Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-05-05
Personal and Local Items

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Mrs. j. o Faser will spend next
week with friends in Brooksville.
Mrs. NJ. E. Harris Will leave Monday
for a visit to her mother in Okolona.
Miss Emma Halbert of Crawford has
been with Mrs. T. w. Crigler this
week.
Mrs. Knox Bankhead of Alabama is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Abe Doug
lass.
Mrs. John Tyson and son are with
Mrs. Wllbourne, Mrs. Tyson's mother,
in Meridian.
Mesdames W. L. Sherrod and George
R. Richmond and son spent last Satur-
day in West Point.
Mrs. E. E. Dantzler leaves today for
West Point. where she goes as a dele
gate to the NJ. E. Missionary Union.
DR.. and Mrs. j. E. Jones returned
Thursday from a visit to relatives and
friends in South Mississippi and Louis
lana.
Mrs. ]. B. Garden of Meridian is Wis
itlng in Macon, the guests of Mssdames
Tom McHenry and w. l.. Graham. She
will return home Sunday.
Mr.. Jno. Dinsmore has been made a
director Of the Bank of Macon. He is
one of the youngest directors the bank
has ever had-only % years old.
Mrs. G. c.. Adams, of New York
City, who has been for the past several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. ]. A.
Campbell and mother, Mrs. Culpepper,
returned home Thursday.
Mr.. j. L. Shannon of Lebanon, Tenn,
was called to Macon the early part of
the week by the serious illness of his
brother, Mr.. W. w. Shannon. He re-
turned home Wednesday afternoon.
Children's Day will be observed at
the Methodist church next Sunday
morning at the eleven o'clock hour.
A splendid program has been arranged
and the occasion is looked forward to
with more than ordinary interest.
The Young Peoples Missionary So
ciety held its program meeting with
Mrs. W. M. Lamberson, April 4th.
Miss Dora E. Connor conducted the
meeting. Delicious refreshments were
served and enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. M. Lutz. Miss Nan
ME Warren Jones and her guest, Miss
Helen Brady, of Tuscaloosa, Ala,
went to Columbus today to witness the
ball game between the University of
Alabama and the A. and M.
Mr.. C. S. Field, who was in town
Tuesday stated that the stands of cot
ton and corn in his section were poor.
1ue to the dry and cool weather that
has prevailed since planting. Messrs.
Sam Connor and Will Mullins of Cliff
t%onville made similar report last week
Of the crop conditions in their section.
Mr.. John Bell, one of the best cotton
farmers in the county, was in town
Thursday. together with a large mum
Der of other Brookvillians who we're
here to settle if possible the Jackson
highway route in their section. Mr..
Bell says that his crop is as far ad-
vanced as he ever saw it and the
stands of both cotton and corn are
good.
Messrs. J.. R. and ]. L, Carpenter
were in town yesterday. The latter
made a record cotton crop in 19l4-125
bales on 100 acres. and with the boil
weevil to fight. His crop last year
was about the size of Jim Boswell's
one year on his Shuqualak place, when
he made, as he stated it, about enough
for his own use.
Mr.. Walter Hubbard was down town
this week for the first time in several
weeks. He has been confined to his
home on account of a severe shake-up
and a cut on his forehead that took
several stitches to close. The accident
was caused by his horse becoming fright
ened by an auto and shying out of the
road, throwing him out of his buggy.
Mr.. W. W. Shannon, whose health
has not been good for several years,
had a severe attack from a stomach
trouble last Saturday night and for
awhile his condition was considered
dangerous. Drs. Murphey and Stanley
were hastily called and remained with
him all night. His condition has con-
tinued to improve and he is now able to
sit up. He had made arrangements to
go to New Orleans on Sunday to con-
suit the doctors at Tuoro infirmary,
where he was a patient for several
months, but Vas taken suddenly ill
Saturday night.
The most complete line of Spring
Dress Goods and White Goods in town
at Walter 3. Patty's.