The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-14

Gathered from AuCor-
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

Mathiston.-Mrs Euretta Harve,
mother of Confederate veteran, VIII
resides with her daughter. Mrs w. A
Hays, Walthall, Miss, was presente
with beautiful gold bar of honor b.
Judge T. L. Lamb of Eupora, Miss. il
behalf of the Confederate Memoria
Association. Mrs. Harvey will have al
tanned her Goth year the 10th of Au
gust.
Grenada--The board of trustees o
the city public schools, acting upon the
advice of DIR. j. w. Young. the county
health officer, and DR.. P G. Pope
county health director. has orderet
for an indefinite period of time. owing
to the fact that there are several cases
of scarlet fever in Grenada among the
1 school children
NatcheZ.-With the exception of the
districts flooded by back water of trib
utaries of the Mississippi river, the
danger from flood conditions in this
district has been greatly reduced, al
though an element of danger will re-
main until the water of the Mississippi
| Is no longer against the 1evees.
Ashland-H. L. Smith, county agent,
and Miss Anise Browning, home agent.
in charge of club work among the
women and girls of the county, visited
the Liberty community, where they
were met by a large crowd of the citi-
zens of that community to talk over
home problems.
Meridian.-The resignation of DR..
D. c. Hull as superintendent for the
past ten years of the Meridian city
schools has been accepted by the trus-
tee board, and Prof. w. C. Williams,
superintendent of the public schools of
McComb City, has been elected his
successor.
Gloster.-After two of the most sue
cessful years of work of any pastor
that Galilee Baptist church has ever
had, DR.. w. e. Farr has resigned, eff
fective in September. at which time
he goes west to be with his sick wife.
Blue Mountain.-W. r. Avis e Son
one of the leading live stock concerns
OF this county. has shipped out of Tip
pah during recent weeks 80 solid cars
Of hogs. containing approximately 5000
head, and six solid cars of cattle.
Sturgis.-The greatest agricultural
rally in the history of Oktibbeha coun-
ty was held here, when between 5000
and 1000 people gathered for an all
day consideration of topics of COM
munity development.
Marks.-The Sunflower Baptist AS
ISOLATION closed a most interesting and
successful Sunday school convention
here. Delegates from Tunica. Coaho-
ma, Tallahatchie and Sunflower coun-
ties were present.
Starkville.-The Consolidated school 1
at Self creek, in this county, was ae-
molished by the cyclone a few days |
ago, and the people of that community |
are preparing to rebuild on the same |
site.
Tupelo.-Tupelo High School has &C
copied the challenge issued by West
Point High School for a dual track
meet and has named Okolona for the
place of the meet and the date May IA.
$500
Amory.-The prospects for anything
ike a crop OF corn or cotton is very
gloomy in this part of the country be-
:ause of the excessive rains.
Lambert.-A wind and rainstorm of
errific force struck Lambert Several
negro houses were blown completely
lway, fences and trees were blown
Town in every section of the town.
Greenville.-The Greenville Savings
bank & Trust Company has awarded
-contract for enlarging and remodel
ng its bank building.
Senatobia. - The entire faculty of
he city school was reelected by the
directors at recent meeting, with an +
Increase in salary.
Hattiesburg-The revival services
{ the First Baptist Church, conducted
y the pastor, DR.. w. E. Marlborough,
ave ended.
Coldwater. = Teachers have been
lected here for another session. Sal
ries have been raised from 25 to 40
er cent.
Crystal Springs.-The most serious
ituation confronting the truck grow
rs at this time is the matter of labor
Shannon.1Rain again has broken
ito the farmers work in this vicinity.
Meridian.-By an overwhelming ma
,rity Meridian favored issuance of
onds to the amount of $4,000 for
rogram of municipal Improvements,
I'D by q two-thirds majority voted
aarter amendment giving the munich
atty supervision over all public
tilities.
Jacksonville first annual meeting
the Mississippi Shorthorn Breeders
ssociation was held here by two
ore men interested in this particu-
r breed. Officers of the association
ere reelected.