Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-12-28
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

UnlIeQ States regulars
Louis D, Cummings is in Columbus foI
. few days stay with his parents
Judge and Mrs. T. NJ. Cummings. He
expects to join his company at Camp
Fremont, near San Francisco, and
go to France at an early date.
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Columbus.-W. N. Pickett, chair
man Of Lawndes County Red Cross
chapter, has issued a comprehensive
report covering the activities Of the
chapter during the six months that II
has been in existence. The chapter
was organized June 5, 1917, and since
that time has received contributions
totaling $5,232.20. 1t has expended
since that date $5.152.37.
Clinton.-At a recent meeting OF
the Hermenian Literary Society OF
Mississippi college, the following
young men were chosen to represent
the society at It's next anniversary in
April: Anniversarian, l.. c. Gilbert;
first orator, J. s. Evans; second ora
tor, Joe Canzoneri; third orator, j. A.
Barnhill.
Aberdeen.-Rev. j. Tillery Lewis Is
the new pastor at the First Methodist
church. He comes to Aberdeen high
ly recommended, having served four
years at Clarksdale, and four years
at Greenville.
Meridian.-It was announced here
by Rev. Fred Long, secretary of the
State Sunday School association, that
1t had been decided to hold the 1918
state convention in Meridian, April 2,
3 and 4.
Neutrality-suspicious. of the nor.
NAL college here, who are leaving for
their annual holiday vacation th,s
week, have offered their dormitories
to soldiers and visitors until their re-
turn.
Meridian.-Measles continue to be
a disturbing element in the rural
school districts, and many schools
have been forced to close because Of
the prevalence Of the disease.
Hazlehurst.-A Red Cross mass
meeting was held at the courthouse
here, the purpose of which was to
make a drive for 295 new members
for the Hazlehurst chapter.
Jackson.-There were 2O,115 bales
Of cotton ginned in Kinds county from
the crop of 1917 prior to December /,
1917, as compared with 1892 bales
ginned to December l, 1916.
Greenwood.-The Leflore county tax
levy, including state, county and levee
assessments, was agreed upon at 8
mills. The tax rolls are at Jackson
for their final revision.
Water Valley.-The commodious
two-story frame structure constituting
main buildings of the health resort
known as Ford's Wells, was totally
destroyed by fire.
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Magnolia.-Mrs. E. w. Reid reports
that Magnolia went over the top" the
first day securing new Red Cross men,
bers. The town was allotted 1G5 and
2O2 were enrolled.
Clarksdale.-County officials here
are waging a strenuous war against
Illicit liquor tr%affickers in the county.
Recently they made several raids at
Friars Point.
Crystal Springs.-Jasper Ferguson,
an employe of the Crystal Springs
Manufacturing company, while operat.
ing a ripsaw, lost three fingers and a
thumb.
Corinth.-The northeast Mississippi
s~choolmasters' club met in annual ses.
sion at Tupelo and elected officers for
the new year.
Durant,-On account of the extreme
cod weather and scarcity of coal the
Durant high school closed last Thurs
day until Jan. /.
Charleston.-FAram A. Summers. an
aged and highly respected citizen Of
Charleston, died at the family resi-.
dence here.
Houlka. Hicks Carter, a well,
known farmer, died at his home west
of Houlka.
Inverness.-Great interest is being
manifested in the Red Cross work
here.
Port Gibson.-The holiday season
for the Port Gibson female college be.
gan rather early this year, because of
a measles epidemic scare In the city.
Columbus.-Payments of taxes in
Lowndes county, delayed several
weeks by a belated revision of the as
sessment rolls, are now coming in rap
idly.
Blue Mountain.-Blue Mountain col.
lege will dismiss for the holidays on
Thursday, Dec. 20, and will resume
work on Wednesday, Jan. 2.