The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-26

corporated as town under the laws
OF the state.
Blue Mountain.-Dr. A. d. Tisdale,
for year director of the Tippah coun-
ty health unit, which recently disband-
ed for the want of funds, has been
taken over by the department of health
of Mississippi, and is working in con-
junction with Dr. w. S. feathers.
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Macon.-Two small boys, about nine
years of age, were killed by lightning
on the place of Josh Cavett. They
were out Winding the cows, when a
severe electrical disturbance came up,
and both, it is supposed, were killed
by the same bolt.
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| Macon.-The faculty Of the Macon
high school has been elected with the
| exception of the teacher of Latin. Prof
C. U. Moore will remain as superin-
tendent
Crystal Springs.-The attorneys in
the case of S. B. Merton VS.. the Town
OF Crystal Springs, which litigation
grew out of the passage by the town
Of a mile extension of the corporate
limits, from which ordinance the OPP
ponents appealed to the circuit court,
have about reached an agreement by
which the controversy may be settled
for all time.
Blue Mountain.-Rev. s. v. Gul1ett
Of this place has just closed a success
full revival at Academy Baptist church
near this place. There were several
public confessions of faith during the
meeting and number joined the church
for baptism.
MISUNDERSTANDING to information
received at the office OF H Nj. Ivy,
state supervisor of secondary schools,
at least 100 pupils will take advantage
of the opportunity to take the college
entrance examinations.
Ripley.-P. L. Stroup and Miss Les.
sic Caviness were united in marriage
in Ripley.
Ellisville.-J. w. Williamson. who
has been tanitor of the Ellisville court
house for several years, has resigned
and will accept a position with the
Mississippi Colony for the Feeble
Minded.
Eupora.-ReV. J. A. Coleman, pastor
of the Methodist church here, preach
ed the opening sermon of the regular
annual revival here.
Indianola.-The following persons
mara a1acfod tr1ctooC for tho IudiapoIa
high school at a meeting of the city
council: Mrs. L. S. Allen, Ebert
Johnson, J. M. Kimbrough, F. E. Ev-
erett and D. S. Lovelace
Northumberland Attorney Martin
Miller of Meridian has accepted an in
vitation to be master of ceremonies at
the Labor Day celebration to be held
at Highland Park, when the various
candidates for United States senator
and governor will speak from the same
platform in the afternoon.
Mayor John w. Parker
has been notified that Meridian has
been made a sub-station on the gov
eminent continental airway along the
route from Savannah, Ga, to San
Diego, Cal.
Ecru.-The Ecru high school, which |
opens Sept. 3, has elected it's faculty |
for the fall term. Prof. John A Don |
aldson, who taught here last session.
was reelected as superintendent
Senatobia.--Four prisoners escaped |
from the county jail by saving two |
of the iron bars over the fire escape |
and sliding down a water pipe.
Durant-E. T. Maloney, employed |
as butter-maker at the Durant cream.
cry. accidentally shot himself He wat
rushed to Meridian, where his parents |
live.
Blue Mountain.-That Tippah coun
ty health unit should yet be restored &C
activity by the board of supervisors is
being made clear by the cropping out
of number OF cases of typhoid fever
in this county which was almost en-
tirely free from typhoid while the big
health unit was winding up its work
in Tippah.
Ecru.-A revival at Friendship twI
miles from here, has closed Rev. T.
l. Wesson and E. A Wesson were ir I
charge. Twenty-Five were baptisec
and some joined by letter.
Ellisville.-J. d. Martin well-knowI
farmer of Jones county. has sold thi.
year truck and dairy products to tho
amount of $S20.S5. He believes tina
trucking and dairying should go to
gether.
Brookhaven.-Cecn Rhodes Boad
wee, q, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. O
Boadwee. fell dead Of heart failure
while asking for doctor over a te!e
phone at Hotel Iniz, where he was al
Edwards.-A large gathering here o
farmers residing in the territory tribu
tary to Edwards resulted in the organ
ization of the Warren-Hinds trucl
growers association.
Natchez.-At the request of Frank
lin county authorities. a man identified
as ]. D. Henderson was arrested here