ E. church, Rev. w. T.
Strong, pastor. and Ri. Rev. w. H.
Heard OF Philade lphia.. Pa, bishop OF
the Episcopal district, presiding.
Greenwood.-Jrdse Fl. H. Gilmore
sRsnsA the criminal term CT the Ls-
fore county circe.t ss~rt
Water vallsy-Ths water Valley de-
velopMcEt club has been organized
here By progressive citizens.
Cerinth-Ths Weodnen OF the World
will have an elaborate spread at their
lodge rooms In Corinth on the night OF
December 1.
Hernando-At a recent meeting of
the board OF supervisors county coun-
Gil was created to solve outstanding
farm problems.
Aberdeen-Before the Mississippi |
conference adjourned resolutions in /
dorsing President Wilson were passed |
by rising vote.
Charleston. Prominent Memphis /
bankers and local business men OF
Charleston are promoting national
bank for this place.
Yazoo City.-Beginnin with the CO. /
operative marketing of live stock in /
Yazoo county the cooperative market |
ing has shown wonderful develop /!
ments.
Louisville.-Ox drivers employed at /
q sawmiIl nearby struck for higher
wages. 1t is the only strike of its kind i
in the United States.
Walthall.-Circuit court convened |
here for the first time in two years. |
Hon. T. L. Lamb of this county, Judge /
of the fifth judicial district, presiding. |
vicks burg-Rain interfered with the |
complete success of the trip made by I
the vicksburg board of trade good |
roads committee to Port Gibson and /