The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-04-01
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News of Mississippi
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section comes the statement from the
| be reduced from 40 TO so per cent
| this year from last. Considerable
acreage to oats and alfalfa was plant
ed last fall and in the early spring
and now corn is being planted and
| field peas will be planted later IN
! the meantime more interest is being
| shown in hogs, cattle, sheep and chick,
ems than ever before. while everybody
| planted a garden. The delta people
have at last decided to raise feed and
food crops-to live at home-and pro
duce cotton as the surplus crop.
Observation-Disclosures report that
they are catching up with their field
work for this season of the year. All
peas have been stuck and are bloom
ing nicely. Tomatoes have about all
been put in their last growing place in
the fields and are growing as we'll as
ever. Rains have come in just enough
frequency to push the plants on TO
growth, and the tomatoes have not
been attacked by any disease as yet.
Cabbage are growing and are heading
in many fields.
Blue Mountain.-A sawmill estab-
lishment located west of this place is
offering to supply lumber at the rate
of from $3.50 to $3.50 a thousand, fig
ures which obtained in pre-war times.
While these prices apply, Of course, to
only undressed lumber, the local mill
men are offering first-rate dressed
lumber at the rate of around $50
thousand for grades which for while
sold here for more than 500 a thou
sand.
Booneville.-Sheriff S. F. Windham,
accompanied by Deputy W. G. Ander-
son. Marshal W. c. Weems and Bailiff
J. F. Smith. visited the Aome of D. W.
Nicholson. who resides about 10 miles
east of Bonneville, and found cleverly
concealed about 900 yards from the
house a still set up ready for opera
ton No whisky was found, but four
barrels Of beer, or about 200 gallons,
were destroyed.
Pontotoc-A double wedding of
much local interest occurred at the
Pres byterian manse at this place when
Walter Owen, son of H. B. Owen, of
the II. B. Owen Tie company, and
Miss Montye Window, daughter of DR..
Window. a member of the state board
of health. Ecru, Miss, and Buford
Bost and Wrininilee Collins were
united in marriage, Rev. ". A. Down
ing officiating.
Waynesboro. - Waynesboro has
started this year upon new era in
the trucking industry. Wayne county |
has formed an association known as
the Wayne County Truck Growers as
sociation and has $50 acres in vegeta- /
bles. namely. tomatoes. beans, cab |
bage. Irish potatoes and carrots. The |
weather has been ideal and the fields /
are green everywhere with growing !
vegetables.
Blue acknowledgements B. G. |
Lowrey said good-by to the faculty ana /
students of Blue Mountain College in /
his final address to them before set
ting out for Washington City to begin /
his initial session in the house of rep I
resentatives. For most of his active /
life Congressman Lowrey has been di- /
rectly identified with the LEGAL college, /
having been it's presiding officer for |
IS years
Jonestown.-The spirit Of improve
ment has struck the town On every
side thewomen are planting T:owers
and shrubs Thousands of bulbs and
other plants. such as roses. spires,
chrysantnemums, mock orange, sy-
ringa, vioIets, golden glow and lilac.
were placed in nearly every front
yard in Jamestown.
Laurel.-The Laurel Kiwanis club.
with a membership of nearly 100. has
accepted an invitation to be the guests
of the Hattiesburg club. The Laurel
have passed resolutions
pIedging each member to work I'M
ceasingly for better public roads.
Meridian. T. Giles CT Hickory. in
Newton county. was brought TO Meri-
dian suffering from the effects Of
broken leg. A log falling from car.
rier caused the accident. Mr.. Giles is
being cared for in a local hospital.
Fayette Weldon Whitlock, bari
tone: Elsie Barge. pianist, and joy
McGrath. violinist each Of whom is an
artist of national reputation, apDeared
in a recital at the Agricultural High
School at Union Church.
BrooKhaven.-The Lone Star Trail
represented here by the secretary-man
ager, H. L. Brian. and assistant man
ager, I. NJ. Hughes, is now assured.
Brookhaven Board of Trade will ex-
tend an invitation for the state con-
vention to be organized. when state
officers will be elected.
Hattiesburg.-More than 240 mem
bers of local Baptist churches are en-
rolled in the training school of the
B. Y. P. L. The Rev. Roland Leavell
of Oxford University. ENGLAND, has
been Iecturing at TIE school.
Laurel.Tvernon Brady and Pleborn
Simpson, young white men residing
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