The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-10-07
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from AllCor-
ners of the State and
Told In Briefest Form

Holly Springs-The whisky traffic
In this county was struck another blow
when Sheriff SIayden, accompanied by
Deputies Jeffries and Woods and Coun-
ty Attorney Wall Doxey, found large
still in operation about seven miles
southeast Of Waterford on a farm oc-
cupied by Robert Cooley, a brother or
Anderson Colley, who was recently
sentenced to three years in the peni-
Tertiary for attempting to manufac-
ture whisky. The men whose identity
is known TO the officers were at the
still and were making d getaway when
the officers approached. They were
chased some distance and one man
was shot at and probably wounded
Arrests viii follow in a short time, Of
fioers say. The still was of unusual
design, being made Of wood except the
bottom, which was OF galvanized iron.
1t was eight feet in length, about three
feet wide and two feet deep. and said
TO be about a 5-gallon-an-hour capac-
ity Two thousand gallons of mash,
quantity of sugar and % gallons of
white whisky in jugs were taken in the
raid.
Meridian. The Meridian trades
council has practically completed the
plans for the observance of Armistice
Day here with an elaborate patriotic
celebration. Invitations are to be ex-
tended to all civic and commercial
bodies Of the city to join hands in the
undertaking to make the occasion one
of completeness in every particular.
The movement is a part of the nation
al program to roll up the most gigantic
appeal to the disarmament conference
at Washington to make disarmament
reality and to afford a demonstration
of the fact that the people of the Unit
ed States want a real end OF war 1t
is stated that the celebration to be IN
dertaken by the labor movement is in
no way peculiarly labor, but, on the
other hand, is simply intended to be
community expression on a great com
mon problem, and will be staged from
a citizenship standpoint, purely and
simply. Every kind and class of citi-
zen will be requested to take part.
Meridian County and city officers
and large number Of other citizens
witnessed the total destruction of a
quantity OF moonshine whisky, when
Judge w. d. Roberts ordered the stuff
seized in recent raids poured into
city sewer. The liquor is said to have
been Of good make and was retailing
q tarOund SIS a gallon, the price hav-
ing recently dropped from around $50
q gallon.
Biloxi.-While playing with a shot
gun Wilbur Leckech. eight-year-old
son OF Mrs. Joseph Leckech, received a
full load Of the shot in his left leg
above the knee, which resulted in the
youth losing much blood. The gun was
in the hands of Frank Bass, age 16,
who was with the lad near the formers
home on Elmer street. Young Leck.
ech's condition was announced as Sc
riOus from the Biloxi city hospital, |
where he was taken.
Indianola.-The trial Of Tilmann
Montgomery, "a, charged with Grim
Inal assault upon the 17-year-old widow
of an ex-service man near Inverness
SunflOwer county, 10 days ago, took |
place I'm circuit court, and he was con-
victed by jury and sentenced by |
Judge S. F. Davis to be hanged Friday, |
Oct. 20. The grand jury returned the |
indictment within 20 minutes after
court convened and Montgomery was
Immediately placed on trial.
Crystal Springs.-The travelling pub |
lie is irritated over the condition of |
the road between this place and Terry |
on the big Jackson highway. The re- |
cent rains have made the road impas- |
sable and autoists are entirely cut off |
from going to Jackson by automobile. |
The road is being widened and gravel /
ed, but the road will not be passabie |
this fall unless work is hurried.
Vaiden.-A- w. Holman and w. c. /
Fowler, both of this place, are in an
1nfirmary at Winona, Holman suffering |
from bullet wound and Fowler from .
several knife wounds as a result, ac-
cording TO reports, OF the men taking !
up a quarrel between their small sons. /
Though both are in a serious condi-
Eicn, hope Is held out for their recov-
cry.
Jackson-F. j. Hurst, assistant fed
eral farm demonstration work director
for south Mississippi. in charge of the
boys club work in this district, is IN /
George county assisting H. A Hopper
in his two weeks boys club campaign.
The banks OF Lucedale have arranged
10 finance the boys of the clubs in
their pig work. and signs point to a
successful year for the young workers.
JacksOn.-Henry Martin. negro. con
victed OF murder. whose death sente nee
IS pending on appeal before the SUI
preme court, is making frantic appeals
TO Sheriff L. B. Williams TO come on
and hang him right away Il just can't
stand it any longer" Martin told the
sheriff This suspense is killing me.
WalthaIl-The fall examinations OF
teachers in this county has been con-
GUIDED The records show that there
were 80 applicants for first grade Ii
cense. of which II tainted and fell by
the wayside, and 20 ianded safely.
! Jaekson--Se September 26 was the
eighteenth anniversary of the signing
of the first official document in the