Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-01-21

week-en in Meridian.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Yates went to
Meridian to see "Everywoman."
Miss Alma Dinsmore is visiting her
sister, Mrs. DR.. Price, in West Point.
Mr.. A. G. Murphev left last week for
Memphis, where he will enter the Men,
phis Business college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Scales are the
guests this week Of Gen. and Mrs. Z.
c. Scales in Jackson.
Mr.. Feibleman wal called to New
York the latter part of last week on
business. He will return Monday.
Mrs. Robertson, of Fulton, KY, who
has been visiting relatives for the past
two weeks, has returned to her home.
Miss Anna Ella Ames Is homo. lug her
house guest, Miss Frances Bigger, of
Xenia, Ohio, with q reception this, Fri.
day, afternoon.
Tom Douglass, son Of Mr.. John
Douglass, has been quite i'll this week
with pleuro-pneumonia. He is report
ed today, Friday, as being somewhat
improved.
Mrs. ]. L. Hibbler was the guest
several days last week of Mrs. H. H.
Brooks in Meridian, before joining Mr..
Hibbler in Chattanooga where they
will make their home.
A party composed of Mr.. E. Wherry.
Misses LaPerle Crigler and Ada Aust
visited Meridian Wednesday to attend
the performance of every Woman"
in that city Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Jack Winfield, whose health has
not been good for several years, is very
low at his home in Brooksville. Mr.. j.
7. Sargent, his nephew. went to Brooks
vile this morning to sec him.
Mr.. Calvin Sargent was confined to
his bed several days this week, suffer-
ing from a severe attack of the grippe.
He is again out and says that the man
who sells 5 Bill clothing can't be kept
in bed long.
The Stark Bros, who have been
working in Brooksville, have opened a
blacksmith and repair shop in the old
Stages shop on the southeast corner of
the court house and will do first class
work.
Mr.. George Wade arrived in town
the early part of the week from Clarks-
dale, where he has been since Christ
mas looking after his interests. He is
a director in several banks and manu-
featuring enterprises and it is a hard
matter for him to get around and meet
with all of them the first of the year.
Mrs. L'EsteIle Barclay left last Sat-
urdey for Chicago. where she will be a
member of a musical company called
1.-THE Venetians" and will tour the
west. During her residence in Macon
Mrs. Barclay has made many friends
and has done much for the musical in
terest of the town. Among other sue
cessful entertainments was a Sacred
Cantata, which was given at the Bap-
fist church some time since, and which
created much favorable comment. The
good wishes of many friends go with
her.
Miss Mamie Evelyn Cox, who has
been manager of the Western Union
Telegraph Office in Macon for several
months will leave oon for her former
home in G~ulfport, where abe will be
assistant manager for her brother, who
has charge of the Gulfport office. BY
her charming and affectable manners
Miss Cox has made many friends in
Macon, and her departure will be very
much regretted both by the patrons of
the Office and by many warm friends
she has made in Macon.
Dr.. F. A. Thompson will receive in
a few days a Woods Mobilette, and will
have the agency for this county. The
machine, though small, has powerful
engines and has made good in ~ states
and Z foreign countries. Its owners
have driven thousands of miles over
the worst roads and up the steepest
hilIs-some of them making transcon-
t~inental tours. 1t is four cylindered
machine with roomy comfort for two
passengers, and mill make more miles
for the amount of gasoline used than
any other machine. The price is $3.50.
Mr.. R. P. Tate, who has been mana
ger of the Cumberland Telephone Co.
in Macon for several years, has been
transferred to West Point, where he
holds the same position. The change
is a promotion for MIR. Tate, and a de-
served one, for he naturally good nat
ured and affable, fine characteristics to
possess to make himself agreeable to
the patrons of a big corporation whose
business is run strictly by rules and
regulations and which is often rufles
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