Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27

Mrs. X. T. Mcleod was shopping in
town Wednesday.
Mr.. John Holman left yesterday for
Atlanta. where he goes TO be treated.
Mr.. P. ". Memories was in Macon
yesterday. and he is far ahead on our
books now.
Mr.. Az Binion, after a severe attack
of grip, was able to be out this week.
He is still very weak.
Mr.. W. A. Brandon had business in
Macon yesterday, and the Beacon will
hereafter go to him at Paulette.
Mr.. Luther Freeman and Mr.. E. B.
| Cole are using their best mechanical
skill in fixing up a model Office for A.
Klaus & Co.
The U. S. Treasury department is i'm
quiring for Emily Shields. widow of
Ben Butler. For further information
see the Macon postmaster.
Mrs. Clara Patrick and children of
Stonewall. came up last week on n visit
to her sister, Mrs. Hardin, and re.
turned home Thursday.
Little Lee Minor Dotherow. who was
so badly burned In Columbus. Is doing
we'll. His grandpa. W. " Mcleod.
was up there Wednesday.
Mr.. is. Aston, who sold HE place
near Macon to Mr.. z. i. Lucas, bought
the "Rabhit' place seven miles north
west of Macon, and has a store there.
Yesterday Mrs. Ed. Murphey and
Mise Abbie Woodward, accompanied by
Wyatt Jones and Len. Murphey. took
the noon train to Meridian to see Faust
last night.
The many friends of j. 0. Yates will
be glad TO learn that he was elected
cashier Of a new bank lately organized
at Picayuue, Miss, at a good salary
S~huqualak New Era.
Mr., J. @. Poindexter returned yes.
terdqy from Meridian, where he had
visited his sister, Mrs. Fannie Dodson.
His half sister. Miss Weenona Poin-
dexter, Mistress of Music at the /. I. &
c., was also there. Mrs. Dodson's
health is not good.
Mr.. c. B. Dorrsh spent Sunday and
Monday at his home in Kemper county,
He says he saw some people surveying a
ronte for a railroad from Shuqualak to
Edinburg in Leake county. 1t il sup
posed to be the work of the Sumter Lum-
Der Co.
Mrs. A. G. Boyle has Just returned
from st. Louis and states she is better
prepared than ever before to please her
customers, having bought a beautiful
stock of spring millinery The advance
styles can be seen at her millinery par
lor,
Rev Martin Ball has accepted the call
of the Macon Baptist church and he and
Mrs. Ball will soon be domiciled in the
parsonage. They have no single chill
dren' Mr.. Ball has been in Springfield,
Tenn. the past yeai and was stationed
at Paris. Tenn, for ten years.
Mr.. Henderson took the Thursday
evening train for st. Louis and New
York. He left word with the BEACON
that he intended to put in all the goods
his house will hold, and that he felt jus.
tilted in doing so on account of his grow.
ing business.
There were three deaths this week
among prominent negroes. Winston
Strobe died Sunday in Aberdeen, where
he had gone to be treated by DR.. Green.
He was reputed to be worth about $40
900, and was well thought Of by all of
his acquaintances. white and black.
He had some kidney trouble, probably
Bright's disease.
We will miss our old friend. Phi
Walker, who die Tuesday, His g I'd
vas a. good as hrs bond He had some
incurable bowel trouble
Virgil Benslev. who had long suffered
with white swelling, was buried Sun.
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