The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-23

b6na and DOQdSVllle. Inc equipment
includes school room furnishings, such
as desks and blackboards, and ap-
paratus for home economics depart
ments and manual training, including
blacksmithing.
Sardis.-Spencer Dobyns. soiici-
tors for Mississippi's 100000 quota
of the 100000 fund to be used in
establishing the greater Southwestern
Presbyterian University in Memphis
departed from Sardis highly pleased
with the enthusiastic reception tender
ed by the Sardis Presbyterians. The
contributions in cash and pledges APP
/ preached $4,000 and assurances OF adj
ditional sums we're given.
Crystal Springs.-D. B. Buie, who has
in charge the campaign TO exterminate
the ant, announces that all of the cans
and syrup have arrived and are in the
depot, and that as soon as the men
from the agricultural department in
charge of the ant determination for
the government, can reach here, that
the cans will be distributed over che
town. Last year splendid results were
noticeable
Hazlehurst-The Copiah county pen
sion board has finished its work for
this year Twenty-eight new pension
ers were added TO the list for the coun-
death or removal. Copiah draws ths
heaviest pension fund from the state
of all counties, and each year sees
net gain More than 10 applications
were denied at the recent sitting of the
pension board.
Walthall-There have been daily
rains here for 10 days, but now the
weather has cleared up and farmers
are driving thGr mowers. The hay
crop has improved some and will turn
out better than was expected. Some
farmers have gone back to first prin-
ciples and are pulling fodder from late
corn. The corn crop ia overwhelming,
and the cotton crop almost nothing,
but this county will see her way
through.
Jackson divorce rate in Mis-
sissippi is three times greater than the
average for the United States and our
record for annulling marriages is ex-
ceeded by that of only two other states
in the Union" declared Chancellor v.
A Griffith in converting the Kinds
county chancery court. May God
speed the day when we will pass a
law prohibiting divorce, regardless OF
the cause" he said.
til
ecutive inspector of the state live
stock sanitary board, has received a
new shipment of tags for his anti-cau-
tie tuberculosis work, which will be !
sent out to veterinarians of the state !
at cost The testing and tagging of |
cattle in the state greatly simplifies |
the matter of interstate shipments, as |
cattle bearing this official ear tag are |
not held up in transportation.
Gulfport The Harrison county |
board of supervisors have adopted
new fish and game law, which will go
into force at once A license of 81 /
will be charged for hunting and will |
be good for the season, Nov. to
March l. license OF 81 will be /
charged for fresh water fishing for
the year. No license is required for
salt water fishing. Charles Evans has
been appointed game warden and four
deputies will be appointed later.
HazIehurst- Percy e Quinn.
from this district, and
who has represented the district for
10 years, has been in town shaking
hands with his constituents, and tell
ing the people what congress proposed
to do at the coming session. He thinks
the work of the present congress a
hard one. but says the process of work
ing out the revenue laws will gradual
ly work out.
Hattfesburg. -ResOlutions covering
all important phases of the labor sit
uation in Mississippi were adopted at
the convention of the state federation
Of labor More than 100 delegates were
present from all over the state. Ma
tional disarmament was advocated IN
one of the resolutions. Another con-
demned the use of injunctions in
strikes.
Sardis-The Mississippi creamery
association. of which the Sardis cream
cry company is a member, received a
telegram from their New York agent
for an immediate shipment of two
carloads OF butter At least one-third
of this amount will be furnished by
the Sardis creamery, which is doing
good work toward putting Mississippi
dairy products into the hands of the
eastern consumers.
Jackson.-All of the nine injunction
suits filed against the Mississippi rail-
road commission which were to be
tried in New Orleans, have been dis
missed by the various railroads COM
planning.
West Point-In order that the road
might survive, Mr. StovalI, received
'or the Columbus and Gree1ville rail-
road. had to give heroic treatment to
is expense account, necessitating the
,urtaiIment of great many conven-
ences which the public had been en-
owing. One of these was an every day
ocal train running from this city west.
rhe announcement of the putting back
nto service of a daily local freight
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