The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-03-12
MISSISSIPPI STATE NEWS


dEeeuWOOQ--An Le1lOro DodTu
'supervisors rejected the petition whicl
was presented to them containing tn
signatures of many ladies of TIL
county requesting they reinstate tn
county home economics agent. Tn
board canvassed the returns of tn
recent election, which was held 70
the purpose of voting $4,000 in bond
for the erection of the Jones Agricul
tural high school at Schiater. and or
dered that the bonds be issued ant
same advertised for sale
ssses
Vicks burg-At a called meeting o.
the board of mayor and aldermen
Mayor Hayes was authorized to sigr
resolution accepting the proposition
of the appropriation committee of the
Mississippi house of representatives
to convey the Vicksburg hospital to
the state, with the proviso that if the
state abandons the use of the prop
erty for a hospital, the property shall
revert to the city.
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Fernwood.-Two historic documents
have been presented to the state de-
partment of archives and history by
R. NJ. Walker. local manager of the
McComb & Magnolia Light & Railway
company. One is the original draft
of letter written November 8, 1916,
by Jefferson Davis to Robert j.
Walker, then secretary of the treas
ury.
Aberdeen-Sheriff Lewis, with
three deputies, Lon w Lowe. T. o.
Jones and Silas Noah, rode fifty miles
last night and arrested an alleged
moonshiner A 90-gallon copper still
and two barrels of whisky, with 400
gallons of beer were found. The bar
7els were buried in the ground ard
a pump was used with which to fill
the jugs.
University-Dr Hiram Byrd. head
of the department of hygiene, returned
from the meeting of the American
School of Hygiene associate in ses-
sion at Cleveland. Ohio, February "a,
%, 26 and 81. He was elected vice
president OF the association.
Grenada.-For the first time in the
history of the state, so far as it is
known. ministers from the several
Protestant denominations throughout
north Mississippi will gather in a
single meeting. when the three-day
pastors conference for the northern
part of the state meets March So
Blue MOuntain-BecauSe of de-
cided improvement in the "flu" si-ua-
tion here Blue Mountain high school,
which has been suspended for more
DR. G. w. Skalley, city health officer,
believing it now safe for the boys and
girls to return to their books and
classes.
Natchez.-0fficers for the ensuing
term have been elected by the Natchez
Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, as fol-
lows: Dan ]. Grady, dictator; Peter
vice dictator: ]. n Reed,
prelate; James A. Grillo, secretary;
Joseph Davis. secretary. James Salvo,
trustee; H. w. Lawrence, sergeant-at-
arms.
Lambert.-A banking corporation,
known as the Bank of Lambert, has
been formed by nineteen prominent
citizens. The capital stock is $50 900
and the contract has been let to Jones |
& Sage of Memphis for a bank build |
ing to cost $4,000.
Agricultural College. = Secretary |
Rogers of the college Y NJ c. A. is |
making preparations for the religious |
meetings to be held here com |
nencing March 10 and continuing I'M
Ill March %.
JGreenville-Fire badly burned the |
zig two-story boarding house occupied |
" Mrs. C. w. Russum on Broadway
twenty people were made homeless.
Ecru-F. L. Tucker OF this place !
las just shipped twenty head of reg
stored Jersey cattle to Parker & Clay
on of Starkville, Miss.
arksdale-Clarksdale youngest
financial institution, the Commercial
,ank, opened its doors Monday under
-ery suspicious conditions.
New Albany-The G.. NJ. & N. Rail
way office force returned to the old
W. q ~ anu re-
umed work there.
Meridian.-James .Tyrell, aged IS
vell-to-do suburban merchant, died
f gunshot wound inflicted by Henry
lloyd, negro.
Grenada.-The Grenada Cotton Com
ress company is making additions
nd improvements on large scale at
IS Canton plant
University.-The Ole Miss Post of
he American Legion is putting on a
entertainment in the near
uture.
Columbus.-The sale of the Tomhig-
ee cotton mills to eastern capitalists
yas cmpleted here. William II. Harris
f New York, T. S. Raworth of At Z
anita, Ca, and the Liberty Textile I
OF New York being the pur-
hasers.
observation-disclosures of reports that a
man was operating a moon
t,;1o cf;l1 noor sharon Madison | ,