Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-12-05

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AtiItNItNs
The annual convention at Aberdeen
OF some OF the Churches OF Christ IN
Mississippi closed one OF the best, II not
the greatest, sessions.
John B. Burkett of Hattiesburg' IN
dicted for placing Instructions on the
logging road of the McInnis Lumber
Company, was acquitted.
A determined effort will be made at
the December meeting of the Lauderdale
county supervisors to have tick eradlea-
ton adopted in that county.
The Southern Banking and Investment
Company of Natchez will shortly III
crease its capital stock to $4,000. The
present capital stock is $4,000.
Biloxi oyster fishermen and small
dealers are determined to fight the ef-
fort of the oyster commission to force q
leasing law through the legislature.
An old-fashioned umbrella handle, with
a crook at one end, was the direct cause
of E. j.. Young meeting a serious accident
at Clarksdale, which resulted in the loss
of a leg.
After several months work, the spe'
cial auditors employed to AUDIT aho
check the books and accounts OF the pen
itentiary department, have eompleted
their task.
The board of trustees ordered the
, Flora high school to suspend Tor Two
weeks ON account of three more cases
of diphtheria being in town, making IN
all seven cases.
Hon. Stephen L. Burwell, cashier and
MANAGER OF the Bank of Lexington, IN
0 Holmes county, Miss, has been elected
a cashier of the old reliable First NATIONAL
( Bank of Jackson.
DIR. S. w. Glass of Lyon, two miles
from Clarksdale, who has been one OF
Coahoma county's two representatives IN
l. the lower house of the state leglsla
h ture, has resigned.
o Twenty-six %novices were introduced
% into the ranks of the Shriners at wa
% habi Temple at Jackson at the cere
- monial held there, one, OF the pest rec
q ords made since the temple was estan
:, lishcd.
A farm and timber land deal was con
;! summated at Greenwood when the no
:. pahka Fishing and Hunting Club SOL
:, their tract of land on Shlver river u
10 Poll & Owen for a cash consideration 0
$4,000.
About a hundred officers and mem
bers of the grand lodge, knights .
IL Pythias, were in Columbus, and partl
mated in the district meeting, which wa
,o presided over 10y B. A. Lincoln, deput
! grand chancellor.
u. Countess de Bots Lucy, whose recel
of divorced from her husband, Count AND
Hayoet de Bots Lucy, in the courts
ion Paris, attracted international attentlo
let is a Mississippi girl, having been DO
GUS and reared at B%rookhaven.
are The taxable property OF the city
the Greenwood for all purposes OF reVen
are for the year 1913 has been assessed at
but mills. 4 mills for school fund, and
mills for interest fund. The revls
pre- assessment shows an increase over ~
tlai The census report on cotton glnned
Carroll county up to November l, as I
nished by w. H. King, special agent
En- the census bureau, shows 7,foo pa
pinned to that date, as compared W
,x;., 1916 bales for the same period IN ~
The approach of the 1914 state LEI
an. lat;ve session, with the threatened
outh newal OF the hooos -
caused a fight on the floor OF the ST
senate ST the last session, is drawing
p of attention of insurance men OF MIS-
He sippi representing outside companies
J, H. Price, special government c
reporter for Madison county, states
2 461 bales of cotton have been GIN
o,oa in this county from the 1918 crop
- to Nov. 1. The figures for the same
aud Rod of time in 1912 were $3.50 %
There is still considerable cotton IN
din. fields.
Excellent weather for gathering G.
eases continues and all the tot'o" :" y"
, +be t;o,t of Coldwater will soon be PIE
sas Some farmers have finished and tul
+o+al +bair cattle in the fields, while OF
"a will be through in a few days. y
cotton on the lowlands was dana
BY the early frost.
..h A labor agent was caught IN
ano1 irving to get hands to 60 with HIN
Aug IN th' uei'' r. hos+ o;t;,o,s W.
upon this gentleman and escorted
~ the train and told him to leave
never return , again, as next tim
s;asr% would be very hot.
: M. At a called meeting of the Colul
feoth. CITY council contracts were let TO
phalting the principal business ST.
duties The liquid asphalt method has been
An es. oughly tested and SO successful and
ed at factory is it proving that the council
decided to give it a tryout on the
streets.
In the Kinds county circuit court
cors,. was a slight echo of the state pei
,l.t;on tiary investigation when cessat proc
- tho prders were entered in the sewers
- tho d;ctments still pending against Law
girls Yerger, former secretary OF the |
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