The Aberdeen weekly., 1921-05-20
M ISSISSIPPI
ll STATE NEWS

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Baptist convention.
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Summit.-The district conference OF
the Methodist church, Brookhaven dis.
trict, convened at Topisaw camp
| grounds to be in session for four days.
The Rev. H. NJ. Ellis. presiding elder
| is presiding and a full attendance of
the members is present.
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| Macon.-The senior play Of the Ma
con high school was presented to a
large audience at the Lyceum theater
| and proved a tremendous success.
Real histronic talent was displayed
and enthusiastic appreciation of the
| young peoples work was shown by all
present.
Greenwood.-Three white men were
! arrested three and a half miles south
west OF Itta Bena on charges of hav-
ing a large amount Of whisky and an
apparatus for manufacturing liquor in
their possession. The men are B. F.
Grice and son, Morris, and John
LeYerett.
Summit.-The residence and all
household goods, clothing and good
ly sum of money of J. NJ. Watts, a res
ident OF Summit, were destroyed by
fire of unknown origin. The family
barely escaped the burning building
with only their sleeping garments.
Mr. Watts sustained a loss of about
81, 900 and carried only a small amount
of insurance.
Blue Mountain.-Prof. B. NJ. Gullett
president of the Tippah county gos-
pei singing convention, announces that
it will hold its semi-annual meeting at
Fellowship, east of this place. He re.
quests every singing group or the con-
vention to send official delegations
10 the gathering along WIN a letter
reciting the work Of the unit for the
last six months.
Crystal Springs.-The peak of the
vegetable shipments was reached
when 40 solid carloads went 10 the
northern and eastern markets, with
probably three carloads left over un-
der the shipping shed because Of fail
ure of the shippers to order a suffi-
cient number OF cars for the days ac-
tivity. This heavy shipment was COM
posed Of carrots, beans, a few peas,
with cabbage predominating.
Hattiesburg were announced
at a banquet O: the South Mississippi
Shrine club for a ceremonial to be
held in HatttesDurg. 1t was ladies'
night at the club, and among the not
abIes present were nlustrious Poten-
tate l. NJ. Moody Of Hamasa Temple,
Meridian, and Illustrious Potentate
Isadore Lehman Of Wahabi Temple,
Jackson, who came attended by many
Of the notables OF the two cities.
Meridian-At a luncheon of the
Meridian board OF trade and cotton
exchange which was largely attended
by business and professional men, a
movement was launched for the build
ing in this city of a college to be
known as the Meridian college, the
property of this college, buildings and
site being recently sold to the North,
ern Methodist church to be converted
into a college for the education Of ne,
groes.
Aberdeen.-U. S. Wyatt, real estate
dealer, has just closed a big deal in
volving go acres of Monroe county
land The Rogers plantation Of $50
acres and the Hickle tract of 80 acres,
owned by R. K Swope, sold to w. E.
Massey of Louisville, KY, for $780,
Massey expects to move to Aberdeen
In the near future and he will find
many other Kentuckians in and
around this place who have made good
end are prospering.
Hattiesburg.-Y. w. G. A. workers,
nearly 100 strong, gathered al the
rooms of the local organization and
listened to an address by Mrs. H. S.
Williams, chairman of the finance
committee, end then started out on
their campaign to solicit from the
public $4,000, which is the associa-
tion's budget for 1921. All the civic
organizations have promised their
support for this drive, and the Rotary
Kiwanis and Business Women-s club
have organized drive teams.
Natchez.-A meeting of the taxpay- |
HrS OF Adams county mas Deen cdlIeu |
to be held at the county court house |
here for the purpose of forming tax |
payers league. The property valua- |
ton of the county was recently raised |
to a total considered excessive by |
manv of the taxpayers, and it is be- |
lieved that the proposed league will |
not only direct it's efforts to prevent |
a further increase in taxation but de- |
mand a reduction in the present valu- |
alton and a curtailment of expendi- |
lures.
Pontotoc.-A civic league has been |
organized with Mrs. w. L. Wilson, |
chairman, John H. Mitchell, second |
chairman; William c. Henry, third |
chairman; Mrs. w. T. Helms, secre- |
tsry, and John H. Nisbet, treasurer.
Jackson.-Wm. E. Battley, formerly |
postmaster at Tougaloo, in this coun- |
ty, was convicted in the federal court |
OF embezzlement and given a two
year sentence in the federal prison at |
Atlanta Ga. Battley was charged |