Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-05-02
Personal and Local Items

May left Sunday for New YORK
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Brown returned
this week from a trip to Arkansas.
Miss Bette Tate Of Brooksville was
the guest this week of Mrs. N. H..Har-
rison.
Mrs. W. T. Connor went to Columbus
last Friday to hear Madame Aida at the
college.
Mrs. ]. T. Sargent has returned from
a two-month's visit to her son, Tom, In
st. Louis.
Mr.. A. Mcdonald, one of the Beacon's
Oldest subscribers, paid the office his
annual visit today.
Mrs. Baird and little daughter of
Brooksville were the guest this week OF
Mrs. Chas. Hardin.
Mr.. George Wade of Biloxi spent
several days in the county this week
with Nh. Tom McHenry.
Mrs. Roberta Skinner and Miss Ma
rian Patty spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mrs. Jennie Skinner.
Mrs. Mary Kate Scales. who has been
visiting friends in Macon for the past
month, returned this week to her hcme
in Mobile.
Drs. John and Lex Hubbard Messrs.
Tom Sargent and Emmett Dantzler
spent a day and night at mccarthy lake
in Lowndes county on a fishing trip.
All had fine luck except DR.. John, who
didn't get a bite.
MIR. W. T. Britton was in town this
week for the first time this year. 1t is
to be hoped the roads will be improved
to such extent before next winter that
he will be able to come oftener and also
bring his cotton and other farm pro.
ducts.
Prof: Price, superintendent of the
Macon schools, is attending a meeting
of the State Teachers Association il
Hattiesburg. During the summer
months Supt. Price will teach in thu
summer normals of the state. From
June 9th to July 18th he will teacl
Greek at the State University and from
July 18th to August 22nd, English a
the Kosciusko normal.
Mr.. j. L. Wilkerson OF Cooksville
was in town Thursday and while her
renewed his subscription to the Beaco1
Notwithstanding he has been opposedt
the papers politics and its policy re
garding the methods it advocated TO
working the public raods. Mr.. Wilkel
sons health has not been good 70
several years but he spent sewers
months in jackson this winter with hi
son, John and was greatly behefitte
by treatment received at one of tn
hospitals in that city.
Hon. Doc Riddle was in town Monda
for the first time in several month. 81
and his family had a narrow ,escap
from the cyclone about a month or 8
which came close enough to him to tax
away completely his dining an
kitchen. He tells many instances q
the storms queer freaks, n of whic
is that it blew away a pillar from
corner of his house without disturhin
any of the frame work above. A wae
on in his lot had a wheel taken off, tn
spindle being cut from axle as if don
by a knife. Mr.. Riddle says he was
many battles of the civil war but h
felt as if he had never had as close
close a call as the cyclone gave him.
Mr.. Pickens Norwood was in tow
Thursday. Mr.. Norwood is a conservs
tive and does not believe in the Bes
cons progressive ideas, nevertheless h
paid his subscription for three years j
advance. He thinks the whole countr
is going into ~banruptcy with its bon
issues high priced agricultural expert
Mr.. Norwood is an exceptionally goo
farmer-raises his corn and meat an
work-stock, consequently has money !
the bank and his check is good for fou
figure, probably five. He a probabl
get some consolation from the preser
troubles with the thought that som
day when he wants to retire and qui
farming he will be able to sell his Ian
for $50 or SIS an acre, that would no
be worth one-fourth that sum unless W
progress with the balance of the worlc
Fire destroyed the barn of Mr.. Henri
L. Owens Monday afternoon about Pa
o'clock. Prompt and effective work Q
the fire company prevented the fir
from spreading, as several building
were in close proximity and a ligt
wind was bio wing which could easil
have started a confiagration. A burr
ing single fell on the roof of Mr.. A
lens house across the street and a no
was burned through before it was e.
tinguished. In every instance, stint