The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-03-18
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Hattiesburg.- of this city
| announced that plans are complete
! for the entertainment of the 6O0-odd
/ delegates who will arrive in time for
/ the fourteenth Rotary district con-
| vention, which opens here. Among
the notable speakers who have noti-
| fled committees Of their intention to
| speak are John NJ. Parker, governor
of Louisiana; Kemp Toney of Pine
Bluff, Ark, governor of the Rotary
district, and Crawford C. Mccullough,
first vice-president of the Internation-
al Association Of Rotary clubs, of
Fort William, Ont. Nearly every fea-
ture thinkable for such an event has
been worked into the program.
New Albany Superintendent B. L.
| Coulter of the New Albany city
schools has just returned from At
lantic City, where he attended the
session of the National Educational
association. Mr. Coulter was one of
the few Mississippi city superintend-
ents who attended this important meet
and he reported most beneficial trip.
While away he inspected many of the
best school systems of the east and
brought back many progressive ideas
which he will put into operation in
the local schools.
Clarksdale-In an effort to promote
more efficient and more economic
service, addresses were delivered here
by executives of the Yazoo & Missis
sippi Valley railroad to the employees,
both white and colored, Of the rail
road in the local yards. The speak
ers were Trainmaster w. H. Mckay,
by whom the meeting was called;
Travelling Engineer H. V. Neville and
Supervising Agent H. F. Wolf, all OF
the Memphis office and connected
with this division Of the road.
Jackson Secretary of State Power
was asked to give office room to a
war department agent to be sent here
for the purpose of distributing Vic
tory medals to the men who served in
the world war Since the abolish
ment of recruiting offices here the
department finds it impossible to
reach the ex-soldiers. Secretary Pow
or offered to provide office room in
the new capitol and it is expected that
the distribution agency will be open
ed in a few days.
Blue Mountain-Chas. Bell, pro
gressive farmer and stock breeder of
Union county, has just butchered
thoroughbred Duroc Jersey hog 13
months old which when dressed
weighed 664 pounds. One of the
L, xrosrr Cd
pounds. Farmers all over this Sec
tion of the state are awakening to the
fact that it pays in dollars and cents
TO improve the breeds of their live
stock.
Jackson.=George w. Robinson, con-
victed of seduction in Meridian re-
Gently and sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary, was taken through
here recently to Parchman farm On
the train with him was his wife and
two babies, the oldest barely three
years of age and the youngest
scarcely four weeks DID, born since
Robinson was arrested.
Oxford Sheriff J. G. Hartsfield,
Deputy United States Marshal E.. e.
Temple and City Marshall T. Nets
made a raid on a supposed still about
five miles south of Oxford When
thew. reached the scene they found six
barrels Of mash ready for use, but no
kettle or worm. They destroyed the
mash, but were unable to make any
arrests.
Greenwood.-One hundred and fifty
members of Greenwood Lodge No.
S54. B. P. o.. E., attended the regu-
lar meeting at the lodge rooms at
which time officers for the year be-
ginning April l were. elected. The
lodge made a substantial growth dur
ing the past year and the membership
is near 400.
Laurel.-The state Baptist Sunday
school and Young Peoples Union
closed one of the most enjoyable and
successful conventions in its history.
Dinner was served to more than 1,706
visitors in the basement of the new
Baptist church. Meridian was unani-
mously selected for the 1922 conven-
ton.
North Carrollton.+One of the heavi-
est rainfalls we have had in months
fell here recently. One-half mile of
the Southern railroad track, just be
Tow town was completely under wa
ter. All trains were completely stop
ped for several hours. Quite a bit of
damage was done to the tender gard
ems.
Sherman.-Miss Jimmie Caldwell,
president Of the Young Peoples so
ciety CT the Methodist church, has
been sent as a messenger to Oloolona
to represent the local church at the
district conference Of the Methodist
church.
Vicksburg.-A temporary organiza-
ton of the vicksburg Young Mems
Christian association was effected at
a meeting held in the board of trade
rooms with r. Vicks Robbins as
chairman and Rumble Smith as secre.
tary.
ciusko.-Official announcement
Is made of the annual state conven-
tion of the Mississippi Interdenomina-