Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-16

NOIullOuS REV. L. L.
who recently accepted a call To the
Baptist church in this city, has
begun his pastorate.
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or. residing near this city, purchased
49, acres Of improved land near
Jamestown. for $4,000.
Byhalia-The Byhalia chapter Of
the Red Cross has shipped to head
quarters in New Orleans a box con
279 hand made articles.
Natohez.--By order of Judge Il. Z.
Jackson, two weeks of the November
term Of the circuit court for Adams
county have been pretermitted.
Hattiesburg.-The circuit court OF
the Twelfth judicial district convened
for the November term at the Forrest
county courthouse, with Judge Paul Il.
Johnson presiding.
Columbus.-Rev. Il. l.. Malone, rec
tor of the Church of the Holy Com
forter, at Gadsden, Ala, has been call
cd to the pulpit Of st. Paul's Episco.
pal church in this city.
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Ellisville.--The students Of the
Jones county agricultural high school
have shown their patriotism by voting
to have one wheatless meal and two
meatless meals each day.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF the Colum-
bus police force who, like every n
else, have been hit by the high cost Of
living, have petitioned the city council
to advance their salaries,
Hattiesburg.-W. A. Logan, aged u.
one Of the best known residents Of
Hattiesburg, is dead. Mr., Logan and
his wife celebrated the fiftieth anxi-
versary of their wedding In September.
Columbus.-E. S. Gambler, represen-
tative in congress from the First Mis-.
sissippi district, has appointed George
Sherman Of this city to a cadetship at
the United States naval academy at
Annapolis.
Jackson.-William Parish, aged %,
Of Company H, Second Mississippi,
and Thomas Holmes, aged 20, OF Com
pany G, Second Mississippi, died OF
pneumonia at local hospitals within an
hour of each other.
Meridian. c.. Carter was painful
" injured and Horace Kinard slightly
hurt when an automobile driven by
Carter crashed through a bridge on
the Marion road, turning turtle and
landing in the creek below.
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Brookhaven.-The Mississippi Bap
list state convention will meet in an
nual session at ~Brookhaven on Nov
IA. On the day preceding the conven
ton, Tuesday, Nov. 10, the pastors will
hold their usual conference.
Biloxi.-Louis Mangin, foreman fol
West End fire company of this city
has submitted an annual report OF the
fires occurring in this city from Nov l
1916, to Nov. l., 1917, which shows thai
there have been turned in AZ fire
alarms.
Columbus.-About nine hundred stu
dents OF the Mississippi Industrial In
stitute and College are showing theiI
patriotism by becoming members o.
the Red Cross auxiliary OF the Colum
bus chapter, which has been organ
lied At the college.
Meridian.-The people OF Meridian
voted for an increase Of tax levy from
16 to II mills to provide funds for In
creasing the salary of firemen and pc
licemen, and defeated 4 $I50,OOO bon
issue to provide funds to build and or
crate a municipal ice plant.
Biloxi.-O. l.. Brown, indicted by tn
federal grand jury at Jackson In May
1915, on a charge Of using the mail
for fraudulent purposes, was arreste
at Hattiesburg and brought to Biloz
and taken before United States Con
missioner ]. G. Tyler. lie was boun
over to the next term Of federal cour
on bond.
West Point.-Barney p. O'Rourk'
aged Sc, the first rural free deliver
carrier that was appointed in Missi
sippi and the seventh one that was al
pointed in the United States, wa
found dead in the road Il mile sout
of Abbott. He left West Point wit
his mail on time, well, AMI in fine spi
its; made his change Of mail in tn
Abbott postoffice and said nothing {
not feeling well.
Jackson.-Officers OF the Z. s. ST
nal corps made an inspection here
the site Jackson offers for an ayiatio
camp. They were: Lieut. Col, era
tree and Lieut. Col. Edgar, Majors Fa
a and Castle, and Capt. Holder
Nothing will be known of the officer
decision until they return to Was.
ington.
Jackson.-Colonel William WinstC