The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-10-24

BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

Flora.-The heavy rains of the pas
two weeks here retarded all manner Of
crop harvesting.
Laurel.-The Marvin E. Stanton
post of the American legion met with
large attendance.
Indianola-The community dance pa
vilion here has been used for revival
service for the past week.
| Tutwiier-Tutwiler is to have a 0e-
velopment club, patterned after the or
ganization at Charleston
Water Valley.-Rev. George Tucker
o. Jackson, Tenn, began a series of
meetings here a few days ago.
Hatties burg-Permanent formation
of the Hattiesburg post of the Ameri-
can legion was completed here.
Moorhead-At a recent meeting of
the school board s76475 worth of play
ground equipment was bought for the
| school.
| Senatobia.-The county fair to have
| been held here has been indefinitely
postponed on account OF the continued
rain.
Greenwood.-The chancery court of
Leflore county convened at the court
house in Greenwood for two weeks
session.
Sardis.-J. H. Mitchell, the church
organizer, announced that Sardis is
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100000.
Hattiesburg.-Five thousand dollars
for the identifying of the Mississippi
woman's college campus has been do
mated by VIII Dockery of Dockery,
Hiss.
/, Agricultural College.-Six Missis-
sippi counties within the last few DAYS
made substantial increases in the sal
airy of their farm demonstration
agents
Agricultural College. = Representa-
.tives of the Brazilian government have
recently written Registrar J. c. Her
bert seeking the services of 20 A &
M. graduates.
i Jacksonville man power Of the Mis-
sissippi department of education is en-
gagged in important field work, headed
by Supt w F. Bond, who is in the up
per end of the state.
Jacksonville progress being made
in Mississippi toward securing 100000,
which is the states apportionment Of
the Sewanee million dollar endowment
fund, is highly gratifying.
Jackson-With the return of State
Chairman Leroy Percy to Mississippi
after a vacation. impetus has been
given to the Roosevelt memorial fund
campaigns in this state
Senatobia.-The engine at the light |
and water plant has given way beyond |
repair, and although a new one has
been ordered for several months it |
seems impossible TO get it here.
Clarksdale-At recent meeting of |
the beard Of supervisors of Coahoma |
county contract was let for the con-
struction of ten miles of texaco asphalt |
tic concrete pavement for this county. |
ackson.-Accordingt TO the estimates |
of ]. A. Ramey, field agent for the bu-
reau of crop estimates, United States
department of agriculture. the corn
crop of the state will be the shortest
since 1916.
Flora.-An important piece of unfin-
ished gravel road viii now be com.
pleted, it is announced here. 1t leads
out of Flora toward Big Black river
and connects Madison county with va
zoo county.
Biloxi-Fifty inmates of the Jeffer-
son Davis soldiers home accompanied
by sixteen of their wives, have return
ed from Atlanta, where, they attended
the annual reunion of the United Con
rederate veterans.
Natchez--With the closing of the
packing company's plant as
a market, live stock men of this sec
ton are making cooperative shipments
Of cattle and hogs through County
Agent H. o. French.
Fifteen hundred head of
beef and dairy cattle, Hereford, Angus,
Shsrt Horns and Jersey steers, cows
md heifers, were entered for the sales
Of the Mississi ppi-Alabama roundup
i've stock association at the fair
grounds here.
Column us.-MississippIans played q
prominent part in the annual conven
ion of the Sons of Confederate veter-
ans in Atlanta recently. A Mississip
plan. Hon. B. A. Lincoln of Columbus,
vas elected commander of the TenRes-
zee department and Hon. Nathan B.
Forrest OF Biloxi was selected as com
nander-in-chief OF the Sons organiza-
ion
Meridian.-Urging $40 be piad farm
srs for sound cottonseed in carload |
OTIS, a communication was made public ;
by H. C. Forester. secretary OF the
committee.
Vaiden.-The Carroll county commu-
,ity fair was held here under the SUI