Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1903-05-30
lef Extra copies of Beacon should be
ordered before the paper is printed.


Notice to Candidates.
For obvious reasons we cannot admit
INTO our columns communications from
friends Of candidates who attack fine
records Of other candidates for the same
Office We have neither the time. sp,co
nor money To- spare for sush work We
nave no objection to correspondents or
other parties putting in good word oc
ca'onaIIy TOR their friends, hut we can.
uot admit attacks on the other fellow
lh're would be no end to it, and the
o'd feeling engendered would live lone
"'er the election, We do not wish to
o' Il party IN any way, to such cleo.
tioncrring
Arrangements are going rapidly for
ward for the big celebration on the oc-
caslon Of the laying Of the corner stone
OF the new million dollar State hous. on
June jrd, which Is now less than one
week distant, say jackson dispatch Of
the 28th Already some of the local
business men hare commenced to deco
rate show windows and interiors and tbe
passenger traffic officials are bu,ily en-
gagged with regulations for sufficient
rolling stock to carry the multitude that
VIII come to the capital city on that oc-
caslon. The local banks have announced
that they will be closed on June 3D. and
many OF the merchants will do likewise
during the ceremony Hon. ] F. Nc
Cool of Kosc!usko has been selected TO
deliver the response on behalf of the
Masonic fraternity when the silver
trowel is presented,
The settlement Of the railroad strike
"as a great relief 10 this section, as the
scarcity of feed.s'nif for work stock very
seriously intelfered with farming opera
tlons The situation is daily improving
but the road managers find difficulty in
moving the blockade of cars at several
points
The Walter Barker chapter. U. DC.
will meet at Mis-. j. s. Featherston 8
Tuesday, June "a at 4 o clock.
Mas Willie Allen is visiting Miss Ia.
tum in Meridian.
Monday Mr.. John Bell and Mr.. Will
Nuckols were in town.
Mr.. N. L, Cockrell of Shellmound
was in Macon Monday.
MIR. J, II. Anderson and Dr., Parks of
Fsarn Springs had business in town
last Monday
Last Monday little business in court
brought Mr. Neville, }. NJ, Archer
and X. C. Smith to town.
Mr., Geo. Higgins, formerly citizen
Of Noxubee but now Of Florida, is at
MashulayiIle visiting his sister, Mrs. j.
A. Nicholson,
The Methodist Sunday School will
have a .rand picnic next Tuesday June
2d. All are invited, grown folks as
well as children
Mrs. w B, Augustus has the pleas
ure this week of entertaining her
brother, Confederate Veteran II, B.
BrantIey, Of Dallas, Texas.
Last Monday Miss Mary Hutchinson
entertained Mrs, Minis, Mrs Clark and
sweet little Christine CLARK. The la.
dies from Aubrey were shopping in
town
Mr. Z. T, smith Of Louisville, Ky.
is visiting his brother in-aw, Hon, H.
II Brooks. Mr. Smith is in his 18th
year, is straight as an arrow an never
wore glasses or carried a cane
Mrs. M,tte Williams formerly of
Noxubee, but now Of Carrolton, Ala.
is visiting her sister, Mrs, Sidney Nor.
gan near Mcleod. They were in town
Thursday shopping and shaking hands
with old friends.
Mr.. [. T, Smith will again handle
the Mccormick mowers and rakes, and
remember it is the improved McCor-
mick with the vertical lift, If you are
in the market be sure you examine TIE
Mccormick before You buy, All re
pairs always on hand
Mr.. Will Z. Common has so far recov-
cred from a spell OF typho malaria as to
give some attention to business For
two weeks he eat nothing whatever and
took nothing stronger than soda water
except dose of medicine,
Miss Ethel Il Poindexter, daughter of
Mr.. j. Z. Poindexter, of Northeast
Noxubee, was an A. B graduate at the
commencement this week OF the |, |. e.
c. She will pend the summer at Bos,
ton conservatory and pleasure resorts in
the eastern states,
Mr.. Rufus Holmes, for many years a
citizen Of the Fearn Springs neighbor
hood, died at his home last Saturday
and WAS buried at New Hole church
cemetery on Sunday IIe had been in
| i'll health for long time, He was
about 60 years and left ! wife and son
aud daughter.
For Those who Live on Farms
nr Rerrin. PAM. Ill. writes: | have