The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-03-19

GreenWo0d--At meeting of th
) Greenwood post OF the american LIE
gion here, Eli Abbott was elected a
: post commander.
Blue ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of short
age Of rural carriers in Tippaa. Their.
is soon to be held a special civi
service examination.
Sheiby-The winter school for
preachers for the northwestern par
of the state will be held in Shelby
March Is to 10, inclusive.
Water alley-Countv Agent A. G
Hamilton shipped from this city five
cars OF Yalobusha county grown hogs
bringing $4,000 to $4,000.
| Uuiversfty-It is the purpose of the
home demonstration work in Lafay
cite county this year to stress the
marketing of the products.
Winona.-Several car loads of corn
have been bought through the Co
/ operative Shippers association and de
livered to the farmers near here at
cost
| vicks burg-The Mississippi-Lo
ana Fair association has been organ
| lied by the Fair association commit
tee of the Vicksburg Board of Trade.
Oxford-Lafayette county is keep
! ing up its record in the shipment of
livestock Seventeen cars of hogs
were shipped during the first ten days
of March
Greenwood.-The Greenwood curb
market. operated here under the aus
pices of the Woman's club. sold over
5000 worth of butter and eggs on
the market day
Clarksdale.-A meeting Of baseball
enthusiasts was held in the chamber
of commerce offices to discuss the
advisability of the Delta baseball
league and Clarksville's participation.
Natchez-It is announced by DIR.
T.. B. French, city health officer of
Natchez, that it is the consensus of
opinion of physicians here that the
Outbreak of influenza in NatcheZ is at
an end.
Natchez-Although new houses are
being constructed here at greater
rate than in years, the housing prob
lem continues acute and at present 1t
is almost impossible to rent a resi-
dence
Ecru.-Henry Robbins fthis place
is installing a concrete plant, and
will soon be turning cut concrete
blocks and brick in all designs Sew.
eral buildings to go up here will use
the blocks.
Purvis.-As the result of mass
meeting when the matter was dis
cussed and approved. the town coun-
Gil of Purvis ordered an election upon
the proposal to issue $4,000 bonds
for public Improvements
Natchez-The Natchez Chapter of
War Mothers of America has under
taken the task CT raising funds for
the erection of a memorial building
in honor of the soldiers of Natchez
who took part in the world war.
Durant-The Angle House. which
was owned and operated by Mrs. ]. A.
been sold to Mrs. Hassie Causey. The
public will greatly miss Mrs. Angle,
as she was always on hand with a
pleasant smile to meet her numerous
guests.
Greenville.-Six persons all negroes, |
are known to have been killed and at /
east 25 injured by q terrific rain and /
ions CT a tornado and tore across /
county, Miss. Many I
houses in the path of the storm were
eveled and incalculable property dam
lge done.
Crystal Springs.-The Flowers Bros.
have submitted plans and specified.
lions for the installing Of a picture
show in the property on North Marion
avenue belonging TO their father, J
z. Flowers. It is proposed to expend
about $4,000 on improving the build
ag. The building is one OF the larg-
est in town.
niversitv-DiTectors R. s. Wilson
md Willis Of the government farm
extension work of A. and NJ college
re expected to be II La sayette county
March IS to meet at Oxford with the
ocal farm demonstration agents, the
directors of the Farmers Co-opera-
i've Shippers association of the
and some of the farmers.
Blue Northumberland Of his de-
ire to make as complete canvass
i this district as possible in his race
or congress, DIR. G. B. Lowrey, head
4 the School of Education in Blue
fountain College, has arranged for
lis wife and Prof. Roswell G. Lowrey,
o take care of his teaching duties
ur;ng his necessary absences from
ne college.
Yazoo City-Yazoo City's street de.
artment was recently presented with
i've cars OF gravel by the Y. & NJ.
: railroad to be applied to Water
treet, just west OF and parallel to
lie railroad property in Yazoo City.
Belzoni-At a meeting of the mayor
nd board OF aldermen a resolution