Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-14
Personal and Local Items

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Moore in West Point,
Mr.. and Mrs. LleweIlyn Hatchett left
Sunday for Columbus.
Hon. A. 7. Dent made a business
trip to Meridian Saturday.
Mrs. L. F. Holberg and Miss Ably
Woodward spent Saturday in Merl-
dian.
Attorney George Richardson made a
business trip to Louisville n day this
week.
We are glad to report that DR.. Hen
drick, of Meridian, who has been i'll
with grippe, is much improved.
Mrs. J. S. Conner, of Hattiesburg,
arrived Monday afternoon, for a visit
to her aunt, Mrs. Walter Price.
Messrs. Gardner Dinsmore and Ed
ward Coleman went to Meridian Satur-
day to see "The Birth of a Nation"
Judge Wood Cockrell has been APP
pointed notary public by the governor,
his commission being received Thurs
days.
Mrs. Juanita Murphey left Monday
for Chicago, where she will be a stu
dent in art department of the Chicago
university.
Mrs. J. L. Hibbler will leave in a
few days for Chattanooga to join Mr..
Hibbler, who has accepted a position
in that city.
MI. and Mrs. J. T. Sargent, Jr., of
st. Louis reached Macon Thursday
noon. Mr.. Sargent has been in bad
mental and physical condition for some
time.
Mr.. Allen Cleary, after a visit to her
sister, Mrs. w. NJ. Jones, Jr.. left the
early part of the week for Nashville,
Tenn, where he is attending Wander
bilt University.
Mr.. W. D. Ratliff, of Jackson, spent
Friday and Saturday in Macon, the
guest of Messrs, E. D. and W. Nj. Cav
EFT, and of his cousin, Mr.. William
Thornton.
Mrs. Will Cavett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Strong, Mr.. C. D. ~Featherston,
Misses Stewart, Rosa Swami, Annie
Stevens and Mary Rogers attended the
show in Meridian Saturday.
Miss Mary Kate Hunter, who has
been at home for nearly two month;
cenvalescing from a severe illness, will
return to Meridian today to resume hel
work as st%enographer for ThreefooI
Bros. & Co.
Mr.. Sam Clark was in Jackson sev
eral days this week. He went there II
the capacity of deputy sheriff to make
the final settlement to the state for thu
outgoing sheriff, Mr.. Dantzler.
Mrs. John Tyson, Sr., who has beer
in Meridian for several weeks with he
: mother, Mrs. Wilbourne, who has beer
quite i'll, has returned home, Mrs. Will
bourne's condition being very mucl
improved.
Mr.. Jerre Kernodle, who was for sew
eral years telegraph operator here ant
a well known man-about-town, visite'
friends here this week. He has TO
several years been station agent a
Glendora, Miss, in the delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A, Scott and littl
daughter, Sara Alice returned to Yves
Point after glading the home of Mr.
and Mrs. K. C. Smith with a week
visit. Mr.. Oliver Clay, of Tutwiler
Miss and Mr.. H. d. Watson, of Strong
Miss, were also visitors at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith several days thi
week.
THE BEACON has received a com
munication signed "Voter." bat no
giving the real name of the author
Though we do not agree with the view
expressed in the letter we will publis
if the writer will give his name, 70
it is against the rules of this, as well a
all other papers. to publish communi
cations without knowing the. name 0
the writer.
One of the most popular of Moder
pictures serials began at the Lyceur
theater a week ago, namely, the "Dia
mond from the Sky" This is a dram
of vital interest, effectively staged
and the acting is of a high class. Tn
play is heartily commended to all low
ers of good pictures. An installmen
is IN each Friday night.