The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-11-05

ing for the current scholastic year:
Saturday. Nov. Is, Agricultural High
School: Saturday, Dec. II, Holly
Springs High School; Friday. Jan. 16
Byhalia Consolidated Scnool; Friday
Feb. IS, Potts Camp Consolidated
School: Friday, March II. Red Banks
Consolidated School The annual field
day on the grounds OF Holly Springs
high school is to be held April % TO
"a, 1921.
Jacksonville first session Of the
public health nurses conference was
held at Poindexter school, which is
equipped with scales. weight charts.
examination blanks, tape measures,
tongue depressors and other things
needed for the demonstration of the
state child welfare program, and was
well attended BY mothers, teachers
and nurses. DR.. Edith B. Lowry. d.
rector of the bureau of child welfare.
gave most interesting and instruct
I'VE demonstration and talk
Bude.-News reached this place of
the tragic death of Hardy Carraway.
so, a farmer living eight miles south
east of here. He, with several others.
was in the woods hunting wild hogs,
when large one which he was trying
to dislodge from under cover where it
had taken refuge, made a rush at him
and in doing 50 almost severed his leg
from mis- body with its tusks Death
resulted in a very short time from loss
OF blood.
Sunflower-An enthusiastic meet
ing OF the members OF Gen. Earl Van
Dorm Legion Post was held TO reor-
game the post and elect officers Tor
the REMAINDER OF 1920 and for 1921.
The following We're selected: H a
Miller, post commander; F. c. Barnes,
vice commander; E. w Williams,
post adjutant; E. H. Higdon, post in
surance officer; Geo. n. Freeman, his /
-orian, and V. F. Archibald, chaplain. /
Bude.-The 10th annual session of !
he Miss ssippi Baptist association re
;ently competed its labors. having /
net with Mount Zion church on its I
centenary anniversary. Hon. William T
Cousy OF Amite county, who has /
eryed his county in both houses of +
he AIississ. ppi legislature, was re /
lected moderator, having continu-
'usly served in this capacity Tor the I
last 10 years.
Jacksonville agricultural depart
nent has been advised Of a new plan
or fighting the boil weavI. -ow be-
ng prepared by United States gov
rnment Commencing Jan. l, motion
'ictures will be distributed by the
United States department of agricui-
lre showing how the boil weev1 can
e controlled by the use of calcium
rsenate poisons applied by busting
machines.
Greenwood.-At the weekly luncheon
the Kiwanis CLUB OF this city
ommittee was appointed with s. L.
win as chairman to draft resolutions
rotesting against the proposed in
rease of rates Icy the Cumberland
telephone and Telegraph company.
nd that a copy CT same be forwarded
} the state railroad commission, be
ore which a hearing will be given
he company.
Agricultural College-FulIy LOCO
tudents attending the Mississippi A.
II. College were assembled in the
onege chapel for the weekly chapei
xercises. The feature was an ad
ress by DR.. Alfred w Hume vice
hancellor Of the University of AIissis,
ippi. who has been connected WITH
lat institution for more than thirty
ears.
West Point.-A picturesque group
people arrived here. consisting OF
harlie Dinas and wife, his brother.
ercule Dinas, and George Stevens
Greece. and a young lcdy named
iss Mary Grivam OF Athens. In
ew York she was met by Angelo
tevens of this city. The latter two
re engaged TO be married.
Crystal Springs-This town was
terally canned" last week. Prof.
arber, the ant man." put a force of
men and boys to work distributing
filled with ant poison in
5 crusade against the Argentine
1t, hanging Gp 5000 cans OF the poi
n throughoutthe city.
Blue Mountain Mrs. J. z. Brown,
ife of PresiG.at ]. E. Brown OF
ississipDi Heights academy, was the /:
lly official representative Of the To-
j ". c. :. Z. at the state conven-
IA at :. est Point. I
Hay ehurst-The game laws are
wv permitting hunters to carry the
L. for squirrels, and those who went
, hunt for these game animals say
ey are plentiful this season. ,
Starkville.-Owing TO the last daSt
nflietiag with the revival in prog
SIS at present, the fiddlers' CONSIST
II take place on the night of Ncy. 5.
Blue in-Approximately 200
Us ard girls Of the student body cf
ppa County Agricultural High Q
hool were given general physica' o
aminations by specialists Of the a
pnah county health unit, under the i
rection of DR.. A. d. Tisdale.