The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-02

Ethel.-Roy Lane, aged about II, a
son OF Mr.. Bob Lane of Weir, was &C
cidentally killed while squirrel hunting
i with another boy.
Embellishments has been
made that the big mills of the Tombig-
/, bee cotton mills company will resume
operation soon, after having been
closed down for five months.
Jackson.-Rura Hilbun, state super
visor of negro education, is just back
| from Jones county, which he reports
as having made conspicuous progress
along educational lines within the past
| two years.
/ Senatobia.-The brothers OF It. p.
| Veazey, who was shot and seriously
wounded by a negro farm hand, have
offered a reward of $3.50 for the cap
ture of the negro dead or alive.
Jonestown-The high school will
open in Jamestown on Sept 19. Prof.
and Mrs. Walker, the principals, have
returned to Jamestown.
Walthall.-The school board of Web
ster county has decided that the pub
lie free school term shall begin on Oc..
3, and that the compulsory attendance
law, which will be strictly enforced,
starting Oct. II.
Starkville.-The formal opening OF
the StarkviIle public school will take
place Tuesday morning. Sept. 6. The
school reached it's capacity limit last
season.
Lexington.-Shipme OF jimpscn
leaves from this town are unusually
large this season. The crop is large
and the weather has been good for cur
ing them. The price is not as good az
it was last year, but the crop is larger.
acknowledgements Bradley has
begun work on that part of the Lone
Star highway located in his district
west OF Crosby's bridge on Leaf river.
The highway will pass by Ellisville,
extend to Laurel and on to Wayne
county.
EllisyiIle.-Work on the consoli-
dated school building at Union, ten
nicely, and it is expected to be finish
ed by Oct. 1.
Jackson.-Sam Wood, supervisor OF
vocational education under the Smith
Bankhead act of congress, is just back
from his vacation spent in Nashville,
Tenn, his old home.
Brooksville.-The Boy Scouts of
America, troop No. 1, in charge of
Scoutmaster ]. N. McMorries, have
left for a weeks camp at Kalala
Springs.
exington.-Lexington is to have
cooperative business school. T. c.
Brown, who has been chancery court
stenographer of the second district of
Mississippi, but prior to that time con-
Quoted the Queen City business col
lege, OF Meridian, has moved here and
opened a day and night business
school.
Yazoo City.-A meeting of the Yazoo
City commercial club is intended to
be the forerunner of booster" cam.
paign for Yazoo City.
Houston.-Prof- Geo. D. Riley, super
intendent of education, has set the
date for the teachers examination 10
be had here at the court house for the
white teachers on Sept L, and g. The
colored teachers will have their exam
ination on Sept. is, 16 and IT,.
fernando William l.. Bledsoe, a
prominent young man of fernando,
shot and killed himself in his bedroom
here No cause can be assigned for
his suicide.
Philadelphia.-The Methodist and
Presbyterian churches have been hold
ing a union revival for 10 days.
Jacksonville office OF the secre-
tary of the state board OF penitentiary
trustees has been notified Of the es-
cape of Erman Boston, a negro sent up
from Coahoma county in January Of
this year, on five-year sentence for
manslaughter. Boston escaped from
Camp No. z, Parchman farm, C. C.
Coen, sergeant, on Aug. IS.
Jacksonville governor has approx
ed the charter or incorporation or For
rest county orchard company of Hat
tiesburg The capital stock is $4,000,
and they will engage in horticulture
and farming.
Dumas.-Dr. Will NJ hurry, for
more than 25 years leading practlc-
ing physician of this place, now state
treasurer OF Mississippi, has been
guest OF honor here during his recent
visit to Tippah county.
Dumas.-Rey. Hatley M. 'Armor, n
prominent Christian evangelist, has
just begun a revival here at the Chris
tian church. which will run for per-
haps 10 days.
Jackson.-Miss Mabel Styre, secre-
tary OF the state fair association, has
issued the new premium list for the
coming state fair, which is to be held
here Oct. 1922. The list contains |
number OF new features, and is the |
largest ever issued.
Jackson.-F. J. Hubbard, director OF |