Macon beacon., 1917-04-13
PERSONAL and Local Items

Mrs. Eliza Stennis of Columbus i,
the guest of Mrs. j. W. Dupree.
Miss Sara Fisher Ames, a senior o
the l. l. & c., spent last week end a
home.
Mrs. Will Rose of Columbus, is visit
ing her mother. Mrs. John R. Dins
more.
Mrs. T. W. Tate of Brooksville i,
visiting her daughter, Mrs. ]. N. Hol
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Hungerford OF
Wahalak are the guests of Mrs. Johr
Harper.
Mr.. John Long, from the Delta, is ir
town to attend the funeral of Mr.. John
Paulette.
Misses Lizzie Stewart and Mary
Dent visited Mrs. W. A. Cheatman
this week.
Capt. Sam Clark of the Machine
Gun Co. is at home on furlough for a
few days.
Mrs. II. N. Scales and son Oliver
left the early part of the week for
Jackson to join Capt. Scales.
Mrs, G. S. Field and two daughters,
Misses CalIie and Elizabeth, spent sew
eral days with relatives in Macon.
Miss Mary Emma Richardson went
to Columbus Thursday to hear the
Russian Symphony Orchestra at the
college.
Mr.. John Morgan from east of
Macon. is in town today to enjoy the
field day exercises with the balance of
the young people.
Mrs. S, R. Stevens and family will
move to their country home. Their
home in town is for rent, as will be
seen by a notice elsewhere.
Mrs. DR.. Barclay. Misses Mary Lou
Green and Nettie Grace and Creighton
Allen went to Meridian this week to
attend the State Musical Festival.
Hon. Harden Brooks of Meridian is
spending the day in Macon. 1t is sup
posed he came up to renew his youth
by being a lookeron at the Field Day
exercises.
Mr.. Clem Eiland is quite i'll at the
home of his sister, Mrs. L. E. Eiland.
He came here from Memphis about
two weeks ago and has been sick since
his arrival.
Mrs. Mary Ovens and sister, Mrs.
Ed. Harden, went to Atlanta last
week to visit their aunt, Mrs. Sherrod.
Mrs. Nwens will probably make her
home in Atlanta.
Miss Danella Yates, student of the
Mississippi Synodical College, Holly
Springs, spent a few days at home
this week. She was accompanied by
friend, Miss Mamie Wilson.
Mrs. J. H. Williams left Saturday to
visit her daughter, Miss Lula B. Will
iams, who is attending school at the
University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
From Knoxville Mrs. Williams will 90
10 Houston, Texas.
Everybody and his grandmother are
n Macon today to attend the Field Day
exercises. The weather is cold and in
Element but otherwise the day has
'een big success. A full report will
'e printed in next weeks Beacon.
Mrs. J. L. McMillin left Tuesday for
ieridian to attend the State Musical
festival, that is being held in Meridian
his week. She will visit her parents
n Collins, Miss, before returning
ONE.
DR.. Murphey and Mr.. E. V. Yates I
eceived by express this week from Q
he famous Finch Farm, of Dayton.
'hio, two registered Jersey cattle I
rom register of merit COWS. They are
eautiful animals and stood the trip /
ell.
Mr.. Harry Harlan of Mt. Pleasant,
enn., arrived in Macon Tuesday to :,
ok after his farming interest in the =
'unty. He says that the past winter
Tennessee has been most disastrous +
farming and that the Clover and 4
heat had been killed by the extreme r 7,
I'D and little progress had been made
planting crops this spring on ac- =,
unit of the continued wet weather. ~
Mr.. E. T. George, manager of the ,e
1perial Cotton Oil Co., went to Jack 6.
n this week ,tU attend a meeting II
Lied by the governor, of prominent ca
,lZens throughout the state to take lie
cps to conserve the states food SUD- n
and encourage the raising of more. :,
r. George says that one of the ablest a.
dresses made at the meeting was nu
at of colored physician of Jackson, fo
10 spoke for his race of the state da
s address was not only well deliy- /,
ed but was impressive with his sim "
rity and patriotism. re
Notice is called to the card from :
:. Kidd, printed on the first page, Ia
hing a meeting of the farmers to inl
'ot at the court house next Saturday. no
'rll 2lst, to take steps to prevent =
Y unfair assessment of the lands of Id
:. county, by the State Board. 1t
] be remembered that the board De
'eral months ago, raised the assess ey