The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-09


Bartlett-Near the same spot where
they pIighted their troth, 50 years ago
ct Randall. Rev. E. ". Sumran and
wife celebrated their golden wedding
P,,a Nonntain.-The three advanced
collegiate classes of Blue Mountain col
lese, which are unusualif large this
session, have chosen their Official
sponsors.
Clarksdale.-After Is years spent IN
The newspaper business in CiarhsGaIe'
]. T. Mathew has sold his interest IN
the Challenge to F. Z. Cooke and Z.
Il. Pearce.
StarkviIIe-Two valuable acquisi'
tons TO Oktibbeha county. Prof. and
Mrs. A. l.. Love, from the University
o. Tennessee, are the recent arrivals
IN this county.
Decatur.-An important enterprise
was decided upon here by a meeting
of farmers who came together for the
purpose of constructing dry plant for
sweet potatoes.
Meridian.-The ceremonial session
Of SaIsdia Temple No 142, Dramatic
Order Knights of Khorassan. just end
ed in this city, was one of the most
successful ever held.
Iackson.-Quite a large number OF
prominent Woodmen of the World IN
mississippi have been in Jackson TO
confer over the much discussed poIley
rate adjustment plans.
Columbia-Mrs. Harry Walace. 81
years old, was killed in cavern mere
while rescuing her 13-year-oid son.
Robert. who had been caught in a cave
he had dug in the bank of creek
sardis.-Miss See Rice, for the past
tbrne wears home Demonstration agent
! for Pamela county, has been promoteu
| to the office of district agent. she
will have charge of 10 counties IL
| Northeast Mississippi.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. big land deal
was consummated recently in which
Mr.. Joel Echols of Holly Springs pur
chased from Mr.. D. A. Slaughter q
farm consisting of 1000 acres, seven
miles south of the city
LELAND Fire. threatening the large
lumber plants of the Ostby-omlth ium
her company and the Darneil-LoVe
lumber company, was extinguished al
fer - negro houses and the negro Ma
sonic temple had burned.
Greenwood.-S Steps looking to tn
;n,nrovement of the drainage laws
Mississippi were taken at confer
ence of property owners, planters an
lrmbernen of the Yazoo-Mississipp
VALLEY in the Leflore county court
house.
Jackson.-Among the urgent matter
, 20 be placed before the legislature a
, m early period of the session will b
that pertaining to amending or moo
! fication of the county officers s2iar
law of 1916, so as TO place the sher'ft'
clerks and assessors of each count
/ on Giving wage basis
Agricultural College.-The fifth al
nual meeting Of the Mississippi cream
ervmen's association, TO be held
: Jackson on January Il and 10 WI
brine together not only the leaders
this industry in Mississippi, but ais
: many eminent authorities On creamei
and dairy work from the nation
q large.
/ Shaw-The returned soldiers al
5 sailors Of this community have orga
L lied an American Legion post.
Clarksdale.-The year just clos'
has seen CIarksdale develop wonde
( fully as Wholesale and jobbing &c
ter.
j. Shaw.-With the closing Of the We
the ginning season is also ended wi
a total Of q bout $500 Dales. against /
600 in 1918.
4, Blue ain-Approximately fl
,e hundred mares, horses and mules we
ID imported into Tippah county duri
lie the past year.
u Pine Mountain Mississippi Heigh
- academy. Blue Mountain college a
- Blue Mountain high school, all have
sumed work.
Natchez-The second cotton mill
the Natchez manufacturing compa
nj IS being overhauled preparatory
ng starting operations.
> Greenville-At the Masonic Ieml
= the Greenville lodge Of Masons insti
:, ed with impressive ceremonies o
- GERS of the year 1920.
Grenada-Rev. ]. c. Carothers, ?
tor emirtus of the Presbyterian chul
OF in Grenada, passed TO his reward
let his home. full of years and wita
sct life spent in trying to show the TIM
it'll Of Christ unto the world.
- Jackson-J. Ed Ruff, demonstrat
agent for the plant division OF
United States department Of agrie
49, ure and OF the extension staff OF
wv sissippi agricultural college, on d
Nv in the southern half OF Mississippi
10y busilv engaged in blocking out an
li's tensiye campaign for 1920.
Kosciusko.-The cotton ginneTs
mort of December l3 shows there W
of 7e17 bales OF cotton. counting ro'