Macon beacon., 1917-09-14

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pills.
Ruleville.-Prof +. b. Allen, the
newly elected superintendent of the
Ruleville school. has moved his fam,
lily from Walden.
Merldian.-A branch of the Young
Mems Business club is being organ.
ised here by Howard A. Williams. ma.
tional president.
Flora-Burglars have again visited
Flora, this time entering the store of
II. I, Myers and robbing it of perhaps
$500 worth of goods.
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crystal Springs.-carey d. Mathis Of
the shipping firm of b. w Mathis 4
Sons, announces that he will shiD from
his farm about Is carloads of fall
beans.
Laurel After a suspension of seven
Gays, street car service was resumed
here. the strikers voting to return IA
work pending arbitration of their dif
Fences
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT court for the sec.
ond district of Kinds county convened
here with Judge Wiley Potter pres,d
Ing. J. r. Lancaster is foreman of tae
grand jury
Meridian.-To secure funds to pur.
chase materials to prepare bandages
and other neCessaries at a base hos
pital the local Red Cross chapter held
a street carnival
Greenwood The first three drafted,
soldiers from Leflore county left here
for training camp, They were J. |
M. Pratt, Andrew H. Wamsley and
Thomas j. Gould
Ripley.-A union service was held
In Ripley by the Sunday schools Of
Ripley in honor of the soldiers of Tip. |
pah county who were called into the |
service of their country.
Greenwood 1.-The board OF supervis- |
ors Offered for sale the Leflore county |
farm. The tract was bought BY Hon.
A. f. Gardner at $53 an acre. The
acreage of the place is a little over
GAO.
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Biloxi.-Work on the Harrison coun-
ty highway between Biloxi and Pass
Christian is being held up by the in
ability of the contractors to get shells
for the construction of the foundation
work
enatobia.-The assessment rolls
for Tate county have been completed
and forwarded to the auditor at jack
son The rolls show an increase in
both the real and personal property Of
the county.
Magnolia second special elec-
tion on the question of issuing $4,000
In bonds for the purpose of establish,
Ing the Leggett consolidated school re.
sulted in majority of three votes in
favor of the bond issue.
Vicksburg.-The Vicksburg chapter
Of the American Red Cross society has
shipped four large boxes of hospital
md surgical supplies, constituting the
work Of the women of the sewing cir.
lie for the month Of August. =,
Fernwood. The construction work !
IN the acknowledgements Light and
Railway company's power house at
his point is progressing rapidly A ,
Oart of the machinery has arrived,
mong which is an up-to-date turbine I
ngine. |
Columbus. Many planters IN this c
ection will follow the advice of the L
oyernment in planting wheat the Il
oming season. The yield the past
ear has been fairly large and In the
lture this grain will be made sta
le crop. .
Magnolia--The Pike county fair will o.
e held here from Oct. to 6, inclusive, t
nd no premiums will be offered for o.
ldiYidual prizes, but a grand prize et
Ill be given for the best farm ex- eI
ibit and prizes will be given for sec. W
nd and third winners. 81
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Biloxi.-At the annual meeting of OF
Ie Mississippi oyster commission the in
blowing officers were elected for the
'ming year: President, Duncan MI.
Or, Ocean Springs secretary, Dortch u
'mpbell Biloxi; chief oyster inspect 10
;, A. E. Lewis, Biloxi su
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Brookhaven.-The Campfire Girls 81
we patriotic program in the audi WI
rum of the high school for the boys IN
Troop F, cavalry. DR.. l. w Cooper, an
ter making an inspiring address, as
esented a large United States flag an
hich the Camp Fire Girls made bu
Coldwater.-The last of the four ba.
es born at one time to Mrs. Tom w
eveland is dead. m,
Coldwater.-Braxton Cason of this Ur
ace has been accepted for Uilitary att