Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-08-05

tiOnS were sent to Messrs. Vardaman
and Alexander, but neither of the Let
ter named gentlemen could be here on
that particular day. Senator Percy
will be welcomed mere by all Of our
people, as will be all of the candidates.
Every gentleman may be assured of a
courteous hearing in Noxubee County.
Mr.. &. H. Davis, Field Agent of the
Farmers Warehouse Company is
stationed now in Macon, getting stock
subscriptions to the company. He
states that he is meeting with splendid
Sccess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stennis' home was the
scene Of much enjoyment Wednesday
night to quite a large crowd Of young
people. The occasion being in honor of
their niece, Miss Ruth Warren, one of
Meridian's most popular young ladies.
Mr.. ValAmes arrived in Macon Mon
day from Oklahoma City, where he has
been for the past year in the American
National Bank. His health has not been
good for some time, and it is thought
that he will remain in Macon until he
fully RECEIVERS
Mr.. w. F. Patty has arrived from
Macon, Miss to accept the position
Of bookkeeper with the Refuge Cotton
Oil Co. Mr.. Patty's family will join
him in this city on the first of Septem-
Der, when Columbus will be their fu-
ture home.-Columbus Dispatch.
Miss Lula Griggs after serving for
many years with great success as a
teacher in the Macon High School has
been offered and has accepted a posi-
ton in the faculty of one the High
Schools Of Memphis, Tenn, She will
go to Memphis in September. That
she will acquit herself with distinction
in her new place goes without saying.
Mr.. Gus Cunningham of Bigbee Val
ley was in town yesterday. He and
his 1other, Mr.. John Cunningham par
ticipated recently in the interstate fox
hunt at Rogers, Tenn. Their hounds
made a very good showing and it was
generally conceded by the crowd tlat
they were entitled to the Derby, but
the judges decided otherwise.
Mr.. w. NJ. Lamberson, is now re
modelling the store house formerly oc-
tupied by A. Klaus & Co., preparatory
to occupying it on Sept. LIST. had the
misfortune to have several plate glass
broken last Tuesday morning while IN
IDoIiy,~ thor, f,O-, e, I.o y, n Tbn
loss was nearly $500, which was sustain
ed by Mr.. LambcrsOn.
Mr.. G.. f. Hightower, President of
the Mississippi Farmers Union and also
President of the Farmers Warehouse
Company was in Macon Thursday. His
visit here was in connection with the
business of the Warehouse Company,
more practically the feature of the in
surance of the cotton in such ware
houses. While here he talked with
several prominent business men and
farmers.
Messrs. Harry and jim Patty and
Vcster Mullins were in town WedneS-
day in the l~atter's auto. Being modest
to a proper degree they do not boast of
their ACCOMPLISHMENTS, but last year
friends claimed the last two mentioned
gentlemen had the best crops in the
county. This year., however, not even
their admiring friends are making that
claim for them, as the sandy and post
oak lands, up to date, have considera-
bly, the better of tht black prairie.
Harry, tho, does boast of having been
at work, and displayed the corns on his
hands az proof, with as much elation as
did Tom Sawyer his sore toe.
Mr.. j. j.. Scarborough, a former we'll
known citizen of the Fearn Springs
neighborhood passed through Macon
Monday enroute to his old home, where
he was called on account of the death
of his mother, who died Sunday ihathe
72nd wear of her life. MIR. Scarborough
has been a citizen of Poplarville for a
number of years, and IS now postmas-
ter of that town as well as being an Of
fcer in the Bank of P~oplarville. He
SAYS that he has been coming to Macon
for 50 years, but that he has never
seen such crops of corn, cotton, and all
kinds of feed stuffs as he saw this
week between Macon and Fearn
Springs. He reports the corn crop
in his county is good but that they
have the boil wcevil in the cotton
which means that a good crop will be
cut one half. Ihere are some farmers
in Noxubee, he says, who make more
cotton than his entire county, so the