Macon beacon., 1917-08-31

| Shipment or cattle from Attala county
was shipped from here by County Farm
Demonstrator E. c. McReynolds.
Mount Olive The rrst bale Of cot
ton sold here was raised by s. J. Will
hanson, weighed 504 pounds and
brought 20 5-16 cents a pound.
Gulfport-The naval recruiting Of.
flee in this city will be closed after
September 1. The nearest station to
Gulfport then will be Hattiesburg.
BiloXi.-The powerboat Ruby, valued
at $500, and 800 quarts of whisky val
ued at $500, were confiscated by spe
cial agent Of the department Of jus
tice.
Collins.-Miss Gussie Fort Of Col
| Inns will be the new home economics
director at the Womans college for
the coming session, to secceed Miss
Annie CooH
Meridian.-Sam A. Neville, Meri'
| dams successful railroad promoter,
has announced that he will shortly turn
his attention to the organization Of
company to build railroad cars.
West Point-The Clay county agri.
cultural high school at Pheba will be-
gin it's sixth session of 1917-1S on Tues.
day, Sept. II, 1917. Boarding depart,
ment will be opened Monday Sept. 10.
Corinth.-The fourteenth annual
session of the North Mt Olive Baptist
Sunday School convention is in ses-
sion, with the st. Mark Baptist Sunday
school, of which Rev. A. A. aBttle is
the pastor,
Crystal Springs kinds of clubs
have been formed among the farmers
in this county. Pig clubs, dairy clubs
and other clubs are formed, and on the
afternoon of Aug. 2S poultry club viii
be organized.
Greenwood.-The work Of paving a
number of leading streets Of Green
wood has been delayed for the past
three weeks, owing to the pump to be
used in running the asphalt getting
lost in transit.
Hattiesburg The 800 employees Of
the J. J. Newman Lumber company,
who quit work at the company's plant
at Sumrall, have returned to work,
having reached an agreement with
company officials.
Greenville.-The second district of
Washington county with T. L. Gilmer,
Torrey Wood and DR.. T. F. Wilson,
composing the exemption board in the
army draft, has certified its quota OF
204 men in the district board.
Crystal Springs Marshal Terry is
making a desperate effor to enforce
the dog ordinance recently passed by
the mayor and board Of aldermen, but
says that it is the hardest proposition
he has ever come up against.
Monticello.-The resignation Of w,
Homer Wilson, member Of the board
of commissioners of the Beat One good
road district, was accepted by the
board of supervisors. G. Wood Magea
has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
Louisville.-By reason of his accept
ance of the secretaryship to the Bap,
tist state educational commission, Rev.
r. b. Gunter, pastor of the Baptist
church, has presented his resignation,
to take effect as soon as another min
ster is obtained.
Okolona "A moonlight picnic and
dance in honor of the soldiers station
ed here under command of Capt. Biggs
was given, attended by many from
Corinth, Tupelo, Aberdeen. Houston
and other points, where relatives of
the soldiers reside,
Biloxi.-The body of Samuel Walker.
former deputy sheriff of Harrison
county, was found in the Cedar Lake
road, eight miles from here, by w. X.
Rohn and ]. Hulsey. Walker, who was
about 40 years old, apparently had
been shot to death several days ago
Vicksburg.-"Blackie" Dorowitz, the
condemned murderer of Police Captain
Charles Sites, was hanged in the jail
yard here. The execution was wit
messed by only few persons, although
hundreds applied to Sheriff Scott fol
admission to the enclosure.
Columbus.-Hundreds of letters are
flowing into the office of D. I. CASTOR
secretary and treasurer of the Missis
sippi industrial institute and college
from young women who expect to he
students here the coming session
which will open Sept. Is.
Columbus-T ]. Locke, Jr., one OF
the members Of the Lowndes county
highway commission is in receipt OF
letter stating that federal aid will be
granted the road which is 20 be built
from this city to the Alabama line, con.
Meeting there with the highway to Car
rollton.
Weathersby.-A young man named