Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-26

confederate soldier. aged " years oIo,
died at his home In the western part q
the county.
Biloxi.-Constable Louis Largelliere
was placed under arrest on a charge Of
neglect Of duty" by Deputy Sheriff
Louis Staehhng.
Booneville.-The board OF supervis-
ors have made arrangements for the
work Of tick eradication to be begun
early in the spring.
Durant.-The community lost one Of
its Oldest citizens when Mr.. E. c. Shine
died Unexpectedly. He was "a years
old and was a native Mississippian.
sssss
Hattiesburg.-The strike Of five hun
dred men at Bond, Miss, is as yet un-
settled. The men are asking increased
wages. They are quiet and no trouble
Is feared.
Yazoo City.-The street cars OF va
zoo City have resumed their service
after q discrimination Of over two
weeks, due to the inconsistency Of the
power plant.
Jackson.-At a meeting Of the direc-
tors Of the Alabama & Vicksburg rail-
real company E. Ford of New Orlenas
and X. Threefoot Of Meridian were
elected directors.
Biloxi.-The %turpentine distillery Of
George P. Yonge, II miles from
Leakesville, in Greene county, was de-
stroyed by fire believed to have been
Of incendiary origin.
sssss
Neutrality-suspicious. Commissioner
McAuley has started a movement to
make this city spick and span on Sun
days. He has arranged to have the
streets all cleaned after midnight Sat
urday nights.
Hattiesburg.-A hearing has been
ordered before Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Mackley on the question
of causing the Southern express COM
pany to put in al lot lates on straw
berries from the Sanford section.
H$sss
Hattiesburg.-J. B. Hanna, who was
cashier of the Covington county bank.
at Collins, at the time Of its failure last
January, was sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary, following his con
viction Saturday Of embezzlement.
Leakesville.-V. J. A. Tucei, repre-
sentative Of the United States govern
ment in locating and capturing moon
sinners" has just succeeded in selling
two whiskey stills in the lower part of
Greene county and making two arrests.
sssse
Observation-Disclosures into the
tragic death of Kirby Brown, aged %,
who shot and killed himself on the
front porch of his sisters home, has
so far failed to disclose any motive ex-
cept that he was disappointed in a love
affair.
Oxford.-Rev. Mr.. Christian of Nor
folk, Virginia, was Installed as pastor
Of the Presbyterian church, Sunday.
The dedication sermon being preached
by the Rev. Mr.. Renie, of Greenwood,
assisted by the Rev. w. D. Hedleston
Of the university.
Friars Point.-Owing to the weather
conditions here the regular January
term OF the circuit court for the first
Judicial district Of Coahoma county,
Mississippi, which was to onven
Monday, was postponed until Wednes-
day Of next week.
Crystal Springs.-The Bank OF Com
merce is liquidating its business
through the Crystal Springs bank. In
order to take care Of the large increase
In business which this will give the
Crystal Springs bank, they will in
crease their capital to $4,000.
Jacksonville police are searching
for ]. E. Lovett, age so, who disap-
peared from his home in this city on
December 26. The old man has been
missing for three weeks and there is
grave fear that he has met with foul
play or has wandered of in an un-
conscious condition.
Greenwood.-The upper Mississippi
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church which has been in session here
for the past five days, after a brief ad-
dress Of the bishop, to the ministers
with bowed heads, the bishop invoked
Gods blessing upon the ministers of
hte conference as they go out to their
fields of labor, thus closes a great ses-
sion Of the conference to meet next
January at Clarksdals.
sssss
Yazoo City.-The local farm loan
association was organized here at the
court house. The following directors
were elected to serve: NJ. Y. Stubble-
field, J. B. Newman, j. A. Gilruth, C.
S. Coker and Will Miller. DR.. ]. c.
Zeller was unanimously elected score
ta~ry-treasurer.
acknowledgement Of Belzoni's
foremost ladies' met in the city hall
to hear addresses and articles on wo.
man suffrage. OF the number all, with