The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-11-26
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Mews of Mississippi
Interesting Happenings Cleaned
From All Sections of The
State Specially Written
For This Paper.
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HaIJleSDurS.-Ihe convention or the
Disciples OF Christ, the Christian de
nomination., ended after the transac
ton Of important business and the
election of officers for the new de.
nominational year as follows: M. F
Harmon, Jackson, president; DR.. r. J.
Cox, Gulfport. and E. ]. Williams OF
Meridian, members of the board; L. E.
I4arkin OF Jackson AID w. l. Moore
members OF the national committee
The work was in the Christian En-
deayor line and a number of good
speeches were made. The convention
leaves it TO the executive board to Sc
lect the next meeting place of the
convention.
Jacksonville Messrs. Thames and
Stone, trustees of the state peniten.
tary here and accepted bids on articles
larry hire and accepted bids on articles
for the Thanksgiving dinner of the
inmates of the state penitentiary.
Mississippis convicts have learned by
experience to expect good dinners at
Thanksgiving and Christmas, and
their expectations will be satisfied
this year by having added to the sub.
stantial and appetizing products OF
the farms 80 barrels of apples, SO
boxes of cream cheese, 20 cases OF
sardines, 20 cases of cakes and 1000
cocoanuts.
Crystal Springs.-Two women repre-
sentatives Of the government depart
ment of labor having in charge the en-.
torcement of the federal child labor
law, came and undertook to give some
OF the manufacturers trouble for EN-
ploying child labor. One case was
singled out but the proof showed that
the girl in question was not only ovel
the legal age, but was also a marrfSs
woman After some parleying the
matter was dismissed and the agents
passed on. The manufacturers here
are careful not to violate the law.
Canton.-Soil survey maps and
printed data about Madison county,
compiled by the United States depart.
ment of agriculture, were received
here. The surveys show Madison
county with 464 900 acres of fine agri-
cultural land, especially adapted to
raising cotton, grain. lespedeza, sweet
potatoes, etc, and live stock. The
average rainfall is 1881 inches, with
10 months green pasturage season.
Jackson.-A receiving station for
persons in the last stages of tubercu
losis, who are eligible neither for the
tuberculosis sanitarium at Magee, OF
any Of the hospitals, will be the result
rsP +I,o f0rthaov,,ip0 ChriO4rooc cooI cole
campaign, according to the announce
ment OF local Red Cross.
McConb.-The Mississippi state
Baptist convention opened in McComb
with 700 in attendance. New officers
elected were as follows: Rev. j. A
Taylor of Brookhaven, moderator, and
Rev. S. A. Wilkinson OF RuIeville, Sec
Rotary.
Jackson.-To discuss fire depart.
ments, water supplies and physical in
spection of business districts in Mis-
sissippi. the first meeting of the !
Louiiana-Mississippi conservation com.
mission was held here.
Jackson.-A widow who recently
came to Jackson from North Missis-
sippi with her eight children, in or.
der to find means of support. was Civ
en- a present Of $500 by the Jackson
kiwanis club.
Baldwyn.-Mrs. Bette Hale, who
had just passed her Tooth birthday. |
died at her home at Wheelers, five |
miles north Of BALDWIN, after an i'll. |
ness lasting oyer year.
Shannon.-Miss Amy Shepherd, of |
this place, and A. c. Jackson, of Tu |
peio, were united in. marriage at the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Edge I
worth.
Holly Springs.-Joseph Raymond
Brown of Leland, Miss, and Miss Win
ME May Woods, of Mariana, in this |
county, were united in marriage
crystal Springs.-Truck farmers
coming into town report that the re-
cent cold weather retarded the growth I
of young cabbage plants.
Clarksdale.-A contract for 20 new
White Way posts was let at the reg
ular weekly meeting OF the board of
city commissioners.
Water valley.-Russell Harris and
Mics F1eeta Hepums were quietly
married here.
Crystal Springs.--A suryy Of the
business district of the town covering
a period OF a week discloses the fact
that although money seems to be
close and the people are complaining
about close times. that business sales
in the stores and shops here are as
good as they were last var at this
time.
Hernando.-Mfs. p. W. Nichols.
wife of j. w. Nichols, of Eudora, died
last week. Mrs. Nichols was born
and reared In DeSoto county and was
rs years old
Marks.-The largest land deal made
In this section recently was closed
when p. NJ. 3. Self and R. B. HamiI-