The Aberdeen weekly., 1920-06-11


Universiry.-The summer scn0ol an
thorities announce that the teachers
licenses may be renewed by attending
the University Summer School.
Blue Mountain.--With a population
in 1910 of less than 10000. Tippah now
has more than 1000 babies under
years of age. according to official rec
ords.
Jackson.-Mrs. Bessie F. Lash, for
several years past a valued and faith
full attache OF the department of edu-
cation. closed her period of service on
| Monday.
Vicksburg.-A header" at the pow
er plant of the Vicksburg Light and
Power Company blew cut and num-
Der of institutions depending upon the
company for motive power were COM
PEELED to remainidle from $3.50 am.
! to 5 pm.
Meridian.-The eighteenth annual
convention of the Mississippi Confer
ence Epworth League, 10 be held in
! vicksburg June 1918, promises TO be
one of the largest attended in years,
according to President w. d. Haw-
kins of Meridian
Myrtle.-The Corinth district confer
ence. Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, held a busy session. The next
annual session will be held in Bald
wyn, Miss. Resolutions of thanks to
the people of Myrtle generally for
their hospitality were adopted.
Port Gibson.-The good weather that
has prevailed for the past 10 days, and
which permitted the farmers to work
their crops, has worked wonderful
changes in all of the crops. The corn
is reported to be looking fine and the
cotton crops are beginning to show up
nicely.
Meridian - A contract has been
awarded by the city council to John G.
Watts for the engineering work pre-
liminary to the paving OF Twenty
fourth avenue, resident street, and
the repair of a number of paved
streets, involving an expenditure of
1915, 900.
Blue Mountain.-Prof. ]. F. Caden-
head, for two years superintendent OF
Tippah County Agricultural High
School and one Of the veteran high
school superintendents of Mississippi,
has just accepted call to be head
Of Brookyille High School for the COM
ing session.
Waynes sboro.-The cotton crop OF
Mississippi showed tire lowest cen
dition on May 25 of any crop for many
years, according to the first report OF
this seasons crop issued by J. A. Ra-
mey, field agent for the Bureau of
Crop Estimates. United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Crystal Springs.-very much to the
surprise of shippers in the vegetable
game here, growers commenced early
Monday morning to bring in tomatoes
and at 6 o'clock in the afternoon one
solid car had been loaded and another
more than half-loaded. with every pros
pect of getting it loaded before the
close Of business.
Blue Mountain.-Sixty-two young la
dies of Blue Mountain College, who
have been taking courses in Sunday
school normal work as outlined by the
school board of the Southern
Baptist convention, have just been |
awarded diplomas and special seals In |
Memorial Baptist Church and |
will go into their various fields as |
trained Sunday school instructors.
University.-With the baccalaureate
address delivered by DR.. Paul Saun-
iers of New Orleans, the awarding of |
IA degrees and diplomas by Gov. Lee
VI. Russell and the delivery of medals
md prizes, the 1920 session of the
University of Mississippi, one of the
most successful years in the history
If the university, although run under
and congested conditions,
,ame to a close.
Biloxi-The oyster season for pack
,rs who have been fishing from pri-
rate bedding grounds was brought TO
close under the rulings of the Mis-
Oyster Commission,
IS a result of which an excelle..t
.atch has been made, with the pack
AIKEN up by eastern markets. The
,lanting of shells and oysters will con-
inue on the Mississippi reefs so that
hey may be replenished for the fall
ishing season
Greenwood.-The Delta Printing &
publishing Cooperative Association,
he organization OF which was begun
ast November was perfected in this
ity at the Elks' Club. The following
fficers were elected to serve for the
nsuing year: NJ. w. Sharp, Ruleyille,
resident; Sumter Gillespie, Green
rood, vice president; E. Lawrence,
secretary and treasurer.
J. F. Lawrence OF Grenada, Walker
yood of Winona, j. L. Gillespie OF
NJ w. Sharp of Ruieville
rere designated as a committee on
onstitution and bylaws. The associ-
ton comprises an initial membership
Z about Is or 20 printing and publish
lg concerns.
Coffeeville Three carloads OF cat