Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-08-16
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PERSONAL dIlu LgCdl ItEIilS


Okolona to visit friends.
Mrs. L. F. Holberg is visiting MIS-
Ben Boggess in BrOOksville.
Miss Annie Neville Of Prairie Point
is the guest this week of Mrs. T. l.
Dantzler.
Mrs, Sallie ,Murphey spent several
days recently in the country with MIS-
Henry Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Harkins of Alice
vile, spent several days with Mr. Sam
HGrkins and family.
MIR. D. D. Reeves of Somerville,
Tenn. visited in the home of MIR. H. F.
Martin the past week.
Mr.. J. F. Shelton has been confined
to his home for the past two weeks.
He is threatened with appendicitis.
Mr.. Wash Dantzler, we regret to re-
port, is very i'll at the home OF his sis
ter. Mrs. ]. B. Cunningham at Clifton
vile.
Mr.. w. Henry Hodges of New Or
leans and his cousin, Mr.. Chas. Hodges
of Greenwood are guests of Mr.. J. b.
Elkin.
Mr.. Leonard Martin, accompanied by
his sister, Miss Annie Mae, is spending
his vacation with friends in North Ala
bama.
Mr.. w. L. Williams will leave in a
few days for Washington, Ca, where
he has been for several years in the cot
ton business.
Miss Mabel Sessions left this week
for Brundidge. Ala. to be with her sis
ter, Mrs. Lucy Britt. Mr.. Britt is i'll
at an infirmary.
Mr.. Benton Calhoun of Covington,
Tenn, has accepted the position OF
bookkeeper for the M. & F. bank. lie
entered on his duties Wednesday,
District Attorney Brooks came home
this week from d two-weeks stay at
South Haven, Michigan. Mrs. Brooks
will remain some time longer.
Mrs. Jennie Patty. who has been in
the county for several days, will leave
Friday for Chicago, where she has been
instructor in a College for several years.
We have just received a catalogue of
Clarke Coll ge, Newton, Miss. Any
boy or girl who expects to attend col
lege would do we'll to investigate this
school.
Artie Murphey spent several days
last week at Sewanee, Tenn, where he
will attend school the coming session.
He was taken i'll with malarial fever
on his return and was quite sick for a
week.
Little Mary Harrison daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. G. Clay, who has been on a
visit of several months to her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Cole, re-
turned to her no re in Demopolis this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Mahorner of Mo-
bio were in Macon a day or two this
week. While here they the guests
of DR.. and Mrs. E. M. Murphey. They
spent several weeks in Colorado Springs
and stopped in Macon on their way
home.
M. Nose Holberg was in Memphis
several days this week, where he went
to see a specialist in regard to his
health, which has not been good lately.
He had several attacks of heart-trouble
Thursday and his condition is matter of
uneasiness to his family.
Mr. Leo Cole was in town Wednes-
day, He says that he has the army
worm in his crop in all stages but
80 far it has not done any great
damage, and he attributes it to the
fact that the parasite that prey on the
worm is very active and is keeping it
in check.
The BEACON is in receipt of a. most
interesting letter from Capt. Geo. G.
billiard. who has been a BEACON sub
for forty-six year, and was once
The political editor of the paper. Next
week the letter will be published. it
not having been received in for publica-
ion this week.
Mr.. A. l.. Neville was in town Tues
lay. He has recently been on a visit
Sumpter county. Ala. where he has
'ome farming interests. He says the
in that section are much better
han in Noxubee, as they have not had
he rains that we have. Sumter county
,pent a large sun Of money building
Dads several years ago. but Mr. Neville
avs no provision was made for keeping
hem upand they are det~eriorating very