The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-12-10
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were more cnliQren IN the SCHOOLS
than the census enumerator had list
ed He and the county assessor
checked the returns from the beats
and found at least 5000 children who
had been overlooked
Hazlehurst-Judge D. NJ. Miller has
given violators Of the law some very
severe reprimands in the way of jail
and penitentiary sentences. T. Ham
ilton was given two years for stealing
a horse and selling it. York Autman
and his brother, March Autman. were
sentenced to five years in the pen
for stealing goods from a mercantile
firm at Clancy.
Prentiss.-Mr. and Mrs. Abba Lon
gino and Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Dale
the latter Of Jefferson Davis county,
Will hold their golden wedding cele
bration at old Hebron church on De
cember 20. Dr. J. r. Carter of Jack
son, DR.. j. p. Williams of Menden-
hall and DIR. ]. T. Dale of Collins will
deliver addresses.
Lambert.-The home of VIM. Pol
thought that the fire started from a
defective flue. Owing to the fact
that the flames had gained such head
way before an alarm was given, the
entire contents of the home, includ.
ing all of the wearing apparel Of the
family, was lost.
Canton.-At a meeting OF the board
H~AE -
church a final report for the confer
ence year was made, this being the
last meeting OF the year. All collec-
tions were paid in full, the collections
this year having been larger than in
any year previous.
Senatobia.-Miss Eva Caldwell,
home economics agent, announces
that a carload of poultry will be ship
ped by the poultry raisers of Tate
county Dec 15. This will be the first
car of poultry to be shipped from the
county and marks the beginning of
another industry.
Rosedale.-A new school building
to cost 100000 will be started with
in the next few weeks. The plans
will be reviewed by the board of
trustees, composed of George MCGEE,
chairman; Henry McGowin and ]. c.
Dattel, has already 20. KID" the
plans.
Crystal Springs.-The city council.
at its meeting in December, will in
augurate a clean up campaign for the
town, which, if carried out, will mean
that Crystal Springs will be the
the state.
Lula.-The ladies OF the Methodist
Woman's Missionary society held
their annual bazaar in the Masonic
hall here. A plate dinner. consisting
of barbecued pig, chicken salad,
pickles, bread and coffee was served.
Belzoni-The Women's Missionary
Union of the Baptist church reported
that it had sent a box valued at s11O
and cash to the amount of S20.21 to
son.
Jacksonville banquet OF the Cen
trail Trades council was one of the
most elaborate as we'll as important
affairs of the kind in the history of
the organization
Clarksdale. - Louis DeMark died
suddenly The deceased had been
resident here for the past five or six
months and came to Clarksdale from
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Eupora. - Miss Ethel Suzanne
Hindsman. of Okolona. and Jerry
Darby Hayes, formerly of Mantee, in
this county, but now of Tupelo, were
married.
Hattiesburg.-T body of Joe Bull
lard, well-known druggist. who died
after short Illness. was carried to
Conehatta Newton county, for burial.
Jacksonville shortage OF cotton
seed in this territory caused two of
the largest oil mills here to close
down.
Yazoo City.-Martin l. Smith and
Miss Annie Edwards of Thornton
drove to Yazoo City and were married
Pontotoc-Miss Cassie Dye and w.
p Hallway were married at the res
idence of Rev. w. NJ Brown.
Greenville.-J. Thomas Canada, SO
years old, died at the sanitarium here.
Jackson-Federal Judge Clayton of
Alabama, who is to hold the special
term of federal court here Jan. 10 at
request of Judge Holmes. has notified
the clerk to have his juries in readi-
ness to be empaneled and everything
IN shape. There are $50 moonshine
cases on the docket to be tried at this
term.
Crystal Springs.-Coal dealers no
titled the trade here that it IS hardly
probable that they will be able to-
secure the shipment of any more coal
for several weeks
Clarksdale.-The wave OF crime
which has been sweeping practically
every part or the country made itself
evident in this city through series of
recent robberies the greater portion
OF which have been OF the holdup"
variety