The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-14

whose contribution TO benevolent. er
terprises. for the good OF humanst
and playground sites TO the city Q
vicksburg, have been many and Va
ried. has given $4,000 to the Chi
dren's Home Society at Jackson 70
the erection Of an annex, vitall
needed building for homing childrel
having contagious or communicate
diseases.
MISUNDERSTANDING the petition o
O large number of citizens of the coun
ty, asking that such action be taken
the Adams county board of supervis
ors has rescinded its action in grant
ing an appropriation to retain Rec
Cross visiting nurse for duty in thu
county. 1t was declared that the rura
population of the district was not suf
ficiently large to justify the appropria
ton.
Jackson.-Under the leadership OF
Sovereign Inspector General Melville
r. Grant of Meridian, of the Scottish
Rite Consistory, and William McDou.
gall of Montgomery. Ala, together
with Capt. George c. Myers and other
| graduated Masons, large class of
Mississippi manhood is being indicted
into the degrees of that order of Ma
sonry in Jackson Masonic Hall.
Charlottesville movement for bet
ter schools in Tallahatchie county be-
gan recently by Superintendent of Ed
ucation John w. McCulloch is bear
ing immediate fruit in the formation
of a number of separate school dis
tricts and the consolidation of num-
Der of weak schools into strong and
healthy institutions.
Meridian.-There will be a confer
ence of the Meridian, Hattiesburg, Lau-
rel, Gulfport and Bogalusa business
and professional women's clubs held in
this city, when number of delegates
from each place will be present. The
conference is for the purpose OF dis
work.
Vicksburg.-A payroll Of 1000 for
the school teachers, custodian of build
ings and janitors for the next scho-
lastic term is absolutely necessary for
the public schools of this city This
is the total figured by the board of
education.
Belmont-The citizens OF Belmont
are elated over the result of the bond
election held here for the proposed is
sue of bonds to erect school building
to cost $4,000. Only two votes were
cast against the issue.
Greenwood.-Judge Sid F.. Davis Of
Indianola convened the May term OF
the Leflore county circuit court here.
The names of 20 men were drawn and
sworn in by the court as grand jurors
for the term.
Canton-Owing to the lateness of
crops on account of weather condi- |
tons. the May term of the circuit
court, which was to convene here next |
week, has been pretermitted until jan |
uary, 1921.
New Albany.-R. L. Kirkwood OF |
Oxford, Miss, bought of w. w. Pick |
ems. formerly of New Albany. but now
Of Winona, Miss, block of five brick
buildings on West Main street of New
New Albany-W C. Minis, county
agent for Union county,
shipped three cars of hogs to the Mem
,his market last week, realizing
bout Is cents for high-grade porkers.
Hattiesburg-The street cars have
,een put back on four blocks Of Main
treet north of the crossing with the
Central railroad.
Ashland.-This section was visited
" heavy rain and strong wind. The
Wind did no damage. but the rain will
erve to delay farm work
Tunica..The farmers of this county
re growing discouraged over the ex.
essive rains of late.
Kosciusko-Prof F.. c. Jenkins,
resident of the State High School con- [
erence, announces the program for !
he meeting to be held at the Univers-
" OF Mississippi June 23, "a and 25-
Blue Mountain.-Efforts are being
lade to get an extension of the postal
ervice on the Gulf, Mobile & North {
m railroad between New Albany,
Liss, and Jackson. Tenn
Blue Mountain.-A wave OF prosper.
y seems to- have swept over Falk- {
er. village in the upper end Of this !
ounty.
Brookhaven.-St. Francis Academy :
i'll observe its commencement exer
ses Thursday evening. May 20. :
INSTRUMENTATION Rotary Club has
ected T. r. Warburton for the fifth e
,nsecutive year as secretary. q
artment store Owner-was received
it'll much qualification in Department
Justice circles here. s
Bonneville. - Two complete stills
ere captured six miles east of Boone
lie. II
Tunica.-The mayor and board Of
dermen LET the contract for q COM 4,