Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-03-10

Ratchet in Columbus.
Miss Augusta Klaus returned Thurs
day from New Orleans, where she has
been visiting relatives.
Miss Carlotta Stewart, a teacher of
the Macon High School, has been quite
i'll with grippe this week.
Mrs. Elliott, now the guest of her
mother, Mrs. Mary Holt, spent Mon
day with friends in Columbus,
Representatives 7. W. Brame and
Clinton Dorroh were home from Jack
son the first of the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Holt, of Meri-
dian, and Mr.. Robert Holt spent the
week end with Mrs. Mary Holt.
Miss Mary Avery, a junior of the
l. |. & c., is spending the week end
with Miss Dora Evelyn Conner.
Mayor Jas. G. Horton was in Mem
phis the early part of the week on bus
mess with the Ford Auto Co.
Mr.. Jas. Irion arrived in Macon Mon
day from Birmingham and has accept
ed the position of manager on the
Schimmel place.
John Alfred, named for his two grand
fathers, is the name of a son born
about three wee6s ago to Mr., and Mrs.
W. S. Mullins.
Miss Francis Dent spent Monday
night with Miss Theodoria Cooper at
their charming country home near
Prairie Point.
Mrs. B. E. Townes ard daughter
Thelma, of Glendora, Miss, were the
guests for a day or two last week of
Mr., and Mrs. Will Cavett.
Miss Mabel Grace left last Saturday
Tor Austin, Texas, where she has ac-
cepted the position of Domestic Science
teacher in the city high school.
Mr.. Gus Williams went to Gordo,
Ala, last Tuesday to see his mother,
Mrs. A. E. Going, who is very ill. He
was accompanied by Mrs, |. T. Smith.
Mr.. George Wade arrived in Macon
the early part of the week from Biloxi.
He says that the tourists on the coast
this winter has been unusually large.
Mrs. W. l.. Featherston, Mrs. j.
Evans Dorroh and Miss Mary Harkins
will spend the week end at the A. &
M. College, the guests Of Mrs. Whit
man Davis.
Mrs. J. f. Elliott, of Charlottesville,
Va, who is visiting her mother, Mrs.
NJ. A. Holt, spent several days this
week in Meridian, the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Julian Holt.
Messrs. w. B. and D D. Patty re-
turned Thursday from st. Louis, where
they went to purchase new goods.
They report the new styles, materials,
etc., beautiful, but prices very high.
Doc Riddle has left Noxubee and
gone to Ittabena, neal which place he
will locate and farm. He will be miss
ed up here, and so will the fine sweet
potatoes he used to bring to the BEA-
CON office.
DR.. E. M. Murphey and his son, Eu-
gene, Mr.. Ed M. Murphey and son,
Edwin, accompanied by Walter 3.
Jr., and Henry Hunter went to
New Orleans this week. Eugene Muir
phey, Henry Hunter and Walter Patty
remained in New Orleans and will take
a course at the Soule Business college.
DR.. Chas. Bush, daughter Ramile and
Stevens attended Mardi Gras
n New Orleans this week. The latter
was a patient in the Tuoro Infrmary
several months last year and went to
pay his respects to the doctors who
,arved him up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blanton. of
Kosciusko, spent several days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. s. l.. Holt.
They had been to Jackson, where Mr..
3lanton, who is sheriff of Attala coun-
v, went to make his report to the
,tate auditor.
Mr.. E. E. Flippen, of Longview,
is now the owner of the N.
Scales mercantile business and will be-
.ome a permanent resident of Macon.
dr. Flippen is not a new mar to this
having been in the mercantile
business in Egypt for many years af;-
n the war. He got the Texas fever
+ the early eighties, going west when
ravel was done by stage coach, and
indians were still a menace to settlers.
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