Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-12


Miscellaneous.
A company has been formed and the
money subscribed to establish canning
factory at Houston.
John Thomas. a DeSoto county farmer,
died very Unexpectedly at fernando one
day last week. He had ridden in, from
his farm to consult his physician, and died
while waiting for the prescription to be
filed.
Congressman Stockdale has had post
office established at Bridges. Pike county,
four and One-half miles east of Holiness
vile. and had Mr. Hugh f. Bridges ap-
pointed as postmaster. This office Will be
a great convenience to the people of that
neighborhood.
James Cullen the night hostler in the
yards of the Mobile Il Ohio railroad at
Okolona, was sandbagged by two white
men one night last week and relieved Of
$50 in money and his watch and chain.
The watch had u. c. engraved and a
picture in it.
A telephone line connecting Clarksdale
with Frars Point will soon be estab-
lshed. Its purpose is the convenience Of
the authorities of the Levec Board, but
the citizens generally VIII pe oIvwed to
use it.
Bonneville has secured the summer nor.
nal for the school teachers of Northeast
Mississippi. 1t is open for teachers all
over the State. The school will COM
mence June 4. Preparations are being
made to take care of 800 people.
The Board of Aldermen of Canton has
pa ssed an ordinance appropriatng $1,000
for the purpose of erecting handsome
brick school building, which will be ready
for use for the fall session. This is ono
of the results of the work of the Busi'
ness Mems League, recently organized.
Six of the twenty-five convicts leased by
Hon. Il. NJ. Baker, in Claiborne county,
made their escape last week. Two
guards accompanied the squad. One OF
them fell and before he could recover
himself five of the convicts dashed be-
hind the bluffs and escaped. One of the
number was recaptured. John w. Cur
lev. sentenced from kemper county for
five years. was killed. The men at large
are Theodore Ransom, sentenced from
Bolivar county for twenty years; VIII
Downs, Jefferson county. for seven years.
I. Il. Thornhil, from Marion county, for
ten years. Newton Davis, from Union
county, for three years.
| The military Annals of Mississippi
from original and official sources is soon
to be published by J. &. Rietti. of the
Tenth Mississippi Regiment, of Jackson,
who desires that captains Of individual
COMPANIES in the service of the Confedcr-
ate army give him all the information on
the subject in their possession. The pub
lication will contain the rosters of each
and every company and regiment or
ganized for Confederate States service OF
Mississippi volunteers, from each city,
county and village, from every branch of
service, infantry, calvary, artillery and all
| independent or detached commands. Civ
ing each soldiers record, with his de-
scriptive roll. showing age. rank, killed,
wounded or captured, number of battles
and general record of army service.
Mrs. Mary Cureton Murrah, relict of
the late Rev. NJ. Murrah, died near Co
nmbus last week In the 10th year of her
age. Mrs Murrah was a native of Cam.
den, 8. c., but moved to Mississippi over
sixty years ago. She leaves large fami-
ly of children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Rev. w. II. Murrah
president of Nillsaps College, at Jack
son, is one Of her sons Rev. William
Murrah was pastor Of the Methodist
Church at Columbus in 1899. He was fol
many years prominent member of thu
North Mississippi and North Alabama
Conference, and in 1913 only lacked on'
vote of being made bishop.
Mr.. Michael German, an old and highly
respected citizcn'Nof Lee county. died a
his home, near Palmetto, last week. Mr.
, German was born In 1193. and ha'
reached the Doth year of his age.
: r. C. McAllister died at Cotton Plan
: last week. The deceased was almost d
wears of age. He was the founder .
Cotton Plant and did business there fo
Q TWENTY-FIVE or thirty years. He retire
from business in 1887 with the confdenc
and respect of all who knew him. At th
time of his death he was the oldest Sc
tier in that section. This is the thir
e death among the old citizens within th
d last few weeks. The other two were :
r NJ. Wiseman, rs years of age, and Jon
Norris, ST.. 81 years old.
Brooks Story, Charles Taggert, }.
Denny. George Nail and William Blai
the notorious convicts engaged in Il
: conspiracy to dynamite the back wa
around the Mississippi State prison, ha'
a been sent to Marcella plantation
|, Honey Island, where they will be ke
: shackled and worked. SaT
/. The State Supreme Court last We
,ecided in the case of the Home lpsuran
= Comnauy of New York VS.. W. W.; Seal,
"A wherein suit was brought to recov
=, nolicy on loss. that where the .hnildi
y was unoecupied, in violation of the G
tract, al the time Of fire, the insural
, company was not liable. On this poi
a \ the case was reversed for q new trial