The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-04-22

/ OF whom reside IN this city.
Port Gibson.-Jesse Watts, murderer
of DR.. D. S. Alverson, prominent
/ physician, was hanged here in the
county jail.
Natchez.-A revival meeting under
the direction of Rev w ". Kayser
will open here shortly at the First
Baptist church. Ground has been
broken for the new Baptist church
building and actual construction viii
| start soon. The edifice viii cost about
$4,000.
Canton.-More than 500 business,
| professional men and delegates from
various civic, industrial, commercial
educational and agricultural organlza-
lions throughout the state are expect
ed to convene in Jackson for the or
ganization of the Mississippi state
| chamber of commerce.
Utica.-The truck crop, which is the
largest in the way of tomatoes that
has ever been planted in this section,
is far in advance of any previous crop
at this time of the year. The crop
bids fair to be heavy and local deal
ers are preparing to handle same, as
they are putting in an unusually large
supply of baskets and crates.
Hazlehurst.-The Copiah county bar
association is making every prepare
ton to entertain the state bar associa-
ton, to meet here, and the committees
are working overtime to get things in
readiness for the first arrival of law
yers. The meeting will be held at
Browns Wells, 10 miles west of town,
and accommodations have been ar
ranged for at least 400 guests.
Senatobia.-Rev NJ. K. Thornton,
superintendent of the Baptist hospital
at Jackson, Miss, has been called by
the local Baptist congregation. Rev.
Mr.. Thornton is a native Mississippian
and was pastor of the First Baptist
church of Starkville for 10 years; also
at Hattiesburg for two years, and for
several years was pastor of the First
Baptist church at Helena, Ark.
West Point.-For the first time in
the history of this city women have
exercised their suffrage and voted.
There were three contestants for the
office of justice of the peace in Dis
trict No. 2. This office had been made
vacant by the death of Judge Martin.
The candidates running were J. A.
Coleson, ]. Y. Calvert and J. E. Nc
Eachin. Calvert won by 40 votes.
Many ladies voted.
Observation-Disclosures circles of this
city have made several changes. Mr..
Solomon has opened a general mer-
chandise store in the building next to
DR.. J. T. Longino, where Greensphann
& Weinman formerly operated. The
City Drug Store, which has had tenn
porary quarters in the front of the
Cotton Exchange, is now established
in the brick building on the south
corner of the square.
Meridian-Rev. ]. Layd Dessell, Of
Fresno, Cal, is to be the successor
of the late Rev H. B. Watkins as pas
tor of the Central Methodist church
here, according to announcement by
Presiding Elder Paul j. Harding. The
appointment of DR.. Dessell was made
by Bishop McMurray of Louisville,
KY, head of the Methodist conference
in this state, the appointee being
formerly of this conference.
Winona.-The Rev. T. M. Bradley.
superintendent of education; w. R.
Applewhite and Hon. Walker Dodd
have been selected as delegates from
the Methodist church here to attend
"set-up" meeting of the Grenada dis |
trict Of the Methodist Episcopal |
church, South, to be held in Water !
Valley. The object Of the meeting is
to go over and discuss the plans for |
the $33,O0O,O 900 educational drive that
will be put on from May 29 to June 2. |
Greenwood.-Grenew Lodge No. |
S54, B. p. o. Elks, installed the new
officers for the coming year. They |
are as follows: R. G. McBee, exalted |
ruler; Abe Silver, esteemed leading |
knight; Eli Abbott, Jr., esteemed |
loyal knight; w. G. Barner, Jr, es- |
teemed loyal knight; w. G. Barner, |
Jr., esteemed lecturing knight; Fred |
Fountain, inner guard; Sam Silver, /
tyler; John Ashcraft, treasurer; G. A. |
Wilson, Jr., trustee; c. ]. Jones, dele |
gate to grand lodge, and ]. H. Pettey, |
alternate. John Dantone was named /
custodian to- succeed T. P. Phillips, |
who declined to serve another term.
Greenwood-The Kiwanis Club of /
Greenwood held its regular luncheon
with one of its best attendance since
the organization of the club. w NJ. /
Keithley, principal of the Greenwood
high school. was a guest and made
splendid talk.
Greenwood-The Keesler-Hamrick-
Post of the American Legion
here has gone on record as strongly
opposing any clemency for Eugene V.
Debs, serving a sentence in the At
lanta federal prison for violation of
the espionage act.
Observation-Disclosures Candy, aged
"a. white, convicted of robbing and
his boyhood companion,
Cleveland Rowe, was hanged here in
the county jail Sheriff Crosby pulled
off the execution without hitch and