Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-06-26
Personal and Local Items

Mr.. Gus Cunningham of Chftonvilie
spent Sunday in Macon.
Miss Marv McCaskill is visiting rela-
tives in Meridian. Miss.
Mrs Wslton Martin of BrOoksville is
with Mrs. Henry Martin.
Miss Ada Mai Zepernick is visiting
friends in Sulligent, Ala.
Misses Emily and Henrietta Clemens
have both been i'll this week.
Mrs. A. B.. Colt and little son re-
turued to Enterprise Thursday.
Miss Eleanor Jones has returned from
a visit to relatives in Meridian.
Mrs. Britt of Eufalla, Ala. is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Lucy Sessions.
MIR. and Mrs. Jack Shaonon have re-
turned to their home in Lebanon. Tenn.
Mts. Charles Clay and children of
Demopolis are with Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Cole.
Miss Nina Brady of West Point is
spending the week with Ms. 7. W..
Brame.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Collins and Mr..
Van Cavett returned to Tupelo We'd
nesday.
Misses Hattie and Nettie Grace have
returned from a visit to relatives in
Meridian.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Skinner and
daughters of Carrolton were visitor4 in
town Friday,
Miss Sallie Tyson is attending a house
party in Meridian, the guest Of Miss
Frances Griggs.
Mrs. J. A. Lee is at home from n
visit to her daughter, Mrs, Ford in
Dallas, Texas.
Mr.. Will Stages and Mr.. Frank
Grace spent a day or two this week in
Columbus with Mr.. S. M. Irion.
Mr.. ". W. Barnette, of Havana,
Cuba, wa the guest several days this
week of Mr.. Thomas McHenry.
Mr.. Warren jackson has been i'll with
fever FLOR the past week, and is with
his home.folks in Prairie Point.
Miss Frances and Louise Dent spent
several days recently from a visit to
Mrs, Poindexter in Mashulaville.
Leo L. Cole. Jr., is at home from
Vanderbilt University, where he has
been a student for several years.
Mrs. Thos. McHenry and children re-
turned this week from a visit to rela-
tives and friends in Clark sdale, Miss.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carr, with their
guests, Mrs. S. H. Hill, of Carrollton,
and Mrs. J. O. Faser, were in town
Thursday.
Miss Frances Lusk, who was the at
tractive guest several days this week
of Miss Nancy Patty, has returned to
her home in Aberdeen.
Mr.. Clinton Dorroh, who is a gradu-
ate of the law department of the Uni
versity of Mississippi. is at home. He
has not as yet decided where he will To-
cate.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Brooks and Miss
Georgia Lucas spent a day or two in
Meridian lately with Mr.. Harden Brooks
ST., who Is seriously ill in DR.. Turner's
infirmary. Mr.. Brooks had the misfor-
tune lately to fall and break two ribs.
Quite a bit Of excitement was caused
last Monday by a cry of fire and smoke
was seen pouring from the clock tower.
The cause was the explosion of a lamp
which Mr.. Ford was using while wind
ing the clock. The blaze was quickly
extinguisbed without damage.
Mrs. j. Z. Hibbler left last week for
a visit to her children in Birmingham
and Chattanooga, and will be away the
balance of the summer Col. Ed says
he would be very lonely but for the
boil weevil, and he says he will fight
them to a finish if it takes all summer.
The cemetery association has ar
ranged to have the city water put in
the Odd Fellows cemetery. The asso-
citation has done much in the last few
years in identifying and keeping the
lots clear Of weeds and grass and put
ting in a hydrant will greatly this work.
DR.. and Mrs. J. E. Jones have with
them the following guests: Mrs. L. A.
Teipel of Memphis, Tenn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Jones and baby of Dallas,
Texas, Mrs. r. C. Flemister and son of
Birmingham, Mrs. Lyle and three chill
dren of Orangebnrg, s. c., Je and
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