The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-10-03


farmer, gathering was held at tn,
county courthouse to take some actor
by which they may protect themselve.
from what they consider to be cottoI
seed profiteers.
Jackson.-Miss Mabel L. Stire, sec
retary-manager of the Mississippi
State fair, accompanied by Mrs King
assistant secretary, are prepared tC
leave on an extended tour of fairs anc
expositions in different. parts of the
south.
Natchez-A meeting of all the moth
| ers, wives and sisters of men who were
in military service from Natchez and
Adams county has been called for the
purpose OF organizing a local branch
of the War Mothers of America
!
Mississippi has been asked
TO subscribe $59,94O TO the Red Cross
membership drive from November End
to 18th, inclusive. and local organiza-
tions for the campaign are now being
perfected throughout the state.
| misunderstanding of the vari-
Gus county and parish units of the
! Scenic Highway association is being
pushed by Theodore V. Wensel, of
| Natchez, president of the southern di-
vision of the association.
Jackson.-Pursuant to call of Rt
Rev. William Mercer Green as direct
or general of the Sewanee endowment
ion in,
meetings OF much interest were held
in Jackson.
Greenwood.-A deal was conSummat-
ed here whereby the city of Greenwood
purchased six lots of the school build
ing. The city expects within the next
year or two to enlarge the Greenwood
schools.
Jackson.-Relative to recent publ
cations about so-called fair" prices
for cotton seed for the farmers, Attor-
ney General Collins states that the
cotton seed trust just will not down.
Blue Mountain.-Under the auspices
of the Tippah Swine Breeders associ-
alton, plans are now under way look
wide exhibit of thoroughbred swine
Jacksonville sheriffs -elect of Mis-
sissippi, scheduled to meet here, Sep
TENDER "a, have decided to assemble
with the state association of sheriffs
which comes to Jackson October g.
Jackson, Miss.-Dr. c.. ID. Mitchell
head of the statewide commission for
the study and handling of mental hy-
giene, has called a conference of we'll
known medical men and laymen
Blue Mountain.-Tippah Presbyteri-
ans. hitherto numerically small, as
result of their countrywide revival
this summer. have added $50 new
members to their congregations.
Jackson-Sittings of the Mississippi
supreme court will be held the sec
'ond and fourth Mondays of each
month after the converting of the tri-
bunal in October
Meridian.-The movement for a live
stock sales day by the board of trade
and regular auction days for horses
and mules by dealers here is creating
wide interest.
Hattiesburg- Chancery court for the
fall term convened in this city with
Chancellor w. Denny presiding. The
docket is unusually large.
Nachez.-The city council of Match
ez is confronted by the horns of a boz
vine dilemma for which apparently it
can find no solution
Blue Mountain.-Seven solid cars of
cattle have just been shipped to st.
Louis from Cotton Plant, six miles
south of this place.
Meridian-The six weeks civil term
of circuit court convened here with a
docket OF over 200 cases facing Judge
r w. Heidelberg
Oakland.-The Yalobusha Agricult-
ural high school opened at Oakland
filled to its capacity, and 25 or 80 on
the waiting list.
Hatsiesburg.-The trouble at Ia
tied and about 800 men have gone
Dack 10 WOlk.
Hazlehurst.-County Agent A. j.
Flowers has shipped in the past few
weeks several cars of cattle and hogs.
Columbus.-Witht the usual large and
overflow attendance the thirty-fifth an
nual session of the Mississippi Indus
tp.ai Institute and College opened. 1t
is an annual occurrence with the col
eye here to have its dormitory facili-
les taxed to their maximum capacity
nd this year is not an exception.
Brookhayen.-A bill for an injunc-
ton has been filed in the chancery
court of this county, asking that a
temporary injunction issue restrain
ing the city of Brookhaven from clos
ing Union street.
Jackson-Repairs. improvements and
extensions costing several thousand
dollars are now in progress at the
Mississippi State fair grounds, and
Preparations are actively under way
for the big annual event from Octo-
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