Macon beacon., 1915-11-05

Mrs.H. A. Minor Of Columbus Is Vis-
iting relatives in Macon.
Mr.. Sam Cunningham of BrOoksville
lis visiting Mrs. Emmett Dantzler.
Mrs. Price Ivy and children of West
Point are visiting Mrs. John R. Dins-
more.
Mr.. Chas. W. Jones, who has been
with his father. left Tuesday for Mont
gomery.
Mrs, Richard Dare has had as her
guest this week Mrs. T. A. S. Adams,
of Virginia.
Miss Ably Woodward spent several
days recently with Miss Estelle Patty
at Bigbee Valley.
Mrs. Curtis Herbert and little daugh-
ter and Mrs. Julian Boggess and little
Beth returned Wednesday from Jack
son.
The many friends in Macon of MISE
Christine Gressett of Meridian will be
interested to know of her marriage to
Mr. Gilbert Loper of the same city.
Mrs. Harden Brooks has spent the
weekwith her sister at Dancy, Ala.
She was the guest in Macon last week
OF Mrs. Angie Ames and Mrs. ]. L.
Hibbler.
The W. c. T. U. will hold their reg
ular meeting Tuesday, November 9th,
at the residence of Mrs. L. F. Holberg.
The ladies are doing a fine work and
have twenty-six members enrolled.
The following Macon people spent
Sunday in Columbus: Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Patty, Mr.. and Mrs. Spessard, Miss
Callawayl Kirby: Miss Cox, Messrs.
Stanley Jackson and Arthur Murphey.
Prof. J, E. Brown, of Blue Mountain,
will be in Ma con Sunday and will de-
liver lecture Sunday evening at the
Methodist church. Prof. Brown comes
to Macon at the solicitation of the w.
c. 7. U.
The BEACON long time subscriber and
old friend, Mr.. J.. E. Smith of Wet
Water, was in tow Wednesday to
make the returns for the Fairport elec-
tion precinct. This is a duty he has
been performing as long back as the
Oldest of US can remember.
Mrs. W. P. Snowden returned Wed
nesday from New Orleans, where she
went last week to accompany Mrs. Deu-
pree. The latter's friends wilt be glad
to know she IS improving and will soon
be able to return home.
Brig. Gen, Eric C. Scales, adjutant-
general of the Mississippi National
Guard, has returned from brief trip
to Meridian, and is again at his desk
in the National Guard headquarters in
the state house. jackson News.
Prof. and Mrs. Breland and Mrs.
Lathram, Of Shuqualak, were in town
for short time Wednesday afternoon.
The public school at Shuqualak, of
which Prof. Breland is principal, was
suspended on Monday on account of the
presence of diptheria in that town.
The BEACON as we'll as the many
friends of Major E. B. Boyd was pleas
ed to see him here for few days this
week. The Major tells US that the cot
ton crop is normal in the northern part
of the State and that he hopes to ham
die liberal share of the crop at New
Albany. During Major Boyd's abb
sence Mr.. R. E. V. Yates will have
charge of the insurance branch of his
business and will be found at Major
Boyd's Office prepared to handle all
branches of his insurance business.
Mr.. John Kern, of Fowler, Ind has
been reader of the BEACON for the
past year. What we have had to say
of the country pleased him so much
that he came down to see if we had ex-
aggerated about it. That we had not
is evidenced by the fact that he pur-
chased this week 165 acres near Prai-
rie Point and will move with his fami-
ly in short time. Mr.. Gaben from
the same state, was also visitor in the
county, and was so well pleased with
the consolidated schools, the macada-
nized roads and other evidences of pro-
sperity that he intends to make this his
future home, that is, II he can get the
Of his better half, whom he
mas gone home to consult.
Doctor and Mr.. Will Bush returned
sometime the early part of the week
from Jackson, where they went on
last to see the Fair. They
went by way of Louisville. Kosciusko
and Canton, leaving Macon at 2 o'clock
and spent that night in Canton. They
found the roads fairly good all the way
and did not have puncture until they
got on the pike road close to Jackson.
They came back by way Of Meridian
and Livingston, Ala, passing through
thirteen counties in all. Mr.. Will Bush
,ava he did not aee anv land IN tho on-