Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-08-17

Of LN6 legislature " OANC HSAS SSAAN"
money. the urgency Of the case being
apparent. A few weeks ago lightning
struck the big barn on the A. & NJ.
College grounds at Starkville, causing
loss OF three buildings. The loss was
at least SIS, 600, and it was necessary
the barns be replaced before winter.
Great quantities of hay and grain were
also housed in these barns and pro-
vision must be made to take care OF
the present crop as well as to house
the live stock. The governor asks the
legislators TO send him a written
agreement to vote for an appropria'
ton of $4,000 to repay the loan be
asks authority to make.
"Blackie" Borowitz, a white mar sem
fenced to be hanged at Vicksburg Aug.
10, has been given a ten-day respite.
Borowitz was sentenced to death for
the murder of Police Captain Sites OF
V~icksburg, but since that sentence was
affirmed by the supreme court one OF
his pals" now in the ~penitentiary for
completely in the murder, has made
a confession that he fired the shot
that killed the officer.
The case of Perry Wright has been
called to the attention of the peniten'
tiary authorities here and proves OF in
terest in view of the fact that he mas
been on the convict farm longer than
almost anybody else, fourteen or fif-
teen years, and has never had the lash
applied to his back. That is because
he has always behaved himself and is
counted a good convict"
This negro was sent up from Wilkin-
son county for murder, his term being
for life, as a matter of course. In a
letter to the secretary of the prison
board he says that since he vas sent
up his wife and children have all died,
and that so far as he knows he has
not kith or kin who are able to render
him any assistance in getting out Of
the penitentiary.
Biloxi.-H. H. Roof, VINO acted as
secretary for the Biloxi Commercial
club seven years, has resigned.
Pascagoula.-The board of supervis.
DIS let the contract for oyster shells
for the new speedway between East
and West Pascagoula rivers.
Greenwood.-The Lelore county
board of supervisors let the contract
'or the building of approximately $50
of roads in the county.
Meridian Ellen Ray, mother, ct al,
Jerry Ray, has filed a suit for $751;
100 damages against the Mobile &c
Ohio railroad, for the death of the lat
Florence.-The directors of Beat One
Fair, Rankin County, held a meeting
Ind put things in shape to further the
interests of the fair to be held this
all.
Biloxi.-The Mississippi Shipbuild-
ng company has taken a lease on the
Johnson property in this city and with.
n a short time will begin the erection
4 a large plant.
Clarksdale.-Judge J. B. Killebrew,
or the last II years justice OF the
in this city and one of the old
st residents Of Clarksdale, died at his
ONE in Oakhurst at the age of g.
ears.
Gulfport.-C. E. Lewis, charged with
he theft of al automobile, and Harry
'arker, charged with grand larceny,
scaped from the county Jail by over
owering the jailer at the point of the
alters own revolver.
Hattiesburg. - That the crusade
"numberless" autos is on in
arrest in Hattiesburg was shown in
le city court, when ten persons aud
rms were charged with operating
ars without numbers.
s.~ss
Vicksburg.-C. R. Twiss, for the
eleven years city engineer, has
eceived official information from
Washington that he has been commits.
.oned a captain and will have COM
land of a division Of the engineers
corps.
Senatobia. - Senatobia furnished
ute a number of volunteers for the
rmy and navy last week. Those who
llisted In the army are as follows:
mmett Still, U. z. Haltom, Raiford
rench, Eschel Brownlee, Woodie
arris, John Rich, Frank Pardue, Ru.
is Sinquefiled, R. H. Wooten, H. D..
Hey, Roland Murphree, Sid Murphree
Id Earl Warner. Those who Joined .
10 navy are William Veazy, ], R.
dfton, Thomas Johnson. Beford Fem
oil and Newt Dean.
Jackson. Those thirty or forty
'unties in Mississippi that have con-
acted for the construction of gravel
ads, and in nearly all of which work
IS been suspended or delayed because
the inability Of contractors to pro-
re material on account of car short.
e. will be glad to learn that some
esure of relief is now promised bv
commission on car service at Wash.