The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-05-02
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
NANNN CONDENSED NANNNy
Happenings Over
| Commonwealth
as Cleaned from
| Various Places
WIRE
RILEY NOGLE REALIZED FATE
BEFORE THE END CAME
FROM ELECTRoCUTION


Of the United States, who served his
country and his eountry's allies in the
reduction OF St. Mihiel, the campaign
IN the Argonne. at Verdun and
throughout the Champagne country.
| This young man had gone through
months of campaigning as a signal
corps operative. his knowledge and
experience of electric wiring having
! thoroughly equipped him for that
! branch of the service. After getting
| his discharge a few weeks ago, Pri-
vate Nogle came to Jackson, and
! through the federal employment ser
| vice was engaged as a lineman by
| the Jackson Light & Traction COM
/ rany. He was at work in some line
repair on North Mill street, and in
| some way his person came in contact
with live wire The resultant shock
was not instantly fatal; in fact. Nogle
| was aware of what had happened to
him, remarking to one OF his associ-
ates nearby We'll, I've got mine" and
as he spoke calmly thrust his hand
toward the pocket of his overall trous-
ers and making his pliers secure.
Shortly afterward he became uncon-
scious. and by the time physicians
s-ho had been hastily summoned
reached his side he was found to be
beyond human aid
As stated by officials and opera
.tives OF the company, the electric
shock of itself was not sufficiently
strong to have resulted fatally. The
fact that Nogle had had his system
impregnated by enemy gas and was
thus weakened, both in body and
nerves. marked him as the unfortu-
nate victim OF what was a voltage not
necessarily dangerous or fatal.
Coldwater-Th Arkabutla consoli-
dated school was closed after a very
successful term. This school has two
hundred pupils and eight teachers,
and is said to be the largest consoli-
dated school in the state 1t has quail
flied to receive government aid under
the Smith-Hughes act, and is one of
three schools in this part of the state
TO benefit by this appropriation.
P. H Easom, who is now engaged
in boys club work with headquarters
at Jackson, has been chosen principal
Ct the school for the next term, while
Prof Lewis, who has been in charge
for the past year, will return to take
charge of Progress Consolidated
school in Perry county.
n.-Mississippians are play
irg and are destined to play promi-
nent parts in the campaign to raise
m endowment fund of $1,000 900 for
the University of the South. the name
Of Senator John Sharp Williams ap-
Dearing on the literature and station
cry of the campaign headquarters as
one Of seven noted men composing
the advisory committee Former Sen
ator Leroy Percy heads the com nit
lee in Mississippi, with DR.. Dunbar
Rowland director of the department
of archives and history. and b. F.
Cameron, Jr., attorney of Meridian,
as the other committee members.
Jacksonville meeting of the Ninth
District of the Mississippi Federation
OF Women's Clubs. held in Jackson,
was one of the best, aud in some
ways, the very best ever held, and the
club women present We're inspired by
the talks and by the club reports, to
vention was called TO order at Car
negie- Library. with the president,
IIrs. ]. H. Fox, in the chair
Jackson.-Grand Chancellor Ed
ward Yerger of the knights of Pyth-
las in the supreme domain of Missis-
sippi has received an official notice to
he effect that Charles S Davis Of
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plans a visit to the Mississippi domain
some time about the middle Of May.
Natchez-An active movement has
been started here to secure a weather
bureau for Natchez and also an en-
largement of the postOffice building.
The business Of the postoffice has in
creased to such an extent that the
present quarters are cramped and in !
adequate.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. J. R. Bluck has /
been transferred from the University |
Of Mississippi to Birmingham. He /
came here in September. 1918. as COM /
handing officer of the S. a. T c. Knit. |
Greenwood-Pr:vate Rudolph Chris |
died on a transport enroute to the
United States, was buried with mill
tary honors at Sid0n.
Winona.-The Junior Order of Unit
ed American Mechanics closed it's
state convention here after a very
busy and most interesting session
The meetings were well attended.
Canton. - The Mississippi Cattle
Feeders association met here and per-
fected their organization started two |
years ago.
Vaiden.-The many relatives and |
friends of Major John w Barksdale |
were greatly reioiced over his return |
from overseas, after an absence of |
more than eight months. When the |
United States became involved in war |
with Germany, Major Barksdaie was |
Chief surgeon OF the Winona infirm- |
airy, closing this institution and offer |
ing his services to his country, was |