Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-01-09
EVENTS IN
MISSISSIPPI

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serve during the coming year.
A public installation of the officers Of
the Eastern Star was held Saturday
night in the Masonic Temple at Lexing-
ton.
The Mississippi delegation in congress
win make strong fight to have a new
federal judicial district established in
the state.
Rev. o. s. Bass, pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church, U. S. A., in Batesville, at
the morning service Sunday rendered his
resignation.
| Jim Simmons, negro, was shot and
seriously wounded by several white men
at Wilsondale on the Meridian and Mem
phis railroad Friday.
]. S. Porter, prominent farmer living
near Clinton, died in the corridor of the
local postoffice while in the act of pur-
chasing some postage stamps.
The Methodist Sunday school of Cold
water has shown great activity in rails
ing funds for the support of the Method
list orphanage at Jackson.
A. P. Lusk, former city clerk of jack
son, arrived in jackson from the A. &
"A. College at Stakville to remain for
few days, mingling with friends.
Will Wells, negro, is badly wanted
by the police of jackson on a charge of
passing forged check for $40 at the
West Jackson store of Jones Bros.
E. H. Owen of Laurel, whose mysteri-
GUS disappearance from Hattiesburg last
June aroused the people throughout the
section, has been located at Tulsa, Okla.
State Auditor Thompson has figured
out the rather startling and unpalatable
fact that by the time the legislature
meets on January 6. it will be to meet
treasury deficit of a million dollars.
The first snow of the season fell at
Coldwater and continued throughout the
day. The earth was wrapped in man
tie four inches thick, Notwithstanding
much of the snow melted as it fell.
Following an alteration with HON
Brooks and John Acorn Saturday night
at Edwards Chas. Mooth was shot in the,
breast, and two of his ribs broken with
an ak in the hands of Brooks. Acorn
used the pistol.
The Clarion-Ledger basketball team
defeated the team of the Tatom Shoe
Company, and the Merchants Bank team
was victorious over the Magee-Hawkins
team, in the contests in the gymnasium
of the Y. NJ c. A. at jackson.
The two-year-old son of DR.. j. L. Luz
cas- of Edwards is wonder and is the
talk of the community. Although the
little fellow has just begun to talk, he
knows his letters perfectly, and can read
almost distinctly as grownup person.
c. II. Markham, president of the Illi-
nois Central railroad, arrived in jackson
to hold a conference with committee
of the Jackson Board of Trade relative
to the Capitol street crossing that has
long been subject of lively interest in
that city.
Mrs. Harriet B. Kells aged 70 years,
president of the Mississippi Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, and for
merly editor of the "Union Signal"
temperance magazine of Chicago, died |
suddenly in her boarding house at Stark
vile.
G. A. Cobb, federal government agri-
cultural expert in charge of work of |
the Boys Corn Clubs in Mississippi, is
now preparing exhibits to be sent to the
sixth annual National Commerce Expo
sition to be held in Dallas, Texas, Feb
ruary 10 to February "a.
Mrs. Tom Coore, wife ohan electric car
motorman of jackson, was badly fright
ened by negro at her home on Bailey
avenue and Fertilization street, few
nights ago, but despite efforts of the
police to get the right man no clue to
his identity has been discovered.
At Meridian the taking of dispositions
in the suit instituted by the State
against the Southern, Southern Railway
Of Mississippi, Alabama Great Southern,
Alabama & Vicksburg and New Orleans
4 Northeastern railroad, alleging a mer-
ger and seeking to recover penalties ag-
Iyregatne $60.000,O00, which occupied
two weeks during December, will recon-
nence on Jan. 7.
Two Christmas marriages that took
place few days before the holidays
we're those Of the Bowman community
where such happy events are. of fire.
luent occurrence. Charlie Lowery and
Miss Mary Wallace, popular young
couple, were quietly married, as were
tlso Polk Martin and Miss Harris, the
after of Independence.
G. E. McCord section foreman on the
iulf and Ship Island railroad at Make,
md Joe Homdon, negro section hand,
we're brought to Hattiesburg and taken
o the Hattiesburg Infrmary, the white
nan badly wounded and the negro suf.
ering from buckshot wounds in the side.
The shooting was done by an unknown
'egro, who made his escape.
The three Masonic lodges, King Solo I
Ton No. 1913, Meridian No. 30s and John
:. Spinks No. SOY, held the annual in :
of officers at the Masonic tenn
lie.