The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-10-21
Iuka.-Tishomingo county win Oh
serve Better School Week

was held recently.
Observation-Disclosures high school has
opened its 1922 session under most
favorable auspices, having las pupils
present on the initial day.
Indianola-The revival meetings
First Baptist church Of this city,
closed recently.
Jackson.-Active wrok among the
girls of the state viii be resumed by
the National Y. w. c. A. through Miss
Eva NJ. Horner, who has opened her
headquarters in this city.
Brookhaven.-A residence on Mary
street occupied by DR.. John w. Magee
and family and owned by Charles
Wolf, has been so badly damaged by
firt as to be unfit for use.
GreenvilIe.-The Washington coun-
ty board Of supervisors has authorized
Sheriff Nicholson to employ a trained
traffic officer to look after violators
of the state traffic laws on the con-
crete pike.
EHisville.-Esri Of the loss
when the sawmiI Of the Long Branch
lumber company nine miles east Of
Euisville. was destroyed by fire re-
Gently, as completed by officials of the
company, place the total at 100000.
Hattiesburg.- negroes, How
ard Redmond, George Thomas and
Tom Brown, alleged robbers of mer-
camille establishment at Sumral.
were arrested here on charges of be-
ing dangerous and suspicious charac-
ters.
Vicksburg Kenyon d. Wells, who
formerly served as president OF the
Vicksburg cotton exchange, was again
elected to that office at the annual
meeting William A Raworth was
elected vice president and Earl Baz-
sinskey secretary.
New Albany.-The Union county
Red Cross has just held a meeting
and organized for the fifth roll call.
Dr. J. F. Tuu was elected chairman
of roll call The American Legion
has promised its support and the com
paign.
West Point.-Gen. w. G. White, com
mander of Forest cavalry, Mississippi
division, with headquarters here. has
announced his staff and requested that
every member of the Forest cavalry
h. ho ~F
Confederate veterans to be held at
Chattanooga Oct. %, 26 and q.
Blue Observation-Disclosures Written, a
farmer of near Falkner, son of Rev.
Fl. L. Written, met with serious and
perhaps permanent injury in a fall
from a moving machine. 1t is now
supposed that there has been a dislo-
cation of one Of the bones of the
spinal column.
Sardis.-The board OF supervisors.
approaching the good work done nv
County Agent c. G. Steele during the
past year. and knowing that the pro-
gressive farmers of the county are
committed to the system, have re-en-
gagged Mr. Steele for another year at
a substantial increase in salary.
Blue Mountain.-Much cotton in
this part of Tippah is still unpicked
In the fields This is sure to damage
the samples of the cotton after the
advent Of bad weather. Large quanti-
ties of peas and peavine hay are be-
ing harvested in this section by the
farmers, who have planted many peas
with their corn.
Jacksonville governor has issued
pardons for the purpose of restoring
to Hugh Redding, sent
from Greene county In 1919 on
three-year sentence for grand larceny
and to w. J. Bailey. sent from Holmes
for life on a murder charge. Both
men are white.
Hazlehurst-The board of supervis-
ors will comply with the order of the
state tax commission by raising the
lands OF the county 20 per cent in
But they will not make any
final until the owners
have had opportunity to object and
show cause why any raise should not
be made.
New Albany health unit of
Union county has just completed its
work for the first quarter During
this time three districts have been
1858 homes have been Wis
tied with return visits to each home,
making a total of 2,526 visits
Natchez.-"Better School Week"
was given a 100 per cent observance
in Adams county. In connection with
the programs rendered at the various
school houses Of the county, through
the cooperation of the county agent
and home economics agent, commun-
ity exhibits of products of the farm
and home were shown.
Hernando.-The board OF supervis-
Ors has adopted an ordinance prohib-
iting any wheeled vehicle from carry
ing more than three tons or 5000
pounds to the load inside the county
limits.
Boyle.-Simon Seward Perry died
at his residence here recently after q
lingering illness He was about 79
years OF age. He was a gallant Con-