Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1908-05-16

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Tishomingo .......... l,4lz.Vo
Tunica. ....... 1,40l.33
Union ................ 1,34S.24
Webster. ..... 190.43
YalobuSha.. .......... oi0.9S
This money goes to the counties at
time when it will do most good in the
matter OF paying for the expenses OF
school terms now about to be closed,
and similar distribution will be made
in October.
President B. G. Lowrey, of Blue
Mountain college, who is managing the
campaign for raising Mississippi's part
of the money for building the Tri-State
Baptist Hospital in Memphis, is meet
ing With gratifying success, and it Is
predicted that the Baptists of Missis-i
sippi, Tennessee and Arkansas will soon
have hospital that will be the pride
not only of this particular denomina-
tion but of the people generally of the
three states.
The county tax collections will be
kept rather busy during the current
month, as all privilege licenses must
be settled before May 81. This applies
to privileges of all forms, state, county,
city and levee board. The state treas
ury will probably receive half mill
lion dollars in privilege tax payments
when the collectors make their June
settlements with the state.
The two companies of the Mississippi
National Guard who were detailed to
help in the rescue and emergency work
at Puryis, did creditable work. The
rhen NJ - - alnnuw,uu1u.a.
cording to The officisi cures - cost
of the expedition will be in the neigh
borhood of 81, 500, including rations and
per diem, and this out of an emergency
fund of only $4,000 to the credit of the
National Guard.
Suit has been brought at Clarksdale
by F. G. Bobo restraining the levee
board from taking any action whatever
under what is known as the depository
law, passed by the recent legislature.
The complainant assails the constitu-
tionality of this law.
John Joseph, negro who murdered
Branch Archer, q white planter, at
Port Gibson, was run down and killed
in swamp near the mouth of Bayou
Pierre. Joseph refused to surrender
and was shot to death by three members
of posse which had stuck to his trail.
Col. S. S. Bulls, OF Clean, N. Y,
purchased the Vicksburg Street Rail
way and Lighting Company under q
court decree for $50, 900.
Water Valley has just completed a
new $4,000 public school building,
which will seat 1000 children.
1t is announced that the Aberdeen
and Tombigbee railroad will be built
from Okolona, Miss, to Pickensville,
Ala, via Aberdeen and Columbus.
Service will begin Jan. /, 1909.
The grand jury of Coahoma county
returned 165 indictments, these being
largely against those engaged in the
illicit retailing Of whisky, poker play
ers and crap shooters.
The principal railway lines operating
in Mississippi are reducing their forces
of employees in the freight departments
owing to the decrease of traffic.
Citizens of Newton and Scott coun-
ties have organized a bi-county fair as
ISOLATION, the object being to hold fair
for the two counties.
The states convict farm in Sunflower
county has in cultivation about $500
acres, one-third OF which is in corn.
gardens, potato patches, sorghum, etc.
Mrs. Louis Wright, residing near
Shuqualak, died of cocaine poisoning,
supposed to have been used by dent
list in filling her teeth.
Mayor j. D.. Donald of Hattiesburg
made out affidavits against Charles
Pool, city marshal, and A. I. Powers,
councilman, charging them with VIOLA
ton of their official oaths because they
were members Of the Business Mems
Athletic Club, which was recently
broken up as blind tiger.
A basket dinner and picnic was given
at Newton in honor OF the old soldiers,
the annual meeting Of the Patrons
camp, Confederate Veterans, being
held there. About 200 veterans and
1000 people were present.