Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-23
Miscellaneous.

]. J. ATKINS, one Of the Oldest cltl1ehs
of Coahoma County, and a Mexican war
veteran, died at Friars Point last week
after long illness, aged 81
TuE State board of election commits
sioners has appointed the circuit clerks
of the various counties county regis
trars.
IrylS MILLER, grand master, has de-
rided it impracticable to change the
place of meeting of the Grand Lodge OF
Masons from Holly Springs to jackson,
as suggested by the finance committee
Tut Oldest colorcd woman in the state
has lust died at Oxford. She was, from
every authentic source. l37 years old
| Her name was Easter state, and sne
belonged to M Peter State, who came
to this country from Virginia many
years ago.
Coy. SroNr has received information
from Washington that the governments
had forwarded its requlsltlon on Inc
Guatemalan government for the extra
dition of John Hahn, who robbed the
strong box of his sister-in-iaw' Mrs
Schwartz. at Natche1, a few months
since. of money and securities amount
ing to 100000.
Tur following figures are taken from
advance sheets of the auditors report,
and are interesting as showing the num-
/ .bnra . MlsSlS-
!. sippi. The large numbers of hogs show
that the farmers are at last beginning
, to raise their meat at home. These
figures only represent the stock that IS
= EXEMPT from taxation. 1t Will be safe,
in order to arrive at the total number
a in the State, to multiply the figures by
I at least ten. Horses 1909. mules TO-
y 49i. iackasses 5.135, hogs 434, IL, goats
y el,Sss5, sheep lOo,oo7, COWS 2al,4l3,
SINCE the burning of the courthouse
's at Lexington, considerable agitation
e has been going on among the people OF
:. the county as to the advisability OF
= dividing tho county. forming a new
-" county out of the now west half OF
Holmes County, with Tchula as the
n county site for the new county and
: Durant as the county site for Holmes
p. County. instead of Lexington. Look
,e ino to this end a meeting was held al
at Durant last week at which a comittee OF
n five was appointed whose duty it is tt
er investigate the feasibility OF such
move.
Two parties, claiming TO be man ant
"a wife and registering as MIR. and Mrs
lv Barnum, Kansas City, were arrested
ed Jackson last week under complaint ina
they committed several bold ahd un
IN usual robberies in Rankin County. A
lg this time numerous farmers are return
ey ing homo with money, the proceeds
H. the sale Of their cotton. When apart,
an whom they desired to fleece was Gu
countered the man would ask II b
al could change $50 bill. While attempt
~ ing to comply the woman would draw
III nistol on him and hold him up TIL ne
- husband relieved his pockets.
Mn, Tow HOOKER, a well-to-do farne
and we'll connected, living four mile
m west of Corinth, died last week from
no blow received at the hands OF negr
er' man BY the name of Henry Brown
oa They were engaged in dispute abot
=. some small affair about the farm whe
:. the negro threw billet OF WOOD
IIoaker striking him in the stomacf
ist from which death resulted In aoov
he three hours.
ted uYEs. Bawkins is an absolute slavc ,,,ss
ny fa.hlnn'" sBawkins, why he looks ilke
~ rag-piclSer and never goes ont =. s'',
us Ninst so--hes working himself q aeatn a, u
xe- buy his wife sealskin coat n pe'''
lllnnue.