The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-07-09
Magnolia State
Happenings
Brief Neuos Notes
Gathered from HI
Sections OF theState

Blue Mountain=After residing il
this section Of the state for the great
er portion of her more than SO years
of life, and after giving TO North Mis-
sissippi Il children. 80 grandchildren
6S great grandchildren, and four great
great grandchildren. Mrs A A Hous-
ton, the venerable and venerated
widow of the late Rev. A. A. Houston
one of the pioneer Methodist preach
ers of North Mississippi, died at her
home in New Albany. Her remains
were taken 10 Lafayette county for
burial in the family cemetery. She
was born in South Carolina in 1926.
married in 1912. and coming from her
native state 70 Mississippi in her early
youth did not cross a single railroad
on the entire trip.
Jackson.-Attorney General Frank
Robertson returned from visit of two
weeks in the east on official business
While in New York Gen. Robertson
succeeded in selling s25O. 600 of the
state bond issue to the New York Life
Insurance Company at par and ac-
crued interest. The bonds bear five
and ODe-half per cent and were sold
10 the New York Life despite the. fact
that other states were offering bonds
in the eastern market at a higher in
terst rate, which is quite a compliment
to Mississippi.
Columbus. E. Berry, a white
man charged with forgery and
brought to Columbus about two
months ago from West Point for safe
keeping. escaped jail He had been
allowed to leave his cell into the cell
chamber to take a bath, and discover
ing that the chamber door had not
been securely fastened he had little
trouble in making his getaway.
TupeIo-R NJ. Patrick, cashier of
the Bank OF Guntown. was married to
Miss Cora Lee Dalrymple Of Guntown
They came here without warning to
their friends and were united in wed
lock by Rev. J. n Hall of the Tupelo
Methodist church.
HaZlehurst.-ThTee boys. ranging in /
ages from IS to Is years. were placed !
in jail here charged with the theft Of !
an automobile in New Orleans. They |
were making their way to Memphis, |
their home when arrested.
WinOna.-Presiden WHITFIELD of the |
Mississippi State College for Women, /
reports that no more girls can be
taken from Montgomery county in that |
institution for next year, as all res
ervations have been taken.
Crystal Springs made
some time ago that the tomato crop
would be short has been smashed as
the movement of tomatoes for last
week shows shipments this season to
date of 519.513 crates.
Winona.-Hon. T. U. Sisson has
opened offices in the Purnell building
and will manage his campaign for re-
election to congress from this district.
Macon.-Last week Frank Mcneil
OF Winston county was waylaid and
murdered. about nine miles west of
Brooksville, while on his way home.
Canton.-An old-fashioned barbecue .
will be served for those gathering
from all parts of Madison county in
celebration of Neighbor Day
y
Hattiesburg-Reports from farmers
in this section are to the effect that
crops are improving. Corn is looking
fine and cotton very good. {
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Jackson.-The Alumni Association !
entertained with BANQUET an the
Pantazie in honor of the graduates
OF 1920 7
Port Gibson.-w Washington Lodge T
No. 3. F. & \. NJ. conferred the third
degree on several new members last
week h
Rosedale.-A Jail delivery occurred =
have in which two alleged murderers
and four other persons made their es-
cape.
reenville-Greenville will enter
tain thousands OF visitors July 5th in
the general glorious Fourth celebra {
ton. a
Natchez.-The First Baptist church
of this city is to have new church a
building costing $4,000 a
Okolona-Tbe cotton crop has
come out remarkably well. Prospects Il
LOOKING mucn better. p
Lexington.-R. A. Jordan vas elect
ed mayor over w. W Wnbourn. The h
vote was 164 to 66. Ito
Blue MISUNDERSTANDING success
full shipment of a consignment of CO c;
operative swine to the Memphis mar u
ket through County Agent W. r. Pol So
lard. Tippah breeders have dispatched
a carload OF cattle in the same way Of
to try out the market again. =
Fl
Jackson.-t'auilne Chambers won h,
ne rs. prize in the Mems Handicap
Tournament at the Country club with
ozs ole OF SIS, handicap Is. net O.
500 &c. " H. Pullen won the sec "a
md prize. with a gross score 80. hand he
ap y. net score g. ST
Jackson.-Over three million dol
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