Macon beacon., 1917-04-20
Personal and Local Items


Miss Johnson, of Montgomery, Ala.
is the guest of Mrs. c. E. Broome.
Mrs, L. W, Graham of Meridian
visited friends in Macon last week.
Mrs. w. H Smith of the A. & NJ
College returned to home Sunday.
Mrs. William Hamilton of jackson
visited Mrs. J. E Boggess this week
Miss Mamie Gully is spending the
weekend in DeKalb with home. folks.
Mrs. Charles Strong and son Barnett
were in Columbus several days this
week.
Miss Mary Lou Green was the guest
friends in Scooba the first dart of the
week.
Mrs. Marian Harris and daughter are
IN Okolona, the guests of Mrs. Matte
Davis.
Miss Lula Drisdell of Tuscumbia is
the guest of Miss Mary Emma Rich
ardson.
Misses Ethel and Parmelia Yates Wis
tied friends in Starkville last Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Strong and son
and Mrs. W. M. Lamberson motored to
Columbus Thursday.
Mesdames Charles Combs of Green
wood and George Hairston of Crawford
are the guests this week of Mrs. h C.
Patty.
Mrs. W. H. Rose of Columbus is
visiting her mother, Mrs. John R.
Dinsmore. Mr.. Rose spent last Sun
day here.
DR.. Murphey has been in New Or
leans several days this week. He will
return tonight and be in his office to-
morrow. Saturday.
MIR. Polk Cole of Prairie Point is in
town this morning. He has been sick
for the past ten days and he says that.
he has felt for awhile as if he was
agoner.
Mr.. Minor Ames, who has been at
tending school at Blue Mountain, came
home Monday to Join to the army.
He has enlisted with the Greenwood
Company,
Mrs. Minnie Clemens was called to
Jackson, Tenn, this week by the death
OF an eight months old daughter of her
son, Jerre. The baby died on Tuesdey
of pneumonia.
Miss Sara Fisher Ames, of the |. |.
d g., spent day or two at home this
week and was accompanied by Miss
Beth Henry, of Eupora, and Miss Louise
Armstrong, of the |. |. & C.
Doc Riddle, a veteran of the late
unpleasantness, was in town this week
and again rendering his services to
1i5 country, and was very saddened
when told he was bit over ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stages, of
West Point. were in town Sunday.
VIII Staggers left Macon several years
Igo and has since been in the grocery,
bakery and is now agent for the Ameri-
ian Express Co., at West Point. His
rends here will be glad to know he is
'rospering.
Miss Rosetta Halberg and Messrs.
Walter Stokes, Arthus Meeks, Ellis
Hunter, and Nelson Sherrod attended
'eld Day at Okolona. Miss Hol-
'ery entered the Latin contest, Mr..
Walter Stokes the Algebra relay race
Ar. Nelson Sherrod the English, Mr..
Arthur Meeks the defamation and re-
ay race and Mr.. Ellis Hunter the re-
ay race. (
Mr. M. E. Fisher has sold the stock
t goods he purchased from Mr.. E. E.
'hppen and left today for his home in
horndale, Texas. Mr.. Fisher made
rlend of every man who came in con- {
act with him during his stay in Macon, !
lther in business or social wav, for
C IS gentleman to the manner born, |
nd he regrets that business conditions
id not permit his remaining here. He :
fishes to thank the people of Macon
Or their kindness and courtesy with I
'hlch he was treated while here. s
Miss Mabel Sessions, who has been z
nth her sister, Mrs. Southall, for
be past years, spent two days at home d
nth her mother, Mrs. Lucy Sessions.
llss Sessions, who is trained nurse, :
her services to the govern
lent several weeks ago, and was ac-
epted and she has been ordered to
eport at Washington next week and
NIL probably be sent to the "firing line"
-henever hostilities commence.
Messrs. W. T. Britton, John Bran
on and Jesse Hill, all from the south.
asst part of the county, were in town Il
Ionday morning. Speaking of crop
d ditions. they stated that on account 7!
heavy. beating rain that fell in y
leir section the latter part of March n
'on after cotton had been planted, c
ley would be forced to plant over