Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-01-19
PERSONAL and Local Items

Mrs. Jack Holman spent several days
in Brooksville this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. OeYampert Brame will
return to Chicago tomorrow.
Mr.. George Richardson has been out
of town on business this week.
Mr.. ~Fsstherston Lucas left this week
for Birmingham to accept a position.
Mrs, NJ. L. Patterson, Of Shuqualak.
was shopping in the city last Friday.
DR.. H. A. Minor, of Columbus. is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. A. 7. Dent,
Mr.. Lutte Minor, of B~rooksville,
spent several days in Macon this week.
Mrs. Glenn. of st. Louis, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. J.. T. Sergeant, Jr.
Miss Annie Ella Ames left Thursday
to visit Mrs. L. A. Nicholson in Tunica.
Miss.
Mrs. j. L. Ormsby and son spent
several days this week with Mrs. j. B.
Elkin.
Miss Eleanor Jones has returned
home from a visit to Louisiana and
Meridian,
Miss Annie Neville is in the city for
several days, the guest of Mrs. w. M.
Jones, Sr.
Miss Judith E. Gaines, of Brooks
vile, spent last week end with Mrs. j.
N. Holman.
Mrs. L. D. P'Poole. of Collins, will
be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Jos.
S. McMillin.
Miss Mary Harkins will visit Mrs.
Whitman Davis several days next week
at A. e. M. College.
Cashier E. V. Yates, of the M. & F.
Bank. was in New Orleans on business
a day or two this week.
Mrs. John Harper will leave Sunday
for Memphis, where she will be a pa
tient in St. Joseph's hospital.
Mr.. L. F. Holberg was confined to
his bed several days this week, but is
now able to attend to business.
Mr.. Ed Winham, of Dancy, Ala,
has been the guest several days this
week of his sister, Mrs. l.. Oliver.
Miss Mary Lou Green, of Aberdeen,
arrived Wednesday to Re the guest Of
Mrs. M. E. Harris for several weeks.
Baz Walker, a w~ell-know and we'll
liked colored citizen living on Mr..
Guys place, wesr of Macon, died last
Sunday.
Mr.. W. w. Rose, of Columbus, will
spend this week in Macon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rose will return to Columbus Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. John Cunningham, of Togo,
Miss, and Miss Alice Anderson were
quietly married Friday night at the
home of the brides parents in West
Point.
Mrs. James Lipscomb. after spend
ing a month with her father, Mr.. z.
7. Dorroh, and sister, Miss Lallie Dor
rob, returned Sunday to her home in
Lewisburg, w. Va.
Fred Short, who has been a very ca
pable employee of the Southern Express
Co. in Macon for several years, has
secured a place in the G~reenville,
Miss, Office of the same company.
Mr.. E. D. Cavett returned home this
morning. He went to Cincinnati about
two weeks ago and stopped we on
his way back with his granddaughter,
Mrs. Beasley, in Birmingham, and his
daughter, Mrs. DR.. Roberts, at the A.
& M. College.
Mrs. ]. W. Deupree and her sister,
Mrs. Moore, are at 223 Wilmington
ven Hot Springs, Ark, where they
will be until the first of March. Mrs.
Deupree has been a sufferer from
rheumatism for several years, and is
hopeful of being benefited by the wa
ter at Hot Springs.
Mrs. L'Estelle Barclay is conducting
.rehearsals for the reproduction of "The
Nazarene" a sacred 'cantata which was
so successfully given here two years
ago in the Baptist church. The cnorus,
besides retaining many of the voices at
this first performance will have many
e voices and it is sure to be a treat.
Watch for the date.
Mr.. Cbas. st. John. principal of the
Agricultural High School, has been i'll
for several weeks. He went to Jack
son last Friday and returned to Macon
Sunday; and left Immediately for New
Orleans. accompanied by Dr.. Hubbard.
He escaped the surgeons knife and re-
turned Wednesday evening and is feel
ing much better and much relieved over
the New Orleans physicians diagnosis
of his trouble.
Profs. Mckay and ]. Ed Ruff, of the
Extension Work. II. 8. Aoricultnral