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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
600 cures Bilious Fever.
Monroe County Farm Bureau
Meetings.

In order to get our marketing
program under way. there will be
held meetings at the following
places:
Gibson. Monday. Aug. 20. 8p. m.
Nettleton, Tuesday. Aug. 30, 3
o. m,
Wren, Tuesday, Aug. 80. s p. m.
Strong. Wednesday, Aug. 81,
3 d. m.
Hamilton, Wednesday. Aug. 81,
g pm.
smithville, Thursday, Sept. /,
2 p. m.
Darracott. Thursday. Sept. /,
8 p. m.
General farm bureau and mar
Keting meetings will also be held
In Amory. Friday, Sept. 2, at 2 p.
M, and Aberdeen, Saturday. Sept
3. at 2 p. m.
1t Is very important that all
farmers and live stock men attend,
as they are held for their benefit.
Prominent marketing experts from
Department of Agriculture will as
sist in these meetings.
E. B. HELLER.
Secretary of Board of Directors
Monroe County Farm Bureau
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26

In any kind of fight it's the
weakest man who always loses.
By himself the farmer is weak; by
selling with thousands of other
farmers he will be strong And az
| figure it out, no matter what hap
pens, we farmers can't be any
worse off by maxim ourselves
strong. Progressive Farmer.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Senator vardaman Cancels Dates

Senator Vardaman. owing to
overexertion addressing throngs of
people duIfing the recent hot wealth
e.. has been compelled to cancel all
speaking dates which had been
announced for August. We I'M
derstand that his general health is
excellent and that cancellation of
dates for August was advised by
his physician.
1t was done. we Judge, to con-
serve physical endurance when his
voice and presence will be demand
ed on the hastings by the people of
Mississippi in one of the most i'm
portant campaigns that has ever
been fought out in the state.
Senator Vardaman has the same
pep.- oratorioal vigor and physical
endurance that have characterized
his campaigns heretofore. 1t is
wise for him to conserve strength to
fight the great battle that is pend.
ing.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Rat-Snap Beats The Best trap
Ever Made" Mrs. Emily
Shaw Saws

My husband bought s. trap.
bought a 65c box Of RAT-sNAP.
The trap only caught rats. but
RAT-SNAP killed y in week
Pm never without RAR-SNAP.
Reckon | couldn't raise chick with
out it." RAT SNAP comes in cakes.
Three sizes. 35c, 65c. $1.25.
Sold and guaranteed by the Phoenix
Drug Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
a26-4t
School Board Meeting

The School Board of Monroe Coun-
ty will meet in Court House, County
Superintendent office. Wednesday
September 7th. 10 a. IN. The pur-
pose of the meeting will be to define
boundaries of school districts. make
alterations therein. and to dispose of
such other business as will come I'M
der Jurisdiction of said Board.
H. @. HOWELL,
a26-2t Supt. Education.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Obituaries. Tributes and
Cards of Thanks.

Obituaries and cards Of thanks will be accep
ed and published In The Weekly. st charge of
one cent word for each word contained. Trib-
utes of respect and resolutions eliminating from
lodges. churches or similar organizations. @
charge Of one cent q word viii be made and col
cected. Count the words IN your copy and re.
NIT one cent for each word counted IS the cost
Of each publication.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26

Bilbo, who was thought to be a
candidate for the U. 8. Senate made,
a speech at Forest the other day
and surprised gbody by an
nouncing that he was not running
for anything anywhere and proceed
ed to deliver a lecture on morality.
Ripley Sentinel.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Notice of Examinations

White Teachers-The first fall ex-
animation for white teachers will be
held in the Court House, Sept. 1.
and 8. The second fall examination
will be help Sept. 10. Is and II.
Negro Teachers-The first exami-
nation for negro teachers will be held
in Court House. Sept. 8, and TO-
The second examination will be held
Sept %, % and "A.
II. G.. HOWELL.
a26 1t Supt. Education.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26
Nonresident Notice.
The State of Mississippi,
Comfy Of Monroe.

County CT Monroe.
Lam & Carter Hardware Company
plaintiff, VS.. w. O Willis, defendant.
To w. o. Willis, defendant, you are
hereby commanded TO appear before
the Justice Court of B. B. Brannan, a
Justice court. held in the 4th district
of Monroe county. and said State. on
the fourth Wednesday of September,
it being the 2sth day of September
A. D., 1921. to defend the suit in said
court of the Lam & Carter Hardware
Company. wherein you are named as
defendant.
This the 25th day of August, A. D.,
1921.
B. B. BRANNAN,
Justice of the Peace.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26

The world will also make beaten
path to the door of the man who
uses his lawn mower at 5 a. M
Binghamton Sun.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26

Once the search was for the man
higher up" Now they look for him
in the cellar Pittsburgh Gazette
Times.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26

Wonder who paid the world
bills before Columbus discovered
us2-Nashville Tennessean.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26

666 cures Dengue Fever.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26

The following reprinted from
the Ripley Sentinel truthfully
presents the labor situation in the
United States:
The New York herald., 1921-04-03
NEW PELHAM 1AN PARK TERMINAL eff fire
LEXINGTON AVE SUBWAY.

10 sound too much ike a summer resort
guide, the visitor Is forced 20 admit
that the neghborhood abounds with OPP
portunities for boating. fishing, bathing
and practically all the other outdoor
sports.
Pelham Bay Park is the largest play
ground in the city. II contains i740
2 res ard has water frontaee of more
than nine miles. At tho southermost
10 Of the park IL tho Sl.o00,o00 play
ground and stadium donated to the city
by the Isaac +. Rice Foundation. This
marvellous playhcld now In the process
of construction viii contain golf
course. parade grounds. bowling
greens. baseball diamonds football grid
irons. archery aeds. q library res
taurant, mothers room. wading pools
for the children. boathOuse $50 feet
long with doeking space for motor boats.
rowboats. calling craft and canoes and
bathhouse built for the accommodat
OF 10000 people Tho bathhouse will
cor tain a 100 meteor salt water pool sur
rounded by a stadium with a seating
capacity of 1000.
For those who prefer TO take their ont
door exercise under more exclusive con-
dltlons there arc the Westchester Coun-
try Club, the Travis Island Club and a
rumber Of similar organizations hard by.
Tho Pelham Bay section Is near Vest
chester Village. where the shopping ia
caties are good.
Through the heart Of tho district
sweeps Pelham Bay Parkway. which 70
perhaps the most popular drive IN The
city. II carries the motorist to Pelham,
Trayers Island Now Rochelle, Mamaro-
neck, Harrison, Rye and Port Chester.
The New York herald., 1921-04-03

Thayer himself is neither an architect
nor builder, but he has penchant for
Colonial houses, doubtless because his
forbears came from New England. were
in fact settlers in the Massachusetts, Bay
Colony, and he determined to assume the
responsibility Of the undertaking and
get the JOY out Of 1t himself.
There are just two ways Of build
Ing n house." explained Mr.. Thayer,
bit whimsically. IN relating his expert
ence; "by letting contract and By
days work. You get moro house for
your money on the contract plan, but
you have more fun by days work.
1t was mainly for this reason he de-
clded to adopt the latter plan. although
the fact that the very nature OF he job
made 1t difficult to tell how much work
there was ahead did enter into his de-
liberations. But the plan proved emf
nently satisfactory. and the arrangement
ideal in many ways. For one thing
Mr. Thayer found a congenial soul In
llic Doss carpenter and together they
worked the matter out to happy solu-
ton. Every Weekend found this busy
man OF affairs in close consulta ton
with his co-worker, and In time a new
wing was added and the modern i'm
! provements needed were Installed.
| The house, after a thorough investi-
! cation had been made, was found to
be quite unspoiled except for the fact
/ that the end toward the street had set
| tied somewhat in the century and a
half since 1t was built. The structure
was shored up and the frame work
strengthened. The structural timbers
were found to be in excellent condition.
ard the ceilings, after the plaster had
been removed, were shown to be heavily
beamed with oak. The beams were left
exposed and constitute one OF the most
charming features of the house to-day.
Some fine old wood panelling was
sound in the house. most of which was
aft intact. The dining room was pam
elled on the chimney side and the fine
old flreploce flanked with futed columns.
The original kitchen, now used as q
! lounge, has an enormous fireplace OF the
| o d-fashioned sort, with the brick oven
| Intact The living room also Is richly
endowed in the same fashion. While
most OF the floor had TO be relaId, the
wood was planed and used in the work
of renovation. An old settle was given
new wings and an ancient chest found
along with other ancestral relics left
| behind when the former owner sold the
house. and said by authorities TO be at
| east 100 years older than the dwelling,
was provided with n cover.
4 In order To accommodate Mr.. Thayer's
daughter, Mrs Webb Weeks. for whom
| tho house was intended, as a wedding
| gift, It was necessary to build on a new
wing 10 contain guest rooms and SER
| wants quarters. The building of an ad-
dition was however. child's play com
pared with the task OF building stair
way from the old Kitchen 10 the new
guest room and OF including service
stairway from the new kitchen TO the
! old guest room. The slope OF the roof
made this task difficult one.
| Mr.. Thayer. however solved the prob
lem. FIRST on paper then actually, 50 that
from the standpoint OF efficiency, as well
The New York herald., 1921-04-03
How About a Successor
For the Old Astor House /?
BY THE ODD PARAGRAPuER.

7 TO the need. \ building expert once told
! tho writer that no believed Land values
far too nigh in the best downtown sec
tions to permit OF such venture, but
that excuse won't stand the acid test.
If office buildings are good Investments
under existing conditions why shouldn't
a hotel. which would draw it's patronage
from hundreds of thousands of business
men and Office workers, prove z, success?
Since the removal OF the memorable
Astor House. the Stevens House and
other hotels of lesser Importance, lower
Manhattan has had 10 worry along with
out this much desired convenience. II Is
difficult to understand the apathy or
hotel builders to the situation, unless,
| like so many others who have contem-
plated improvements during the last few
years. they are awaiting more favorable
building conditions.
1t is true that in the last decade OF its
existence the Astor House lost some OF
i.s popularity as hostelry. This may
/ be attributed TO a large extent to OBJ
solete facilities. Never modsrnized. the
| favorite inn of former visiting Presi-
dents and statesmen lacked most OF the
comforts found in the up-to-date hos
! terry. The fact that IL put on mono OF
! the modern frills endeareo il to certain
OF It's older patrons. but also initiated
against its continued success. Tho
d. wntown busint SIS population probably
would have welcomed the retention OF
The old atmosphere" but It had TO havo
ordinary conveniences.
About o year or so after the northerly
half OF the Astor house was scrapped, a
syndicate Of hotel men tried TO All the
void In downtown business life by get
ting possession Of the Park Row build
ing and converting II into a hotel At
that time the Park Row building was
not q profitable Office structure. and Il
appeared certain that the syndicate
would get possession Of II under a long
term lease. Premature publication Of
the fact that negotiations were pending
| or lease OF the property. ii was re
ported later. brought the negotiations to
an abrupt close. Nothing more was
heard OF the project, and so late Office
( workers ana many others who would
/ gladly avail themselves OF downto wn
! I otel accommodations continue to 60
/ miles out OF their way to find a place Or
! rest
| Possibly with the steady Improvement
/ in building conditions some thought VIII
again be given ~ a business mems bo-
tel improvement IL is even within the
realm or possibility hiatt someone may
See the need OF business Women's ho-
tel But first lot US have q suitable sue
cessor 70 the Old Astor House.
The New York herald., 1921-04-03
1900 Home SITES
WILL BE AUCTIONED
Park Estate Decides to Dispose
Of It's Holdings in Long
Island City.

Tho estate oil The lutc William q. Park
has decided 90 dispose Of It's large hold
ings Of vacant roal estate In Long Isl~
and City. Mr. Park acquired tho prop
erty. which COMPRISES about 1900 ve-
cant lots. many years ago. lie had uu-
bounded faith in Long Island city real
estate. and purchased only property IN
sections which he felt would ultimately
be improved duo t7 projected rapid tran
sit lines.
Supreme Court Justice Francis IL
Pendleton. trustee Of tho Park estate.
and the Farmers Loan and Trust Cou3-
pany. executors, have decided to sgll tie
properly al this time on account OF the
demand for ncw housing. The auction
sale will mark the opening of the spring
lot market In Queens. and should do
much to stimulate new building.
The property Is situated, Tor the main
part along the Astoria branch of the
fnterborouEh subway system, and Is af-
jacent % several stations on this llnc
Much of The property is III sections nI4
ready improved with residential aud
business buildings, and II unusually ac-
cessiblC, being only from fifteen " twen-
" minutes from Forty-second street.
The trustees and executors have taken
into cousidera tiou the steady growth IT.
the housing shortage, which has caused
thoussnds of families 60 double up"
and in many cases 10 triple up" They
have also taken into consideration the
| fact that the tax exemption ordinance
will in ali probability stimulate the cree
ton of housing buildings In Queens, ag
400 building permits were applied for
in chat borough during March. ~ view
of these conditions the trustee and oN
ocutors a~a ~ tha opinion that tha
ti~e riag. uNE tlU@1uH especially.
the eve o Z building. BOOM and 4t
those who buv vacant land now niH
taking advantage or the natural increase
I fn It's value which VIII follow in ths
wake os > building boom
The New York herald., 1921-04-03
M Me s4NH@ AS AFE r2 yt So WEEKS

stone, the native stone of the Nutmeg
State. He created pool and marked
its border with them. He preserved the
old well and provided a hooded en-
closure or field stone, which marks the
end OF wall of masonry, the other
end being linked with a massive chim-
ney forming a part of the new wing.
With the soul OF an artist he has laid
stepping stones through the grass wher-
ever ones inclinations would naturally
lead one to go, so that the work OF re-
modelling has followed a we'll ordered
plan. with the result that the old house
has been modernized, not only without
losing its colonial charm. but II has IN
addition been given a personality, an
individuality of It's own.
The New York herald., 1921-04-03

as In effect he has increased the value
Of the arrangement tremendously. He
not only built n stairway from the old
first floor TO the new second floor, with
landing midway, but crossed 1t at right
angles by another stairway from the
old first floor to the old second floor.
The latter leads out from the original
kitchen by n circular entrance, by no
means unpicturesque architectural fea-
ture.
1t isn't only in altering the physical
aspects OF the old house that Mr..
Thayers peculiar ability shines forth,
but IN providing a sympathetic environ
ment for its quaint and picturesque
beauty. He has planned gardens and
surrounded them with walls Of field
The New York herald., 1921-04-03

hood was sawed on the property. so It
was a simple matter to direct the work
Of alteration from this point.
Mr. Thayer spent his week ends. md
many n spare moment besire, studying
the problem from every possible angle
AS he pondered upon it there grew up
In his mind little by little picture Of
the house as he wanted 1t to be. To
visualize It mentally, however, wasn't
sufficient, 50 in order to give an ocular
demonstration Of what It would look like
when finished he made n plasticine
model of his concept Of it, Incorporating
The New York herald., 1921-04-03
NEW Of TIE Old WELL ~ yHE GAS0EN SAoxnMe II
Of NATIVE FIELD STONE TO CREATE a
SYinPATAETlC DEhNF2OMr1EMT fer THE HOuSE.-A$z
~ HARRIET sIssoN GILLESPIE


The task Of restoring an old Colonial
landmark is attended with many difil-
culties and the credit for its accom-
plishment does not always go to tho
professional architect. Sometimes Ii Is
tho layman who. imbued with real
love of the work OF our early American
craftsmen, brings about the change. An
Interesting example of this Is shown in
the remodelling OF the old Connecticut
relic known as tho Wardwell house at
New Canaan by Harry b. Thayer. vice.
president OF one Of the country's biggest
ne ideas and tho enthusiasm for the
undertaking but also supervised the
work of alteration.
The old house, which figured in the
Revolution by Offering shelter to the
sefugees from Norwalls when that town
was besieged by tho British under Gen.
Tryon in 1775, was one Of those familiar
dwellings Of the early American farm
house type still to be seen in various
parts OF New England. With its long.
siog,nE roof and massive chimneys
stAadins four square to the weather 1t
rsN r9ented in It's uncompromising se-
vnrsn the practical ideals OF the early
settlers and at the same time typified
ths spirit OF the home, which was the
stsongest factor In Colonial life.
Little II any change had been made
IN the appearance OF the house nor In
its interior arrangement since II was
built by Amos Comstock for his son
Abijah in 1745. so that when Mr.. Thayer
acquired the property and set about
Ioaking alterations II possessed all the
simplicity and charm characteristic OF
the primitive dwellings Of that period.
To preserve it's beauty and perpetuato
its charm was the task to which Mr..
Thayer committed himself. He went
about the work of restoring the old relic
with characteristic thoroughness. His
own home, another ancient landmark
which he also remodelled. occupied re-
markably picturesque site across the
road from the Wardwell house, with
the remains OF the first sawnsill in the
New Canaan Valley, where the timber
for all the old houses in the neighbor-
The New York herald., 1921-04-03

n ORR ,.ts., Inoics nave DUR
rowed their way into another section
OF the city that has go far escaped the
attention Of the home builder. Like his
four footed prototype the transit mole
does most of his work whore II can't
be seen and his remarkable achieve
nents are unappreciated by the general
public until he breaks through tho
earth's crust at tho end Of his subter-
Tanean venture.
While tho men and women In tho big
office buildings and apartments above
him were going through their nccus-
toned round OF rest recreation and
work tho transit mole dug his way out
OF tho old Lexington avenue subway
tube at Forty-second street and Park
avenue and worked northward under
the Harlem River UP into the Hunts
Point section OF Tho Bronx, where he
turned his back on all the best tradi-
tons or the mole family and went 70
work overhead. His arrival at Pelham
Bay Park was heralded by q few brNef
newspaper accounts. which, however,
left tho public with n very meagre idea
of what the mole actually had accom-
plished.
Trains have been running TO tho brand
new concrete subway terminal at Pei
harm Bay Park for three or four weeks,
and IL Is safe to say that the vast ma
iority OF New York citys residents are
stii unimpressed by the fact that the
subway mole has opened up an Ideal
dwelling area yearning for the con-
structive efforts Of tho home builder,
an area that sooner or later must help
10 drain off some OF the surplus poru-
lation rrcm tho congo sted districts W
Manhattan. Brooklyn and Tho BfNan.
i, IN dealing Ii the obvious 70 say
that Pelham Park is part of
Greater New York city, and yet II Is a
fact which needs rsiteration when one
The New York herald., 1921-04-03

Is lower Manhattan, buster and more
crowded than at any other period in its
history, ever again TO have that much
needed hnprovement--a business mans
hotel? This question daily rises in the
minds Of thousands of downtown business
men and Office workers and has gone
unanswered these many years.
Ii is nearly a decade since the down
town section had adequate hotel accom-
modations. There Is no gainsaying the
fact that at no time in the history Of
the city was the need for such an inn
provement greater than to-day business
has expanded enormously in recent years
and the business population has in
creased In proportion.
The success Of hotel venture in this
beehive OF commercial activity seems
assured, but builders remain Indifferent
The New York herald., 1921-04-03
CITY'S SUBWAY SITES
TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION

The city, through tho Transit Con.
struction Commission. viii auction off
twelve vacant parcels In Manhattan.
The Bronx and Brooklyn which were
acquired for subway easements. The
sale VIII be held on April p and 2s hy
order OF Transit Construction Commits
sioner Delaney, who with the Sinking
Fund Commission, has fixed the upset
prices on each parcel The properties
10 be sold are as follows
In Manhattan-The west side OF Cen
tire street, between Canal and Howard
streets, price $4,000. the east side of
Centre street, between Walker and
Canal streets, price $1,000
In Brooklyn--North side or Fulton
street, Hudson avenue 10 Rockwell
place. price 10000; west sldo OF Nos
trand avenue. Eastern Parkway ia
Union street, price si0s60o; southwest
corner OF Fulton and st. Felix streets,
price 10000: west side OF Flatbush ave
nue. extension, nine feet south OF De-
ISalb avenue, price sz60o: south side or
park at foot OF Clark street. Columbia
Heights 10 Furman street, price $50 900.
In tho Bronx--South side OF East l3sth
street. between Park avenue and Canal
street West, price $4,000: southeast cor
rer OF East 1sSth etreet and Mott ave-
nue, price 5000: north aide OF East
iSSth street, between jackson avenue
end Southern Boulevard, price s27. 900
Ceras1 and Walton avenues, East 10th
and 10th streets. price s22.750.
The Mnnhettan and Bronx parcels
wiI bo soid by sauae! Mars, auc.4onecr,
III tie vcscy Street Exchange on April
Z The Brooklyn parcels Will be offered
BY Nathaniel Shutes in the Brooklyn
Exchange on Montague street on the
eoIiewin9 dsA