Macon beacon., 1917-03-23


Aberdeen-The trial is being held
Of George Maxey, who is charged with
the murder Of Coballar Bennett. one
Of his tenants.
Crystal Springs.-One thousand
bushels OF kiln dried sweet potatoes
have been shipped to northern mar
kets from this place.
Gloster- Mrs. P. II. Fugler, OF Nc.
Comb, was elected president OF the
.enth district of the Mississippi fed
Grafton OF women's clubs.
ToccopOla.- Miss Elizabeth Cooper,
aged 50. highly respected lady Of
the Camp Ground community, dropped
dead while assisting in the prepara.
tlon Of breakfast.
Greenvlle-Announcement has been
made by Secretary r. l.. Pritchard, Of
the chamber Of commerce. that the
next shipment of hogs will leave
Stoneyille March 20.
Magnolia. The Pike county boar !
OF supervisors declined to make an
appropriation for an exhibit at the
Mississippi Centennial Exposition, to
be held in Gulfport.
IDnccauoula Tho toarhoru' accOcia l.
ton of Jackson county. was held here
with Prof. r. d. Poet, of Moss Point,
presiding, and Mrs. W. T. Gordon, OF
Pascagoula, secretary
Meridan-The prevalence OF black.
leg among cattle, with large fatalities,
has caused apprehension among the
supervisors, who are urging all farm
ers to have their cattle vaccinated.
Jackson. The Presbyterians OF the
state are completing the campaign for
$150,000 for colleges of the church in
Mississippi. The campaign is under
the direction of Dr. NJ. Il. Melvin.
Vicksburg DIR. j. II. Spencer was
arraigned by Postoffice Inspector
Charles |. Brown, charged with forg
cry. DR., Spencer is negro com
FOUNDER OF blood and nerve tonic.
Blue Mountain.--The local board OF
aldermen has just authorized the issu'
ance of $4,000 worth Of municipal
2O-year bonds to be sold for the erec
ton of a new brick public school
building.
Monroe county grand
jury has indicted Mrs, Winston Tubt
and her husband, Winston Tubb
charging them with the murder of Ed
Mize, one of the Monroe county su
pervisors.
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Prentiss.-The Prentiss board o'
trade, organized recently, with II. H
Williams, president, and B. G. Wal
den, secretary-treasurer, gave ban
| uutJ anu SlllOhtl w I'D AdihiOi ohN
cattlemen friends of Jefferson Davi:
county.
Meridian.-C. c. Hanson, receiver o
the Gulf compress company. under ap
pointment of the U. S. circuit court a
Memphis, has filed in the federal cour
bill for an injunction against thu
state revenue agent to enjoin the col
lection of certain taxes.
Corinth.-A farm loan association
has been organized in Alcorn county
The following board Of directors ha
been elected E. D. Rogers, D. c
Mitchell. J. B. Romine, ]. w. Hardin
F. Wilson. J. w. Fields, c. E. Nichols
l.. NJ. Chase and G. w. Harrison.
Brookhaven.-The marriage Of al
extremely aged couple took place
here. The contracting parties were
William Armstrong of Sontag, aget
rs, while the bride was Mrs. o. M
Mcmillan of Magnolia, who has nearl!
reached the three score and ten mark
Raymond.-P. D. Raliff, county at
torney and planter of Raymond, ha
returned from New Orleans, where h
shipped a carload of fat steers, fed oil
lespedeza hay and cotton seed meal
Mr.. Ratliff got what was said to b.
the highest price ever paid in Ney
Orleans for beef on foot
kson.-Attempt of local groce
and colored customer to reCove
damages from a large tobacco con
pany because Of the alleged finding Q
the homes of a human finger in a plu
of chewing tobacco, came to an en-
here when Judge Potter gave pereml
tory instructions to the circuit cour
to find for the defendant.
Sumner.-At the age Of IS year
Rev. II. A. Ferguson passed away d
his residence, two miles south Of Sun
ner. There has never lived in this @
any other community more unive
sally loved man than Rev. Ferguson
He has ridden over practically ever
pathway in this section of the delt
going to his appointments, caring fc
} the sick, performing marriage cerem'
MES and burying the dead.