Macon beacon., 1917-07-06

drouth was broken in several section
Of the county by splendid rains.
Georgetown-MaC Little, a farm
or, living near here. committed sui
eide by slashng his throat with
razor.
Biloxi - The Seashore Divinit.
school Is in session at the auditorium
at the Seashore camp grounds nea
Biloxi.
Hattiesburg Bank deposits in th'
three Hattiesburg banks passed tht
S3,OOO,000 mark, according to the las
statements.
Vicksburg Another car OF Hol
stein cattle arrived in Vicksburg, con
tanning eight pure-bred bulls and q
two year-old heifers.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has beer
made to the city council by the bust
ness league to permit the establish
ment OF a curb market for the sale OF
all kinds OF country produce.
Clarksdale forward steE
has been taken In the delta with the
voting of $4,000 in bonds by DcSoto
county for the completion of the delta
highway.
llisvlle--Deputy Sheriffs J. II.
Giles and Hillary Boutwell, arrested
five young men in the Spring Hill
neighborhood charged with dynamIt
ing fish In Tallahoma creek.
Natchez-Sam Wilson, we'll
known engineer Of the steamboat Alec,
while near Jonesvile on tho boat,
tied "A number of heavy weights around
his body and leapcd overheard
Clarksdale.-At a meeting OF the
congregation the Baptist church of
this city adopted plans for the cree
tion OF new $4,000 church building
which was destroyed by fire some
weeks ago.
Purvis-Rev. p. H. Howse. confer
once evangelist Of the Methodist
church, has just concluded success
ful revival at Tallawah, where Rev.
II. Mellard, pastor at Purvis, recently
organized a church.
Yazoo City-At a meeting OF the
Yazoo county board OF supervisors
contracts were awarded for the build
ing of the permanent bridges in Beat
Q. The bridges will be of reinforced
concrete and steel and cost $4,000.
Hattiesburg Willie B. Bedside, II
years old. fell from wagon as he
was returning home from Sunday
School at Hickory Grove church and
was run over by the hind wheel of
the wagon, dieing almost instantly.
Greenwood od-Walter Howell Lott OF
Holcomb, who was married here last
week to Miss Beatrice Martin, from
Duck Hin, Miss, Is under arrest at
Ruleyille on charge of bigamy, it
being alleged that Lott has wife
and five children living in Carroll
county.
BiloXi.-EvdenCe In the complaints |
submitted to the interstate commerce
commission by the Natchez chamber |
of commerce against the Louisiana & |
Arkansas railway company ct al, was
heard by Special Examiner G. S. Glib
son of Washington, at the Biloxi
yacht club,
Columbus Seeing that HIS fathers
life was In serious jeopardy, Herman
Owen, prominent and well-known
young business man of this city, shot
and mortally wounded Oscar Cars.
we'll, who, in drunken condition, it Is
said. attacked the young mans fater,
7. G. Owen, with a knife.
Lexington. County Demonstration
c. NJ Rose has received returns from
the car OF cattle and car Of hogs
shipped comparatively last week, and
the prices were satisfactory. The top
price received for hogs was $1475.
On July another co cooperative car OF
potatoes was shipped. and July 13
cooperative shipment Of hogs and
cattle will be made.
Philadelphia H. Moore OF the
state revenue department Is here
checking up the officials of this coun-
y for the last six years. 1t was at
he request of the board OF supervis-
,rs OF this county that representa-,
i've OF the revenue department was
tent to the county Members of the
,oard made an audit of the books OF
he chancery clerk few weeks ago
discovering Irregularities amounting,
{ is said to over four thousand dol.
ars.
Forrest-In the case Of Alvin Henry,
harged with the murder of viii Walk
{ Union, last November, while out
Iding in an automobile, the jury re-
armed a verdict of guilty but disa-
reed on the penalty.
Coldwater.-The troops stationed
ere TO guard railroad bridges have
cen ordered to return to the camp
Jackson These troops belong TO
lmpany X, OF Kosciusko. and have