Macon beacon., 1917-04-27
OVER centennial
STATE=
Our Special Service
Man Gives an Inter-
esting Report of the
Doings in Mississippi

Booneville-The new Baptist church.
was dedicated.
Bolton.-Graduating exercises will
be held here Thursday, April 26.
Forest.-A successful protracted
meeting was held at the Presbyterian
church.
Hattiesburg.-Willie Rankin is the
first Hattiesburg negro to join the
army.
Okolona.-The meeting Of the state
bar association will be held at Green
vile, May 2.
Wiggins.-A very large U. S. flag on
an 8O-foot pole was raised here before
q large and enthusiastic crowd.
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McComb.-The building known as
the Gatin corner, located on Main
street, was badly damaged by fire.
Mer1dian.-The people of Meridian
are to vote on proposition to raise
the salaries Of policemen and firemen.
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| Brookhaven.-J. c. Castilaw, farm
or living nine miles east of Brook
haven, was seriously injured by a run
away team.
C'ystal Springs Sadie Goe.
Der Of Jackson, Red Cross organizer,
organized class of twenty-five Red
Cross nurses.
Grenada.-A meeting was held In
the opera house to impress the people
Tith the necessity of the production
OF more foodstuffs.
Laurel.-The city of Laurel under
the direction of Mayor T. G. McCallum
will raise its own food for the city
teams and prisoners.
Greenwood-An alleged German spy
reported engaged in stirring up dis
content among the negroes in this
section was arrested.
Vicksburg.-Citizens met in the au-
ditorium Of the city hall and organ
lied home guard known as "The
Warren County Home Patrol"
Biloxi.-Rev. A. N. Clark, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Biloxi, has
offered his services to the United
States in the war with Germany.
West Point.-The boys and girls pig
club organized by John R. Williams
and superintendent of Education E.
H. Walker, and financed by the Bank
of West Point, received rs thorough.
bred Duroc Jersey and Poland China
pigs.
oorhead-The manual training
building of the Sunflower county agri-
high school burned. The
cost over $4,000, and was
built of brick and asbestos shingle
roof.
Water Valley-An examination was
held here for the purpose of filling the
places of two city mail carriers, which
places are to be filled the first of
May, when free delivery will be in
stalled
Byhalia.-Bill Poag, a negro living
hear Byhalia, was killed while In his
louse with crowd said to be playing
,raps. Louis Jeffries was said to have
1illed him. Local officers took JET.
ries to fernando.
Veiden.-J. c. Allen, clerk of the cir
'uit court of Carroll county, has re.
'eived official notice of the pretermis-
lion Of the spring term of circuit
ourt, which would have convened the
etond Monday in May.
Meridian.-A move to organize. the
chool children of the United States
n nationwide patriotic Betsy Ross
ocieties, taking their name from the
7oman who, at the suggestion Of
ieorge Washington, made the first
american flag adopted by congress,
as been started in this city.
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Laurel.-Laurel married men, be-
ween the ages Of IS and As, have been
rganized into four companies and will
repare themselves for service in the
ar, In the event it becomes necessary
r them to offer their services. w.
Welch, veteran Of the Spanish.
merican war, has been made major.
the four companies.
acknowledgements from all
arts of the state will take part in the
arly dedication Of the Kate Melville
overs home for children in this city.
he home was given to the state BY
r. R. V. Powers as a memorial to his
ife. 1t is complete in every detail,
Id committee is arranging the pro.
am of dedication.
Quitman.-A special meeting of the
ayor and board of aldermen consid.
ed the food shortage question and to
leviate matters so far as this neigh.
,rhood is concerned.
Ackerman.-One of the most sue,
ssful consolidated schools in the
ate is located at Sturgis. about eight
lies northeast of Alderman.