Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-13
FAIRFIELD, ALA.


We are having too much rain in this
immediate neighborhood. The cotton
crop is looking well but the old corn is a
failure. Oats are being harvested; the
crop is fairly good, but the farmers are
having a hard time to save them. The
hog crop promised at one time to be very
fine, but cholera is playing havoc with
the hogs. Messrs. Deale, Saunders and
Clark have lost a great many. Mrs. E.
A. Windham has also lost some, still
there are a great many in the neighbor-
hood. W, D. Windham has about 100.
Daddy says he has about 100, also
plenty Of sheep and goats and promises
to give us a barbecue in the early future
He says he wants to feast the "can' get
away domino club When | learn of
the date will send you an invite.
Fish and squirrels are a drag on the
market here, j. G. Windham and DR.
B. +. Jones are the Boss hunters. The
DR.. has just purchased a double back
action, rapid firing machine gun, so he
says, and does not have to shoot more
than eight times at any one squirrel. -
The town is improving all the time
j. D. Massingill is going to have an ice
house built and will dispense cool drinks
to the ''can't-get away" club. jim is
a hustler and says a WORKING man cant
be kept down. He is a dyed in the.
wool free silver man. Mr.. Windham
has just put up a horse rack, SO you see
the town is on a BOOM. There are three
general stores, one drug store, mill and
gin and blacksmith shop. The stores
are owned and operated by w d. Wind
ham, DR.. Cook and Massengill; the
drug stores by Drs. Cook and Jones, the
mill and gin by DR.. Cook and Mouchette
and the shop by uncle Joe Beasley, who
is a deserving old darkey. This is a very
prosperous Observation-Disclosures good
people, more new nice turnouts than you
will find in most neighborhoods. W.
are waiting and watching for the prom
ised telephone to your town.
Rev. j. E. Buck has charge of this
circuit and gives entire satisfaction. -
He watches over his flock and advises
them to fee the wrath to come ere it is
too late.
Mrs. B. B. Cohen is on a visit to her
mother, Mrs. Windham.
Miss Fannie Hibbler paid a visit Of
several days to her friends here.
The girls and boys will return home
from their respective schools this week
then you may look out for fish frys, ice
cream parties etc.
Candidates " beginning to show up,
coaching the boys for the grand rally
This box is always safe for the party.
Had / not known my friend "Bil
Nye' was dead, l would have greeted
one OF ou candidates the other day FOL
poor Bill. The resemblance is SO strik
ing it makes me sad to see him and t,
know poor Bill is no more. All you neet
old boy is the glasses. The next sheriff
says our friend is very fond Of butter
milk. While dining at Mrs. C's h,
asked for buttermilk. The madam in,
formed him she would not churn unit
the next day, and it Yves with difficult,
thst he was persuaded to continue til,
canvass until he could get his milk. Mr.
L. ssrs IL will take his friend the bal.
Anceof the year to deliver the duck egg
Be has promised on his rounds, but 20,
know how Il 10 with an eager candidate
Y says also that his friend tells the la
Y dies TINT he has a banana grove, a 60