The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-04-16

led by q resolution adopted yestel
day at the meeting Of the Civic Leagu
| school improvement committee to e1
tend the invitation to the associatio
1t its meeting in May.
Blue Mountain-Prof. ]. J. McKir
stry. superintendent of Blue Mountai
High School, under whose ADMINISTERS
ton the institution has had year o
splendid success. has declined re-elec
ton, and the board OF trustees ha
secured as superintendent for the com
ing session, Prof. C. C. Gullett o
Bonneville. Miss.
Greenwood--Hon.O o. F. Bledsoe. WHIT
has just returned to Greenwood aftel
serving for the past three months a.
Leflore countys representative in thu
lower house of the Mississippi Legis
lature, has donated his entire salary
and mileage. which amounted to $500
to the Kings Daughters Circle Of
Greenwood.
Agricultural College.-The senior
class of the A. & NJ College includes
so young men who have entered az
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| Of science to be awarded at the com
mencement exercises, which will be
held on May %. % and "a, and not a
week later, as previously announced
| in the press
Aberdeen.-Dr. j. NJ Walker preach
ed his first sermon at the First Bap-
| fist church Sunday, having accepted
l A. Is -. he
ago. DR.. Walker comes to Aberdeen
from Lexington. Ky.
BroOkhaven.-The entire plant of the
Lincoln County Lumber Company. To-
Gated in the northern part OF the city
and comprising its building machinery
and large lot of lumber, was totally
destroyed by fire.
Jackson.-Mayor Walter A. Scott OF
Jackson and his commissioners, r.
M. Taylor and A. F. Hawkins, are
about to start on a municipal improve
ment campaign for which the money is
already in hand.
Aberdeen.-Sheriff J. B. Lewis
Silas Noah, deputy sheriff and G. w.
Whitehead, prohibition agent, made
raid in the third district of Monroe
County and captured two monster
stills.
Gulfport.-The Mississippi Sunday
school workers, in their annual con-
vention here, held the first session
at the First Methodist church. Dele.
gates are present from all parts of the
state.
Walthall.-The jail here is un-
occupied and has been empty so long
that it becomes necessary to examine
the sneriff's Jail docket to ascertain
when the last delinquent entered.
Meridian-C A. Pigford of Meridian,
for many years division superintendent
OF the Mobile and Ohio railroad with
headquarters here, has rendered his
resignation, to take effect April Is.
Yazoo City.-One hundred and fifty
bushels of peas have been received by
Mr.. J. S. McKewen, county agent, and
distributed to the farmers OF this
county for spring planting.
Hattiesburg.-The campaign to
raise funds for the Salvation Army
will begin in this and surrounding |
counties May 10 and run TO May 20, in |
elusive.
Blue Mountain.-Blue Mountain now |
has another local insurance agency. |
this being the third concern OF its kind |
esta blished during the last several |
weeks.
Jacksonville next big gathering in |
Jackson following the Jefferson Davis
highway association meet will be the /
State Teachers Convention, May SIS.
Natchez-The store of the Sligo
situated about 20 miles from
has been destroyed by fire.
Hattiesburg.-Sec Victor Hart
who has been for two years in charge
II the Hattiesburg Y. NJ. C. A., has
resigned, effective Aug. /.
Vicksburg.-At q meeting held by
he vicksburg Local No. 1s5, Inter
rational Association Of Fire Fighters,
officers were elected.
nent containing four carloads of hogs
vas made from here by County Agent
l. G.. Hamilton.
Jacksonville Mississippi state tax
commission as recently appointed by
iov Russell, met and organized here
N Thursday.
Ripley-The board of supervisors IN
ession here have adopted the health
nit work and made an appropriation
or it.
Hattiesburg.-Dr. W. F. Yarbrough,
ormerly of Montgomery. Ala, began
is pastorate OF the First Bap..st
hurch.
Senatobia.-The Commercial Club OF
enatobia has been recognized, and
ew officers elected.
Agricultural Coilege.-At the annual
lnior banquet. one of the prominent
vents of student life at A. & NJ. of
cy,1 y