The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21
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Sheriff Nicholson was notified anC
Deputies Shanahan and Vaught Ief
to investigate They found the dead
body that OF A. c. Wilson, who had
been stabbed to death with a knife
A card in the pocket of the clothine
on the body showed Wilson to be 81
| years Of age and a member OF a me
chanic lodge at Dayton, O., as a ma
chinist. A picture OF a boy was found
also some papers showing that Wilson
! had relatives at Mention, Ky.
Jackson.-Federal aid totaling S3o5.
600 was apportioned to two Mississippi
counties for road building at the first
1921 session of the state highway
commission. Kinds county will re
ceive $125.00O for the construction OF
| 10 miles of concrete road between
Jackson and Clinton and Jackson, g
| coast county, win get $1S0,000 to as,
/ sist in building Is miles of concrete
/ highway from the Harrison county
line to the West Pascagoula river by
way Of Ocean Springs.
COIumbus.-Girls from all sections
of Mississippi have been called to fill
official positions in the first class OF
the Mississippi State College for
Women, the freshman class The cleo
ton was held with the following re
suit: President, Miss Lucille McRaven,
Yazoo City; vice president, Miss Ha
eel Perry, Eupora; secretary and
treasurer, Miss Elizabeth Smith, Hat
tiesburg; business manager, Miss Dab
nov I edward IF TunoIo
Jackson.-This community was ter
ribly shocked on learning of the death
Of Robert E. Wilson, for many years
prominent in state and local affairs
and an authority in public land at
fairs. Mr.. Wilson was i'll a week or
10 days ago, and in bed for short
time. but had been up and out since
that time. and was apparently in good
health. Death came suddenly after he
retired.
West Point-Officers captured Sam
Pitman, alias 3urdette, charged with
attempting to forge a cheek on a
prominent citizen of Okolona. Bur
dette claims to be from Huntsville,
Ala. He was taken to Okolona by the
sheriff of Chickasaw county and
given preliminary hearing. Failure to
make bond of $500 he was sent to jail
to await the action of the grand jury
Lexington.-At a mass meeting at
the court house resolutions were pass
ed, requesting the board of supervi-
sors to abolish certain offices and de-
paTtments. The board in reply held
that the offices were created, and sal
aries fixed by the legislature, so that
no cuts in salaries could be made
Meridian.-An automobile belong
ing to F. Breach, stolen from in front
of the First Baptist church when the
owner was attending services, was re-
covered. 1t was abandoned by the
thieves when it got stuck in the mud
on the MeridiaR-Jackson highway, 10
miles from the city
Bupora.-One of the lar gest Girls
Hi-Y clubs organized n Mississippi !
has been formed at the high school
under the direction of Messrs. Burford
and Mangum. of the state Y. NJ C. A. |
The new organization has thirty-fiva |
charter members.
Hazlehurst.-The Y NJ. c. A Asso- |
citation, assisted by the Hi-Y Associa
ton Of the Hazlehurst high school.
held an interesting meeting at the /
1rown hotel, when hundred enthu- |
siastic n.en and young men gathered. |
Moselle.-John Todd and Rafe Neii |
days in jail, and Jane Todd. all ne
groes. was fined $50 AMI cost of court
for alleged making of whiskey on the
premises of Jane Todd.
Myrtle.-The annual meeting of the
of the Bank of Myrtle
was held. A dividend of 90 per cent
was paid to :he stockholders, and a
nice sum set aside as undivided
profits.
Canton.-Prospects for the imme-
late recovery of bud less conditions
we're declared brightstsy speakers at
| general meeting of the Madison
county Chamber of Commerce held
lere.
SlAllOuS ElTGu1dl6Q III
he churches of the city have been
resented to the city commission ask
ng that the Sunday closing laws be
aore rigidly enforced.
Ellisville. Three convicts, known as
BABY Boy" and Tillman,
mpIoyed at the Home for Feeble
dinded. at Ellisville. escaped. They
made a break out of the convict cage
t midnight 1t is thought that they :
oarded a passing freight train.
Meridian.-The resig nation of Marke /
as president of the Missis
iDpi-Alabama Fair Association was
ccepted by the board of directors.
w. Bostick. for the past several s
cars active vice president, has been {
lected as his successor.
Columbus-The League of Women
oters of Columbus is probably one S
{ the most active wcmen's political !
examinations in Mississippi, having G
gently launched campaign of edu a
alton among the women of this city c
the fundamentals of government. q
HarperviIle.-For a period of 80 u
,a~S pav Ar Ford has had the mas