The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-10-14

county Baptist association during the
past few days.
Natchez-The Natchez Chamber of
Commerce is arranging for a cream
cry week" for Adams county, to be
held in November.
/ Observation-Disclosures and directors
Of the Mississippi State Retail Coal
Dealers association met at the Cham
Der OF Commerce recently.
Hernando.-Mr A. B. Lauderdale,
merchant and planter and one of the
foremost citizens Of DeSoto county,
is dead. after an illness OF several
months.
Jackson-W. F. Bond. state super
intendent of education, is just back
from Walthall and Lawrence counties,
where he spoke in the Better School
Week" campaign and from which he
predicts the best of results.
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Jackson.-Dr. w. 8. feathers has
left for Magee with DR.. Tom Reagan,
of Union, who was in the city for
meeting Of the executive board OF the
state department OF health, to visit
the sanitarium
Coldwater.-Ideal weather for har-
vesting the hay crop has prevailed in
this section, and the farmers are busy
saving this important crop. Hay is
exceptionally fine this season, and the
Coldwater territory has produced a
bumper crop.
Jackson.-Gov. Lee Russell has no
titled Secretary Harvey Jordan of the
American cotton association Of the
appointment of delegates from Missis-
sippi to the annual convention of that
body in Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 1929.
Aberdeen.-The federal grand jury,
has adjourned. United States District
Attorney L. E. Oldham examined over
a hundred witnesses before the grand
jury and that body found 81 true bills
There were 80 convictions in two days.
Most of them were whisky cases.
Biloxi.-Rev Father Peter Keen
an. for is years pastor of st. Eliza
beth's church at Clarksdale. Miss, has
arrived here to assume his duties as
pastor OF the Church OF the Nativity
of this city, the post held for 25 years
by the late Father Alphonso Ketels.
Walthall.-The board of supervisors !
OF this county is still in session and |
has a considerable volume OF business |
demanding its attention. The board I
readily responded to the wish OF the t
farmers OF the county by passing an |
order to retain the present county :
agent for term of two years at the I
same salary.
West Point-The sale of w. c.
Lundy & Son, conducted under the ~.
pervision of the Mississippi Jersey
cattle club. has been held with an i'm
mense crowd attending. The people
of Mississippi are more interested in
the perfection of the breeding of Jer-
sey cows than ever before.
Marks.-Physicians of Quitman
county met at the Marks hospital re-
Gently and organized the Quitman
County Medical Society for the pur-
pose of protecting the profession in
all of its branches, to better cooper
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county and state, to aid the profession
at large and for the uplift of the com
mon good of the people.
Blue Mountain.-Private Mark p.
Fowler, u. s. marine corps, A. e. F.,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. l. w Fowler of
this place, who was killed in the Ar
yonne forest exactly one week before
fH.a ut, - 49, l
the signing or the armistice, has been
in Arlington National cemc-
terry. his body having been shipped TO
from New York.
Jackson.-Insurance Commissioner
T. NJ. Henry has announced that In
he event OF the decision OF Chancel-
or Stricken is favorable to the insur-
snce companies. If the companies de-
sire to resume business in the state,
hey need not stand back on foImali-
les. but may begin Immediately TO
write business and qualify in the
meantime.
Jackson.-Big Brother Fred w.
Long, secretary OF the Mississippi
Sunday School association, reports to
us executive committees L0aC Tor the
six months ending Sept. 80 thare
nave been held in the state 43 cum
y and 81 beat Sunday school conven-
ions and 50 Sunday school rallies,
'eaching over 10000 workers and
riends.
Blue Mountain.-Carroll league, a
'oung white man of Union county. has
,een locked up in the county jail on !
! charge OF having stolen a horse from
! hitching yard in his county. 1t is
aid that he has confessed the offense
t is alleged that he took the stolen :
lorse to Houston, where he traded it
or another animal, going on to Oko-
ona, where he was apprehended
Brookhayen.-Mrs. Goodman, who
eft her home in McComb apparently
n good health, in order to visit her
on-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. !
Walter BUTT of Brookhaven, sudden
Y fell dead aboard the Illinois Cen
raj passenger train which arrived in
his city shortly before noon. Fellow 4
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