The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-11-05
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News of Mississippi
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Jackson.-Gov. Russell announced
his appointment OF delegates from
Mississippi to attend the National
Drainage Congress, which meets in
Atlanta Ga, Nov. 10 to u. Gov
Dorsey is urging a large attendance
at this meeting. The Mississippi dele
gates, as appointed by the governor,
are the following:
Honorables E. d. Davis, Greenville;
B. j. Tonnar, Grace; w. A Shelby,
Rosedale; G. T. @nonlas. Lake Cor
mcrant; w. S. Bankston, Tunica; Z.
T. Woolfork. Tunica; L. c. Franklin,
Clarksdale; A. E. Digger. Clarksdale;
E. r. Walton, Marks; E. V. Cato,
Webb; J. F. Burrow. Ruleville: Vas
sar w. Dacus, Greenwood; ]. l..
Campbell. Inverness; DR.. T. w. Fos-
ter, Tunica; w. F. Stubblefield, va
zoe City; r. /. Ralston, Coahoma; s.
F. Witherspoon, Greenville; A E
Graham, Shaw; DR.. R. P. Crump.
Nitta Cuma; J. NJ. Power, Belzoni: c.
S. Glassco, GreenvilIe; J. NJ Ander-
son, GreenvilIe; John L. Hebron. Lee
land; Marcus Kaufman. Rosedale; E
P. Mangum, Tunica; L. N Rivers,
Marks; P. H. Thornton. Charleston;
Judge Pat Henry, Vicksburg; A. H.
Gardner, Greenwood; Dr. \. ]. Ware.
Greenville; S. c. Longino Clarksdale;
j. H. O'Neal, Clarksdale; Frank Jones,
Greenwood; Norfleet Hawkins, swan
Lake.
Ashland.-Lincoln Mcconnell, form
er COW puncher, detective, attorney
and minister, now one of the foremost
lyceum men in the United States, lee
tured here. DR.. Mcconnell gave his
famous lecture. "Grouches, Theu
Cause and Cure a lecture that is
known to have prevented the break
ing UP of a number of homes on ac-
count of domestic difficulties. DR..
Mcconnell came under the auspices
of the lyceum course of the consoli-
dated school.
Jackson.-HOn. John B. Ricketts,.
OF Jackson, fIoater representative
from Kinds and Yazoo counties in the
Legislature, rendered his resignation
to the governor and viii leave for
GreenviIe, S. c., where he has ac-
a position as trust officer and
OF the mortgage and securI-
ties department of the Farmers Loan
and Trust company. Mr.. Ricketts,
viii have to be elected in
a special election.
Estes Mill.-A pleasant reunion of
old Confederate soldiers, who gather
ed near Carthage to celebrate the |
birthday of one OF their comrades, J. |
E. 9lurphy, took place. Mr.. Murphy |
is in his seventy-5ixth year The |
boys" who saw service with him re
counted many incidents that occurred !
in those stirring days. a sumptuous I
repast was spread and enjoyed by all |
Brookhaven.-The Lincoln county /
committee, appointed by +
he Mississippi tuberculosis Assoeia- |
ion, may requisition SO per cent of /
he local seal sales. The committee I
will work in close cooperation with
he local Red Cross chapter. the coun-
y health officer, Parents and Teach
srs' Club and federated clubs doing
health work.
Hazlehurst.-Al Burrage, son of F
,. Burrage of Gallman, died at the
nome of his father near Gallman. He
vas As years of age and we'll known
n this county, but had lived in Ark
lnsas for several years. He was on
yisit TO his father and was taken to
lis death bed while here.
Hazlehurst.-Rev Frank Purser.
pastor Of the First Baptist church
lere, officiated at runaway mar
4ags ceremony, uniting MIR. Johu
emple of Valley Park, Miss, and
Hiss Charlotte Womack of Rolling
'ork, Miss.
Brookhaven.-Mr and Mrs. w. o.
'eets, parents of Private William V.
'eets, "A, who died in Ge. man hos
ital Jan. 81, 1919, received a mes
age from the war department that
he body would be sent her.
Flora-Edgar Dukes, the 16-year-
Id son Of MIR. and Mrs Virden Dukes.
as instantly killed VIII lie employed
5 steam tamper man at the ginnery
the Flora Commercial company. 7
Jackson.-In a statement Gov. Rus
ell stated that he was emphatically
pposed TO Gov. Parker's suggestion
} close down cotton gins as means
{ raising the price Of cotton. +
Senatobia.-The grand jury in ses-
ion here returned Is true bills. charg- <
lg crimes ranging from dice shooting !
, premeditated murder.
Maben.-Stepping with tbs agility
man of hardly 20. ]. T. Collins, /
ssiding in Webster county. came to Z
upora to attend 10 sonn matters in
onnection with peusisn of the Mex {
AN war, in which he participated. :
If. Collins is SO years old. {
Hattiesburg.-A d meeting Of the
Mississippi Methodist Conference hos 7
ital commission. held here. the COM t
lission decided TO accept the offer c
the Kings daughters and purchase I
lie hospital ri that organization in e
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Blue NJ sdntain.-Miss Willard Muir.