Macon beacon., 1917-09-21

Coldwater--J d, Turley has pur
! chased twoton motor truck, and will
operate it between Coldwater and his
plantation Is miles west OF here.
!
McComb City-All the public schools
opened here, with Prof. w. c. vii
liamS, superintendent The high
school is under Miss Perla Otken, as
principal
Greenwood Chief Of the local fire
department for the past seven years.
F, o. Johnson. rendered his resigna-
ton. He is succeeded by Mr.. Lee
Bridges
Coldwater. Prof. F. H. Easom has
resigned as principal of the new Ar
kabutla consolidated school owing 20
his expectation OF being called upon
for military service,
Corinth-The board OF school truS.
tees has leased the building of the Al
corn Wooden mills for additional rooms
to relieve the crowded conditions now
prevailing in the primary grades,
Columbus The Peoples Bank and
Trust company of Tupelo Miss, has
been named the official depository for
funds belonging to Lownds county
and is ~ pay $40 per cent interest on
deposits.
Olive Branch - Miss Linnie Mai WI.
kins was painfully hurt when car in
which she and a number of friends
we're riding, driven by Ralph Sims,
colided with a machine driven by >.
NJ Haraway
Raymond. The opening Of tha
Kinds county agricultural high school
here for its first years work was a
happy and significant occurrence for
not only Raymond and vicinity, but
the entire county.
Biloxi -Four new boats have been
constructed by the Biloxi shipbuilding
and box factory company for the sea
food company of Biloxi, The boats
will be used in the shrimp and oyster
business this season.
Magnolia. Prof j. e Carruth has
resigned as principal of Magnolia
high school to accept similar posi-
tion in his home town of Summit, C
III the acancy caused by the resigna
tion of Prof. r. l.. Bedwel,
olumbus.--The Southern railway
has just paid out to employees at loca
shops a large sum, due them as bacl
pay under the terms of an agreement
, with the road, made through w. B
Wilson, secretary of labor.
Gulfport Mrs A. A. Fisher, aged
65, a native of Indiana, fell from a run
away wagon and was killed. In fall
ing, her feet became caught in one oil
the wheels and she was dragged about
so feet before the horse was stopped
Coldwater-The present season is
the best in the history Of the timber
, Industry at this place, and shipments
! are steadily increasing. During the
month of August 3G cars of logs and
six cars of sawed lumber were shipped
.
mbus--Columbus was establish
ed In 1913 and there is a movement on
foot to arrange a centennial celebra
tlon next year. The undertaking, how
ever. is an embryonic state, and unset
tied conditions attendant upon the
war may retard the plans.
Bay st. Louis--Hancock county has
now entered on one of the final phases
OF It's campaign against the cattle tick
, All herds which contain ticky cattle
we're placed under local quarantine In
order to localize the infested area and
, prevent relnfectation Of the free cat
, tie.
Vicksburg The Vicksburg street
, car strike terminated when the man
. ager of the company signed contract
witnessed by Mayor Hayse. with the
motormen and conductors, fixing their
pay at % cents per hour and two men
to operate each car on the two prin
J cipal lines.
Biloxi.-Leon Raley OF this city was
badly burned about the hand and arm
when the schooner Mabel Nelson
owned by the Barataria Canning com
pany, caught on fire, as a result OF ar
explosion Of gasoline.
Natchez-Col. r. A. Burton has beer
succeeded as superintendent Of Jeffer
son Military college by c. G. Prospere
who comes from North Carolina, Col
Burton resigned in order to accept {
commission as lieutenant colonel IL
the regular army and has been as
signed as an instructor at Leor
Springs, Tex.
Crystal Springs -Nollie Remington
young business man, recently called
under the draft law, and who has sole
, out his business preparatory to enter