The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-01-23
Brief News Of Mississippi

Como.-Local bank reports show a
increase In business over any previou
: year.
Boonevilfe.-The new year finds tn
First Baptist church in a prosperou
condition.
Ripley-The winter term of tn,
Ttppah county circuit court convened
here, with Hon. c. Lee Crum, Judge
presiding.
Crystal Springs.-The building com
mittee OF the new Methodist church
I met and decided to forego further
building until early spring.
Tupelo.-The sessions of the uppe,
Mississippi conference are excellently
attended. The bishops morning talks
are interesting and well received.
| Vicksburg.-Au increase of mem
bership from 20 TO 40 for the year
1919 was reported at the annual meet
| ing OF the Vicksburg board of trade.
Tupelo.-At a meeting of the Lee
county teachers association, motion
to indorse compulsory school at
tendance law was unanimously carried
Corinth.-Pastors OF the Tishomingo
Baptist association held meeting
here at the First Baptist church TO or
ganize a permanent pastors confer
ence.
Blue Mountain.-Blue Mountain en-
Joys the unique distinction OF being
the most elevated town In Mississippi.
Its altitude being nearly 1000 feet
above sea level.
Blue Mountain. Blue Mountain
Camp ia. Woodmen of the World.
which is one of the largest units OF
the order in this section of Mississfppi.
has elected officers.
Hattiesburg.-The locating commits
sion Of the Mississippi conference OF
the Methodist church has purchased
the South Mississippi Infirmary from
DR.. w. w. Crawford
Meridian.-The Meridian board of
trade and cotton exchange announces
that the Matty Hersee Charity hos
pital here will be bought outright,
freed of all debt and decided to the
Natchez.-The Natchez chamber of
commerce received notification from |
he interstate commerce commission |
hat final hearing in the Natchez- |
Louisiana commodity cases will be |
leld in New Orleans beginning Feb
'uary 8.
Natchez.-Much interest is being
in the section of Franklin
'ounty adjoining Adam In the move
nent to establish a new county to be
Composed Of parts OF Franklin, Wilkin-
on and Amite. with Gloster as the
ounty seat.
Blue Mountain-Mrs E. s. Ellzey of
his place has made her escape from
be East Mississippi Insane Hospital
t Meridian, according to a telegram
ent from that institution to Sheriff
L
Crystal Springs.-Julia Evans killed
hog that dressed 401 pounds The
og reduced rs pounds of lard, which
these times of the high cost of liv.
lg makes it worth while to have
og or two in the backyard A great
any farmers have saved their own
eat this season. {
Como.-The first appointment in
idvance conferences" for the every
ember canvass OF the rural churches
the Sardis district NJ. E. church
nth, to aid in securing funds for local
lurch work, was conducted in the
lstors study of the First Methodist
lurch at Sardis for the Sardis circuit.
realty and person.
ty assessment rolls of Sunflower
unity for last year charged the then
leriff Watson with a valuation of
G, 063. 599, and his settlement with
e supervisors showed that he had
l.ected over 96 per cent of that
lount
VlckS burg.-At a very enthusiastic |
seting Of the Vicks burg Warren
unity memorial association, it was
aGimously resolved to raise a fund
$4,000 for the purpose of erecting
memorial to the memory of the sol
rs who served in the world war and
'se who lost their lives in the serv-
of their country.
reenville.-Sheriff and Tax Colleo-
George B. Alexander Of Washing
county was the first of the retiring
riffs in the state to make his final
tiement with the state auditor of "
bic accounts at Jackson. Mr.. Alex I.
Ter collected IN the month of De- g
nber just passed from the taxpay- Il
OF Washington county. 1851 ,50042. 81
total tax collections for the year ~
9 were s90S,SeS.5 81, showing Wash o.
ton county to be one of the largest u
paying counties In the state.
.gricultural College, With an inf