The Aberdeen weekly., 1921-05-20
RAPTIsTs PAY s5s5.ooo.
Mississippi's Second Year Allotment
Was $780, ,oOo

| Blue Mountain-Mississip Baptists
have collected approximately s535.000
70 their pledges for the second year
of the Baptist $75,0O0.000 campaign,
| according to DR.. R. A. Kimbror n, of
this place, field secretary of the Bap-
| tist State Mission Board of Missis-
sippi The total allotment for the
second year was 100000 for the state.
f, While the actual cash and bond col
lections are short of the goal set for
the second year, the campaign is
looked upon as victory by denomi-
national leaders because of the finan-
cial depression of the times.
Port Gibson.-Sheriff S. H. Bagnen
of this county arrived with F. E. Gar
rett, whom he had under arrest on a
charge of forgery, committed in this
county last November.
Lexington.-William Moore, a plant
or, living near here, was shot five
times and instantly killed by Fannie
Walton, a negro woman, whom Off
GERS believe is insane.
Pontotoc. - The "Ole Deestrict
! Skule" was given by local talent and
500 added to the library fund. The
play was under the auspices of the
rarent-teacher association.
Crystal Springs-Lem Henry, a far.
mer living north Of town, sustained
serious and very painful accident by
being run into with an automobile be-
driven by Mrs. H. s. Holt.
Natchez-Hospital day was observed
here with a tag day for the benefit
of the Natchez charity hospital, con-
Quoted under the direction of the
ladies composing the hospital auxil-
larry.
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Sherman.-Rev. Henry G. West,
Baptist pastor, and Steve NJ. Parks,
assistant superintendent of the Bap.
tist Sunday school, left for Chattanoo.
ga, Tenn, to attend the Southern Bap-
tist convention.
Clarksdale-The remains of Win
ston P Moore, aged So, prominent
business man and formerly mayor Of
Lula, who died in hospital in Mem
phis from a self-inflicted bullet
wound, were buried at the Oakridge
cemetery with impressive Masonic
ceremonies.
Crystal Springs.-Jim Yarbrough, a
blacksmith, was stunned when struck
behind the ear by a richochet bullet
from a shooting gallery. The gallery
was ordered closed. Under the ordi-
nance, no shooting rallery can be
opened without a majority of voters
signing a petition.
Grenada.-Dr. J. R. Countiss, presi-
dent of Grenada college, announces
that there will be NO normal for Mis-,
sissippi teachers held in Grenada this
summer. He makes this statement in
answer to the many queries that con-
tinue to come to him from teachers !
asking to reserve rooms.
HouIka.-Work on the Houston
Pontotoc road, on which bonds were
recently issued, began here with o. |
D. Ashley, one OF the subcontractors, |
in charge. This project is supplying |
work for the surplus teams of many |
farmers who are in dire need of ready |
money with which to make their |
crops.
Baldwyn.-The forty-seventh annual |
decoration Of the Confederate soldiers |
graves took place here in the Masonic |
cemetery, where many of the gallant |
boys in gray" who were killed in the |
battle of Shiloh, near Corinth, are |
buried. The exercises were opened |
with song, then prayer by Elder NJ.
H. Armor. Several little girls strew
flowers on the graves.
Jonestown.-The civic league had |
it's last meeting for this club year.
One feature of the meeting was the
report of Mrs. J. B. Mitchell, who rep
resented the Jonestown civic league
in the state federation at Jackson.
While the club as a whole will dis
band until October, the library COM
mittee will be open for the distribu-
tion of books to the reading public
throughout the summer.
Tunica.-The Rev. j. H. Felts, pre-
siding elder of the Greenville district,
held the second quarterly conference
here in the Methodist church, assisted
Wy IAC PoSbOAy lnO NOV. S ~.
About 70 were in attendance. Re-
ports were made at the meeting from
superintendents of Sunday schools,
from each organized class and mis-
sionary society; also the setup meet
ing to start the drive for Christian
Gulfport.-Gen. George F. Wood,
President Wadsworth and Col. Matti-
son, representing the soldiers home
board of the United States, all of Day
ton, Ohio, inspected the naval station
buildings with a view to establishing
a national soldiers home here at the
expiration of the present lease made
recently by the government for re-
Mobilization camp. The home will be
for the states of Mississippi, Ala
bama, Georgia, Florida and Texas.
ackson.-Mississippi Odd Fellows
will hold their regular annual encamp,
ment in this city. The grand sire. Jo-
seph B. Oliver head of the entire or