Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20

y Glinton.-The Clinton auxiliary
IS the Red Cross has made a splendl
II showing.
& Osyka-The business men of Osvk
Is met at the town hall and organized
7 board Of trade, with 40 active men
? bers.
n BlioN-Constable Louis Largellfer
6 OF this city was waylaid and unmerc
: fully beaten by Dan Turner a Biloxi
negro.
: Hattiesburg,-C. B. FIRTH has beer
named court stenographer by Judg,
Paul B Johnson, to succeed the lat,
Mr.. Ellison.
Jaekson-A midsummer reunion
and ceremonial of Masonic bodies Oh
the state will be held in this city on
July "a and o.
BiloXi-For the first time in forty
years the Seashore campground camp
meetings have been postponed and
Will not be held this year.
Gulfport.-Purchase of additional
land by the Gulf Coast Military acad-
envy for which $4,000 was paid, will en-.
able the school to enlarge its facilities.
West Point.-West Points row over
school superintendent is still in prog.
resS Gov. Bilbo will probably have to
settle it, by calling an election here,
In the near future.
Jackson,-Nayy recruits from Mis-.
5issippi will be limited to IS men a
week for first enlistments, according
to orders received here by Lieut.. ], 3.
Goldman, recruiting officer in charge
of the state,
Waynesboro.-The Wayne county
exemption board has forwarded to Ad.
1utant General Erie E. Scales. at Jack.
son, the duplicate registration cards
Ter Wayne county, the total number
being 1888, of which 44O were colored
Belzoni.-So far as it is possible,
the incubation of all live stock
in the town of Belzoni against an.
thrax, danger of further spread of the
disease has been eliminated, and the
quarantine established here on the
advice of DR.. |. w. Ellis, federal in.
'pector in charge will be lifted. {
Blloxl-Biloxi and other Mississippi
coast boat owners have been notified C
II the required registration of all h
'lasses of vessels in the Eighth naval d
district, following an order received
rom Washington by Lieut.. John T
Ventz, in charge Of the district. and to .
whom all registrations should be for. s. >,
1arded. Il
BlloXi.-The hearings of the Match.
z-Louisiana railroad rate cases, which ~
ave been heard before Special Exam. =,
Ter G. S Gibson for the interstate III
commission, in this citv
Ill not be concluded here, but will be as
at sessions held at Biloxi. in
ew Orleans or Baton Rouge some m,
me in September. 70
Meridian.-The county supervisors
we refused a request to permit OK
y names to be chiseled on the las
monument on the court ne,
use lawn They took this action an,
zen Walthall camp, U. c. ", to which
matter was referred, declared that /
ey desired no DETACHMENT of the tai
whatever in
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Neridian.-Every train from ST fas
Ills and other points brings home
5roes who went north and are max. G
just as rapid strides back home owe
ce the outbreak at East st. Louis cou
They tell terrifying tales of how sup
negroes are treated, and declare par
the south is the negroes home :,
the southern white man his best ~ ~
nd eau
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twenty-five girls E.
we'd here from New Orleans to at wOr
the first Girls Military Training lent
p to be organized in this part of than
country. The camp is located at
ator II. d. Moneys old home near .>'
> and will be known as Camp , gouL
kogee on the Gulf of Mexico" 1t u uoa u
be open through the months of = y
and August and Miss Susan X eS'ii
an will be In charge. iequ
..+.s schot
arksdale-Mrs George P. era. giyer
81 years old, a resident of this
" nights ago uhiob - Az, SUI" War;
a she had ovor aoon s .ii'' scouI
.ta,nman+ =, on,, 49, u 'Ho .I'St antin
cd in 30 years, Her husband de. NV ~
s that she has not missed a show nc
. 1t was stated that Mrs, Ora 0',,s
had not been more than 100 feet as II
her home in Is years. 60 60
ia beginnino - to,.a snipphs Coll
copntv TbrovuS "'. w ''o'u III Al year-o
w Agapt n Wv ollo' Is Oh Jesse
five sbinmor+ 90 49, y, 'on Co ten by
ssissipni hos w.. "ooi' '"e Ii'St the P
w" '"'0e' treatn
- -, oiiV nunuIeu ana seventy BroC
members is the final result of the has h,
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