The Aberdeen weekly., 1921-09-16
Blue Mountain.-A good deal Of cot,

B nave Dee0 fOuuQ IN these IleluS since
the advent of the boil weevil in large
numbers. Union co1nty is going to lose
a great deal on it's cotton crop this fall
by reason OF this double pest
Senatobia.-A reunion of the chill
dren and grandchildren of the late Col.
T. C. Duncan, one of the pioneer set
tiers of DeSoto county, was held at
! Cockrum. There were 25 present at
the old homes:ead-W. w. Mosby and
family OF Sunflower Miss; T. c. Qua
eau, Jr., and family of Memphis; c. r.
/ Thompson and FANNY of Senatobia; 2.
3. Founders and fanny of Senatobia.
! Jacksonville federal income tax re.
! port of Collector George L. Donald for
the year 1919, which is just made pub
| lie, shows the total number of per-
sonal returns in Mississippi was 49,
/ 804, which is As per cent of the entire
number filed In the United States The
/ total amount of taxes paid on incomes
in this state was s5,634,901, which was
/ "A per cent of the total. The total
net income reported for the state was
| S101, ,262, ,053.
Fernwood.-The sweet potato crop
| in this section is considerably over an
average crop and the farmers and mer-
chants of Pike, Walthan and Marion
counties are erecting curing plants to
carry the surplus which will be on the
market until spring. The Fernwood
Lumber company is building a 1000
bushel plant at Kokomo, in Marion
county.
Brookhaven.-A large pleasure pa
vilion built over the lake at the gravel
pit, bath houses and the remodeling
of the office buildings are among the
improvements being made at the plant
of the Brookhaven gravel company,
seven miles east of town This gravel
pit is said to be the largest in the
world.
Blue Mountain.-Dr. Sam j. Patter-
son, formerly of Cotton Plant, for
seven years a Presbyterian minister
of Colorado, has returned to Missis-
sippi, where he has accepted the work
as superintendent OF missions for the
Central Presbytery Of the state. He
went west on account OF his health,
but returns TO Mississippi in fine phys
ical form.
Biloxi.-The first pecans of the sea
son were brought in by John L. Sey-
mour, who resides across the Back
Bay of Biloxi. Mr.. Seymour stated
that if nothing interferes he will get
over 1000 pounds of the nuts The
caterpillar, which did great damage
to the pecan trees in the past, is not in
prominence this season.
University of ippi.-The 1927
% season of the University of Missis-
sippi will open Wednesday, Sept. IA.
A large enrolment is expected Since
the close of last session all buildings
on the campus have undergone repairs.
Gordon Hall for men has been repaint-
ed and repaired throughout.
Port Gibson.-Port Gibson Female
college will open its seventy-eighth
annual session Sept Z. The exercises
will be held in the chapel of the col
Iege at 1870 am. Local pastors and
the principals TO the high school and
of Characterization academy have
been invited to speak
Marks-The members Of the Coterie
club will serve dinner at the court
house during the first week OF circuit
court. They will cater not only to the |
court attendance, but TO those in town |
as well.
Waynesboro-The third car of sweet |
potatoes will go out of here to the |
northern markets soon. These cars are |
made up of cooperative shipments and |
are being handled by County Agent |
Smith.
Starkville.-The new dormitory and |
power plant at the A. & NJ. college are
in course of construction, but it seems /
now that the dormitory will not be
completed by the time school opens.
There is a great deal of work on the
ground to be done and it is thought
possible that the opening will be post
poned.
Blue Mountain.-Mrs. Annie Mccall
for some time in charge of
the Hearnes memorial dormitory Of
Blue Mountain college, has rendered
her resignation to President w. T.
LOwrey, and will go to Oxford, Miss,
for the coming year.
BroOkhaven.-Dr. G. L. Bitter of Ls-
and will preach at ths union protract-
ed meeting TO be held jointly by the
Presbyterian and Methodist denomrna-
tions in the Brookhaven Methodist
1hrrfh Ganf 1S-Ocf
Jackson.-Andrew G. Gainey, execu-
tive secretary for the state depart
nent of education, has returned from
he Scott county fair, held at Fork
vile. He leaves soon for the opening
Of the Crystal Springs school
Blue Mountain.-Miss Mabel Hutch
ms. head of the school of mathematics
If Blue Mountain college, who has been
here longer than any other
person, has just returned from a
months visit with her former pupils in
many cities and communities of Mis-
iissippi
Biloxi.-W. Fl. Daniels OF Gulfport,
with the w. II. Daniels Auto
'tDl3any OF that city, has filed petit
ions and schedules in baukrutcy n
he United Sta.es district court here