Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-22
Personal andLocaI Items

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vile, is visiting Mrs. Lutte Minor.
Mr.. w. L. Sherrod made business
trip to Memphis this week.
Mrs. Will Cheatham, of Prairie Point,
Is visiting her sister, MIS-. J A. Lee,
Mrs r. Southall, of Marion. Ark,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Lucy SEES
sions
Messrs jeff Prince, VIM. WEIGH and
f B. Hamilton, of Shuqualak, were In
town this week.
Mrs J. F. Jones left Thursday for
Laurel to visit her daughter, Mrs,
Heath Chambliss
Mr. F. V. Yates. of the M. & F,
Bank. spent several days this week in
st. Louis and Memphis.
Mrs. John R. Wilson, who has been
visiting her old home near Burlington,
Iowa, returned to Macon this week.
Mrs. Susie Stevens and son. ROGERS
went this week to New Orleans, where
the latter will be patient in the Turo
infrmarv.
Mrs w IT, Harrison who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. ]. Lin
Thomson in New York for the past
month, returned home Tuesday.
Mr. A. L. Neville went to Memphis
this week to consult an occulist. He
has suffered considerably from his eyes
for some time.
Mr.. Fl N. Scales is now the agent
for this county of the Standard Oil Co.
in place of Mr. J. L. Grace. He took
charge of the office last Monday morn
ing.
Mr.. V. S. Jackson has accepted a
position in Meridian and will move
there in short time with his family.
He offers for sale his house and lot in
Macon; also two horses and buggy.
The friends in Macon of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Stages and of Mr.. Stages father,
Mr.. Jno. Stages will regret to know
they have moved to Columbus, where
they will make their future home.
Mr.. George Wade is in Macon the
guest of the McHenrys. The length of
Mr.. Wade's stay here is indefinite as
he saws he never leaves Noxubee unless
something important calls him away.
Mrs. w. F. Hickman has purchased
the stock of millinery, art goods. ETC.,
owned by Mrs. Stevenson. The stock
will be moved next week to the Dor
roh-Shannon building, vacated by Mr..
Avery, where she will conduct the bus
mess.
Mr.. c r. Dewey living six miles east
of Macon, has sold his place, containing
$50 acres, to Mr.. Uptegrove, of New
Haven, KY, VINO VIII move down i'm
mediately and take charge. We under
stand the price paid was $50 an acre.
Mr.. A, C. FAINT is now postmaster of
Macon, having received his commits
sion last Saturday and was checked
into the office Monday sby Mr.. Scales.
Mr.. Emmett Cavett, Jr., who was sue
ceeded by Mr. Scales four and a half
years ago, assisted in taking the in
ventory and introducing the new post
master to his duties.
Mr.. s. ]. Feibeman returned this
week from New York, where he went
after attending the funeral of his broth
er-in-law in Petersburg, Va. Mr.. Fei-
bleman has been going to New York
twice year for probably twenty-five
years, and he says he never saw bust
ness conditions SO bad as they are now
that on Saturday morning he was on
five of the principal wholesale streets
and there was hardly a person or a
vehicle in sight, while under normal
conditions the streets is crowded. The
only business that is rushing are those
that are furnishing clothing, shoes, and
other things that are used by the arm
les of Europe.