Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-28

az Vic hume oI Mr. Roy otryker. EV-
cry one cordially invited tolattend.
Mr., W. A. Pate, a former citizen of
the Panlette neighborhood, but who has
been at Twist. Ark, for the past year,
is on a visit to relatives in the county.
Mr.. Charles Combs, who has been
farming the past year near Greenwood,
arrived in Macon last Monday to spend
the holidays in Macon and Shuqualak
with friends and relatives.
Miss Lille Clemens, of the National
Bank of Commerce, Hattiesburg, and
Miss Henrietta Clemens, principal of
the High School of Wahalak, spent the
holidays with their mother, Mrs. Minnie
Clemens.
Mr.. Robert Holt spent several days
with his mother, Mrs. J. w. Holt, dur
ing the holidays. He left Wednesday
afternoon for st. Louis to attend a con-
ference of the auditors of the Diamond
Match Co.
After preaching in Scooba the first of
the week, DR.. Jones went to Meridian
and performed the marriage ceremony
for a couple of his friends and former
pensioners. He will preach at the
Presbyterian church here Sunday morn.
ing.
Col. Ed. and Mrs. Hibbler have been
in town several days with their daugh-
;er, Mrs. W. M. Jones. Col. Hibbler
says he will be a candidate in the next
race for sheriff, giving the younger
men a chance to serve their country
fighting the Boches.
DR.. X. A. Haggard, now located at
Merigoid, Bolivar county, Miss. has
been in the county this week straight
ening out a practical joke. The doctor
is past the draft agd, "a years, but one
of his friends at S~huqualak, a registrar,
included him in Noxubee's Honor Roll
and he had to come back to s~traighten
the matter out.
This has been the driest Christmas
that h,s eve happened in Noxubee
county. The small amount of liquor
that came in did not come through the
express office, which is the only route
that liquor of any quantity could be
procured; but one bottle was delivered
during the week, and that was known
to be for typhoid fever patients.
Lieutenants William Dent and Jesse
Guy, from Camp Pike. have been at
home this week. They say that there
are quite a number of negroes in train.
ing at that camp, and after they are
there a few days and get over the
fright they are all in at first, the ne
gro's natural optimism comes to the
surface and they get a great deal of
fun out of being made soldiers, and ev-
erything is a big joke to them.
A mad dog, running amuck, created
some excitement on the streets of Ma
con Christmas morning. 1t was a fine
Pointer and owner is not known. 1t bit
several dogs before it was killed, and
Marshal Maury had to kill all of them.
Notices have been sent out warning all
dog owner to keep their dogs confined
or muzzled, as they will be killed if
they are found running at large on the
streets of Macon or on the roads out
side of the city limits.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Y. Jacks on and
three children, of Pickens, Miss, are
visiting the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. W. Jackson near Prairie Point.
Good crops of everything have been
made in my section" said Mr.. Jackson.
"Yazoo made a little more than twice
as much cotton az last year and a good
part of it was the long staple kind and
brought good prices; and besides splen-
did crops of corn, peas, soy and velvet
beans, ETC." Pickens is in Holmes
county, but is in a stones throw of
three other cotntIes, namely, Attala,
Madison and Yazoo.