The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-27

1 Eupora.-rn the special election held
here for mayor and aldermen S. C.
Lindsey wac nominated for the office
Of mayor.
Il Nasches.--M. c. Montgomery. counr
" superintendent of education, has
been appointed probation officer OF
Adams county by the chancery court.
Nertdian--A campaign for funds
necessary to continue the work of the
local Y. n C. A. started in November
and discontinued before completed has
been resumed.
Natcheg.-The Concord Hotel has
been sold by DR.. I. H. Lamkin TO F. j.
Duffy of Natchez. Mr.. Duffy states
that extensive Improvements will be
made on the building.
Blue Mountains. L Goodwin. a To-
cal live stock dealer has just shipped
another solid car OF hogs TO the Mem
phis market, the consignment consist
ing of 107 selected head.
New Albany.-W. c. Minis, county
1
cars OF porkers for Union county farm
ers. This shipment consisted of 200 of
the best hogs that ever went from the
| county.
Greenwood.-The Greenwood Sym
| phony Orchestra, which was recently
organized in this city, held their reg
ular weekly meeting Prof Deal of
the Greenwood Band is directing the
! orchestra.
-, Coffeeville = Several mfllionaires,
W. B. Mershan, lumber magnate of
Saginaw, Mich, and Charles Deane, a
prominent financier of Chicago. are
now making their yearly hunting trip
to Yalobusha county.
Iouisviile.-Friday, March 5, has
been designated as Field Day for the
| schools of Winston county, which viii
be held here. a basket dinner will be
served at the fair grounds, everyone
being requested to assist.
Observation-Disclosures Smeade of
Jackson, Miss, was a visitor on the
campus and delivered one of the
strongest most schalorly addresses be-
fore the Y. NJ. c. a. and Y. w. c. a.
heard here in long time.
Jackson.-It is announced here that
A H. Avis, who for some time past
has been part proprietor and manager
of the Hotel Royal of Jackson, in con-
junction with Sam ]. Thigpen has sold
his interest in the property to Morris
Law, a well-known commercial trav-
eler.
Observation-Disclosures county farm
ers are taking advantage OF carload
rates on fertilizer this season by buy
ing through County Farm Demonstra-
ton Agent w. L. McBryde. Mr. Me-
Bryde has secured the services of ex
perienced men in each locality to list
the needs of each farmer along this
line
Observation-Disclosures civic league
scored another very good work, this
time through its school improyem ent
committee, Mrs. N. " Robbins, chair
man, for. as result OF the campaign
conducted by this committee, the city
has bought the McCabe property in
Cherry Street for the site OF a modern
125, 900 school building.
Senatobia.-Prof. A. g. Gainey, prin-
cipal of the Tate County Agricultural |
School and who is chairman OF the |
committee representing the agricultur
al high schools of the state before the |
legislature, has returned from Jackson |
much elated over the prospects of Sc
curing legislation thai will put the |
county agricultural schools OF the state /
on a sound basis
Boonevflle-The Teachers Associa-
ton Of Frentiss county at its last meet
ing unanimously voted to have the as
ISOLATION placed on record as heartily
approving the securing of a home dem
onstretion agent for this county.
Crystal Springs.-The city attorney
has been instructed by the mayor and
board of aldermen OF this city to cali
to the attention of w. Calvin Wells al
Jackson, the prohibition commissioner
in this state the fact that quantities
Of a patent medicine are being sold as
a beverage here, and It is alleged that
the medicine contains large percent
age of alcohol and Is producing mum
Der of Comfortable drunks."
Starkyille-A mass meeting wac
called by the citizens of Oktibbeha
county to discuss the proposed Zeller
bill, which has as its object the reor
gani1ation and consolidation Of the
University OF Mississippi. the A. & n
College and the Industrial Institute
aud College into one institution. The
meeting was largely attended. AS vas
expressed ny one prominent citizen
after the meeting had adjourned
StarkvEse refused TO take the bait
Mathematician Method!sts and
their friends have started a movement
by public subscription 70 rebuild their
church which was destroyed by a cy.
clone Sunday. Dec Z, 1919. when prac-
tically every building in the village
ives more or Less DAMAGED