The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-08

Epitome of interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State - - -

| in Lee county, under the supervision
Of DR.. Chaillos Cross and his assist
ants. Drs. G.. G.. Hampton and Ruben
McBrayer, together with the nurses,
| sanitary inspectors and microscopes,
ering the short time that it has been
here
! Jackson.-Rt. Rev. William Mercer
Gren, coadjutor bishop of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church, former rector
| of ST. Andrews Episcopal Church, of
Jackson, for more than seven years,
has undertaken the leadership in the
campaign for funds for the Sewanee
endowment, to which Mississippi is
asked to contribute quota of 100000.
Columbus.-Paradox as it may
seem, Columbus is to have a reduction
| in street car fares. Several months
ago the trolley fares here were raised
from 5 cents to cents with the per-
mission of the city council, and now
the Street Railway Company volunta-
rily announces a reduction of fare to
the former rate of cents.
Ecru.-The nine Leavell brothers of
Oxford, Miss, are enjoying a family
reunion in the Gordon Hall of the state
university and one feature of their pro-
gramme is TO come together at the
church of their fathers, the old Cherry
Greek Church, which is two miles from
here, for big day Thursday, Aug. {.
Starkville.-The many friends of
Miss Cora Cook of hattiesburg, Miss,
and an honor graduate in music from
the l. l. and c. Institute of Columbus,
will be pleased to know of her great
accomplishment in New York city re-
Gently.
Blue MOuntain.-While seated high
up in the top of a peach tree in his
orchard, just east of town, NJ. A.
Reaves. aged about 60, fell to the
ground with crash, landing on his
back, receiving serious injuries.
Jackson.-In the United States court
room Judge Holmes resumed the hear
Ing in the bankruptcy case in which
the tangled affairs of the Jackson
Light & Traction Company are in.
Baxterville.-The grand jury of La
mar county has returned a true bill
against Meade Scarboro, a youth of II,
charged with the murder of Sartin
Howard, at this place last May.
Walthall-The fofr-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. NJ E. Middleton OF
Memphis was severely burned here.
She is sojourning with her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Carroll.
Blue Mountain.-In spite of the fair
prospects at the opening of the SEES
sion, Blue Mountain is experiencing a
serious shortage of peaches, apples,
tomatoes and watermelons.
Blue Mountain. Tippah Baptists
will hold a county Sunday school nor
nal at Chalybeate Aug. 24-29, accore
Ing to a statement made public by Dr.
w. j. Derrick.
Louisville-The state convention of
The Universalist Chruch in Mississippi
will convene at the Burgess Memorial
Church, ten miles south Of Ellisville,
Aug. 40.
Meridian.-Many thousand pounds
Of Lauderdale county raised tobacco
was marketed in this city, the price
ranging from five to thirty-five cents
pound.
Sunflower-The firm OF Mitchell
Bros. of Sunflower, Miss, have recent
ly sold the r. T. Wade plantation at
Ewiftown, which contains 1,421 acres.
Jackson.-In no county in Mississip-
pi has the school improvement spirit
shown a greater degree of develop
ment than in the comfy OF Tate.
Blue Mountain.-The postmaster at
Blue Mountain has just employed Miss
Callie D. Guyton to be assistant post
mistress in the local postoffice.
New Albany-Circuit court con-
venes in New Albany next Monday,
the 2Sth, with Judge Lee Crum pre-
siding.
Natchez-A box makoing depart
ment will shortly be added to the plant
Of the Mississippi Packing Company
here.
Greenville-The General Negro Bap-
list Convention of Mississippi closed
Its interesting session of a week ago.
Louisville.-A two weeks term of
circuit court adjourned here.
Agricultural College--A remarka-
BILE analysis covering in comprehen-
sive manner the development of Mis-
sissippi agriculture was presented to
The county agents of Mississippi by
J. A. Ramey, field agent in this state
for the bureau of crop estimates
Yazoo City.-With prospective buy
srs delta lands all over this section
looking for what may appear to be
bargain in delta soil. the market may
be said 10 now begin to open up in
earnest as the present growing season
Is drawing to close.
Jackson.-After . long and useful
service to his Maker and mankind as
toiler In the vineyard In Mississippi.
the Rev. Henry Polk Lewis, aged SO