Macon beacon., 1917-07-06

Toccopola.-Three Of the rural mail
carriers in Pontotoc county are now
using automobiles to deliver the mail
to their patrons.
Yazoo City.-The eleventh annual
session of the Mississippi negro teach.
ers' association will be held in Ne.
ridan July 4, and 6.
Crystal Springs account Of the
high cost Of coal, the municipal water
and light plant is using sawdust In
the plant as fuel in the place OF coal.
Greenwood Material for the con.
struction OF the new Y. e. NJ. V. passen,
ger station is arriving daily and act.
ual construction work Is progressing
nicely,
BilOxi.-Biloxi housewives are up In
arms on account OF an advance in the
price Of ice and declare there will be
much suffering among children of the
poor.
Carhtage.-For 46 years Mrs. Daniel
Conan, aged So, had secretly treasured
the bones OF her dead husband, and
her death near here has Just revealed
the fact.
Lexlngton.-A cooperative car OF
Irish potatoes, cooperative car of
hogs and cooperative car OF cattle
were all shipped from this place in
one day.
Crystal Sprlngs.-W. b. Walker who
was here during the shipping season,
representing the department Of mar
kets at Washington, has gone to Hum.
boldt, Tenn.
lIattiesburg Major Clewis OFFER.
rail-, Of the Mississippi guards, Is in.
vestigating charges of a recent drunk.
en- carouse In a camp near here
company l..
Columbus-Th North Mississippi
Epworth league conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
will be held at the Central Methodist
church here July and 6.
Newton-The program committee OF
the Newton County Sunday School as.
soclation has issued the program for
the annual meeting OF the association,
which convenes at Stratton on July S
and 6.
Brookhaven-The doors OF the hand.
some new $4,000 Methodist church
were thrown open for public service
for the first time Sunday, DR.. c. W.
Crsler, formerly Of Jackson, Is the |
pastor
Brookhaven.-A soldier and sailors |
record with the name OF each sailor
and soldier leaving Lincoln county,
with a complete personal history of
each one, Is being kept by the city
clerk here.
Crystal Springs s.-Harrison Osgood,
an aged negro, while walking up the
tracks Of the Illinois Central railroad .
near the municipal power plant. was
run down by the Merry Widow" and
killed.
Biloxi.-The Biloxi yacht club has
decided TO put ladies OF the Red Cross
in charge of the regatta ball to be
given on the night of July 5, and for
the first time on record will charge
an admission fee.
Gulfport.-The death OF James T.
Cotton, head of the landscape work OF
the Mississippi Centennial Exposition,
marks the fifth death in the last six
months OF men employed in the d.
recting force OF the exposition.
Ellisville.-Wyatt A. Taylor, field
secretary of the Young Peoples SO.
ciety Of Christian Endeavor for Vir-
ginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Flori-
da and Mississippi, lectured In the
Presbyterian church here in the in.
terest of that organization.
ss'ss
Newton.-James Richardson Of this
who was formerly captain
If the Newton military company be.
ore It was mustered out of service
several years ago, has been recommis
'ioned as captain in the national guard
md Is now seeking to organize q cav.
llry company.
Jackson.-Lonnie B. Moseley, repub.
lean national committeeman for Mis-.
'issippi, for "a years clerk Of the
United States circuit court for the
district OF Mississippi and a
'esident OF Kinds county for more
han third of century, died at his
home here.
New Augusta. F. Ruffln com.
,any's turpentine still was destroyed
" fire here. The main distillery, with
/ large amount of the crude product,
vas destroyed, and ii was only by
lard efforts on the part of the clti.
ms that the fire was kept from de.
troying many barrels OF spirits,
Columbus-The planning mills and
umber plants In this city are in con.
inuous operation night and day. due