Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-03-02

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and Bigbee river railroad is going for.
ward as rapidly as conditions will per
NIT.
Bsloxi.--The Biloxi shipyard and box
factory has been organized in this
city and incorporated under the laws
OF the state.
Jackson.-A campaign wa launched
at a banquet to raise $40, 900 in Jack
son for the erection of a dormitory at
Millsaps college.
Biloxi.-The Cuthbert touring party,
Of Toronto, Canada, consisting Of sixty
five Canadians, was entertained by
members of the commercial club.
Gulfport.-Judge w. H. Hardy, n
of Mississippi's foremost jurists and
probably the greatest promoter Missis'
sippi eve produced, died at his home
here.
Crystal Springs.-Kermit, the son of
Lafayette Hood, was severely injured
by the kick a a mule. He suffered
the loss Of four teeth, which were
kicked out.
Biloxi-Rev. Father John James
Burns, a Catholic priest Of Pass Chris.
tian, filed naturalization in this city
before Deputy Clerk ]. c. Tyler il
the U. S. court.
New Albany.-Plans are being made
for the organization of a ~tri-county
live stock association, composed of
members from Pontotoc, Union and
Tippah counties.
Natchez.-The arrangement where
by the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
railroad will acquire joint trackage
rights with the Natchez & Southern
has been completed.
Macon.-The board Of supervisors of
Noxubee county made an appropria-
ton for an exhibit for the Mississippi
Centennial exposition, in the sum OF
one thousand dollars.
Baldwyn.-The 3~-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ludie Crockett was serious
ly burned when he accidentally fell
into a basin of hot water as his mother
was preparing his bath.
Hattiesburg.-Rounding up reputed
games of dice and having the alleged
gamesters prove an alibi is m of the
favorite sports of the Hattiesburg po-
lice department these days.
Scooba.-The country schools in
this community are being closed after
successful terms. The roads have
been bad, but teachers and pupils per-
severed in regular attendance.
Natchez. = Arrangements for the
meeting of the grand chapter Of the
Order of the Eastern Star of Missis.
sippi, which is to be held in Natchez
April %, "a and %, have been com.
pleted.
Columbus. - The equal suffrage
league in this city has named the fol.
lowing officers: Mrs. William Bald
win, president; Mrs. Warren NJ. Cox,
vice-president; Mrs. B. A. Lincoln, sec.
rotary; Mrs. w. Z. Frazee, treasurer.
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Natchez.-In accordance with orders
Of the Louisiana railroad commission
service will be restored by the st.
Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern rail
road on the Black River branch be-
tween Ferriday and Black River sta.
tion.
Vicksburg.-The steamer East st.
Louis, Carnival bound from the north,
stopped at Vicksburg four hours Sat
urday to enable passengers to visit
the city and the Vicksburg national
| park. The steamer Peoria did not
stop. 1t will stop here for several
hours on the return trip from New
| Orleans.
acknowledgements Benjamin
c. Humphreys has notified Dewitt
Warner, a student at the Agricultural
high school at Goodman that an un.
expected vacancy at the West Point
military academy enables him to give
him the appointment, and to be pre-
pared to stand an examination for the
place on March 20.
Crystal Springs,-A. B. Kress, rep
resenting the Mississippi Power ant
Light company, with headquarters II
Jackson, was here and discussed witt
the mayor and board Of aldermen thu
proposition Of his company taking
over the municipal water and ligh
plant and furnishing the town ligh
from the company's plant at Jackson
Greenville.-Superintendent G. B
Walker OF the Delta experiment sta
ton at Stoneville. ten miles east o
Greenville, held a practical demon
stration Of trimming and spraying
fruit trees. especially to prevent tn,
spread OF the San Jose scale which |
seriously damaging peach trees in thi
section and also how to carve and cur