The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-16
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from All Cor
ners of the State and
Told In Briefest Form

L he Ou4Ieu states pOSIOIIlC6 depart
ment in Washington has authorized
the reopening of the postoffice at
/ Chalybeate, which was closed sew
eral months ago when the rural free
delivery service was inaugurated from
Walnut to this place.
The Emma Frazier memorial class,
class of young women in the First
Presbyterian Sunday school of Tupelo,
at a recent meeting of its officers and
members, planned to send a Christmas
box to the children at Palmer orphan
age at Columbus
Mike Cox Of Blue Mountain has Just
killed and sold a young big boned
Poland-China of the East View Tippah
Livestock farm strain, which weighed
502 pounds, and which netted him the
nice sum of $3.50.
The ocal P. T. A of Chalybeate has
just contributed S115 in cash to the
Chalybeate consolidated school, to be
used in the development of the insti-
tuition, which is now doing so much
for this community
Many voluntary contributions are
being made by Meridian citizens to the
Christmas tree fund of the local order
Knights Of Pythias for the purpose OF
providing Christmas baskets for the
poor children of the city.
-
lobe Tubbs, aged negro, near Me
ridian, became entangled in a barbed
wire fence and was dead when search
ing parties found him two days after
his disappearance. Coroner's jury
held death was directly due to starva-
ton.
No wedding bells for Judge w. A
Moffett, the marrying justice at Green
vile. During his three years in office
he has tied the martial knot for more
tim 500 couples, but is still a bach
elor.
Damage estimated at $4,000 was
caused by a fire which destroyed 1000 |
bales of cotton and part of a ware |
house at Greenwood. The origin is
undetermined.
E. E. Erwin of Vicksburg went coon
hunting. He saw two eyes staring at
him through the darkness. He blazed |
away until the eyes disappeared. Then |
he investigated and found he had |
killed 42O-pound alligator.
Membership drive this month by
Cotton Cooperative association at
Greenwood expected to net many new
members.
Unless 80 miles of Jefferson Davis
highway running through Pamela coun-
ty is resurfaced Immediately. greater
part of the road will be useless.
Legion members at Corinth disap-
pointed by word that it will be impos-
sibIe to arrange for Marshal Foch to
make stop in that state.
Clarksdale high school has been adj
mitted to full membership in the as
ISOLATION of southern colleges and Sec
ondary schools.
Business men and farmers of Como
move to cut cotton acreage
and increase acreage of corn and
wheat.
Special term of federal court held at {
Jackson to dispose of accumulation of |
liquor law violation cases.
Amount of loot secured by bandits e
Who blew postoffice safe at Silver {
Creek is not definitely known. /
Accidental selfinflicted pistol wound !;
atal to Patrolman Frank Nannink of :
Tazoo City.
$685.
Warm weather has resulted in heavy I
oss of meat by farmers near Tisho- .
ningo.
Only owners of five cows or more t
an purchase stock in new creamery e
icing organized at Byhalia. i
Winter Murphree died after fist
light with Harvey Cameron at Coffee
lille.
Injuries received while operating a C
letal saw caused the death of Wayne S
I. May, editor OF the Brandon News. j.
D
Merchants at Clarksdale report the "
iggest Christmas trade since pre-war :,
avs.
Lee Kroup In court at Meridian was
wen verdict against A. &. A. railroad
)r s12,500. He lost a leg when run b
yer by one of company's trains. N
Louis ]. Montressor, professional Z
olf player and instructor, has taken Il
1arge of the jackson country club. ci
81
A. and NJ. football team declines TO :,
ay post season game with University ?,
!. Florida eleven. -
Many delegates attended Mississippi IL
convention at Hatties- "
Irg. al
Busy times ahead for divorce mill.
twenty-five new suits filed at Jackson.
Bids will soon be called, for new agri-
lltural high schoo at Carro1ton.
New high school building at Shaw dc
sting $4,000 nearing completion. hs
Government asks for bids on con- .Te
ruction of new postoffice at Byhalia. O.
Bay st. Louis will build concrete %
all costing 100000. se