Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-17

misS WARY DenJ ID III VIII 'aBiiPPSs
Mr.. John R. Dinsmore.left for Gulf
port on business today.
Mr.. Baird. of Inverness. was In the
county on business this week.
Attorney A, T. Dent went to Jackson
today on business for the sheriff.
Mr.. P. P. Garner of Jackson, visited
Mr.. S. M. Thomas and family this week.
Mrs. M. M. Miller, of Shannon, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Cole.
Mr.. Tom Tyson has been confined to
his bed all the week with affection Of
the throat.
Mrs. II. L. Owens has been confined
to her room all the week with severe
attack of grippe.
Mr.. t. G. Harvey from Crawford. is
visiting his daughters, Mesdames Hor-
ton and Crigler.
Mr.. John Patty, of Patty Dry Goods
90. was laid up several days lately
with severe attack of grippe.
Mr.. H. L. J. Barnes. of Meridian,
was in town yesterday to see his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs, W. o. Barnes, Sr.
Mr.. 7. L. Cheatham is again a resi-
dent of this county. He is on Mr.. Leo
Coles place nine miles porth of Macon.
Mr.. Henry Owens returned Thursday
on the noon train from st. Louis where
he has been a patient in sanitarium
for the past month.
Little Charles Hardin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Hardin had the misfor-
tune to fall and break his arm last
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Ed Robbins, one Of the most pro-
gressive farmers and stockman of south
east Noxubee, was in town Thursday
to the meeting of farmers.
Little Miss Emma Laura Hughes,
who has been quite sick at her home in
Memphis. is reported much better.
The Hughes family are greatly missed
in Macon.
Mr.. Nick Rodgers, Jr., of Chickasha,
Ok, is visiting relatives in the county.
He says that the crops in his section
this year were fine. and are bringing
good prices.
The friends of Mr.. George Goussett
and family will be glad to learn that
they will return to Noxubee after a
stay of year or more in Adams coun-
ty, near Natchez.
Mr.. Paul T. Pickett of Glasgow juno
tion, KY, who was bookkeeper for the
Macon Mercantile Co., several yeas
ago, spent day or two here with
friends this week.
Mr., Winston Jones, of Mobile, was
in the county this week looking after
his farming interests, He sold por'
tion of this years cotton crop. 25(
bales, to Klaus & Co.
DR.. Lex Hubbard, of Birmingham,
was in town Tuesday. He was here or
very important mission, full &C.
count of which will be seen in the Shu-
qualak items on the eighth page of this
issue.
William Earle Dent, son of Mr.. D.
w, Dent, was taken to Meridian or
the early train this morning for al
operation fer appendicitis. He has
been a student at the Agricultural
High school.
News is received from Columbus that
both DR.. and Mrs. Minor are much i'm
proved in health; though the latter is
still in the sanitorium and will proba.
bly, be confined to her bed for some
time.
Mr.. G. H, Afford, who was for g
number of years identified with the ag'
ricultural department of Mississippi
and now in the same work in Maryland
spent day or two at Mashulaville re-
Gently on visit to his brother, Mr.. 7
G. Afford.
The hands on Messrs. Paul Augustus
and Lon Williams places have been do
ing some good road work this week II
sand-claying from where the roads
folk in the piney-woods to the church
on the Augustus place.
Mr.. L. H. Walker, of Oregon, Mo-,
who recently bought 22O acre farm
near Center Point from Mr.. E. v
Yates, will arrive today With his faml
ly, stock and household goods. Dairy.
ing will be his principal business.
Leonard Martin is at home from the
University. He came home week OF
so early for the Christmas holidays OF
account of illness in his fathers fami
ly. They are improving with the ex
ception of Mr.. Will Martin, who is still
| quite ill.