Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-02-10

The House refused to reconsider the
Boddie (bucketshop) bill but he will
bring it up in some other shape soon.
Some say that if we succeed in closing
them up that the people OF the State
will buy as many futures as they do
now, but ! don't believe it Boddie
stated that a pool room to bet on horse /
races was opened in Greenville and soon
all the boys black and white we're bet
ting on horse races and when they pro
posed to close them up the friends Of
the room lclaimed that it would not
stop the gambling, but the board
otherwise and closed it up and
on horse races in Greenville
came to an end,
The House has just adopted an
to the code section CHASING
all persons engaged in running the
bucket shops with these running poker
joints and other chances,
We have several members Of the |
House who have relative in Noxubee |
efficient and practical chairman Of the
Ways and Means committee-one of the |
most important in the House, Stennis |
OF Lauderdale is one, Mr., L. Robinson |
of Choctaw related to the Williams |
Dan Mcleod of Greene related to the
McLeods' of Noxubee-the two latter
are old blue stocking Presbyterians-
good solid members and a credit to
their counties,
We have had the pleasure a visit
from Hon, Tom Brame of Macon who
was visiting the capitol on le. bust
ness. The accomplished vivacious
Miss Annette 5na -'a was also a
welcome " Il House. ]. G.
Po'-5 as one oftheappraise
State property was an in
terested spectator at the meeting Of the
Bar Association but did not take time
to visit the House while it was in ses-
sion Rev, Isaac Borders was in the
city yesterday prosecuting his Sunday
School work and had as his assistant
Mrs Mary Foster Bryner Of Peoria H.,
field worker Of the International Sunday
School Association. She gave a most
excellent talk on the Sunday school les
son on yesterday evening in the First
Baptist church and Ihad the good for
tune to attend and | wish every Sunday
school teachers in our county could
have heard and seen her methods of
teaching. 1t was grand in its simplicity
and most entertaining and instructive.
One of the benefits of being member
OF the legislature and spending the win
ter in jackson is the privilege Of hearing
the best men and ladies OF the State
and nation preach and lecture on the
various questions of the day and no
man can come here if he improves his
opportunities without being better
and wiser man, Gov Stands and DR..
R. W, Jones were with us last week
The former is the efficient dean of the
law school at Oxford and it is a treat
to listen to his conversation on the
topics Of the day, He told me that he
could not remember Of but lone young
man who had been able to take the two
years law course in one year, and that
this man a very brilliant Young man
by the name of Bayne Murray Smith
asked what became of this young man -,
the Gov. saidithat he could pass his ex-
aminations without any study and of
course did not appreciate it and had
quit the law and gone to farming. Said
it was his experience that no boy or
man ever valued anything that he OBJ
tanned without labor. | write the
above for the benefit of the young men
of mediocre intellect and who have to
burn the midnight oil to acquire an ed
ucation,
DR.. Jones has resigned disposition at
Oxfordwhichlhe filled solmany years with
great credit to himself and benefit to
the young men of the State to become
president of bank at Laurel Miss. ]
told the doctor that | thought he did
so because his son r. w Jones Jr had
! become one Of the most eminent bank
ers in the Union and thought he could
beat his boy. Vardaman is great ad-
inirer of DR.. Jones and opposed the ac.
ceptation of his resignation said that
the Stete could offered to pay DR.
Jones his salary and let him do nothing
but remain at the University to let the
boys see how good man boy could
become.
We will be glad to have as many Of
our people as can possibly do so, visit
us and see our magnificent capitol. Tn,
cid soldiers will enjoy an hour or two il
the Hall of Fame. Our old battle flag,
are there now trimmed around the pic
lures of our old commanders, wa,
particularly interested in the flags o
oio 18th, 18th, and 4lst. were ia tered
and torn and tied on to an old hickor,
stan cut by some gallant soldier afte,
9 their flagstaff had been shot to pieces
a l mad an uncle, Van Connor kilIee
fighting at Gaines Mill under the Az,
: of the 18th, another killed at .Joneshor,
Georgia under the flag Of the 4lst anl
the flag of the 10th was my own OLE
regiment flag. While looking at tbos
battle Scared old flags could not h 81,
paraphasing the old song and say: