Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-29

Mr.. Clint Dorroh left Thursday for
Grenada, Miss, on legal business.
Mrs. w. v. Stewart, of Prairie Point,
is the guest of Mrs. S. W. Harkins.
Mrs. Saunders Waters of Chicago is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Ben Price.
Mrs. Curtis Bennett of West Point is
visiting her mother, Mrs. W. F. Allen.
Col Ed Windham, of East Alabama.
spent several days in Macon this week.
Mrs. w. F. Patty, of Columbus, has
been the guest this week of Mrs. T..J.
Evans.
Miss Clifford Burt of Columbus has
been the guest this week of Mrs. Julius
Cannon.
Miss Dele Madison of Brooksville,
was the guest this week of Mrs. w. C.
Swallow.
Mrs. Burroughs of Winona spent sew
eral days this week with her aunt, Mrs,
Lamberson.
Mrs. W. o. Barnes, ST., visited her
daughter. Mrs. DR.. Abbott in West
Point, Miss.
Mrs. T. S. HUMPHREYS of Durant has
been the guest this week of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Maury.
Little Thomas Short has recovered
from severe attack of typhoid fever
and is now able to he out.
Messrs. Edwin Harkins and John
Allen attended the "Outlaw" dance at
the University this week.
Mr.. z. I. Dorroh has been very i'll
for several days this week but his con-
dition is now much improved.
Elizabeth is the name of daughter
was born Saturday, January 23d to Mr..
and Mrs. Osborn Kirby, Jr.
Mrs Marvin Lathram, of Shuqualak.
was quite i'll several days this week
suffering from an attack of acute indi-
gestion.
Mrs. Leo Cole has been unwell this
week and her daughter. Mrs. Merle
Miller of Shannon was with her few
days.
Misses Annie Lou Elkin and Nancy
Patty are at home from Memphis,
and are fast recovering from their ope-
rations for appendicitis.
Mrs Robert McEachin, who is we'll
known in Macon as Miss Mary Dean of
Okolona, has been the guest this week
of Mrs. E T. George.
Miss Emma Aust. of Scooba, return
ed home Wednesday after several weeks
visit to her cousins, Mrs. j. R. Lock-
ley. Mrs. Joe and Frank Misso.
Mrs. Harden Brooks is a patient jim
DR.. Turner's hospital in Meridian, hav-
ing undergone an operation for appen-
dicitis. Her condition is reported as
being altogether favorable.
An X-Ray examination of Roger
Stevens, who is patient in the Tuoro
infirmary at New Orleans, revealed the
fact that tack, which he had swallow
ed when child, was embedded in a
lung. He has been under treatment
fer several years for abcesses of the
lungs.
Fred Short suffered from an acute at
tack of appendicitis last Saturday and
was taken to Meridian Sunday at noon
for an operation. He was accompan-
led by Or. Stanley and his sister, Mrs.
Ed Bass. He was operated on Tuesday
morning at nine o'clock and reports
since are to the effect that he is doing
we'll.
Mr.. W. E. MCGEE, of Cliftonville,
was in town Thursday. We regret to
learn from him that Mr.. r. A. Bryan
has been forced to go to Memphis for
an operation; the wound that he had
received last September when a heavy
piece of machinery fell or him had caus-
ed him so much suffering the last few
days and part of his jaw bone will
probably have to be taken out, He will
be patient in the Baptist hospital.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Mr.. M. P. Kidd, route two,
Macon, who has lost large white set
ter bird dog. He will pay reward for
any information leading to his recov-
cry.
The Mobile & Ohio railroad has had
two freight wrecks this week, the first
near the overhead bridge. three miles
south of Macon, where three cars were
ditched and later IN the day number
of cars were wrecked near Lauderdale.
The passenger trains were delayed sew
eral hours.
News came to Macon today of the
killing near the Lowndes and Noxubee
county line near Bigbee Valley of an
old negro named Steven Jamison. The
killing is said to have been done by
Mr.. Ed. Moore, who lives across the
line in Lowndes, though the tragedy
happened on the Noxubee side. The
rumor is that although, there weres wit