The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-07-15
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tribute $1,000 towards the building
OF the Eden road.
Como.-Msny admiring friends at
Como welcome First Lieut.. Taylor
Word and his bride, who was Miss
BERTHE King Of Junction, Kansas. who
arrived here.
ookhaven-Constab1e Dean Favley,
charged with murder as the result of
his shooting Sam, King, a negro, at
Red Star, seven miles west Of here, on
June p, was acquitted a trial before
Justice J. z. Barron.
Blue -Tippah has the best
prospect for a corn crop it has had in
several years, in the opinion Of some
Of the best farmers of the county, if
general rains can be had right soon to
keep the green stalks growing.
Jackson.-The receivers in the in
surance case report collections under
the gaTnishments aggregatng $556,O0O.
Ten Of the larger agencies still owe
amounts totaling 100000 all of which
Is practically secured by collateral
pending collections of accounts due
them.
Hattiesburg-H the G.. o.
p. from the excess profits tax down
through the Knox resolution and de-
cIaring that not a single campaign
promise had been kept by the party,
Congressman Paul B. johnson was the
feature speaker at the Central Trades
Council picnic.
BiIoxi-R. z. Stay, Jr, nine-year-old
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Robert e. Stay,
was painfully but not seriously burned
about the fingers when he picked up a
live wire which had blown down dur
ing a wondstorm The youngster was
knocked down and badly frightened
and is all right except for the burns.
Jacksonville escape Of a 75-yeaT
old convict from Camp 6, Parchman
farm, T. L. Richardson, sergeant has
been reported to the office Of ]. j.
Conan, secretary of the state board of
penitentiary trustees. Elem Lewellyn,
the aged criminal was sent up from
Marshall county i'm 1920 to serve a life
sentence for murder.
Blue MOuntain.-The first cOnsign- |
ment Of the official bulletin of the
Blue Mountain college has just arriV-
ed, and win be Immediately distrib-
uted among the patrons Of the institu-
ton. This bulletin, which is for the
session just ended, contains a good
deal Of newand vital matter not found
In former catalogue issues.
Jackson.-Dr. J. w Provine. presi- /
dent of Mississippi college and director /
of the Clinton Normal, was a visitor in
the city, and when seen at the state |
department Of education stated that
he considered his normal this summer
the best he has ever had. The attend |
Rnce is a record one. the interest IN |
paraneIed and the spirit of the gather |
ing the best ever.
Bnoxi-The U. S. steel products |
company has filed with the United |
States clerk here a bond for the re- |
lease OF the American steamship Cras- |
ter Hall, which was libeled by the |
marshal several days ago on account !
OF controversy as to wages due /
Frank Gomez, chief cook of the yes
sci. The ship was seized while load /
ing a cargo at Gulfport.
Itta Bena.-One or two cases of scar
let fever have been reported here
among the children, but it is thought
this malady viii not spread far, as
parents are taking all precautions to
guard against this disease Also one
OF two cases of pelIagra have been re-
ported among the negroes employed |
on plantations near here, due. evi-
IDENTIFY, to the lack of a variety OF
foods.
Jackson.-R. S. Wilson, state direct
or Of extension work, has $50 belong
ing to a man in British Honduras that
is making him uneasy lest he be
looked up on charges of obtaining
money under false pretenses. The
fame of Director Wilson's poultry has
gone abroad and the up-to-date Hon
duran. wanting the best, sent the
money in question about month ago
70 pay for pen of chickens.
BrOokhaven.-Miss Jennie Varda-
man, artist-teacher of the Cincinnati
Conservatory of Music. who acted as
soloist of the Cincinnati Orchestra
with Ysae directing in Brookhaven,
MGAADuiS anu OLu6I CLUES q lew y GtdL
ago, and as concert pianist made tours
which included cities in North and
South Carolina and Virginia and Vic
toria British Columbia. Seattle and
Portland, the post season, has returned
to her home here for the summer vaca-
ton.
Utica.-Three cars of tomatoes have
just left Utica. cleaning up the coun-
tvs tomato crop. More than 100000
has poured into the truckers in the
last four weeks for this most remuner-
alive tomato crop in Utica's history.
BrOoksville.-Mr. and Mrs. J. Latt
Madison entertained informally quite
a number of friends in their attrac-
tive home in special compliment to
the Cadenhead family. Prof. Caden-
head has been an efficient principal
of the Brooksville Consolidated High
school for the past year II
GulfDOrt-The French steamer which