The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-08-06
Magnolia State
Happenings
Brief Neaos Notes
Gathered from HI
Sections OF theState

OI the prison month, compared Win
the same period in June At the eni
Of June there were on hand altogether
LISP male and female. white, black.
brown and Yellow During the month
As were newly received. two were re-
captured and one was returned from
court.
Hattiesburg.-Th Carpenters union
Of this city agreed on a scale of 80
cents an hour and last week called on
the Hercules powder plant which IS
now doing considerable building and
otaer work in establishing their plant
here. to pay the amount. The manage
ment told the men that it was impos-
sible to continue to pay Is cents an
hour. but could not come TO 80 cents
Aout 30 men left the work
Natchez.-H. Mel Harding consult
Ing terminal engineer of New York, is
IN Natchez cor the purpose of making
a survey and securing data on the
Natchez water front. THIS information
Is to be secured for the purpose Of
drafting plans and making recommen-
1ations as to best sites for the estab-
lishment Of river terminals.
Natchez.-OnIy one contest has de-
veloped in the municipal primary to
be held here on August "a and that
is for derman OF the First Warl
For this office w. H. Hale and c. F.
Engle are candidates.
AshIand-After having been delayed |
tor months on account of failure ID
get cement. due to the car shortage. /
the work Of completing the paving Of
the business district OF Columbus will |
be resumed.
Crystal Springs.-The Baptist revi- /
val. which has been under way here
for the past two weeks. closed after
one of the most successful meetings |
ever held in the community.
Greenville.-A farmers institute and /
a home economics short course Of in
struction was given at the Chatham
Consolidated High School on Lake
Washington.
Washington.-The population of TiP
pan county, Mississippi, is 1919. ar
cording to 1920 census. This is an in
crease Of 7SS or "a per cent over the
figures of 1910.
Waynesb oro-Will A. Bode chan
Gerry clerk OF this county for three
terms, received his appointment as
acting postmaster here, succeeding
Truman Gray.
Itta Bena.-The Western Union Tel
egraph company rece. req shipment
of supplies TO be used in stringing 4 !
from, Ito Rama RI RaIzoui |
Clarksdala-The census bureau ot
Washington d. c., announced the pop !
ulation of Clarksdale as 1852 an in
crease of 3.473, or Sd per cent.
Laurel-Oscar Jerome Deavours o.
Little Rock, Ark, died suddenly at the {
home Of his brother, Judge Stone '
Deavours, of this city. /
o.-Approximateiy two thoua-
and people attended the picnic at I
Eccatuba, coming from miles around /
in their automobiles.
Bue Mountain.-The Bank of Blus
Mountain mas just completed biz Z
modern vault. e
CIarksdale-Reports are being re-
ceived here of the appearance of TIE p
Texas grass worm in the crops of Goa $
homa county. p
West Point-Mr William Gilmore
and Miss Sarah Rhode of Moss Point Il
married at The home of the bride in il
Moss Point.
FIora.-A series of revival meetings r
was scheduled at the Methodist church d
August 1.
Lena.-Ths annual Leake county O.
Sunday School association convened at b
this place last week.
Jackson.-EtheI Morris Williams, e.
wife OF Earl X. Williams. died last p;
week.
Goshen.-C. F. Duncan, pioneer o.
citizen of this community, died here. vi
Okclona-Robert Elliott 25, return
ID soldier from the world war is dead sh
He is survived by his mother and two nc
brothers. &c
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Boy Scouts en-
Dyed a camp at Wanita Lake, eight CI
zen miles west of the city. nj
Biloxi-In a match race between the
Robin Hood ii and the Cadillac. two tn
ast cabin sloops of the Southern to
-acht club. sailed in this city. tn ROB Sc
n Hood defeated the Cadillac by W:
wenty-One seconds without a time a. of
0wance OF i've minutes. he
fo
Meridian.-An election on a bond is
ne of Sc. 600 held in the Marion school
district resulted in a victory for the Sc
onds by an unanimous vote The sts
nj ding contract for a modern school a
ouse will be let as soon as the issu y en-
) sold he
FernwoOd-Tie Enochs farms held
IS annual summer Duroc hog sale. jrs
his being the seventh sale since it be- Nc
an business Tree sales are held ce-
early-spring, summer and winter for
rcnrocaofaffva rrcu-d of