The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-07-02
Brief News of
Mis- sippi

been elected president Of the Citizens
National bank Of this city.
Canton.-V G. Martin, county dem
onstration agent for Madison county
will make a circuit of Madison county
IN the interest Of dairying.
TupeIo,-The dentists of Northeast
Mississippi. representing "A counties,
met here and organized the Northeast
Mississippi Dental Society
Blue Mountain.-H. L. Smith, the
newly employed farm agent in Benton
county, is shipping many cattle for the
Bentonians in cooperative shipments.
Indianola-The autmobile and log
wagon taxes collected in Sunflower
county. as turned in by Sheriff Cox
for the last fiscal year, amounted to
$1,000.
Senatobia.-Mfss Eva Caldwell of
Scottsboro, Ala, is the new county
agent for Tate county. She is making
a tour Of all the clubs Of the county
and reports much interest being taken
by the club girls.
fernando The first cotton bloom
reported in DeSoto county was receiv-
ed by G. Il. Emersin & Co. from the
farm of Mcintosh Bros. The cotton
crop has progressed wonderfully with
in the past ten days.
Meridian.-G Good progress is being
made toward installing the 100000
stockyards in Meridian, the p ans and
specifications already being drawn for
the yards and everything being done to
push the project forward.
Agricultural CoIlege.-The 1920 sum
mer normal of A. and NJ. col eye has
reached an enrolment which makes it I
the greatest normal in the history Of |
the college and one of the largest nor /
mails ever conducted in Mississippi
AIoorbead.-Sa Bianco Of Baird, /
has just purchased three business lots /
in MoOrhead and has closed a contract /
for the erection of three brick stores.
Five new residences are now under
construction and contracts have been
let for several more.
University With F. c. Jenkins. SUI
perintendent of the city schools OF
Kosciusko presiding, and one of the
largest crowds in the history OF the
present. the state high
school conference convened here.
Many prominent school men are here.
Crystal Springs-The Crystal Springs
canning company opened its doors for
business for the season. The canning
has installed up-tO-date ma
chinery and is prepared to take care
CT a large quantity of tomatoes, beans,
okra and other vegetables grown here.
JacksOn.-Or. w. S. Leathers, secre-
tary and executive officer Of the Mis-
5 'ssippi state board of health has pre-
pared summary of results Of ~he ex-
aminations held this week. The pro-
portion of those who were successful
In responding to the tests is much
greater than usual.
Crystal SprinGs.-A large number Of
the vegetable brokers representing
commission men left here for points in
Tennessee where the vegetable move
nent viii begin in a few days. The
season here has not been as profita-
lie as formerly due to rail conditions |
md tie uncertainty of deliveries
Jacksonville Mississippi Retail z
furniture Dea ers' association was or. Y
,anized at the Jackson Board of Trade r
oOms, a number of dealers from over
he state being present. S. G. Wilson
# Greenwood was elected president,
Z. w. Hinton. Jr., of Greenwood was
lected vice president; NJ. D. Field of
ackson, secretary-treasurer. 7
CoIumbus-At a meeting of the dairy
nd livestock interests of Lowndes c
ounty and the Columbus territory I
eld in this city the Lowndes county +
association was formally y
rganized with the election of the fol-
owing officers. Lon Freeman, presi-
ent; A. B. Carter, vice president; w.
}. Bishop, secretary and treasurer. U
Moorhead.-The meeting of the Mis- e
issippi railroad commissioners and C
ffica Of the Y & NJ. V Railroad a
ompany and Southern in Mississippi. n
rhich was to have been held at Moor n
cad on July l, has been postponed fl
ntil July ?. This has been called by c;
ne railroad commission in the inter
st of a new union depot at Moor
cad. o.
Vicks burg.-Capt. William T. Rigby 81
hartman of the Vicksburg National Ell
Hillary Park, has received a letter ST
ON Frederick ,. Tilgham of New ca
ork stating that the equestrian statue tn
mis- father, the lamented Confeder 70
-e brigadier general Lloyd Tilgman. Sc
no was killed at Champions Hill, will bl
? erected IN the park. The cost will m
? $4,000 or $4,000. m
Bay ST. Louis.--An event O. unusual
terest and one that attracted large &C
'owd of ouT-of-town visitors was me tn
annual commencement ex- pl
Of st. Stanislaus college which ia
ok place at the college auditorium gt
pl
Jackson.-Mrs. NJ. S. Dodds, super
sof OF home economics club work in
,uthwest Mississippi, which includes pi
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