Macon beacon., 1917-05-04

Is being organized al Meridian.
Corinth. - The agricultural high
school at Kossuth closed Friday.
Biloxi.-The shell road along the
beach from Biloxi to Gulfport has been
completed
West Point.-Seyen OF the young
men Of West Point have enlisted iD
the navy, one banker.
Hattiesburg.-About Is women of
Hattiesburg organized a local chapter
of the Red Cross Society.
Bilod-Prof c. F.. Ives was elected
principal Of the Virgins high school
for the ensuing school year.
BiloM-The First National bank OF
Biloxi has distributed 1900 packages OF
garden seed to Biloxi residents.
Meridian-Dr X. T. Klein, for years
identified with the Matty Herse char
ity hospital, rendered his resignation
to the board of directors.
Seooba,-In addition to the spoke
factory which is rapidly going up here.
another large hardwood mill is being
built about seven miles from town.
Greenwood od-The convention of the
United Daughters OF the Confederacy
OF the state of Mississippi assembled
in Greenwood Tuesday for four day
session.
Clarksdale planters are exert.
ing every influence to get their seed
in the ground that there may be no
further delay in getting the new crops
under way.
Laurel.-Walter McDayitt, Claude
Lawless and Harrison Bryant, three
young white men, have been lodged
in the county Jail charged with stab
bing and seriously wounding Rufus
Altman. OF Sumrall
| Meridian.--At mass meeting or
fAuderdale county citizens to discuus
increased production OF food crops
committee was appointed to perfect
plans for the organization Of a farm
ers' credit association,
Columbus.-The anniversary OF the
famous Paul Revere was celebrated
here with fully 1000 people, including
students of the industrial institute
and college, demonstrating their pa
triotism at a rousing meeting.
Hattiesburg Major J. G. Welborn,
U. s. army is in Hattiesburg to desig-
nate selected young men for training
in the officers reserve corps, which
is the first the government is taking
In the raising of the new army.
J renada.-Grenada Is beginning to
take on quite martial appearance.
About forty Of the young men Of the
city gather on the public square every
night and are drilled an hour or 30 by
members OF the national guard.
Crystal Springs.-Ground was brok.
en- here for the New Baptist church.
Mr.. Easley of Magnolia is superintend-
: ing the building and when finished
: will be one of the most attractive and
comfortable churches In Mississippi.
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Lexington.-About 1000 persons
from the different parts OF this coun-
ty, all parts being represented, partic-
ipated in a flag raising celebration at
the county courthouse. A cavalry
j. troop was mustered into military ser
vice by Maj. Il. c. r. Dalby.
+ Gulfport.-Blue Mountain has the
!. honor Of having given to the state the
l writer OF her centennial pageant and
. masque. Perrin Holmes Lowery, who
is to write the story for Mississippfs
. pageant drama TO be given at the cen
S tennial exposition. is the man.
+ Prentiss--Prof. J. Il. Johnson, prin-
}, cipal OF the Prestiss normal and In
2 dustrial institute and head Of the col
Ored department OF the Mississippi
Centennial, has made very success
= full campaign in the interest OF his de-
s partment throughout the delta coun'
: ties of the state.
:. Vicksburg-A large number OF local
@ citizens, army and navy officers and
men, accompanied by Illinois Central
passenger agents from all over the
C country. met in the Vicksburg Ma
r tional Military park and participated
: In the breaking OF ground for the
d Blue and Gray reunion to be held here
l. October 1919 this year.
J. Meridian-Meridian Masonic lodges
y have received official notice from
Grand Secretary Frederick Gordon
Speed, announcing that the date for
e the annual school OF instruction of the
h district deputy grand lecturers, to be
8 held at Meridian, has been changed
d from the 18th, 10th and 18th OF May to
u the 22d, 23d and oath of May.
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