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The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

Most of the members OF the bar asso-
citation of this city have indorsed John
S. Barbour. Of Fairfax. for United States
judge for the Circuit Court of the Fourth
Judicial Circuit
The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

Jane Bryant, colored. died to-day at
her home. IA Gibbon Street. Three sons.
of Tyrone, Pa, survive.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

Clifton Reece colored. eighteen years
old. of Newport News. Va, was struck
last night by a northbound Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac freight
train at Seminary Crossing. His right
leg was so badly mangled that II was
amputated below the knee.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

Two Of Londons most important suburban rail-
roads will be electrified In the near future using
the direct current thlrd-ral system,
The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

promptly at Z a. m. and win last thirty
minutes.
ST. PauIs Episcopal Church-Paim Sum
day services at II q. m; Holy Communion.
7:3o a. m; evening services. 7:So p. M;
Monday. 40 p. m; Tuesday. 4:so p. m.
and seven last words of Christ at .. m.
at which the oratoria and sacred cantata
by TIL. Du Bois will be sung; Wednes-
day, 4:30 D. M; Thursday, Holy Commun-
ion at p. M; Good Friday service at II
a. m; Saturday, Easter Eve baptism at
4:3o D. m. Easter Sunday services will be
as follows: Holy Communion, 1880 a. m;
morning prayer and Holy Communion at
II a. m; Sunday school Easter festival
at p. m.
Grace Episcopal Church-Palm Sunday
services at IL a. m. and 7:3o p. M, and
Holy Communion at 7:3o a. m. Monday
and Tuesday service and address at 5
p. m. Wednesday evening. at 7:30 p. m.
prayer and sermon by Rev. DIR. McGrew,
and Thursday Holy Communion at 7:30
q. m.
Good Friday. morning prayer and ad
to p. m; evening prayer and address at
7:3o p. m: Saturday. evening prayer and
holy baptism, p. m.
At the English Emmanuel Luthern
Church at 10 o'clock tomorrow there
will be a reunion of all OF the confirmed.
On Good Friday there will be services
at o'clock In the evening. Rev.
Charles Z. Brandt liz the pastor OF this
church.
On the ground that a large proportion
of the land in Alexandria County is own
ed by the United States and exempt from
Ia axation, the Virginia Senators and Rep
resentatives from this district will be
urged upon to secure a repeal Of the law
requiring payment of tuition by the chill
dren in Alexandra County who attend
the public schools in Washington.
Alexandria Division, No. I, Ancient
Order of Hibernians. will celebrate st.
Patrick's Day Monday night with a mu-
sical enterta inment and smoker, which
will be held at the Young Mems So
daIity Lyceum Hall. During the even
ing a number of addresses will also be
made.
Alexandria Lodge, No. 75s. Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, will also
celebrate ST. Patricks Day Monday night
with a celebration at its home in the
shape Of social session. On this oc-
casion II. b. Trundle. district deputy
grand exalted ruler. Danville, Va, Will
also pay an official visitation to the
lodge. and there will be initiatory work
conferred.
The Columbia Fire Engine Company
will also celebrate with an oyster roast
at the companys house Monday night.
Cornelius r. Van Aelstyn died this
afternoon at the residence of W. P.
Graves, 623 South Fairfax Street. after
long illness. He was seventy-fve
years old and a native of New York.
During the civil war he served as
member OF the Fourth Michigan Regi-
ment. Mr.. Van Aelstyn had been a resi-
dent of Alexandria for the past fifteen
years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10
Negro Killed.

Elmore Trimble was assassinated on
Mrs. M. S. Deale's place in East Noxu-
bee near the Alabama line Sunday night.
He was shot through a crack in the
house with shot gun and the wound
was of such nature that he died early
Monday morning. An inquest was held
by Justice of the Peace ]. L. Ormsby
and The evidence pointed strongly to
the guilt of Jeems Taylor, and verdict
to that effect was rendered. Jeems
was present at the inquest, but denied
his guilt but was arrested by Acting
Constable Curtis Cole and placed in
Jail. On his way to Macon he admitted
the killing. He also confessed to the
killing to Mr.. Billie Binion.
The shooting occurred at the home OF
the former wife of Jeems Taylor,
though he had not lived with the wo-
man for eighteen months. This makes
the third killing that has occurred
among the negroes in the county during
the holidays. Two were accidents and
in the Deerbrook neighbor-
hood. 1t also makes the third case of
murder that will oe tried in the coming
February term of court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10
A Valuable New Citizen.

Among the new citizens of Noxubee
which the county warmly welcomes is
Mr.. c. C. Covey who year ago bought
from DR.. Thompson part of the old
Boykin Place Is miles east of Macon.
and who few weeks ago. in association
with Mr.. F. E. Houser. formerly of Il
linols, purchased the Wade Place lit
tie further east.
Mr.. Covey is very scholarly gentle
man and for twenty five years was
Superintendent of City schools at Farm
er City, ILL.,, his home before becoming
a Noxubeean. He is greatly interested
in archaeology and has spent several
summers in Europe in study and invest
igation. Two years ago he was in
Greece and Italy IN company with a
company of archeologists who were
making excavations and other arche-
illogical investigations there. He is
familiar with the country where the
conflict is now waging in the Balkans.
Mr.. Covey says that Greece is dis
tinctly reviving some of her ancient
glory, and through the schools is en-
deavoring to restore the pristine beauty
and purity Of the Greek language. The
vernacular is very corrupt and
hardly to be recognized as the tongue
Of Homer and .Thucydides.
Both Mr.. Covey and Mr.. Houser will
reside in Macon. At present they are
located at the old DR.. Hill residence.
They viii gradually turn their land
holding in Noxubee into hay and stock
farm, paying especial attention to the
growing of alfalfa.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10
Resolutions.

The elders and deacons of the First
Presbyterian church, in appropriate
resolutions, expressed their sincere re-
gret at the severance of the ties ex-
isting between us, as church officers,
and DR.. j. E. Jones, as pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, of Meridian.
That we believe that the work of DR..
Jones as pastor of this church, and his
Cody walk and conversation as Chris
tian in our community. during the ap-
proximauely twenty years he has been
among us, has been of great good to
the people he has served as pastor, and
to the community at large; and that
the influence of his teaching, preaching
and living will permanently endure. -
From The Christian Observer, Louis
vile, XIV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10
Dorothy Dix BIunders.

In a recent article on ''Man's
Gallantry and Love of Lucre, q
Mrs. Gilmer, a Tennessee woman
who lived in aad made name and
fame in New Orleans, and who
writes under the name of dorothy
Dix" asserts:
1t is significant that in the
South where men have the reputa-
tion of being the most gallant. the
laws for women are the worst and
bear the hardest on them. In,
Louisiana and Texas, for instance,
a married woman is nothing but,
chattel, and her husband even
owns her clothes. Ifshe is wage.
earning woman he can collect her
salary and spend it as he pleases,
and if she owns property she can
not even rent house without
taking to the agent written per-
mission from her husband.
These things may be true of the
two states mentioned, but Mrs.
Gilmer should have confined her
animadversions to the states men,
toned. Louisiana, as every one
knows, clings stolidly to the civil
law, the adaptation of the "Code
Napoleon" With Texas we are
not so familiar. There are other
states in the South where women
bear. no such status, and in Mis-
sissippi, which has for many years
taken the lead in the emancipa-
tion OF its women, a married wo-
man may own property, conduct
her business, spend her money and
in all respects be as free from in
reference in her property rights
as a man could possibly be. Ala
bama does not discriminate against
it's women to the extent of the al
legations made of the attitude of
Texas and Louisiana--nor does
Georgia, or other states. Mrs.
Gilmer, being widely read after,
is doing her section an injustice
and wrong in creating a false i'm
preston of it and it's laws general
ly, when the fault seems to lie
with only two of the states. one of
them her former home. Mobile
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10

Buck Moore, who has made himself
notorious for his persistency in selling
W is1ey, having been before the pres
ent mayor six times, was captured one
night last week by Policeman Joe
Maury and Wilson Stewart. Buck
made sensational getaway last sum-
mer, after being arrested on wbiskey
charge and taken before the mayor.
The rear door of the Mayors Office was
open and Buck took advantage of it
and went over a six-foct fence. The
blood hounds were put on his track but
he was never oyertaken. 1t has been
reported that he had said he would nev-
er be taken alive, but he submitted
without resistance.
Because the punishment would fall OF
his mother. sister and wife he was let
off from money fine but was given
a months on the road by Mayor Horton.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10

Probably no colored citizen was more
favorahly known to the people of Ma
con than Margaret Davis, who died
Monday night after short but serious
illness.
She was the faithful servant in the
home of MIR. ard Mrs, Chas. Hardin for
many years, and not once during the
entire time was she known to speak an
unhi,d word. nor by look or act to show
tile slightest displeasure.
Shewas kind and loving with children,
particularly those in the family, who
even at the midnight hour found in her
one readH to attend their wants. r@
She &as tenderly and carefully laid
away by her "white folks" as she
loved to call them and by whom she
will always be missed. L.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10

Mr. David Creswell of Prairie Point.
this county. last week shipped to st.
Louis bunch of cattle raised here, and
for the best grades received six and one
half cents per pound on foot. These
were not thoroughbreds but were grade
sborthorn yearlings. Mr.. Creswell came
to this county three years ago from
Bramer, Missouri, where he was in the
cattle business. Three first premiums
at the Worlds Fair in st. Louis were
taken by him on Shorthorns.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10
OF INTEREST TO PATENTS WHO HAVE
CHILDREN IN SCHOOL.

Daintily dressed and altogether
charming she entered the school
room as the years work was draw
Ing to close. 1t was her first
visit to the schoolroom, and so she
had to introduce herself to the
teacher-she was Peter Van Han
sons mother.
"Peter is afraid he is not going
to be promoted" she began smil-
ingly, ''and / thought I would
come talk it over with you. Both
his father and I are so anxious to
have him advanced and not lose a
year."
"Yesf' The teacher was non
committal. Peters fears for his
promotion were well grounded.
"Now / hope you are going to
promote the child," his mother
went on. "It is very unfortunate
for children to be held back, and
he is getting to be such a big boy;
he is really very sensitive about
it."
II quite agree with you; it is
very unfortunate, and l would like
to promote Peter if l could. But
don't do the promoting"
s'Oh, is that so! Thought the
matter was. entirely in your hands.
Whom must l sect Who does the
promotingp'
"The children do the promoting;
you will have to see Peter
"What do you meant"
'I mean that the promoting is
not a thing that is done at the end
of the year by the teacher; it is
done all through the year by the
pupils, each for himself. Most of
the children have been Q; busy as
bees all the year, promoting them
selves; a few, Peter among them,
have done nothing but play. You
know l have written to you sever
al times during the term, asking
you to come aud see me about it,"
eyes, / know, but I have been
so busy that I simply couldn't
find the time to come"
= ''Well, have done all that !
know how to do, not only for
Peter, but for all the children as
well, and / will do all / can forl
them always; but th,we who de.
pend upon me to do tx promoting
are going to be disappointed.
Next June there viii be hun
dreds and thousands of mothers
who will 60 to hundreds and
thousands of teachers and say: 81
hope you are going to promote
Peter.0
Would it not be more sensible
for them to 60 now, wh'e h r. is
plenty of time to hunt for causes
ard to apply remedies, and say to
the teacher: lis Peter doing
what he can to promote himselt?'
The Ladies' Home Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10
NOTICE.

All land owners and other citizens of
District 3 have been notified of the re-
quirements of the law in reference to
the report of births and deaths to the
local registrar. No burial or removal
permits will be issued unless properly
filled out death certificate is presented.
If this is not done and corpse is dis
posed of or birth not reported within
ten days the parties guilty will be
prosecuted. The state law prescribed
this method of procedure and it must
be complied with.
j. M. STANLEY, Local Reg.
Vital Statistics Dist. No. 3.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10
Notice, Contractors.

Sealed bids are invited on Tuesday,
Feb'y 4, 1918, at 200 o'clock, p. m for
the erection Of a bridge on Shuqualak
and Wahalak road south of corporation
line of Shuqualak, according to plans
and specifications now on file in chan
Gerry clerks Office, successful bidder to
give bond in penalty of bid. The Board
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
By order of Board Supervisors. this
January 9th, 1918.
JNo. A. TYSON, Clerk.
By w. o. BARNES. Jr. d. C.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10
Home Again.

Mrs. W. A. Taylor and little daughter,
Mildred Thurber, of McCurtain, Okla.
are the pleasat visitors of Mrs. ]. O.
Skinner and family. Mrs. Taylor is
kindly remembered here as Miss Eula
Tweedie, having been reared at Fair
field on the Tombigbee river. When
visiting the scenes of her childhood
the same emotions thrill her heart as
impelled John Howard Payne to give to
the world the sweetest of all songs,
"Home. Sweet Home" !.
D,.L nFx1 T:c.~~ xxxsll .o,,~- go.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10

| am now prepared to do all kinds of
surveying and civil engineering on short
notice. The making Of maps Of farms,
towns or town property speciality,
also leveling for tile drains, etc done
promptly. s. M. THOMAS,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10

Mr.. Jas. Sparkman of Cooksville.
former president of the board Of super
visors, was in town Monday on business.
The roads are SO bad he had to leave
homs Sunday afternoon to be certain
he would be IN town Monday
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10

| will be located at the depot. where
| will have for sale all kinds of fertiliz-
ers in any quantity, from one sack to a
car lot. Will make special prices in
car lots credit or cash.
OSCAR LEVER. n
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10

"Conscience is what tells q man
when he is doing wrong" ''That
may be true in your family" re-
piled Mr.. Meekton, ''but my wife's
name Is Henrietta. "-Washington
Star.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10

S or 6 doses 666 will break
any case of Chill & Fever; and if
taken then as q tonic the Fever
VIII NOT retarn. Prics .26c,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10

N The January meeting of the directors
lof the Merchants & Farmers Bank was
held IN last Tuesday. In reviewing
7 the business of the bank for the past
year they expressed themselves well
pleased, and voted dividend of ten
per cent out of the earnings. This bal k
| has pursued consistent policy each
year of paying about one-third of its
earnings in dividends, retaining the bal
lce'as protection to its depositors.
I 7 1at this policy has proven best there
c;.n be no doubt as evidenced by the
eat confidence of the public demand
for its stocks as an investment. A
statement of the condition of the bank
on December lst is printed elsewhere,
and especial attention is directed to
same.
A Jackson dispatch to the Times
Democrat says. Five members of the
Cavett family, all agents of the Unitn
Central Life Insurance Company, arc
off on visit to Cincinnati at the ex-
pense of their company. This is trip
given to the agents who do great
business during the year. and the Cav
etts all must have been hustlers. They
are E. D. Cayett. member of the Legis
lature from Noxubee county the last
several years. and his son. M. Cavett.
both of Macon; V. C. Cavett of Tupelo,
and ]. C. Cavett and son. Longstreet,
of Jackson"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10
Corn, Oats, Meal,
Bran, Chops and Shorts
OSCAR LEVER. n

We have just closed trade with our grain people for
$4,000 bushels of grain be delivered from January to
August. We feel that we have bought right and all
we ask is opportunity to prove to you that we can
save you money on your grain purchases Our facili-
ties for handling this commodity as we'll as many Others
unequaed as warehouses are located on our own
private spur track
J. III. WILLIAMS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-10
Parcel Post

All Dry Goods, Clothing Hats and Shoes not
exceeding eleven pounds in weight nor greater in
size than seventy-two inches in length and girth
combined we will deliver to your nearest postoice,
POSTAGE PAID BY US. This means anywhere
in the county or distance not exceeding fifty miles,
Mr.. and Mrs. Buyer this will mean very much
to you it places almost at your home any article
of wear put right in your hands without the expense
of transportation. The benefit of shopping from our
large and varied stocks just the same as if you lived
right here in the city. We also wish to say that in
stocks will be complete at all times and
we shall vigorously the mails and the Beacon to
acquant you of the many advantages by trading with
1t will certainly pay you to investigate and
write just as often as you like All enquiries by
mail in person will receive our most active aten-
ton.
Yours for progress,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, June 28.-WHEAT-Suspen
of trading by a fairly important firm
that has been the short side of the
market had a tendency to lessen offerings
harden. Absence of positive additional
damage reports from the northwest, how
ever, led to increasing sales, and brought
about a reaction. September started at
911sc to, s114c, rise of 1sQAc to A@Sc,
but fell off to 905sc.
Thereafter the market underwent no
important change. September closed easy
A@1sc net lower at 905sc.
Cash Wheat-No- ? red, 93G96c; No 3 red,
e0d93c; No. hard, 9215G93Ac; No. 3 hard
s1q921kc; No. northern. sS12G95c; No.
northern, 92Q9ic; No. northern 91QSS1zc;
No. spring, 92694c; No. 3 spring, 91Gl
e34c; No. 4 spring. s6991c; velvet chair. 81
Q95c; durum. 91G96c.
CORN-Dinerence of opinion as to the
crop effects resulting from the heat made
the corn market see-saw- September
opened a shade to %G1zc lower at 637sc,
dropped to 63H963K and rallied to 6315c.
Subsequent fluctuations were narrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
SCOUTS DETECTIVES.
Kansas City Boys Search Missing Rail-
road Builder.

Kansas City, June 2s.-Boy scouts
of Kansas City will assist in the search
for George Townsend of Chicago, one
of the promoters and builders of the
Kansas City, Clay County & st. Joseph
electric line.
Mr.. Townsend disappeared from his
hotel here last Friday.
w. S. Arnold, a business partner of
the missing man, arranged today with
the boy scouts organization to pay all
expenses Incidental to the search
made by them. Each boy would be
furnished a copy of the picture of
the missing man.
Mr.. Townsend is a brother of Ed
ward w. Townsend, representative
from New Jersey and former newspa-
per man. Representative Townsend Is
expected here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-28
TURF CLASSIC TODAY.
Suburban Handicap at Belmont
Eight Entries.

New York. June 2s.-Under gray
skies threatening rain, lovers of horse
racing trooped to Belmont park today
for the Suburban handicap at a mile
and a quarter, the turf classic which
formerly marked the opening at Sleeps
head bay.
II was transferred to Belmont I'M
der the tabloid schedule maintained
this year in an attempt to revive rae
ing in the face of antibetting laws.
Eight horses were named to start in
the Suburban: Whisk Broom II, win
ner of the Metropolitan and Brooklyn
handicaps; G.. NJ. Miller, which finish
second to Whisk Broom in both races;
Meridian, a stable mate of G.. NJ Mil
Ter; Cock o. the Walk, a fast three
year old; Sam jackson, which finished
third In the Brooklyn handicap, Guy
Fisher, which finished fourth in the
race; Night Stick and Lahore.
Although Whisk Broom II, will car
~ top weight, 139 pounds, all the in
dicstions were that he would so to the
post a favorite. Never has a horse
been assigned such weight in the race.
II he wins the Whitney horse will
have PRAYED himself one Of the mar
wells of the turf