Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-07-18

Children day at Hebron church, was
a grant success; the decorations were
beautifully and t~astefully arranged the
emblems were touching and instructive
All did their part well. The beautiful
and lovely little children, too much
cannot be said in their praise and we
should all heed their admonitlons gwen
us in their pieces on that day. for we
shall be lead by little children.
To those t~ireless christian workers,
Mrs. X. s. Skinner and Mrs. Jno, h.
| W;pdham, we can say well done thou
good and faithful servants.
And last hut not least, our pastor sue
ceeded in making the occasion lnstruc'
tive and enjoyable by his timely re-
marks, before and after the exercises
The table was fairly groaning under the
good things prepared by the ladies' of
this neighborhood, ana few other neigh
borhoods can surpass them. There was
enough for another crowd, and the ed
| itor. too; as You were expected there
was an extra supply.
We had the largest crowd that has ev-
er attended such an occasion here. That
| majestic insurance agent, E, d. Cavett,
was there, with his running mate, Col.
,Jno. cambridge of pedestrian fame.
The Col. Departed for the next appoint
ment; do not know if Emmett took the
same route.
Messes Ethel Bush and Mamie Clarke
| are on a visit to Mrs. DR.. Cook,
Mr.. Will Washington and family are
visiting J. B. Binion' family.
Rev. Mr.. Buck is conducting a meet
ing at Hebron church this week. He il
applying a ''leech to the hearts of thu
sinners, that there may be drawn out O
their hearts the sins and wickedness o
man, that he may be better paepare(
for a bright and happy future. He ha
the assistance of the Reys. Mr.. Bab'
and Leech; may they be successful II
their efforts and good works.
The crops continue very promising
There will be an abundant of corn, peas
potatoes, etc.
Now is the time to save Mellilotu
seed; there could be saved here in thi
neighborhood hundreds of bushels. !
can be had for the gathering.
We are going to have the hardest, hot
test, three cornered campaign sine
1860. Mr.. Hill and his followers &
back to their people to find what the
want. l thought he found that at CHI
cago. He found that two-thirds of I'll
Democrats were opposed to him, an
now he sulks. He is like a lawyer
waiting for his evidence when the ca.
has been decided against him,
The gold men seem to be ratified al
5 stand aghast at the and meal
by which the common people propose
free themselves from the oppression
the money sharks and have called for
division of the house. notice alrea(
Y most of the large dailies have been sui
sidized. 1t is a shame and disgrac
Z The people may be wrong for a Will
but give them time and they will cor
around alright. They have been doll
0 wrong for a long time by submitting
S the oppression of the money barons a.
) now they propose to have equal justic
equal rights and freedom, which is a
: corded to every American citizen by
G constitution of the United States. |
them go their way and depart i'll peat
T ~ re ,,nf-,I n,,r Lo~-o, n-.I -~"1-
last and final charge and our honest
forts will be crowned with success,
, if we sit idly by and fail to discharge
duty that we Owe to country, to
posterity and to ourselves, we cam
:, expect to be anything else but chew
:, of wood and drawers of water.
!. Wall and Lambard streets. Let
BATTLE cry be '~'silver libre.'
.a The telephone is completed; it i
;, great convenience. Have been talk
D with parties in Columbus and it wo
IL. nicely. Kinder feel like we are nea
a., to your place now. L