The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-09
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Grenada.-Joe Silverman. who gave
his address as New Orleans. was ar
rested here on a charge OF being inn
plicated in three burglaries here. Mar
shall Mcleod declares a coat he wore
was stolen from the home OF Mrs. E.
A. Humphrey and that Silverman had
several cans OF preserves In his pos
gession-
Clarksdale-Gerald Fitzgerald, attor
ney and president OF the Mississippi
delta cotton exporting and trading cor
por.tiOn. will speak on general bust
ness conditions in the United States
and abroad, and the situation which 6i-
rectly affects the cotton markets ct
the Rotary club luncheon here. To
make and work out contracts with the
mills of Germany and Czecho-SIovakia
Mr.. Fitzgerald made a recent trip to
foreign lands and has been home but
"A lew weeks.
Aberdeen.-Monroe county land is
still in big demand. The J. NJ. Morgan,
Jr.. real estate company of Aberdeen
has sold for w. L. Watkins his noted
prairie plantation of 2,24O acres TO a
company OF substantial business men
Of Gainesboro. Tenn. for s225,0O0
Crystal Springs.-The congregation
of the Methodist church was treated to
one OF the most magnificent sermons
ever delivered to a congregation in this
section of Mississippi. The surprise
was furnished by Mrs. J. w LiddeI.
who arranged for DR.. Charlie Crisler,
pastor in charge of the Galloway Me
mortal at Jackson. Miss, to fill the pull
pit at the service.
Forest-Alton Page. white, As years
old. was murdered here in the house of
Pattie Perdue, q negro woman, his body
cut 10 pieces and the smaller parts
burned in the stove. The trunk. which
was too large to burn entirely, was
charred 20 crisp and buried on top
OF the body OF a negro recently inter
red in q negro cemetery. mile from
where the atrociOus crime was com
mitted.
Aberdeen-The pretty little two
months-Old baby left on the front porch
of Miss Lou lannon's continues to at
tract large crowds. This baby was
seen by Frank G. Whitaker at Prairie.
Miss, before il was left on the Jarmon
porch. Mr. Whitaker identified the
baby and says that a young man was
driving the car which had a Tennessee
license number and that an elderly
woman had the baby. They told Mr..
Whitaker that they were from Mem
phis.
Waynesboro.-The first section of
Mobile and Ohio through freight train
No. 38 was wrecked just south of Buck
Atunna, turning II cars into the ditch.
A negro hobo was seriously hurt and
brought here for treatment.
Hazlehurst-The Hazlehurst truck
ers' association met in the court house
and heard the reports of the manage
ment and secretary of the past sea
sons business. It was unanimously
agreed that the association has had a
successful year, and with few minor
kinks ironed out the trucker next year
will have perfect machine organized
for handling his products and saving
all profits TO himself.
Canton--A city park and county fair
grounds, owned and occupied by the
municipality. which has been long
felt need. is now virtually reality,
r. w. Mosby, chairman of the cham
Der of commerce fair committee. an
nounced. A deal win be completed
whereby the city acquires 2O.5 acres of
land two blocks from the courthouse
at a nominal sum from owners who are
making sacrifices in order to permit
the deal to go through
AshIand.-A double wedding took
place At the Cottrell hotel The con-
tracing parties were Vernon S. Hogan
and Miss Julia Dobson and William j.
B. Evans and Miss Kate Dobson. The
young people came TO Ashland from
Moscow, Tenn, and they were married
by Rev. J. l.. Courson, recently or
dained minister.
Jackson.-Gov. Russell has announc-
ed the appointment Of ]. R. East OF
Brandon as Judge OF the eighth court
district. to succeed Judge A ]. Nc
Laurin. Judge East will take up his
duties on Sept. 1. Judge McLaurin
will move to Jackson and enter the law
firm OF May & Sanders as junior mem
Der OF the firm.
Waynesboro.-Jim Moore, negro.
stabbed and seriously wounded James
Pilkinton, agent for the M. & o. RAFT
road at Yellow Pine, Ala, small sta
ton g miles south of Waynesboro- Tho
negro became enraged because the
agent would not let him have sack
of ice ordered for another party, the
negro having ordered two and only
one came.
CIarksdale.-Max Moss, who was for
many years with the Delta Grocery
and Cotton company of this city. has
Just accepted the management OF the |
Herrin-Townes cotton company, to
take the place OF B. NJ. Brownell. for
mer manager. who was recently mace
local manager for the staple cotton |
cooperative association.
Jacksonville escape of Jeff KEN |
bier. alias Kimble from Camp B. Lam |
bert farm. has been reported to the OF |
flee of ]. J.. Conan. secretary Of the |