The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-12

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plant is resumed.
Indianola-Inquiry from many citi-
zens here regarding pellagra in their
localities of Sunflower county revealed
the fact that the disease, confined al
most to the colored race, is probably
worse than last year, but no worse
than on previous years. and that there
treatment. The disease is at present
on the decline.
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Blue Mountain.-A special invitation
has just been extended to the friends
of Senator James K. vardaman in
| Tippah to participate in a big Varda-
man day near Bonneville Friday, Aug.
49, Tippah, which is a rock-ribbed
Vardaman county, went out en- masse
recently to hear the white chief, but
missed the opportunity because OF q
death which kept the orator at home.
/ Hattiesburg-Ho Williams, 10.
of Bassfield, an onlooker at baseball
game there, was hit by foul ball du:>
ing the game and was rushed to the
Methodist hospital with fractured
skull.
MISUNDERSTANDING w. NJ. Hunter
| of the Y. NJ. C. A and 90 boys be-
tween II and IS years of age, have rA-
| turned from Perry county, where they
had been camping for two weeks.
Gulfport.-The contract for building
| the new Kings Daughters hospital
/ -
| Jackson, was the successful bidder.
/ The exact contract cost for building
is withheld, but it is estimated at
about $4,000.
Corinth.-The COrinth district stand
ard training school for Sunday school
| teachers and leaders will be held hero
Aug. Is to 20 under the auspices of
the general Sunday school board ami
the north Mississippi conference Sun
day school board of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South.
Jackson. T. Calhoun, state SUI
pervisor of rural schools, and II. NJ.
Ivy, supervisor of secondary schools,
have returned from a tour of the sum
mer normals, where they presented
the method, use and purpose of stand
| ardized tests and measurements.
Ellisville.-Pension funds for the
Confederate veterans have arrived at
the chancery clerks office for distri-
| button. More thaH 30 of these vet
Grams live in Jones county and some
of them are greatly in need of this
fund.
Gulfport-A $50, 900 damage suit has
been filed in the Harrison county cir
cult court here against the Louisville
& Nashville railroad by the parents of
James F. Garrett, who was killed at
Biloxi by a train of that road.
Meridian. - The Meridian Rotary
club, following an address by Gabe
Jacobson, has entered into the fight
for new and more modern charity
hospital building to take the place of
the present Matty Hersee hospital in
this city. Mr.. Jackson pointed out the
great need of an institution that would
adequately take care of the unfortu-
nate sick of this city
Amory.-More than so dwelling
houses have been erected in Amory
during the past 10 months.
Rosedale.-Lewis Fletcher, negro on
trial for killing T. c. Bullock, planta-
ton manager for A. Y. Scott, last De-
cember, was found guilty of murder
after the jury had deliberated all night
on the case. Fletcher will be hanged
in, INrid 16
Canton.-What is believed to be
state butter record for percentage of
increase in production is made public
by the local creamery, in announcing
production figures, and the increase
has caused the Illinois Central maya
zine to comment on it. For the first
six months of 121 the increase was 300
per cent over the same period in 1920.
Production through June 80, 1920, was
1860 pounds churned. compared to
A. 100 churned through June 80, 1921.
Notwithstanding treating a small
dog, the family pet which had been
sick several days, Ernest Brown and
family of six, living near here, were
severely bitten. Upon examination OF
the du1liidA ASdQ ny IAO 6ldlC OO<AA
of health, rabies we're found.
Meridian<-M. II. Yarbrough, recent
ly elected chief Of police of Meridian
by the city council to succeede to the
vacancy created by the resignation of
Chief of Police L. c. Mennett, has as
sumed charge OF the office.
Knoxville.-The Knox County Bank
and Trust company and the American
National bank have consolidated under
the corporate title of the latter.
Knoxville-Miss Ida Tilson was shot
and killed by an unidentified intruder
in her home on Baxter avenue. 1t was
one Of a series of invasions of homes
by midnight marauders recently.
Meridian.-ThiS city is receiving its
share of watermelons this year. Hun
dreds of melons. by wagon load and
carload, are transported into Meridian
and the city is literally flooded with
The watermelons.
Blue Mountain.-To keep within the
provisions Of the state pension statute
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