Macon beacon., 1909-11-06

lumber In shedS ana yarQS, COgeCner with
mill and all accessories. The property
transferred will amount to about $780,
| coo.
The Fernwood & Gulf Railroad Com
pany will begin operation at once on the
extension of its line from Tylertown In
| the direction of Columbia. The Fern
wood Lumber Company, in the interest
of which this road is mainly operated,
has vast timber holdings in Marion coun-
| ty, consisting of about $4,000 acres CT
virgin pine forests, and the extension cf
| this road is in the direction of this tim
| Der.
The matter of q systematic fight being
made against the ravages of the boil
| weevil in Marion county, whereby the
farmers might place themselves in de-
fcnsive array against whatsoever on
slaughts that might be made by this lit
tie pest, is taking the form of an organ
| ization in the county.
Col. W. NJ. Nunley, an old Confeder-
ate veteran, died at Iuka. Col. Nunley
was rs years old and had been a citizen
L
years. Nunley belonged to the Eleventh
Alabama Cavalry, Rodericks brigade,
during the late war.
The general association of the regular
Missionary Baptists of East Mississippi
closed a successful session at Newton.
Two hundred delegates were present,
representing ninety churches and nine
associations The State convention hal
several messengers present.
At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Columbus, Memphis & Pen
sacola Railroad Company, it was de-
cided to take steps to regain the char
ter of the company, which two years
ago was transferred to H. E. Reynolds
and other promoters. The latter pro-
posed to build what is now known as
the Aberdeen & Tombigbee Valley rail-
road, the name having been changed aft
er the charter left the hands of the orig
inal grantees.
It has been the custom in Water Val
ley for the pasc decade for the old Con-
federate veterans to have public bar
becue annually. This year the Sons of
the Confederates and the Daughters of
the Confederacy combined their
strength in order to do honor to the
worthy gray-haired veterans, and last
week witnessed the happy fruition OF
the Joint labor of love of these sons and
daughters, in a banquet rendered to the
old soldiers by the sons and daughters
at the courthouse.
Water Valley was invaded by the
Knights of Pythias. A public meeting
was held in the opera house, presided
over by the district deputy of the
Eighth district The first speaker was
Judge L. T. Blount. Judge Blount, in
a very happy manner, delivered the ad-
dress of welcome and made strong de-
fense of the tenets of the order. This
adress was responded to by Grand Chan
cellor Sam Montgomery of Greenvllle.
Hon. H. NJ. Quin of Jackson, who holds
the office of grand keeper of records and
seals in the order, delivered an eloquent
and inspiring address, having for his
theme ''What Pythianism Stands For"
II. II. Summers of Lincoln county has
a Poland SOW that has raised twenty-five
pigs for him in less than thirteen months.
Prof S. NJ Tracy of the A. & NJ. Col
lege at Starkville, talked to the farm
ers of Claiborne county on food crops,
hog raising, etc. Claiborne is becoming
one of the best live stock counties in
the state.
The negro who has been held in Jail
at jackson on suspicion of being Bob
Miers, the negro, who killed ex-Sheriff
McDougal, of Carroll, has proven be-
yond doubt that he is Jim Tuners,
raised near Brookhaven, Miss. Bob
Miers is still at large. A reward of ST.
600 is offered for his arrest and identi-
fcation