Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-08
Personal and Local items

Mr.. Ben F. Whitehead Of GhOlson
was town last Saturday.
Mr.. Ed Oliver of ScOtsbOrO, Ala. is
visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. Shelf Thomas of the A & M. is
spending a few days at home.
Mrs. Ed. Hardin and baby visited
friends in Shuqualak this week
Miss Jeanie Stennis, of DeKalb, is
whiting her cousin, Mrs. ]. R. Evans.
Spencer Jones spent several days this
week with Starkville and Columbu s.
Miss Valera Sigrest of the l. I, & C.
is the guest of Miss Annie Belle Thomas,
Miss Maybelle Cooper of Meridian is
visiting Mrs. Sam Cunningham at Cliff
tonville.
Mrs. Wyatt M. Jones spent several
days recently with relatives in Pamela,
Alabama.
Mr.. M. A. Crosby of the U. S. Agri.
Dept. was in the county a few days
this wees.
Mrs. Wyatt Jones will attend a mu-
steal entertainment at the l. |. 4 G.
this evening.
Mrs. v, C. Cavett, of Tupelo, will
be the guest this week of Mrs. W. o.
Barnes, Jr.
Mrs. X. S. Skinner spent several
days in Birmingham, where she met
Mr.. Skinner.
Mr.. H. G. Harlan, of Mt. Pleasant.
Tenn, has been in the county for ten
. days looking after his interest.
Mr.. ard Mrs. j. G. Russell and baby,
of Meridian. have been with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wood Cockerell for the past week.
Attorney Mat Mahorner, Of Mobile,
was in town a day or two the early part
of the week looking after his farming
interests.
DR.. Clyde Ferguson. veterinary sur
geon, will leave in a few days for Jack
son to attend the State Veterinary as
ISOLATION.
Miss Abbidee Sessions, who has beef
teaching in Amory the past session, II
now at home with her mother, Mrs
Lucy Sessions.
Mrs. L. A. Nicholson and children
who have been Wis ting relatives in Ma
con for the past two week, returned II
their home in Clarksdale today.
Miss Nola Chappell of Louisville
Miss.s spent several days this week witt
her brother, MIR. Jim Chappell, who ha
been quite i'll with blood poison for tw
weeks.
Mrs. George Russell and Miss Fanni
May went to Meridian this week to at
tend the Musical Festival. They WI
be the guests while there of Mrs. J. G
Cooper.
Mr.. L. S. Shepherd. of Dinsmore
: was in town Wednesday, and havinI
the same fever that is probably cause
by good roads and is affecting a mum
Der of farmers, bought a Ford auto.
Mr.. A. j. Russell, a brother of tn
late Charley Russell, of Mashulaville
spent several days recently with hi
nephew, Geo. D. Russell. Mr.. Russo
is an old Confederate veteral and was
member of Company A, 9th Mississippi
cavalry.
Mr.. lobe Cunningham of Togo spen
several days in town this week. H
was here to sell his last seasons cotto
crop, 1O5 bales, which he disposed of
Messrs. E. B. Boyd and W. M. Jone
at an average price of twelve and
half cents.
Mrs. J. A. Lee left Sunday for Da
las, Texas, to visit her daughter, Mr.
Ford. Mrs. Lee left Immediately O
receipt of a telegram announcing tn
arrival of a new grandson. Mrs. ].
Poindexter is keeping house for Mr.
Lee during her absence.
Mr.. j. @ Poindexter, of Ravine, We
in town a day or two this week. H
was here to sell his cotton crop, bI
the market for the pa t ten days
more has been depressed and he wi
hold a while longer. Mr.. Polndext'
suffered considerably the early part
e the spring with rheumatism, but
now in a normal condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Minor and Me
: danes Henry and Ed Owens welt
Starkville Wednesday in Mr.. Minor
a auto. They found the roads in tn
county splendid and good in Oktibbal
where they had been dragged. On a
count of the heavy rains which II
they we're unable to return in the car
Mr.. George Waller. of Crawford, vi
. in the co,1ntv this geek lo0kinp aft