Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-08-31

TN INST, tndt up 10 lHdt udle 900 dp- s
,lications had been received. The ;
ull capacity is 500, SO that 153 had ,
o be refused.
The faculty has been reinforced by
he election Of Prof j. M. Barrow as
professor of mathematics. The trustees
have added the departments of photog-
raphy and millinery, and President
Kincannon expects to get the necessary
to establish these de-
as we'll as to make some
additional and much needed improve
ments. The Legislature, 1t is pleasant
to note, has been making liberal pro
vision for our State colleges, as well as
for our public schools, so that educa-
tionally, Mississippi is keeping right
up with the procession.
Brookhaven, so far as we have
learned, is at the head of the list with
the first bale of the crop of 1901, at
least it was marketed in BrooKhayen,
and was bought by the firm of Jno. Nc
Grath & Sons, but John w. Ballard, OF
Lawrence county, was the energetic
planter in whose fields the cotton
grew. The bale weighed 438 pounds,
brought eight cents, and was shipped
to Weiss, in New Orleans Mr.. Bal
lard's bale, though the first did not
win the first prize offered by McGrath,
AS 1t fell below the conditions One
was that the prize bale should weigh
at least 45O pounds, and the other that
it should be above good middling. Mr..
Geo. w. Magee, of Blountyille, Law
renee county, has been carrying of the
first bale" prize offered by McGrath
for a number of years, but this year he
carried his bale to Louis Cohn, at
Lorman, because their prize was larger,
and while his big bale captured the
$500 prize and sold for 74 cents, he
lost the distinction of having the
first bale in the State, by only a few
hours, owing to the longer journey
necessary to reach Cohn' s. Last year
on August u, McGrath got four frs
bales" within a few hours. 1t IS inter
esling to record that later information
from the first bale prize contest
shows that MIR. Ballard, instead of go
ing home, disguised over his disap
pointment went home and tried, trie'
again." And this time baled 536 pound
of Sis cent cotton and got it to Nc
Graths in time to get the $4,000 gol
piece after all Good for Lincol
county's progressive merchants an
successful farmers!
Meridian's authorities have entere
upon a crusade against YagrantS, an
they propose to wage vigorous wa
upon the class in all its branche
The chief of police of the city, an
the sheriff of the county have con
bined their efforts and each has pror
ised the other all the men they nee
in their efforts to accomplish the
: purpose They require over there TN
=, each and every man who 'Stan'
, around" shall he able to show a cal
from his employer proving that he hi
"a Job" and is working at it, Othe
e wise he will, very promptly be given
Il lob by the city, and due care viii
G taken that he sticks to it, Eve
{ town should declare the same kind
war and keep it up,
'e The new constitution of AIabal
e makes the Commissioner of Agric
ture" to read Commissioner Of Az
= culture and Industries Such an
~ fetal as that in Mississippi could
n the State an immense amount OF goo
IN There is no one whose business II
pr to answer the innumerable inquir
n. that come to the heads OF depa
81 ments. and to individuals, about
%, State. The aduitor of public accoul
Id and secretary of State are specla
taxed in this way, The latter in st
defense, is compiling a leatlet Il
~ will answer many Of the questl'
~ =" addressed to him on the various III
IT, of State development.
IN II is not often that "a grave ana I
I'll, erend wearer" of the judicial ERIN
''N allows himself to tread the Primr
:" " path But one of our distinguish
~ =, Young Mississippians has done
~ pleasant thing and found it lead to
most wonderful of all the courts wht
ort in he has ever plead, successfully
ws court of Hymen. Judge Frank
ere Larkin's marriage to Miss kuth TT
RS, rose of Greenyile was one OF the n
the interesting events of the past forum
hu- in Mississippi.
I'M a,
FRO Senator James A. Clinton, OF Ada
ing is very pronounced in favor Oh an
EN-. rronriation that will enable Mississ
70 be crditably represented at
j, Louisiana Purchase Exposition
t,e- state press is unanimous for llo
the o'"'e
was appropriation.
pro- sardis has voted to issue bonus
'uld n water.works plant-9O votes lo'
VINO against.
rec oe., d,
ver. The County Institute is lltth "
The In the educational work oil tile =
ects II tho time and money expended
car were added to the Normal 1t
ne make the latter success one
mer school is about all the tea'
can attend, and they will very sei
iuh- l., ottond the Normal If they ca
'he ro,ieyed of the Institute. Let th
Ans stitute have a rest-and Il pe'i''
ntsl. one.
} the The Grand Lodge knights
gen. Iadis Of Honor had a very PIE
'ever seesion in Jackson Their next
it rs nial session will be held there
rtain principal officers elected are MI
ever, Protector, J. {. Williamson " p ,
lrger Hii1; Grand wee 5foesn. Soarotary
! Wood. Starkville, Grand lre"
Bra l.. u. Sni'i' i'"'''Ne
eheu' Meridian's door factory mas ie