The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-26
MISSISSIPPI
Interesting Hap
penings Gathered
From All Sections
of the State - -

/ Greenwood.-MrS. Edward McGehet
of Como. the talented field secretary
of Mississippi for the state tuberculal
work in behalf of the various counties
visited Greenwood and succeeded in get
ting a number of ladies and gentlemen
| interested in the matter of launching
| the campaign in Leflore county for the
sale of $4,000 worth of Red Cross
seals.
Greenville.-The Washington county
tax rolls from the Mississippi state
tax commission at Jackson have been
returned and the commission has as
sessed valuation fixed by the county
assessor and board of supervisors of
the county on lands in cultivation, Just
25 per cent
Vaiden.-J. E. Bonner. farm agent
for Carroll county, shipped from this
point three care of live stock, one car
of hogs and two cars of beef cattle.
Verona.-During the past few months
Verona has been playing the game of
fruit basket" Judging by the number
of real estate deals that have taken
place.
Jackson.-At the penitentiary de-
partment headquarters, announcement
is made that the recently announced
plan of the superintendent. J. NJ. Will
Hanson and trustees. for transfer of
the white convicts from Rankin farm
to Oakley, and substituting negroes at
the former place, has been carried
into effect.
Coffeeville.-At the last meeting of
the board of supervisors a tax rate OF
So was levied on all female dogs over
six months old, and 81 on all male
dogs of the same age, said tax to be
applied to a school improvement fund
to be used to repair and improve the
public school houses of the county.
Jackson.-Favorab replies are be-
ing received by Gov. Bilbo to his ref
erendum letter asking members of the
rev legislature to authorize the bor-
rowing of about 100000 for the main
tenance of several state institutions
until the January meeting of the law
making body
Agricultural College.-The beauttfi.
cation of the home and school grounds
will constitute for this year a special
project of the horticultural division OF
the Mississippi extension bureau.
Greenville.-The Greenville military
academy. Col. F. d. Reilly, president,
opened its tenth annual session with
more than 100 boys in attendance and
with several states represented
Jackson.-That Mississfppi's cotton
yield is to be surprisingly short, even
below the estimates of a few weeks
arc, is the report of r. T. Lindley,
state me ,eorologist.
Agricultural College-A three DAYS
club school was held for the club girls I
and boys of Bolivar county by County |
Agent Smith and Miss Sullivant, home T
economics agent.
Corinth.-The fall term of chancery
court is in session here this week.
Oxford.-The University of Missis-
sippi opened with an OVERLOOKING st-
tendance
Starkville.-Despite the fact that
lumber is commanding fancy prices,
people are buying same and having
-wellings and other buildings con-
structed.
Jackson.-With the largest enroll
nent in its history the annual session
Of Belhaven college was opened with
appropriate exercises in Cunningham
chapel
Clinton.-The Mississippi college
festivities were brought to a close
With the formal opening Of Hillman
college and Mississippi college con-
ointly.
Natchez.-Dr. E B. French, city
health officer, has modified the ma
,hinery of the city health department
md has inaugurated a cleanup cam
)aign.
Jackson.-Gov Bilbo has appointed
Nm. F. Gee. well-known lawyer of
Marks Quitman county to be judge
If the seventh chancery district
Natchez-The Italian benevolent So
iety and the Sons of Columbus, social
md fraternal organizations of Natchez,
lave been merged into one body
Agricultural College.-The Mississip-
70 agricultural and mechanical college
opened its thirty-ninth session with an
'fficial enrolment of S72.
JackSon.-With Is out OF the 10
ounty home economics agents in the
outhwestern district OF Mississippi,
lnder the supervision of Mrs NJ S.
)odds, on hand the second annual
ound-up meeting was begun in Jack
on.
attiesburg.-The board OF super
isors of Forrest county have been no
flied by the state tax commission, To-
ated in Jackson that the county roll
8 all right. both as to real and per-
onal property. The amount totals
q valuation, nearly SI2,000,000
Jacksonville permanent committee
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