The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-04-09

adjourned for the. term
Carthage.-On account of the pre-
| vailing influenza epidemic the public
school was suspended.
observation-disclosures have been elect
ed by Laurel Lodge No. 1000, B. r. O.
| of Eiks for the ensuing term.
Ellisviile.-Rev. z. j. Taylor. aged
Sc years. a Confederate veteran, and
local Methodist minister, died in a
| hospital in Laurel.
Natchez.-The first White Shrine
chapter in Mississippi was instituted
here by j. F. Herd, Waterman of shep-
herds OF the Memphis chapter.
Shannon.-The j. I. Spencer Post,
No. II. American Legion, was organ
| lied here The post Is named for j.
Ivey Spencer. who was reared at this
place.
Lexington.-A Yazor, & Mississippi
| Valley train was wrecked west of here
when making return trip from
Tchula- A bridge was undermined.
which caused the accident.
Carthage-This town will soon have
another bank, the stock having been
subscribed. The capitalization will
probably be $4,000. The institution
will commence business in a new
building.
Meridian.-In furtherance of the
| x,,Ovop,auf IN flio county fo, ,,,,ro h,a1
beef and dairy cattle the Lauderdale
| County Bull Association has been or
ganized by the election of five direc-
tors.
New Albany-Tte Presbyterian
Church of New Albany. whose pastor
resigned recently, to accept the dean
ship OF Bryson College, Fayetteville
Tenn, is having some difficulty in Sc
curing a pastor.
Crystal Springs.-Ground was brok
en- for the foundation for the new
brick building that will be erected on
Marion avenue by r. NJ. Dickson &
| Son. The building, when completed,
viii be an ornament to Marion avenue
GreenvilIe-The Menges Motor
Truck Company, a new industrial en-
terprise here, has purchased the
Churchill compress grounds and ware
house. to be used as the factory site
for tie manufacture of motor trucks.
Pontotoc-A chamber of commerce
was organized at Pontotoc. Answer
ing a call of the mayer. large ard
enthusiastic mass meeting was he'd
in the county courthouse at this place
for the purpose Of organizing such
body.
Natchez.-The result of the cant
paign i'll Adams county for funds with
which to aid in the erection upon the
battlefield of the Marine an appropri-
ate tribute to France has been most
successful The subscriptions came
entirely from school children of the
county.
Blue Mountain.-To promote a high
er degree of cooperation among the
different churches Of this faith in the
county some of the leading Presby-
terians in Tippah county have as
sumed the financial responsibility for
the printing of semi-monthly relig-
ious periodical, the Tippal Presby-
terrain.
attiesburg-Owing to the fact
that tie business of the Chamber OF
Commerce Of this city has a growing
work the offices have been moved
from the Citizens Bank building to
the Y. NJ. C. A., where one of the as
sembly rooms will be occupied and
the auditorium of the building used
for its meetings.
MISUNDERSTANDING the interest
that is being developed in the can
ming and poultry clubs of the county,
Miss Katherine Staley, home eco
nomics agent, is holding meetings with
the girls in every community where
such clubs exist and they are making
plans for greater showing this year
than ever before.
Greenwood.-S. E. and ]. w. Barn
well claim to have grown the cham
pion bale of staple cotton in the delta
on their farm in North Greenwood,
near the Tallahatchie river. The cot
for $1,000. This cotton was grown on
one and one-fourth acres Of ground
and only the first picking went into
the bale
West Point.-During the months of
February and Marc1 there has been
given in Clay county by the home
demonstration agent, Miss Nellie May
Wells, and her co-workers, winter
short course for women and girls, by
which % demonstrations in cooking
and table service have been given and
all phases Of club work taught to the
girls. Eight state workers have Wis
lied Clay county during this period to
lend their valuable assistance In Or
ganization and demonstration work.
Meridian-The local Y. NJ. C. A. an
nounces the week of April 1919 as
membership week for the association.
All present members are expected to
renew their membership and upwards
of zoo new members are expected to
be secured during the week.