Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-03-03
Miscellaneous

Mr.. w. Fl. Dickerson died at Frars
Point last week. Mr. Dickerson was one
of the Oldest inhabitants of Coahoma
county.
Senator A. J. McLaurin is the second
native MissisSppian that has been elect
ed to the United States Senate, Coy.
John J. Mcltae being the first.
Mr.. n. r. Nelson. one of the 'cadins
citizens of t'rccnville, and one of the
prominent Masons Of the State. died last
week after a long illness.
After a short illness. Mrs. Jane East
died at Holly Springs last week. Mrs.
East was one of the oldest inhabitants Of
Holly Springs, being 81 years old.
The Supreme Court has denied the mo-
tion of the Attorncy-General relative To
the case of Will Purvis, holding shat this
was 4 question for action by the Circlit
Court under section l411 of the code
This section provides that where sentence
fails the criminal shall he brought into
the court first passing the sentence ny
writ of habeaS corpus and re-scntcnced
The regular term does not meet until
next June. There is much talk of
special term to dispose of the ease.
Blank petitions are 10 be sent to every
county in the State and to almost every
town for signatures asking for the par
don of cx-Statc Treasurer William l..
Hemingway, After receiving the proper
credits for good behavior. Col Hening-
ways sentence will expire one year from
mex June. 1t is not thought probable
that the petitions can be presented to the
Governor earlier than next June. 50 at
that time there will only be one year of
the sentence unserved. The petitions will
be sent TO friend in each community.
vino will Cndcavor to get as many sig
natures of the representative citizens of
them as possible,
A number of ladies near Batesyile are
preparing to engage in the growing Of vio-
lets and other flowers for Northern mar
kets In several portions OF The State
ladies are making money growing itowcrs
for shipment abroad.
Under the laws governing county con-
vctS the powers of the Board of Super
rsors are considerably enlarged In fact
they have unlimited power. They can
place the prisoners on either public or
private work. or. If deemed advisable
they can either rent or purchase Il farm
Onc-iifth of the sentence and fine is de-
Quoted for good behavior of prisoners.
Under the new State law II man is not
| disqualified for service on the petit jury
because he is Il road overseer. But road
! ovcrsers cannot serve on the grand jury.
Reports from Marion county tend to
confirm the suggestion that Ike Purvis.
father of Will Purvis fired the shot thai,
killed Will Buckley. and that Will Pur.
Wis, while denying that he committed the
| crime, refuses to tell who did it in order
to shield his father.
| The appointment of Hon. A. ii. Witt
field as associate justice of the State Su-
preme Court will leave vacant next May
the law professorship of the State Uni
versity. The position is very desirable
one. 1t pays $3.50 year, with land
some residence and all appurtenanccs
with only few hours work day. Tie
vacancy must be filed by an election on
the part of the Board Of Trustees. As
yet there is no pronounced aspir INT,
w. l.. McGec, assistant director of
the experiment station at the Mississippi
Agricultural College, has received notice
Of his appointment to the directorShir
of the experiment station and associate
professor of agriculture at Clemson Col
lege, in South Carolina. Prof. McGec
is young man of much prominence. He
is a native Mississiplian, having first
seen the light Of day near Lexington. IL
Holmes county. He is II graduate of tht
Mississippi Agricultural College. class OF
1888. For one year he filed the chair
of assistant professor of mathcm les
here, since which time he has oct trie'
the place he resigned t, accept the p:acs
offered him 10 South Ca,cllna,