The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-06-03
LIODODTI1
NerDs of Mississippi
Interesting Happenings Cleaned
From All Secfios: of The
State Specially Written
For This Paper.

Tor aaither year:
This board of supervisors at their
last regular meeting voted to retain
me for another year at the same sal
airy. Now, whether you have got any
thing out of my work during the pass
year or not. you ought to decide that
you are going to cooperate with the
county agent this year and see If you
cannot get something from me-
Macon.-Uncle Sam has grown all
alert in the protection Of his pOstof
fees and the unusual sight OF the
young postmaster of Macon going
around armed to the teeth" is daily
presented. Macon has the best and
probably the youngest postmaster in
the state, Henry H. Hunter, that I'm
portant official having been scarcely
q years OF age on accession to this
office nearly two years ago. There
has Keen no attempt by yeggs to loot
the office at this place.
Meridian.-The Mississippi confer
ence board of education, NJ. E. church,
sought deferred action in locating the
Mississippi conference training school
Of Montrose until Aug. 8, in Hatties-
burg. according to decision reached at
meeting here. A committee named by
Chairman w. r. Hopkins, of the Me
ridian board Of trade and cotton ex-
change. and including members from
local exchange and Rotary club, Of
Gered suitable site If the board would
select Meridian.
ackson.-Memphis will be called
upon to entertain the Eminent House
hold of Columbian WoOdmen at the ma
tionaI convention OF that order, July
8. Delegates from Is states will be
present. Royal Household No. 2, the
state convention of Mississippi, met
here to elect delegates TO the eminent
household and to elect officers for the
state organization. More than 200
delegates were in attendance.
Indianola.-Since he took office 16
months ago and up 10 May l, Sehriff
A. G. Cox has collected and paid into
the treasury in costs, fees and COM
missions s35,S96. He has earned, but
not collected $3.50. The amount paid
TO the sheriff and deputies in conduct
ing the office was. $4,000, thus leav-
ing a balance OF $19,6O6 to the Off
ces credit.
attiesburg.-This city was shocked
by tragedy that occurred at the
home of ]. S. Mosely, a mail carrier
of this city, when his wife was snot
and probably wounded by former
boarder, Casey E. Jones, who a few
minutes later was laid low by a shot
gun load fired at close range by the
husband.
Holly Springs.-The commencement
exercises at the Mississippi Synodical
College Of this city came to a close
with the awarding of medals and
prizes an dthe delivery of diplomas to
the graduates. The baccalaureate ad-
dress for the occasion was made by
Hon. T. Weber Wilson, of Laurel
Leland.-The hardwood lumber bus
mess is not tagging, with the Darnell-
Love Lumber Company of Leland
This company is now filling an order,
for 100000 feet of lumber, in the
aggregate so carloads, for shipment
to northern points over the Y. & NJ.
v. railroad.
Shelby-Exercises brought to a
close one of the most successful ses-
sions of the Shelby high school. three
young men and three young women
receiving diplomas The special fea-
ture of the evening was the gradual
ing address of Hon. T. Weber Wilson
of Laurel
Natchez-EA special term of circuit
court will be called by Judge r. L.
Coban to clear the docket of criminal
and civil cases. 1t is stated by the
Judge that the court term is neces-
sary on account of having permitted
the March term.
Corinth.-The Lodge OF Perfection,
which was organized here only few
months ago. had its first experience
IN initiating a class. The class con
sistes of AZ Master Masons from Cor
inth, Rienzi, Bonneville and Tupelo.
Commencement exercises
at Pontotoc high school has closed.
Prof. B. Frank Brown, superintendent
OF the school. and Prof. W. NJ. Buff
kin, its principal, have been engaged
for next year.
. Jacksonville office of ]. ]. Conan,
secretary of the state penitentiary
board of trustees, has received notice
of the escape of William Winston from
camp No. 4, Parchman farm, o. H.
Parker, sergeant Winston was given
five years in 1919 for grand larceny.
Hernando.-The largest still ever
taken in DeSoto county was brought
in by Deputies Radford and Campbell
Tt was located II miles east of Her
nando, near Lewisburg. Indications
are the still was owned by Memphis
parties.
Vicksburg. Republican national
committeeman NJ. v. Mulvihill re.
ceived news from Washington that
H. NJ Robinson had been appointed
superintendent of the 18th division
railway mail service, with hea5auar-
tiers at New Orleans.