Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-02-05
Personal and Local Items

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the weekend with home-folks
Mrs. J. G. Robertson of DeerbroOk
is spending the winter in New Orleans.
Miss Nellie Smith ofthe l. /. c.
his been at home for a few days this
week.
Mr.. Warren. jackson spent several
days this week with his home-folks
at Prairie Point.
Miss Clifford Burt of Columbus, who
was the guest last week Of Mrs, Juius
Cannon has returned home.
Mr.. aud Mrs. E. C. Watson and wife
Meridian were the guests several days
this week of Mr.. and Mrs, H. N.Scaies.
Mrs. j. F. Ames, Mrs. Lutte Minor
and Miss Annie Ella Ames left this
morning for Starkville to visit Mrs. h.
T. Saunders
Mr.. F. j. Hubbard. a conductor on
the M. & 0. R. r., with home at Elrod,
Ala, visited his home folds in Macon
this week.
Mr.. Albert Lee of Tuscaloosa and
Henry Lee of Dancy, Ala, spent sew
eral days this week with their mother
Mrs. Bette Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Flynn, Mrs.
LYDIA Williams Sykes, Mrs. K. K. Ken
nedy and Miss Miriam Sykes, all of Col
umbus, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. H. Harrison.
Mrs. j. G Cooper of Meridian has
been with her sisters at Mrs. N. H.
Harrison's this week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cooper will move soon to Dyerburg,
Tenn, to make their home.
DR.. Lex Hubbard, who is now prac-
ticing his profession in Birmingham,
spent several days this week with home
folks in Shuqualak. With his brother,
DR.. John of Mashulaville, he spent
Wednesday in Macon.
Mr.. John P. Hunter will leave to.
morrow for Tunica county, Miss. where
he will be manager of the stock depart
ment of the Mary Mac plantation, owned
by a Canadian syndicate, of which Prof.
Archibald Smith is superintendent.
DeYampert Brame, who has been If
bad health for some time returned
home the University and left the latter
part of the week for Chicago for medi
cal treatment under the famous physi
clan. DR.. John B. Murphey.
Everett Hunter, electrical engines
in the employee of the City of Meridian
has been i'll at the parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs Minis Hunter, for several weeks
lie has recovered sufficiently and re
turned to Meridian the early part o
/ this week.
Rain, sunshine and rain followed i
rapid succession this week. Nearl
two and a half inches fell last Sunda
and Sunday night. followed by severe
days of sunshine, then a heavy raj
Thursday night. The river was put GU
Of its banks by the first rain, then re
coded, but rose again and now cover
all low lands. The b~lueness Of the SIX
today, Friday would Indicate sever
days of clear weother is to be expected
The election Tuesday for Alderman Q
Ward Four, to fill the place made vac
ant by the death Of Mr.. John l.. Grace
resulted in the election of Mr.. C. H
Spessard over Mr.. W. M. Lamberso
by a majority of one; Spessard receiv
ing 27 and Henderson 26 votes. Their
are normally about 60 voters in tn
Fourth Ward, but a number were de
clared ineligible on account of not res
istering soon enough.
Mr.. Richard Bryan, who underwent
serious and painful operation in a Men
phis hospital last week when he he
a part of his jaw-bone taken out, r
turned home the early part of the wee
and has since developed a case of a
pendicitis. DR.. Stanley of Macon al
DR.. Turner of Meridian are attendir
him and they will probably operate {
him Saturday morning. On account
his weakened condition from the lor
: suffering he has endured since he m
with the accident last September, Il
operation is regarded with more tn;
usual seriousness.