Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-04-04
Personal and Local Items

Miss Cornell, Of Mayhem, Is the
guest of Miss Augusta Smith.
Miss Mary Holman, Of Meridian was
with her mother Sunday and Monday.
Miss Ruby COckreIl has been the
guest this week of Mrs. John Stanley
Miss Mary Love Madison, OF Brooks
vile, is the guest of Mrs. J. y. Hoi-
brook.
Mrs. John NJ. Couric, of Thomasvlile'
Ga. is visiting her sister, Mrs. wyatt
Jones, Sr.
Rev. Mr.. Park is in CourtlSnd, Miss
where he went Che early part OF the
week to conduct a meeting.
Mr.. !. o. Faser and Mr.. Astor Smith
who have been travelling in Georgia
and Florida are at home for a shor
time.
Miss Etheldra Spessard attended the
Lee Guard ball in Starkville last Friday
night, and while there was the guest OF
Mrs. Hunter Scales.
Mrs. L. F. Holberg is attending a
meeting of the Presbyterial Union at
Pontotoc, Miss. Mrs. Holberg Is vice.
president of the Union.
Mr.. T. w. Brame is in Dallas, Texas
on business connected with the settle
ment of the estate Of his brother VINO
died lately in that state.
Mr.. S. l.. Holt accompanied his wi1e
to a hospital in Mobile this week,
where she was operated on Monday
Mr.. Holt returned Thurs, ay and re-
norts her condition as very satisfactory.
Miss Nancy cavett, who was an hon
or guest at the annual ball given by the
Lee Guard at the A. & M. College last
week. has returned to Macon n is
with her aunt, Mrs. w. o. Barnes. 1r'
At a meeting of the trustees OF tne
public schools of Macon. MIR. Price was
reelected superintendent OF the Maco.
schools and ]. M. Hicks reelected
principal of school No. 2. The superlh'
t:ndent and principal will select tne
teachers.
Mr.. Billie Binion and wife and Mist
Tschudi, their visitor, were in towr
Thursday. The friends of Mrs }. b
Binion will be glad to know she has re
turned from Mobile, where she hal
been for the past two months a patien'
in St. Joseph's hospital.
Mr.. J, A. Boswell, who has been
patient at the Tuoro Infirmary, New
Orleans, since December, is expected
home today. He was considered sever
al times to be in a critical condition ant
his life despaired of, but an. unusua
! strong constitution has pulled hin
q through. F..
A MIR. Will Rose was in Macon Thurs
a day. He came here from jackson
where he stood, successfully, an examl
A nation before the State Board OF Phar
a maceutlcal examiners. He returned t
Q New Orleans where he will take his de
a gree in the pharmaceutical department
of Tulane University, where ne ma
been a student for the past two years.
DR.. George Hampton, n of the doc
= tors in charge Of the hookworm can
paign in this county, was stricken VIII
a severe attack of acute ~appendieitl
last Sunday night and was taken to Me
ridian Monday for an operation. whic
was performed Tuesday by DR.. Turner
He was accompanied to Meridian b
DR.. Buchanan, DR.. Stanley and Dr
Lex Hubbard. His condition since tn
operation has been favorable.
Mr.. Joshua Stevens was in tow
Monday for the first time in severa
months. He came in with his grand
son, John Cayett, in an auto, an
though he was shaken up considerable
by the rough roads, he did not com
plain once. Mr.. Stevens health ha
been better this winter than for severa
years. His greatest regret at presen
is that he will probably not live lon|
enough to see another republican presi
dent.