The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-28
AUDITOR ON GRILL ~ BEARING.
Many Representatives, of Commercial
Bodies Are in Attencarc

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berland telephone rate case before the
railroad commission began here re
| Gently. Attorney General Robertson
represents the general public in the
matter and T.unt Shipley vice-presi-
dent and general counsel of the com.
pany, of Atlanta, Ga. represents the
| Cumberland. Judge J. Morgan Ste.
vens. ex-supreme justice of jackson.
is assisting General Robertson and al
so appears specially in behalf of the
city of Hattiesburg. B. F. Martin of
Natchez is representing that city in
| behalf of a special franchise agree
ment as to rates granted by that city.
Many other representatives Of va
rious commercial bodies and local citi
zens were in attendance. Judge Stone
Deacours of Laurel is assisting Mr..
| Chipley in the conduct of the com
pany's side of the case.
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Jackson.-Theo. Grillis. a merchant
OF this city, was fined $50 in police
court for giving a negro boys face a
brilliant coat of green paint. Some
of the paint got into one of the boy s
eyes and he may lose his sight.
Byhalia-A marriage of interest to
their many friends here and elsewhere
took place here when Miss Margaret
united in wedlock by Rev. c. T. Floyd,
the pastor of the Meth odist church.
William A Thweatt,
husband of Mrs w. A. Thweatt, who
was burned to death Dec. g. 1920 when
their home burned on the Prairie Bin
ford Pike, was arrested on warrant
sworn out by Judge B. B. Brannon.
charging him with the murder of his
wife
Jackson.-Th Mississippi Jersey
Cattle Club met here for it's third an
nual convention, holding morning and
afternoon sessions and winding up
with banquet at the Edwads House.
President W. w Magrude. of Stark
vile presided. and about Al members
from all over the state took part in
the deliberations.
Byhalia.-The news of thu death of
Dr. Thomas S. Potts came as Sc
we're shock TO the people OF this COM
munity, DR.. Potts having been pastor
of the local Baptist church since his
return from San Antonio, Texas, early
last year. Not only had he endeared
himself to the members of his own
congregation, hut to the people of the
entire community
Senatobia.-R. E. Floyd, president
of the board Of supervisors of Tate
county, has called an extra session of
this body to meet here soon to make
final settlement with F. d. Harvey &
Co. of Memphis, Tenn, for the con.
struction of about so miles of public
roads in Tate county. The Harvey
company has been working on these
roads for more than a year.
Tupelo.-A carload of farm pfe5ucts |
goes from Tupelo each week TO the |
Memphis market 1t is sent by E. |
Strauss & Co. Mn. Strauss first be |
gan express shipments to build up g
market for the variety of produce
that comes to this market that can
not be used locally. He now has |
refrigerator car set on the track and |
loaded with a great variety.
Shannon.-Mrs. r. l. Collins. wife of /
the pastor of the Methodist church at /
this place, who recently underwent an
operation in one of the hospitals in /
Memphis, was able to return home. /
Mr.. Collins accompanied her home. IL |
honor of their Homecoming the ladies |
of the church gave them house
warming at the parsonage. Mesdames +
]. d. Springer, Gus Carter and Eliza
Johnson acted as hostesses.
Meridian.-Two arrests were made
in connection with the murder of
Moody Price, who was hacked to
death with an ak as he lay in bed the
prisoners being Rosa Wells and Ed
negroes. The woman lives
a block from the Price home. McEi-
roy is declared by officials to have
police record here, and is being held
pending a checking up of his move
ments on the night of the murder.
Meridian.-The Lincoln community
center, cooperating with the negro
county home agent, is planning to
open a home science kitchen for the
purpose of demonstrating to the negro
and girls engaged in domes-
nc service practical cooking and econ
omy in the use Of gas and fuel. The
demonstration will be under the direc-
ion of the negro home agent, who has
been provided by the board
If supervisors of this county.
Oxford.-Gracie Wright, IL years of
age, died at the Culley hospital as a
result of burns suffered in a country
The little girl was
standing before the open school fire
n a school cabin and stopped over
o get an article. Her dress caught
md she Immediately ran out of the
Dom and ran almost half a mile be-
ore being caught and the flames ex-
inguished. She was rushed to the
hospital where everything possible
vas done for her. but death resulted
Embry.-While Oris Pittman was
cleaning his. automatic shotgun for a
zig days bird hunt he accidentally
hot the instep of his right foot Am
'utation will not be necessary unless
Hood poisoning should set up.