The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-06-27
MISSISSIPPI
Interesting Hap
penings Gathered
From All Sections
of the State - -

Blue Mountain.-Many noted ed
ucators are to visit Blue Mountain
state summer school during the next
few days.
Jackson. - Seven normals for ne
gro teachers open July at Alcorn,
Hattiesburg, Clarks burg, Columbus and
Greenville, with another opening a
week later at Jackson.
Meridian.-Bolshevik propaganda is
being spread in Meridian, according
to facts reported to the officers. Con-
siderable literature is said to have
been spread about the city.
Jackson. - Seventy-five trucks. al
iotted to the state highway depart
ment for use on good roads in Missis-
sippi, will arrive in Jackson shortly,
and will be distributed over the state.
umbus.-The Mississippi Retail
Hardware and implement Dealers
association will hold its twelfth an
Mechanical college at Starkville, July
$40.
Grenada.-A construction company
OF Memphis has been awarded the
contract for the erection of two new
bank buildings, branchps of the Bank
OF Grenada, at Charleston and More
head
Jackson.-Every cee= of the aIlot-
-
S64.S7 for vocational education in
Mississippi will be spent during the
1890 term, according 20 f. J. Hub
bard, state director
Jackson.-In order 20 provide better
schools for their children and to secure
the very best of the limited number
OF teachers now available, citizens in
many counties of the state are now
planning educational campaigns.
Blue Mountain-The sporadic cases
Of smallpox which have appeared from
time to time in Blue Mountain and
vicinity for several months, have run
their course; and there has not been
d new case reported here for several
weeks.
Jackson. - Twenty thousand boys,
members OF Mississippi corn clubs,
will exhibit their best corn at the Mis-
sissippi state fair here this fall, ac-
cording to C. A. Cobb. general super
intendent OF the corn department OF
the fair.
Blue Mountain.-A unique feature OF
the Blue Mountain state summer
school now in session here is a course
Of lessons in thrift being conducted |
by Prof. A. G. Ganey, of the Tate |
agricultural high school at |
Senatobia.
Indianola.-The voters of Sunflower
county are determined to elect q man
sheriff this year who can and will give
give his undivided attention to the
duties OF the office. as he is to put on
he salary basis rather than the anti.
luated fee system.
Blue Mountain Miss Elizabeth
OF this place, who, during
he past session, taught Spanish and
in Blue Mountain col
eye. has accepted a call to be head
II the department of mathematics in
irenada high school.
atobia.-The board Of supervis-
'rs adjourned after being in session
deven days engaged in eQualizing the
assessment rolls of the real and per-
onal property. The board raised the
assessed value of the property about
ne-half million dollars.
Blue Mountain. The forty sixth
eye has Just come from the press
pecial features of the new publica-
ion are a tribute to the memory OF
he late DR.. w. E. Berry, for forty
hree years an official OF the school.
Jackson. The amendment to the
ederal constitution comforting suf- {
rage on women will probably fail of
doption at the next session Of tho
Mississippi legislature, chiefly be-
ause it is not in conformity with the
Iauses of the Mississippi constitution :
IL
Columbus Miss Louise Tomlie.
no formerly lived in Columbus, bus
no for the last two years has been
ssiding elsewhere and who upon hey
ecent return to the city registered =
the Wilmer hosel as Mrs. H s. :
enan. of Tuscaloosa, Ala, made an ;
attempt to commit sui ,
de at that hosteiry.
Blue Mountain.-Dr r. z. Nc
orkle, prominent evangelist of the
hristian church, has just held high ,
interesting series of revival serv- !,
es in this county, preaching in the !,
ethodist church and county court
ouse at Ripley. :,
Jackson. The training school for y
Tristan workers, under the auspices
the Presbyterian church in Missis- r
ppi has opened its seventh annual \
ssion here at Belhaven colleges At :
ndance was the largest in the his =
ry of the institution.
jackson. According to reliable
lvices received here from the lead
& cotton centers Of the state, the re-
,rts of cotton acreage being ahan.