Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-05-11

posing the Brookhaven district, met
here,
McComb-This city is leading the
entire state in furnishing recruits for
the army and navy, the McComb board
OF trade has been advised.
Jackson-Waste oil caused an ex'
plosion at the well of the Atlas Oil
company. near here. which resulted In
the painful burning Of five men.
Fernwood.-Effectiye May l, the
F%ernwood Lumber Company will in
crease the wages of their employees
now receiving less than s. per day.
Biloxi,-Henry True and Glenwood
Aehorn, Biloxians, have signed as the
first local citizens to go to the officers
training quarters at Camp Logan II.
Roots.
Hattiesburg ,-The Hattiesburg bat
terry, recruited for war service by
Capt, T. NJ. Curtis, has reached its
required quota and was mustered into
service.
University.-The war fever has per-
vaded the entire student body OF the
university. and students are leaving on
every train for Fort Logan II, Roots
to begin training.
Greenwood.-The t~wenty-first nm.
nual convention OF the Mississippi di-
vision OF the United Daughters of the
C~onfederacy convened here with "A
large attendance. Over 200 delegates
enrolled.
Biloxi.-A large subscription Is being
raised In this city and Gulfport to pur-
chase fertilizer and seed for Harrison
county farmers, who met with a num-
Der Of serious setbacks during severe
storms last year.
New Augusta.-Harry w. Bell, coun.
ty engineer, has finished surveying
the two public highways to be built
through the county, and Is now busy
making up plans and estimates for the
construction Of the same.
Biloxi.-Miss May Quarles, canning
club expert, Of Harrison county, came
here to address a gathering OF citi'
zens and women on how this commun'
ity may assist the government In pro
ducing and taking care Of more food
stuffs.
Hazlehurst.-The laying Of the cor
nerstone of the Confederate monument
being erected on court square occurred
here. Rev. l.. l.. Roberts, pastor OF the
Methodist church, delivered the adj
dress. The unwilling ceremonies will
take place June 3.
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Greenwood.-Rev. l.. W. Rose has
accepted a call from the Church of
the Nativity Of this city, and will take
up his active duties here in the next
few weeks. Mr.. Rose was formerlr
rector at Laurel, and comes to Green
wood from S%tarkville.
Greenville.-Officers and men OF the
United States %destroyers Worden and
McDonough, with citizens OF the city,
under the direction of the chamber Of
commerce, made a seventy-five-mile
trip over the delta III sixty automo-
biles. An informal reception was ten
dered the party at Indianola,
Columbus.-With the view Of at.
testing their patriotism and willing
ness to serve the government In its
time of need, negroes of Columbus re
Gently held a meeting at the Mission
airy Union Baptist church and adopted
a resolution pledging themselves to
serve the government in any manner
that its officials may deem necessary
to best conserve its welfare.
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Booneville.-Joe Carpenter. a ~
year-old lad and stepson Of Mark H.,
Yates, was killed by a mule. He start
ed to the field to pillow, riding the mule
with pillow gears on. The boy in some
way became entangled in the gears,
fell off, and so frightened the mule that
ne ran with him through "A woodland.
striking his head against trees and
stumps and knocking the entire top Of
his skull off.
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Biloxi.-Liquor valued at between
$1,000 and $4,000, stored at Bay ST..
Louis, was destroyed on order of Judge
H c. Niles, of the Y. S. district court
for the southern district of the south.
ern division. The liquor destroyed con-
sists of 10000 to 10000 bottles of beer
and a quantity of whiskey, brandy and
wine, confiscated by United States
revenue agents last summer, after it
was sent out from New Orleans by
%schooners, on the grounds that 1t was
misbranded.
Carthage.-The Choctaw Indians Of
Leake county are very anxious to fight
Germany. Numbers of them want to
join the army. They claim that had it
not been for the war with Germany