Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-08-19
Miscellaneous.

TAA boll-worm and caterpillar haIe
made their appearance on several plan
tations in the vicinity of West Point.
PRICE CHIsM, Whitecapper, was con-
vcted last week in the Circuit Court Of
Union County and sentenced to life i'm.
prisonment in the penitentiarN
THE Board of Supervisors of Monroe
County have ordered an election to be
held on the Goth inst, to determine
whether liquors shall be sold hereafter
for three years in the county or not
The Batesville Canning Company ap.
pears to be doing all its most sanguine
friends hoped for it. The company is
running every day, and is putting up
goods that are being taken by dealers
on kilograms in carload lots at paying
prices. Several carloads of peas, beans,
peaches and tomatoes have been sold,
and it now has ready for market several
carloads OF choice tomatoes.
FIFTEEN convicts leased from the
State penitentary attacked Sergeant
Pipes and made break for liberty near
Greenvile last week, and were only
checked by the cool bravery of Pipes
and his guards. Pipes was badly beaten,
but drawing his pistol wounded three
of the convicts and kept the desperate
horde at bay alone until assistance
reached him.
THE last will and testament of the
late Credo l.. Hurt was filed for record
at Batesville last week. bequeathing as
follows: s. L. Herring, $1,000; two heirs
of B. Il. Hurt, $4,000 each; w. B. JEFF
fries, $4,000; w. B. Jeffries' five chill
dren, So, 900 each; Ashley Hurt, $4,000
Mrs. Mamie Nesbit, $1,000; heirs Of
Lewellen Jeffries, $4,000; II. II. Taylor
executor, 81, 900; T. E. Caldwell, $1,000
E. T. Leigh, $1,000. He very literally
provided for several OF his former slaves
colored people who have always re-
mained with him.
Mrs. MARY COLEMAN died in Colum
bus last week after a lingering illness
She was woman Of many noble quail
ties, and has a large family connection
through the State. She was the mother
of Mrs A. c. Peyton, one Of the teacherl
| of the Industrial Institute and College
THE board of supervisors OF Adam
County have reduced the assessments o
those planters in the lowlands whos'
plantations were inundated by the lat'
floods, the reductions being sweeping
The sufferers reside principally in thu
lower portion Of the county known a
Dead Mans Bend.
THERE are numbers Of large fields o
corn in Washington County that OWN!
to excessive rains in June and the alb
sence of work at the proper time, will
hardly make ''nubbin." The cotto'
Is better than the corn. In the south
ern portion of Washington and in Sun
flower the cotton crop outlook Is splen
did, If the worms, which have alrcad
made their appearance in some local.
ties, do not do too much damage. Nea
(sreenville the cotton is small, but vel
formed and fruiting nicely. On an aver
age the corn for this section is far belo'
the average of last year; the cotton con
aitions are more favorable now than q
this season In 1892.
THE notorious Whitecapper and muI
derer, Will Purvis. who was tried a
Columbia, Marion County, and cor
victed and sentenced to be hange
on the 9th day Of September has
together with Col. Hopgood, the trai
,obber and murdcrer-been placed !
the Lauderdale County Jail for saf
keeping. Purvis has taken an appea
TO the Supreme Court in his case, an
lIopgood secured a change OF venuo I
be tried at the November term Of tn
Perry County court. Other Whitecap'
who have been terror to the country
; somc time ago we're arrested and place
under bond hut failed to appear for srla
thereby ior!elsipg their bond.