Macon beacon., 1917-05-25
Personal and Local Items

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iting relatives In Meridian.
Mrs. L. R. Girardeau of Meridian, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Scott.
Mr.. John E. King of West Point
spent several days in Macon this week.
Mr.. Howard Jones of Holly Springs
spent last weekend with friends in Ma
con.
Mesdames Moore and Debpree are
visiting Mrs. Eliza Stinson in Colum-
bus.
Mrs. G. NJ. Flynn Of Columbus is the
gust for the week of Mrs. N. H, Har-
rison.
Mrs. Edna H. Spesssrd andsdaughter
Miss Etheldra returned to Meridian
Monday.
Mrs. W. L. Featherston Is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Whitman Davis at
the A. & M. college.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. M. Cavett, Mrs.
Martin and Emmett, are spending the
week in Clarksdale.
Mr.. E. V. Yates went to Greenville
Tuesday to attend meeting OF the
Satte Bankers Association.
Miss LYDIA Will Wyatt, twho spent
the weekend with homefolks, returned
to Meridian College Monday.
Miss Lula B. Williams returned home
the Nashville; where she has been q
student at the University of Tennessee.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. T. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray Rogers and Mrs. Will Do
zier, of Mobile spent Sunday in Colum-
bus.
Mr.. A. B. Binion went to Meridian
this week to attend a meeting of the
East Mississippi Hay Growers associa-
ton.
Miss Nancy Patty arrived home yes
terday from Gainesville, Ca, where
she has been a student in Breneau' COL
lege.
Messrs. William and Hampton Will
liams and Boyd of Americus. Ca, at
tended the funeral this week of Mrs.
Ella Rankhead
Messrs. Albert and William Dent are
at home, the former from an infirmary
in West Point, where he has been Ill
with the fever, and the latter from
Jackson.
Mrs. Thos, McHenry and children are
visiting relatives in Clarksdale. They
eft Tuesday, Mr.. McHenry accompany
ing them as far as Memphis.
Mrs. DR.. Campbell, of county, and
Mrs. Chas. Clay, Of Lee county. have
been the guests this week of their pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Cole.
The friends of Mrs. Susie Stevens,
who is patient in hospital in Men,
pits will be glad to know she is in-
proving and will be able to return home
in about week.
Mr.. Henry Anderson, of Fearn
Springs, with his little son, arrived in
Macon from Jackson this morning.
where they had been to have the lat
ter's eyes treated.
Miss Rita Binion and Miss DaLellt
Yates, students of the Synodical COL
lege at Holly Springs, are at home for
the summer. Miss Binion graduated in
the literary and music course.
Mr.. Chas. Murphey. who has been
teaching in the High School at Oxford
the past session, returned home We'd
nesday afternoon. He will teach the
next session in Greenwood High School
Mr.. Beal Cockrell, of the Yellow
creek neighborhood, was in town Mon
day. He brought some turnips that
were as fine as ever seen here, but
truck find little mrrket now as nearly
every one has garden.
Mr.. W. E. Stokes was in Montgom.
cry, Ala, on business this week. He
also attended a meeting of the East
Mississippi Hay Growers association, of
which body he is president, held in Me-
ridian, Miss, this week.
Mr.. W. W. Shannon has been i'll for
the past two weeks. Mrs. Morgan, a
trained nurse, from Meridian, has been
attending him. His condition has i'm
proved, but still serious enough to
canse his family much uneasiness.
Mr.. A. E. Murphey went to Jackson
the eaaly part of the week and made
an attempt to get into the aviation SER
vice of the army. He received little
encouragement, as only two or three
men would be accepted from the state.
Little Miss Mayme Barnes is visiting
the home of her uncle, Mr.. H. L. J.
Barnes, in Meridian. The Beacon owes
Mayme longdeferred apology for
leaving her name off the honor roll of