The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-21

ueIcS mas iduucuSQ y campaign IOE Sc
curing as members every citizen
Okolona.-The golden wedding o
brated at their home on Church street
Starkville-While rain has retarded
farmers from completing their crops
the stand of cotton and corn SO far ii
fine.
Port Gibson.-The regular term o.
he chancery court convened. with
Hon. r. w. Cutrer of Magnolia on the
bench.
Meridian.-The spring reunion Of the
ended with work in the thirty-second
degree.
characterization in the flooded
area along the Lower Black river have
become so critical that appeals for as
sistance have been made
Tupelo.-The board of supervisors
have accepted a proposition of the
state board of health to establish a
permanent department of health.
Meridian is well on the
way to the top in tie campaign for
the city's quota of $4,000 for the Sal
yation Army's home service fund.
Colum bus.-An anti-malarial survey
under the direction of sanitary en-
gineers of the United States public
health service was launched in Co
lumbus
attiesbnrg.-Millsap College Glee
Club appeared at the Strand Theater
and delighted a very large audience
with solos, quartettes and general good
singing.
Crystal Springs.-The physicians
here have organized a mutual protect
i've association, and on account of the
hAgh cost of living have advanced fees
for services.
Grenada-The board of trustees of
the Grenada city schools met with
Prof. John Rumble, the new superin-
tendent and named teachers for the
next session.
Shannon.-The piano recital of the
pupils of Miss Nellie Irby brought the
commencement exercises of another
successful year for the Shannon High
School to close.
Walthall.-The merchants and bust
ness men of the thriving town of Eu-
pora have entered into an agreement
to close their places of business at
o'clock pm. till September.
Greenwood.-The sum of $175.59
was collected Sunday at the various
churches in Greenwood on Mothers
Day for the endowment of the Old
Ladies' Home at Jackson.
New Albany-New Albany voted for
the issue of bonds to defray the ex-
pense of enlarging the city water and
light plant and for the purchase of ad-
litional fire fighting apparatus.
Senatobia.-Rev. Dr. Mutt has been
called by the Baptists of Senatobia
10 fill the pulpit of the First Baptist
church here, with an increase in sal
airy. He comes here from Texas.
Meridian.-The police are investi-
eating the sales of a certain medi-
cine in Meridian, which, it is said, is
,ausing as much drunkenness as whis-
Key ever did to those who drink it. |
Jackson. = The fifty-third annual |
meeting of the Mississippi Medical AS !
ISOLATION was convened in the Kinds |
county courthouse auditorium, being |
.alled to order by President F. ]. I'm
lerwood of Aberdeen.
sMeridian.-One of the best attended |
Shrine ceremonials in the history of |
Iamasa Temple was held here, con-
luding with a cotillion at the Stone
vail Club, following banquet at the
Scottish Rite Cathedral.
Meridian.-Lines are being painted /
N the pavements at Important bust
less street corners to indicate where
PEDESTRIANS shall cross streets and
where street cars shall stop for the
discharge of passengers.
Meridian-The city council reintro-
uced ordinances providing for an is
lie of S290,00O of municipal bonds for
treet paving, improvements on GER
ain paved streets, building of con-
rete bridges and establishment of an
plant to conform with a
ecent enactment of the legislature.
Brookhaven.-In spite of the prohi-
ftion amendment, snakes are still be-
ng seen in Brookhaven. A coach
'hip feet long, not as elusive as in
he crazed mind of the drinker, was
He'd on pavement near a ditch
here children play. A large ground
attler was also killed few weeks
go.
Jackson = Judge Edwin Holmes
rought federal court to an abrupt
nd here. following charge by L. M.
urch. an attorney, that the grand and
etit jurors for the term had not been
rawn as required by law, and there
,re all indictments, including fifty
gainst alleged moonshiners, are in
Aid.
1890