The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-11-11
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners of the State and
Told In Briefest Form

ton recently has been contaminated
between Mr.. Breeland, prominent
merchant of Hopewell. and Homer So
jOurner, young business man who
has been engaged in business here and
at Hazlehurst. 1t is understood that
young SOjourner takes over all of the
farming interests, shipping interests
and mercantile interests of the Bree-
land concern and Mr. Breeland walks
out
HaZlehurst-A B. Weeks, secretary
of the Copiah county farmers coop
erative association, says he has been
written several times by people want
ing to buy Copiah county syrup in car
lots and smaller lots, but that the
writers state that they understood the
price was 80 cents per gallon. This
appeared in the press some few days
since, but it was a mistake. made by
the typesetters. as the price should
have been 80 cents and not 30 cents
per gallon.
Blue MOuntain.-PrOf c. @. Gullett,
superintendent Of Blue Mountain high
school, who has just been made presi-
dent cf Tippah county teachers asso-
citation, is laying plans for a progress
sive and constructive program for the
monthly meetings Of this body which
already numbers in it's membership a
considerable ercentage of the public
school teachers of the county
SanatOrium-Dr Henry Boswell has
where he spoke twice before the Tex
as State Conference of Social Welfare,
under the direction of the National
tuberculosis association. After reach
ing Mississippi he was called to Mound
Bayou to speak before the negro WON
ems clubs of Mississippi on the prob
lens of tuberculosis.
Wyatte.-Not quite a year ago there
were nine cream separators in Tate
county, today there are 138, which
shows the growth in the cream ship
ping and dairy business. Those who
have gone into this business were
former cotton raisers, but, realizing
che uncertainty of this crop, they are
attempting other things for cash prof
its and find that the creamery is one
upon which they can depend.
New Albany.-Notic has teen given
from various parts of the county of
large sweet potatoes having been
grown, but as in most other things
Union county leads mere also r. r.
Robbins. who owns and operates sew
eral large farms, has brought into the
the city some of the largest potatoes
ever shown here. the largest Of them
weighing y pounds, and great many
weighing 10 pounds.
Blue Mountain.-The only cotton gin
right in Blue Mountain, owned and OPP
Grated by S. A. Goodwin, has ginned
only 407 bales of cotton for this sea
son, and Mr. Goodwin states that prac-
tically all of the cotton of the com
munity has been ginned, estimating
that his total output for the season |
viii not exceed 40 bales.
Greenville.-"Better School Week." |
backed by the American Educational /
association. the Loyal Legion and 9th.
er organizations, was celebrated in |
Washington county, the chief speakers
being Assistant State superintendent |
OF Education Broom of Jackson, Hon.
Alfred H. Stone of Dunleith and Coun-
~ SuPt- 3. L. Hatch of Greenville
Biloxi.-The November meeting of |
the Biloxi Truck Growers association
was held in the Seymour hall across
the Back Bay. Plans were made for
the planting of turnips for the winter
crop. Fifty acres have already been
planted in carrots and plans for plant
ing beets have been completed and
are now getting under way.
Meridlan.-B. F. Hyde is a good
farmer as we'll as postmaster of Me-
ridian. Recently he exhibited a sweet
potato grown on his farm near the
city that weighed II IA pounds. 1t
was but one of hundreds that has been
dug from his field this season.
BiloXi.-The Biloxi Rotary club will
hold a ladies' entertainment night on
Nov %, at which time wives and lady
friends of the members will be pres
emit The affair will be held at the
Riviera hotel and an excellent pro
gram is being arranged.
Sardis.-The mayor and board of
aldermen have completed their work
of revising the town assessment roll
and fixing the rate of assessment for
the present year.
Aberdeen. The Monroe county
grand jury finished its labors and
made the following reort to Judge
Long: I'VE have examined 252 wit
lesses and returned sc indictments,
Visited the county jail and poorhouse ,
md found them in good shape" :
Coldwater.-J. NJ. Baker and r. r.
Slccum have completed the work of I
their big hay crop on a (
arm just south of town but they have 7
'een unable to market the hay at sat {
prices, and will hold their +
.rop for an advance in the market. r
Wyatte.-W. A. Brewer. merchant
md cattle man of Cedar View. a town !,
lear Memphis, has just visited this !
ection and bought a nice herd OF beef ,
nd mich cows.
Fulton.-The Fulton city school is :