Macon beacon., 1917-06-08


we're shipped from Magnolia in one
day last week.
Hazlehurst-The Wise company
shipped from here a carload Of Irish
potatoes, which are selling around 81
per bushel.
TerEy-The commencement exer'
cises of the Terry consolidated school
marked the termination of most suO
cessful session.
Monticello-The graduating exer-
cises of the Monticello high school
were held in the auditorium OF the
school building.
Biloxi-Farmers of Harrison county
are engaged in their annual shearing
Of sheep, and thousands of pounds Of
wool is being shipped to market.
| Magnolia.-A carload of fine beef
cattle was shipped from here by Coun-
ty Demonstration Farm Agent F. J.
Hurst on the cooperative shipment
plan.
Ellisville-An Old Folks singing
convention was held at Odom, seven
miles from Ellisville. Dinner on the
ground and singing all day" were the
attractions.
Columbus.-At a special election to
decide whether or not sLowndes coun.
ty should have a farm demonstrator.
the proposition was defeated by de.
cisive, majority.
Biloxi.-Capt John r. Meunier's
troop of cavalry will be recruited up
to war strength of los men by June 4.
as result of instructions from Adjt.
Gen. Erie G. Scales.
HaZlehurst.-B. Patton Harrison.
congressman from the coast district,
has accepted an invitation to deliver
the address here at the unveiling OF
the Confederate monument July 4.
NatcheZ.-Much progress has been
made in the organization Of the ma
chine gun company here Carroll H.
Newton, a veteran Of the Spanish.
American war. has been elected 40
captain.
Scooba.-Much excitement was 90.
casioned here when an immense water
moccasin was discovered under the
side of an abandoned repair shop on
the bank of Big Scooba creek, In the
edge of town. 1t was several inches
in diameter and six feet long.
Meridian-W. M. Robertson, per.
sonal injury agent for the Alabama 8
Vicksburg railroad, was elected presi-
dent Of the Meridian rotary club, sue
ceeding DR.. R. H. Foster, who was
called to the colors in the naval re-
serve, now stationed at New Orleans.
Vicksburg.-A decrease of 25 per
cent in the cotton acreage is the es.
innate Of Yazoo county, furnished by
NJ. Faulkner, prominent planter of the
Delta. Mr.. Faulkner thinks that there
has been an increase of so per cent
in food and grain crops throughout the
Delta.
Belzoni.-As the Yazoo river falls
from the overflowed lands in this sec.
ton, planters and overseers are buy.
ing hogs and turning them into the
fields that they may fatten on the
crayfish the water leves behind. The
hogs root in the mud, and, according
to H. A. Carpenter, Of this place,
quickly fatten on the crayfish.
opola.-Private c. 8. Threviot
Of Company K, from Kosciusko, who
is doing guard duty at the bridge over
Talahatchie river in the northern part
of this county, recently tumbled from
the bridge. The young man was
weighted down with heavy overcoat,
gun, side arms and other equipment,
but succeeded in swimming to the
shore safely.
Jackson-Canning club girls and
house keepers throughout Mississippi
will welcome the Announcement made
by Miss Susie V. Powell, state home
economics agent, that the threatened
loss of large portions of the fruit and
vegetable crops on account of the
shortage Of tins cans, has been avoid.
ed through arrangements just com.
pleted for securings cans in carload
lots for any county in the state.
Philadelphia.-The trustees of the
Of the Philadelphia high school have
elected the following faculty for the
next scholastic year: o. E. Vancleave,
superintendent; Miss Alma Cook, En-.
glish; Miss Clara Stokes, Latin and
German; Miss Irma Branum, mathe-
matics and science; Miss Bessie Stem.
mis-, Miss Rose Decell, Miss Lila Sa-
der, Miss Vida Kellogg, Miss Ola
Bethuns.
Brookhaven-Andrew Edwards, 7S
years of age, committed suicide at his
home, five miles west of Brookhaven.
He was the father of IL children, and
over failing health as we'll
as being greatly disturbed over the
departure of several of his sons for
the war front, is attributed as the
cause of his act. One boy, the eldest.
Is now in New York. waiting to sail