Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-01-04

for the past week.
MIR. J. K. Hopkins, proprietor of thu
Central Hotel, Il sick.
MIR. j. +. Ames has sold out his stool
: Of goods to a Klaus.
! 1t Ia rumored that DR.. Chas. Bush Il
: soon to m.ve 10 Crawfordville.
; Dr. Berkeley, who has been Ill for sey
eral days, IL reported better.
We regret that Mr.. c. NJ. Scales is o.
the sick list, and hope to see bin on th
streets again at an early date.
Mr.. Ernest Lucas has moved back fror
Starkville, and will occupy the new jar
, nagin house Oh Front street.
We wish Mr.. Bass all success with his
new livery stable, the Eclipse. He dc
serves our patronage and good will.
We are sorry to report the death OF
Mrs. Heron, of Deerbrook. She was ii
happy young wife, and leaves heart
broken husband.
Miss Matte Crymes has taken the Soule
Chapel school for the next term. We
count the neighborhood fortunate to have
secured such an able teacher.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Clara Faser to Mr.. Moffat Patrick. The
ceremony will be performed at the Meth
odist church on January II, at s O'Clock
, Mrs. Jennie Hill is spending the holi
days with her daughter, Mrs. r. w.
jones' on the 18th will return to Ard
more, 1. t., to spend the remainder of
the winter with Mrs. Barry.
Among those attending the Exposition
during the holidays were Mrs Holman
and her daughter Miss Edna, Miss Fam
ME Jarnagin, Messrs. Spessard and
Stokes, and Mr.. Irion and children, Joe
and Hilda.
There was family reunion on New
Years day at tie home of Mr.. John
Hauenstein. His daughter Miss Berthe,
now Mrs. Holmes, of San Marcos, Tex. I;
his son John, of Buffalo, N. Y. and his
SON n-law, MIR. j. l.. Carpenter, of
BrooksvilIe, were present.
Mrs. G.. B. Clements went to Columbus
one day last week to bring back her lille
daughters, Nettle and Alice, who spent
Christmas with their aunts, Mrs. Mosby
and Miss Cooper Clements. Little Bess
was the Doctors housekeeper during her
mothers absence.
The Junior Epworth League was en-
tertaned Thursday evening at the iesi
dence of our esteem Il townsman, Mr..
Bass. This branch of the noble league
has quite as good times as older folks,
and has quite as good an influence 10
Macon society.
Mr. Frank FOote, one OF the finest young
men Macon ever turned out. was here for
few days last week. lie. is cashier OF the
Hattiesburg Merchants and Farmers
Bank, and stands as high there as he de,
serves. We prOphesy splendid career for
Frank, and assure him he has our unboGnd-
ed respect and confidence.
Mrs. Klaus entertained for few days
last week a charming young woman of
Mempbis-Miss Schloss. who addressedthe
:. Rebekabs'' Dne evening of her visit.
showing fine knowledge of the end and
aim of that order. Mrs. Klaus gave one
OF her CHARACTERISTIC diuings in honor of
this lovely guest. We are sorry to haye
no list of the guests present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdy Holberg entertained
q few young people at an early informal
tea on lust Friday evening, kindly giving
up her plan for genuine frolic on account
of the Epworth social aud literary meet
ing Those present were: Miss Joe Len
Griggs with Henry Herman, Miss Mary
Hauenstein with Walter Mofat. and Miss
Maud Wood ward with Ralph Boyle and
Miss Callie Jarnagin with Ed Owens.
The Macon Rebekah Degree Lodge No.
10, o. F., enjoyed Il pleasant social
evening Thursday, Dec. 2eth, In connec
ton with the regular meeting. After the
election of officers for the ensuing term
and other business was disposed If, Miss
Flo, ence Schloss, of Ruth Lodge, Mem
pbis. Tenn, entertained aud instructed
the members in some of the unwrtten
work, Her wit, vlvaclty and fluency de-
lighted her audience Refreshments were
served. and as charming finale n recta.
ton by Miss Schloss was rende Tered. May
his pleasant episode occur again.
DR.. aud Mrs. G B. Clements en- tertained
some of their married friends charmngly
on the evening Of Dec. Goth. The select
party consisted OF Mr.. and Mrs. X. W.
Jones and Mr.. and Mrs. A. i Dent, be-
sides the host and hostess. club was
formed for the promotion Of social enjoy
ment, and we trust we shall often, during
the coming season, hear Of other meetings
OF this delightful association,
A storm party attacke. Mrs. Hauen-
STEMS after the breaking up Of the Ep-
worth League social on Friday evening,
Dec. 27th. This thrifty housewife had cake
enough, however, for the entire party, con-
sisti. & OF about fifty young people. They
stormed her again on the evening OF the
auth. in the expectation of getting more Of
the delicious cake with which the pantry Is
stored.
The Baptsts were most successful with
their "ladder'' on Christmas eye; the
church was crowded and theie was no end
of fun going Oh the whole evening. The
practical okers had full swing aud many
were the ludicrous gifts banded In tempt
ing pack tges to the evpectant young people
There was another function going on at the
home Of MIR, Van Cavett this same evening
Ia tree was set up for the benefit OF oil the
children in the neighborhood. This was
nm immense success and did credit to tho
taste and skill OF Mrs, Cavett and her as
sistapts.
The new year opens auspiciously for ut
least two people Of Macon, for these two
Joined hands on the evening Of January
lst--.he happy pair are Mr.. Il. p. Y. Yates
and Miss Lille Hardin, who were married
at the Methodist church, Rev. 7. W. Dye
officiating. The usbers were Messrs. Boyd,
Drake, Carleton and Tom McCaskill; the
wedding march was played by Miss Pat
Jones. The bride was lovely in pure white
with the regulation veil and flowers. A
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