The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-08-29
MISSISSIPPI
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
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ley; Miss Effie Richardson, Becker;
Miss Lizzie Haney, Wren, and Mrs.
VIII Arlington. Smithville. The ones
| that make the highest scores in the
community contest, which is to be
held by Sept. 25. will enter the county
contest which VII be held in October
by Miss Allene Hayes. county demon
stration agent. The one making the
highest score will be sent to the fair
in Meridian. all expenses paid. Other
prizes will be given to those making
next to the highest scores.
Jackson.-On Friday. Aug. %, at .
o'clock, p. m. there will be held a
statewide meeting at Jackson in the
Representatives Hall, the purpose
of which is to bring about a better
understanding and a closer co-opera.
ton among all those interested in cot
ton seed. A great many questions of
interest to farmers. ginners, seed buy
ers and cotton oil men will be dis
cussed
Jackson.-Mrs. J. T. Calhoun, home
economics agent. and J. N Lipscomb.
farm demonstration and extension
agent for Kinds county, acting in con-
junction with County Superintendent
+. NJ. Coleman, have just completed a
very interesting and apparently prof
liable week, with short courses for
club workers and farmers, at the coun-
ty agricultural high school at Ray
n-ond.
Natchez.-The first official act of
NJ. P. Ryan, newly elected chief of
police, was to call a conference with
patrolmen and inform them that the
practice of taking off coats on hot
days and lingering under electric fans
instead of patrolling beats must stop
ST that designations would be de-
manded.
Jac.zson.-Dr. w. S. feathers, secre,
tary and executive officer of the Mis-
sissippi State Board of Health and di-
rector general of public health work
in the state, is keeping in close touch
with the rural sanitation and health
work in Lee county.
Natchez-At a special meeting OF
the county board of supervisors,
resolution was passed that bonds
should be issued to the amount of five
thousand dollars for the purpose of
completing the draining of Homochit.
TO swamp.
Meridian.-A crusade against gam.
bling has been inaugurated by a mass
meeting of ladies, growing out OF the
recent loss of a prominent woman's
diamond rings while her husband was
N a spree.
Columbus.-Dr. w. R. Mckinley,
of the Mckinley sanitarium
In this city, has been appointed assist
ant surgeon of the United States
aealth service in this territory.
Agricultural College-M. E. Win
sisld, foreman at the live stock barns
Of the Mississippi experiment station.
dropped dead early this morning while
up a lot of hogs
Greenwood-Dorsey A. Joiner has
sold his Sidon plantation to Messrs.
J. R. Flemmons, of Money, and w. A.
woodward, of Derma, the price being
about s157.5O per acre.
Lexington.-The hardest rainstorm
since 1911 was experienced by this sec
lion. Bridges were washed away and |
the Illinois Central tracks near Pick
Ems were washed out
Blue Mountain.-Dr. Charles Bias |
singame. who was born and reared in /
l remote corner of this county is now
head surgeon in one of the leading hos |
pitfalls in London.
Blue Mountain.-Two new members
lave just been employed by President
w T. Lowrey, of Blue Mountain Col
ege for the faculty Of music for the
coming session
Blue Mountain.-Ti ppah farmers
VIII ship another big consignment OF
select hogs to the northern markets
ais week. handling them through the
county agent.
.Iacksor.-'I have decided to call
he Legislature together some time in
the exact date to be an
bounced later" said Gov Bilbo
Holly Springs.-The Marshall coun-
y club boys have just completed one
# the most successful club schools
yer held in Marshall county
Natcbez-A petition has been ad-
lressed to Congressman Percy E.
Quinn, representative from the Sew.
nth Mississippi congressional district
Urging him to use his efforts in secur-
ng the passage OF a bill for an ap-
'ropriation to build an addition TO the
setchez pcstoffice.
Meridian-The search CO more than
yeEr and the mysterious disappear
nee of hundreds of letters is thought
o have been cleared up Saturday with
se arrest OF Miss Mable Barncastle,
substitute rural mail carrier
Ackerman.-Prof. H. A. Pollard an
that the county agricultural