The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-04-09
Brief News of Mississippi

t1moer contractor, WAS body injured
when his leg was caught In logs.
Clinton.-Ground has been broken
for the foundation OF the new 100000
Baptist church. and the first carload
or brick arrived
Agricultural College, song
night Will be held in the college
chapel Friday, April 80, under the
auspices and direction OF the newly
formed g.ee club
Hattiesburg Dan Kelly, one
OF the most prominent Methodist Epis
copal Church South, and whose home
is in this city. is having a large de-
mand for his time.
Derma-J. T. Foster, near here,
lost his sawmill by fire. Origin of the
fire unknown This was total loss,
as there was no Insurance on the me-
chiaery and building.
GreenyiIle.-The Washington Coun
ty Teachers association has just or
fanized for the year with A. l.. Steph-
ems. principal of the Rollandale High
School. as president.
Clirtca-The board of trustees of
the Clinton Consolidated High School
have demonstrated their appreciation
OF the superintendent by making a
$500 raise in his salary.
Co.umbus-SchooIs in eight coun-
ties in the Columbus territory will
send large delegations and participate
in thu first annual field meet OF the
middle eastern counties of Mississippi
Friday. April f6.
Mer;dian-Mrs Birdie Lang, white
woman, was brought to Meridian to-
day from DeKalb, in kemper county,
by u. s. Deputy Marshal Lon Eshe,
TO answer to an indictment charging
her with moonshining-
Jackson-From data compiled In
the department of Insurance Commits
sioler Henry, it would appear that
the LIE insurance business has been
keeping apace the other progressive
business lines OF the state.
Indianapolis court for Sum-
flower county convened with Judge
Sydney Davis presiding. He gave a
very exhaustive charge to tae grand
jury. instructing them along the line
or the numerous criminal statutes
cair---,r,.- -Pot1iI merchants of Co.
lumbus met at the city hall and form
*. $50 -C.am.us Retau Merchants as
ISOLATION and outlined plans for af-
fflfatiOn with a state organization
which viii be perfected in Jackson
Meridan.-The Mississippi Chapter
Rose Crolx, No. l. Ancient and Ac
cepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry
OF Meridian, observed the ancient
ceremony Of extinguishing the lights
on Alaundy Thursday at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral here.
Creenville.-A bronze service tablet
was unveiled ard dedicated at the
Gree1viiIe High School in honor OF 219
soldiers and sailors who had attended
the Creenvi!le High School under the
superintendency of Fl. E. Bass, who
has served for SO years as superin-
tenGsnt OF the Greenyille schools.
Blue Ncuntain-Cens iderabIy more
lection OF donated books have been
gathered as a result of the good ma
tured rivalry among the students of
the different grades of Blue Mountain
High School. which is making a strong
effort to enlarge its library equipment.
West Point-By far the biggest auc-
ton sale ever held in Mississippi was
held in West Point whereby Payne
Aviation Field. adjacent to this city,
was sold hv its present owners.
Messrs. Cottrell, Cox and Betty, to
pelo purchased the post hospital CON-
plete.
Jackson.-As reported by Dr. Hardie
r Hayes acting assistant surgeon.
the Uaited States public health SER
ice, cooperating with the state board
of health, has secured the services of
three fer-ale physicians employed by
the Y. w. C. A, who have had quite
4 Lro5d experience in social hygienic
work, having lectured in most of the
eastern and central states, they now
come to us for series Of lectures and
conferences with our Mississippi wom-
en-.
C-yste1 Springs. the hap
piest and most independent man In
: this part of Mississippi is Sol Lamar,
a truck growing farmer. who for many
years has been dubbed the Prince OF
Peas" because of the wonderful sue
cess he has met with in growing this
particular vegetable. Last season on
!. paten of four acres in peas he grew
yield that brought him the tidy sum
of $3.50 per acre and was the first
i man to make shipment This year 1t
would seem that he will excel the per-
Torrance of last season
Grenada-The citizens and taxpay-
ers Of the city of Grenada have petit
toned the city council to order an
election to be held on the question Of
issuing bonds of not less than $125,O00
to construct new high school build
ing separate from the. one now in use.