Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-08-29
Social and Personal


Mrs. E. p. Tatum is visiting relative,
in Meridian.
Mrs. N. L, Terrell, Of Aberdeen is il
Macon for short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. W s. Staggers are Wis
iting relatives in Texas.
Miss Gertrude Augustus is the guest
of MS. Walter Connor.
Mr.. Tom Dent of Newton visited
relatives In Macon this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H L. ]. Barnes, and
son. of Meridian are in town.
WMr. James Givens, of Meridian, was
visitor to Macon, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Price are with
Mrs. 7. W. Brame for the winter.
Mrs. Nell P. Ferris of Corinth spent
day with Mrs. c. L. Ferris this week.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. L. Lucas, of Stark
vile are visiting relatives in the coun-
ty.
Mr.. r. P. Holt has been taking a
vacation last week and sp mt most of
the time in Newton.
Trade with Patty Bros.
Master H. Augustin Saunders and
mother of Starkviile, are with Mr.. w.
p Minor and family.
DIR and ars. Minor were with Mes
danes Carter and Chapman in Column
bus several days this week.
Mr.. A. Klaus is home fran the Great
Lakes Mrs. Klaus and Miss Augusta
will remain several weeks longer.
Mr.. Peter Misso left on Monday af-
ternoon last for Chickasha, Oklahoma,
to make that city his future home.
Mr.. Howard N. Scales spent several
days this week buying winter stock
for the Macon Mercantile company.
Miss Katharine Shelton, who has
been visiting friends in the delta, is
with her aunt, Mrs. L. W. Griggs,
Mr.. Jno. R. Dinsmore, Jr. will leave
next week for Ashville. N. c., to enter
the famous Bingham school at that
place.
Mr.. Ed H. Smith and daughter, Mrs
Leo Tyndall of Brooksville were in the
city Wednesday, to attend the Patty
Holt nuptials.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Binion of Fox
Trap returned Friday from trip to
Chicago, Milwaukee and other cities on
the Great Lakes.
Trade with Patty Bros. Cash Store.
Mrs. j. A. Lee returned this week
from visit to her daughter, Mrs. Kit
tie Harvey at Wesson and Mrs. Fannie
Ford at Brookhaven.
C. r. Russell & Co., recently bought
a lot opposite their present stand, and
next summer will erect much larger
and more commodious store house.
Revs, @. A. Oats and J. E. Thomas
have been holding this week, a pro-
tracted meeting at Salem church, and
great deal of interest has been mani
tested.
Mr.. S. M. Bowen. who was so badly
burned last fall was on the streets sew
eral times lately, but is not sufficiently
strong to resume his position as consta-
BILE.
Mr.. Burke Cole has been quite i'll
this week at his home east of Macon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Patty are in st
Louis to buy fall and winter stock of
goods.
Trade with Patty Bros. Cash Store.
Messrs. J. R, Sparkman and W. T.
Britton of Cooksville, left last Sunday
for the coast for two weeks fishil 6
try. They expect to go as far west as
the mouth of the Mississippi.
DR.. L. T. Parks of Louisville, Miss,
bought recently from Miss Alice May
at Mashulaville, six acres of land, pay
ing $50 per acre. DR.. Parks will move
to Mashulaville after the LIST, of Sep
TENDER.
Major E. B. Boyd, is at home again
after short stay at Mont Eagle,
Tenn. His sister, Miss Margaret Boyd,
also returned to her HON. in Columbus.
Mrs Boyd will remain several weeks
longer.
Sheriff A. D. Binion went this week
to Indianola on business. He states
that like this section, the crops have
been injured by the excessive rains, {
but it is possible and high probable that 8
good top crop will put on. {
DR.. W. E. jackson Of Mashulaville
had the misfortune on Saturday night I
of last week to lose his residence by s
fire. Very little of his handsome fur
niture was saved. He carried insur- q
ance to amount of $500 equally divided Q
on house and furniture. v
Messrs E. v. Davis and j. E Bran
don, of the Cooksville heighborhood,
returned last Monday morning from a !:
two weeks visit to the formers brother
in-law, Mr.. r. H. Sellers, near Monroe, !.
La. They report splendid fishing.
Trade with Patty Bros. Cash Store.