The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-03-26

Meridfan.-Rev. p. M. Jones of New
ton, Ala, has been called to the pae
torate OF the Forty-first Avenue Bap
fist church here.
observation-disclosures r. James Of
Memphis SPOKE to a representative
body OF negroes at the courthouse here
and gave them splendid advice.
| Fernwood-With the sOth milestone
| Just attained. Mrs. Z. /. Darlington OF
| Franglinton celebrated her birthday In
her home recently
Tylertown.-The voters OF this coun-
| ~ will express their will on the propo-
sition to issue $4,000 bonds of the
county for road purposes.
Meridian.-The oratorical and read
ing contests of the county schools field
day will be held at the city hall in this
city Thursday evening, March IS.
Seminary.-The continued rains in
this section have set the farmers back
a month, but little land has been pre-
pared and very little corn planted.
Philadelphia.-Two carloads of hogs
were shipped by freight from Philadel-
phia. The shipment was cooperative.
and conducted by the county agent.
Natchez.-A recruiting party under
command of Col. j. NJ. Hobson is in
Natchez. The party is accompanied
by the eighth coast artillery band OF
IS pieces.
Crystal Springs.-The manufacture
ing plants here manufacturing crates,
baskets and containers of all kinds
are experiencing some difficulty in get
ting wire.
Hattiecburg.-Owing to the rains
that have fallen for the past two
months, farming has made but little
progress and the planting season has
been set back two weeks.
Coffeeville.-The women OF Yalo-
busha county. led by their home eco
nomics agent. Miss Lillian B. Doris, |
have been taking an active interest in |
the Mississippi better butter contest.
elphia--Official count of the
special elections of the road bond is
sues held in Neshoba county shows |
that the bond issues voted upon in /
Beats Nos. /, 2 and 4 have carried.
Flora.-Flora is still putting it over |
In the shipment of hogs. A cooperative |
shipment was made, consisting OF two |
carloads of. the finest porkers that |
have avar haop roicad in tbic cacfiop
Senatobia.-The report of the three |
Tate county banks made the past week
show a deposit of one and one half mil
lion dollars. For this season of the
year this amount is considered splen-
did
Shannon.-This place is practically
Isolated so far as the pixies are con-
cerned, as the channel bridges of Coon
ewah. Chiwhappa and Town Creek are
down between this place and Tupelo,
okolona and Nettleton. respectively.
Clarksdale.-The Clarksdale Retail
srs' Association employed O. G. John
;ton to represent them In opposing
prices fixed by State Fair Price Com
nissioners ]. c.. Locke OF Columbus
t is claimed that the margin of profit
ixed by Mr.. Locke is such as would be
suicidal to business.
Agricultural College-"The. 5000
of the Mississippi Teachers
association have rolled up their
sleeves; they are improving their or
n TOR ~7pidlv in order to insure
% every child in Mississippi substan-
tel education,'' said F. d. Mellen,
president of the association.
New Albany.-Newton & Newton,
,wners of the famous Oakdale stock
arm of New Albany and breeders of
Big Bone Poland China hogs. held their
Innual winter sale of favorite gifts and
ows. Thirty-four hogs were sold,
ringing $3.50, the bulk OF the offer
ngs going out of the state.
Colulnbus.-J. S. Marx, executive
ecretary to Thomas ]. Locke. fair
rice commissioner for Mississippi, Of I
icialy issued the list of chairmen OF {
he county fair price committees. 1t {
vii lie the duty of these committees
o see that the provisions of tie mar t
IN Of profit order are enforced.
Waynes boro.-According to the re-, {
ort of ]. A. Ramey, state field agent
the bureau OF crop estimates, con-
ected with the United States Depart !
lent of Agriculture, there were 20.S95,- {
90 bushels of corn held On the farms '
Z Mississippi on March 1. 1920, COM {
AIRED with 1885, 900 on same date in /
919. and $500. 600 In 1918. The low I
oldings on farms this year is due both /
D low production in 1919 and to in /
reased feelings OF live STOCK. G
Blue Mountain.-Prof j. Jarman
ow-ey, oldest son of Dr. B. G. Lowrey b
Z this place, who is now superintend- t
ut OF the High School at Macon, Mss. G
as inst accepted call to be super L
for the coming session of the q
Ugh School at Merigold, Miss. g
Meridian.-City Attorney A. B. Annie
as been requested by the city council r
, prepare legal opinion on the ques- 2
on OF the legality of the city Great \