Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-10-09
Personal and Local Items


Roy Collins in Tupelo.
Mrs. B. W. Boggess and children Wis
tied relatives here this week.
Mrs. John R. Wilson is visiting heI
old home near Burlington, I va.
Mrs. ]. w. Deupree has purchased
the home of Mr.. H. H. Brooks. Jr.
Mr.. F. B. Collier spent several davs
this week in Birmingham attending the
fair.
Mrs. J. E Hibbler is spendinr the
week with her daughter, Mrs. Wyatt
Jones.
Mrs. E. c. Scales and little Erie. of
Jackson. Miss, are guests of Miss
Edna Bush.
Mrs. Walter Dotherow and bahv. of
Rrooksville. are visiting Mrs. G. G.
Pagan this week.
Col. j. E. Hibbler attended the meet
ing of the Confederate Veterans IN
Jackson this week.
Mr.. Ernest Wherrv. of Durant.
Miss is the'new prescription clerk at
the Murphey drug store.
Mrs. T. J. Evans and sister. Miss Es-
telle PATTY. are spending a few days
with relatives in Columbus.
Mrs. Chas. Hardin has returned from
Birmingham where she has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. w. N. King.
Mr.. Mat Mahorner. of Mobile, WASH
the county the early part of the week
looking after his farming interests.
Miss Bessie P. Williams left this
week for the University where she
will resume her duties as assistant
librarian.
Mr. Clint Dorroh returned home We'd
nesday from Vicksburg, where he has
been for the past two months attending
target practice of the Mississippi Nat
ional Guard.
Prof. Fletcher Jackson of the State
Normal college, Hattiesburg. has been
in the county a day or two this week
visiting relatives and looking after his
farming interests.
Mrs. Dinsmore and Miss Alma Dins-
more who have been spending sometime
in West Point with Mrs. DR.. Price Ivy,
returned to Macon Friday. They were
accompanied home by Miss Alma Earle
Price.
Rev. H.. M. King, so we'll and cord
tally remembered here, spent part OF a
dav in Macon this week seeing his old
friends and parishioners. Mr.. King has
been conducting a meeting in Tupelo
and was on his way to Jackson where
he is pastor of the First Baptist church.
The Lyceum Theatre has selected the
highest class Lyceum Course that has
ever been brought to Macon. 1t con-
sists of five attractions. Season tick
cts for the five attractions are $3.50.
Double tickets, 81. so. The first at
traction, The English Opera Singers,
will be here Tuesday. October 10th.
Mr.. Louis Graham returned Wednes-
day from Chicago. where he has been
for the past two months at the home OF
his mother. He was taken i'll while
there with an attack of malaria and was
confined to his bed for a month. Mrs.
Graham proceeded him to Macon sever
al days and they are now at the home
Of DR.. Hubbard on Main street. |
Mr.. Henry Anderson, merchant and {
of Fearn Springs, was in town !
Tuesday. He says that most Of the !,
in his section will make a half l
If an average crop, and that a few j.
will make nearly a full crop. The corn !
8 even more spotted; a few, where !.
hey we're fortunate enough to have \
aims making a fairly good crop. while Il
he great majority suffered almost a Il
otal failure.
The friends in Macon of Mrs. ]. H.
Williams sympathize with her in the
oss Of her father, Mr.. Hilliard K. Fos- n
er, who died suddenly in Meridian the a
part of the week. Mr.. Foster e
vas a member of a prominent Winston e
ounty family and has been identified 81
With the political life of Lauderda'e
ounty for twenty-five years. He leaves E
wife and two children. Mrs. Williams e.
f Macon, and Mr.. Ii. D. Foster, of il
feridian. "
The critical illness of Marshal j. A. p
ZEE is a cause of great distress to his
amily and sorrow to his friends. 1t d
as been known only to his most intim- L
tes for some time hat he probably V
Uttered from an incurable malady but
nth a fortitude and courage that was
of the man, he attended
D all the duties of his office; display IL