The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-03-05
Magnolia State Happenings


er and merchant OF Elizabeth, Miss.
. who is a member of the 1920 senior
J class of Blue Mountain College, has
just been unanimously elected to be
queen of the May Of this great schoo
for girls which is the highest possible
social distinction in reach of a student
during her college days here.
Blue Mississippi Heights
Academy, which suffered n serious re
duction in its enrolment during the
world war. has recovered from the de,
3 pleting effects of the enlistment OF
its students and has now enrolled con-
siderably more than 200 boys. most of
whom are boarding pupils President
j. E. Brown has been here for 16 con
secutive years.
Winona.-The continued rains dur
ing the fall and winter have caused
the roads throughout the county to be-
come bad and in some instances i'm
passable. This condition has caused
the good roads advocates of the coun-
ty to get busy. and during this year il
is expected that Montgomery county
will build many miles of hard surface
roads.
/ West Point.-A very enthusiastic
meeting of the Northeast Mississippi
county agents was held in West Point.
at which meeting E. r. Lloyd of Mem
phia was present, as well as r. S.
/ Wilson, director Of extension work of
Mississippi ]. w. Willis, assistant di-
rector of extension, and VI. NJ. Beden-
bough, district agent.
! Misunderstanding the last so days
the rainfall has been so light. though
frequent, that the ground, except in
the public roads. is but little saturat-
ed. and mule teams that have been
drawing logs to the sawmills here and
there are now hitched to the plows
and farmers are preparing to plant
early corn.
Yazoo City-Yazoo county's COM
mittee for the investigation of the mat
ter OF establishing sweet potato cur
ing plant in Yazoo City met in this
city and determined upon general
meeting of residents of Yazoo City
Yazoo county in the near future for
the public discussion of the plans.
cksburg-The Grand Chapter of
Masons closed the Vicksburg meeting.
]. D. Brooks retires as grand high
priest after a most successful years
service others were advanced step.
except the grand secretary. the grand
treasurer, grand lecturer and grand
sentinel, who were reelected.
= BoyIe-At a meeting Of the stock
holders of the Bogue Phalia Outing
Club. held here Feb "a. officers were
ing of seven members. selected from
Cleveland, Boyle and Shaw Miss, also
horse and grounds committee, were
appointed.
Greenwood.-A very profitable meet
ing of county home demonstrati
agents has just ended here. Mrs. Del
"a Alley, district agent, was in charge.
Ashland C NJ. Rowland has been
suffering from very unusual accident
FOR several days. He was bitten on
the calf OF the leg by an angry mule.
due uounidIu-D. Ok duuOtHs
proprietor of chain of business con-
Germs in this county,. has just opened
new establishment here.
Shelby-Allie L. CASTOR. one of the
leading negro teachers of Bolivar coun-
ty, was buried at Union Hill church.
Blue Mountain.-Though only IA or
oil % fr
chester. KY. has taken the scholar
ship honors of Blue Mountain College
for the first term of the current ses
sion
Winona.-The details for an inter
county normal to be held at Grenada |
beginning July and running through I
Aug Is have been worked out in |
meeting here of the leading educators /
of this section.
Aberdeen. = Burglars entered the |
dry goods store of NJ Lasky and broke |
open his safe. They took what money /
was in the safe, but overlooked large |
batch of Liberty bonds.
Kosciusko. = Quite an enjoyable |
dance was given at Kosciusko Tuesday |
night by the young men OF Kosciusko |
TO the young ladies of the city and Wis
ting young ladies.
Hattiesburg-SeveraI robberies have
been committed IN Hattiesburg lately |
Most of the ehold-ups netted the rob |
Der nothing, but gave the victims a |
good scare.
Kilmichael. = Fire destroyed the |
church and a large barn /
at Huntsville ten miles southeast OF |
here. several days ngo. The barn was |
burned first and but ror efforts OF citi.
zens several storehouses would have /
been destroyed.
AckerTnan.EThe local Methodists /
held their first quarterly conference.
presided over by Rev. A. c. McCorkle,
Of Durant. in the absence of Presiding |
Elder Brown. who is sick The pas
tors salary was increased between
$500 and $500.