The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-10-28


S. Williams of Eppes, Ala, against
James c. Davis. government director
/ of railroads, for $4,000 damages for
( alleged personal injuries sustained
while she was a passenger on an Ala
/ bama Great Southern railroad passen.
| ger train by the train starting when
! she was boarding it,
Senatobia.-A new use for the pig
pen has been discovered by Jerry
Gladney, negro. living west OF Sen
atobia. For some time Jerry's ready
pocket money and new glad rags
have caused Sheriff r. D. Williams to
keep an eye on him. Not long ago
the sheriff had one of Jerry's neigh
bors in the tolls of the law and this
negro told the sheriff about Jerry's
secret hiding place for stolen goods.
moonshine and other purloined ar.
ticles Upon Investigation Sheriff
Williams found a regular vault dug
under Jerry's hog pen.
Jackson.-One OF the most pract
cal and instructive exhibits at the
state fair was that of the Illinois
Central railroad illustrating the prot
er methods Of constructing hot beds
and cold frames for trucking business
and proper methods OF packing vege
tables for shipment Hampers are
shown taken from actual shipments
made, which show the heavy loss to
the shipper resulting from loose and
unskilled packing.
Pheba--The latest addition to the
town and school is the organization
OF a real orchestra While the ma
jority Of the Instruments viii be
handled by students and teachers OF /
the local agricultural high school, /
there viii be sufficient local members (
Of the band to assure the town that I
it viii not be without music during
the school vacation.
JacksOn.--The recess committee OF
the house, working on the apprCpTia-
tons to be asked for the various state
institutions and departments is sitting
in executive session with a stenogra
pher to take down statements Of all
persons appearing. This stenographic
report viii be filed with the legislat
i've appropriation committees. The
senate finance committee is sitting
with the house committee by invita-
ton and the report will be joint
Blue MOuntain.-While in Blue
Mountain to see his daughter in school
here, Memory E. Leake of Tupelo, a
of the board Of trustees OF
Blue Mountain college, authorized
President w. T. Lowrey to go right
ahead with the construction of a large
swimming pool for the college, prom.
Ising TO donate another $1,000 to the
fund for the purpose, in addition to
he former $1,000 he had given.
Pheba.-Mr. Hester of the state
plant board at the Agricultural and
Mechanical college. has been here
working with L. n. Davis of the Clay
County Agricultural high school, in.
pecting the fields of sweet potatoes
hat are intended to furnish seed po-
atoes and draws for the next years
rop.
Senatobia.-The October term of the
ircuit court for Tate county has con-
ened. 1t has been one year since a
srm was held in the county, and &C
ording to Clerk Campbell there is a ,
Ill docket MOonshine cases are the I
iggest part of the docket. Both sex
will be represented, as we'll as
eth races.
Clarksdale.-In an effort to promote
le good music movement here Miss
da Chapman and Mrs w. V. Frier-
IN. instructors in music at the I
larksdale high school, have arranged
T a series of four concerts here by
,tionally and universally famed art
IS.
Coffeeville.-Under the direction of f
IN II. Stamford, market agent, and p
w. Patton, county demonstration T
ent for Yalobusha county. the Yalo- a
sha county farm bureau is doing a g
eat work. IT
YazCo City.-The Yazoo Yarn Mills
mpany has announced plans to en-
rye its plant and put in 22S looms
r weaving sateen cloth. The plant
5 heretofore confined its activity to
2 manufacture of yarns
q
which has been c
ling in Biloxi for the past several d
'nths at 10 cents per gallon. the G.
vest price since the war, suddenly b
TX a squirt and went up 81 cents a
lion.
Clarksdale.-The Lions club of :.
lrksdale heard short addresses by :,
E. Sweeney of Jackson, who is !.
ding a Baptist Sunday school insti- .
e here. and J. L. Gillespie, editor -
the Daily Commonwealth at Green -
cd.
'lue Mountain.-Blue Mountain will
have a negro school this winter. bt
is has been made necessary be- n;
se of the exodus of blacks from W
) community, there not being in
ugh negroes here to justify the Iii
ming of a public school
lka.-A complete still was raided
captured recently in this county, dr
sisting of, an all-copper worm with he
,asoline heating device. 1900 gal ms
) of bees was found was several ar
ons OF whisky. The still was COW tb
/ with tent.