Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-12-31

ply with his request. Eslinger told the
two Castleberry boys that they would
either release the negroes or walk over
his body, and raised his pistol, when
both officers opened fire and killed him
instantly.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted by Horseshoe Robertson
Chapter, ID. A. r., West Point:
Whereas, Mrs. Chalmers Williamson
has made a most capable, conscientious
state regent; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the Horseshoe
Robertson Chapter, heartily indorsc the
administration of Mrs. Williamson and
request our chapter regent to support
her for reelection at the meeting of the
state conference in 1910"
Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.. Ball celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at Co
lumbia. uncle Needham,' as he is com
monty called, is an old Confederate vet
eran, having served with Company f,
Thirty-eighth Mississippi. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ball have been married since 1852. and
rave a large number of children, grand
children and great-grandchildren, out Of
which about forty were present at the
celebration.
There were over 200 Berkshire and
Poland China hogs killed at Strong, dur
ing the recent cold weather, the aver
age weight being 200 pounds or more.
Mr.. James n. Pulliam killed the two
largest hogs, one weighing 375, and the
other $50 pounds. The farmers have
long since found that they can raise
fine hogs cheaper than they can raise
ssrubby ones.
With an enrolment of about fifty
boys and girls, the Boys Corn Club and
Girls Home Culture Club were success
fully organized at the Winston county
court house at Louisville. There is much
good to be accomplished by the con-
tinued efforts of the young people.
Capt. w. s.. Eskridge,~ octogenarian and
pioneer citizen of this county, broke the
record in Tallahatchie county by killing
the largest hog that has been killed for
a long number of years in the county.
The pig, dressed, weighed 431 pounds,
and was much less than a wear old.
The captain gave it special attention,
however, feeding from the Stops of the
kitchen and giving corn soaked twenty
four hours before feeding.
Durant /. Arnold died at his home in
Carroll county a few days ago. He was
born and reared within a few miles of
CarrolltOn, and excepting the time of his
service in the Confederate army he spent
his life in the county. Early in 1862 he
enlisted in Company K of the Eleventh
Mississippi regiment, then serving in Vir-
ginia, and was a faithful soldier until
1865, when the army vas surrendered.
Secretary Lawrence Yerger, of the
prison board, sold $50 tons of cotton
seed from the Sunlower, Belmont and
Oakley convict farms, to the Brookhaven
Cotton Oil and Fertilizing company, the
price being $36.25 f. 0. b. the railroad
stations at the various farms.
At a meeting of the taxpayers Of
Sharkey county, held at Rolling Fork,
the following resolution was adopted;
Resolved, that the citizens and taxpay-
ers of Sharkey county are opposed to
the creation of said Black Bayou drain
age district, or any other drainage dis
trict so as to include Sharkey county,
and desire that section 1927, code 1906,
be not amended so as to affect Sharkey
county"
DIR. j.. S. Montgomery, the health Off
Ger of Oktibbeha county, as the weather
permits, is making the rounds of the
rural schools, making talks on santa
ton. The board of supervisors is paying
him SIS extra for doing this.
w. F. Woodruff, president of the For
est City Land and Lumber company, lO-
Gated near HOllandale, in Washington
and owner Of II, 900 acres OF
fine timber and plantation land, an
nounces that 100 acres of his land will
be put in rice this year as an expert
ment.
At n meeting of the board of Missis-
sippi levee commissioner the chief en-
gineer was instructed to advertise for
bids on 100000 cubic yards of levee en-