Macon beacon., 1917-09-07

Cd to have a commercial fair in Cor
inth this fall.
Pascagoula.-The [. S. dredgeooat
Wahalack has arrived from Mobile and
Will dredge out the river approaches.
Hattiesburg. Askew, prom
inent dairyman of this city, was badly
gored by Jersey bull.
sssSs
Hattiesburg General Sage
has arrived from Chicago and assumed
command of all the troops at Camp
Shelby.
Wesson.-The Wesson booster ciuo
met and named Oct, 10 and ~ the
dates for holding the annual Iraoes
Day fair.
Scooba.-It is said that house cats
In great numbers are proving very de-
structive to canteloupe and melon
patches.
Magnolia-T. Sidney Allen has re-
signed as q member of the board or
supervisors from the first district Of
Pike county.
Magnolia,-The resignation of Sam
T. Hough as alderman has been ac-
cepted and there will be an election
Sept. to fill the vacancy.
Greenwood. Blanding Haman,
city editor of the Daily Commonwealth,
has been elected secretary of the
Greenwood young mems business CLUB.
Jackson.-Thousand OF head or
Texas cattle are offered to the public
and to the state of Mississippi at bot
tom prices because the pastures are
burned up
Biloxi-Sweeplng investigations are
being made into the death Of former
Deputy Sheriff Sam Walker Of Biloxi,
whose body was found near the Cedar
Lake roadway.
Columbus.-Dr. J. B. Green, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church at
Greenwood, S. c., has been called to
the ministry of the First Presbyterian
church in this city.
Collins.-The trustees of the collins
graded schools have made prepara-
tions for the opening of the 1918
session on Sept 10, with Prof. ID. ID.
Cameron superintendent.
Ripley.-The local examination board
of the Tippah county district has fin
ished it's work and certified total Of
166 men to the state board. The quota
for this district was only 1873.
Cleveland.-The work of graveling
and oiling the streets of Cleveland is
again under way after long delay on
account of the inability of the rail-
roads to deliver the gravel and oil.
Vkksburg. e A. Fitzgerald, Jr,
has gone to Washington, where he
will get final instructions before leav-
ing for France, where he goes as a
field clerk with Gen. Pershings army.
Magnolia.-George c. Moles, who has
been in Jail since he was arrested for
shooting with intent to kill J. c. Ford,
has been released on $3.50 bond for his
appearance at the next term of circuit
court.
Columbus.-Hayden Brooks, who
has been spending several months at
the army training school for aviators
at San Antonio, Texas, has passed his
final examination and expects to leave
soon for France.
Biloxi.-Supt. Elnathan Tart Of the
jefferson Davis soldiers home at
Beauvoir, will distribute 100 fine blood.
ed Berkshire pigs among the citizens
of Biloxi and Gulfport in order to slim.
ulate an interest in pure bred hog.
raising.
Jackson.-Apparently without funds
and depressed over business troubles,
VI. Nelson, a salesman for aluminium
ware novelties and utensils, who had
been in and about Jackson for some
ime, committed suicide by swallowing
the contents of a phial of carbolic
acid.
Biloxi.-Local packers face seri
Gus shortage of labor which is likely
to curtail to large extent the output
of shrimp during the season just be-
gun. No big strikes have as yet been
made by boats that have been out in
the Louisiana marshes, and many Of
the fishermen have decided to work
on shore this season.
Tunica.-Another large transfer OF
Tunica county lands has been made.
Sam J. Houston, one of the largest
owners of realty in the county, has sold
one farm Of AL acres to ]. M. Ander-
son for the sum of $4S,000
The Mississippi rural conference,
which is expected to attract hundreds
of delegates and visitors, will convene
I in the hall of representatives Jackson,
Miss, sept 26, for a hree days' CON-