Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-02-09

Columbus.-The Southern railway Is
erecting a large shed at its local shops
for the protection Of its employees.
Meridian.-The qualified electors OF
the city of Meridian will pass on a
$4,000 bond issue for the Meridian
and Bigbee river railroad on Feb. 6.
Jackson.-The main auditorium OF
the Majestic theatre, one OF the larg'
est motion picture playhouses In the
south, was completely Quilted by fire.
st*t.
Meridian.-The planting OF peanuts
will receive considerable impetus with
the distribution Of seed peanuts, run
ner variety, by the cotton oil mill In
~terests.
Biloxi.-The Biloxi Yacht Club will
work to secure a number OF hydro
ai%rplanes for the annual regatta for
1917, which will take place in July or
August.
Weathersby.-The two Williamson
bows. convicted at the last term OF the
circuit court for murder and sentenced
to the p~enitentiary for life, escaped
from jail at Mendenhall.
Meridian.-G. II. Mattox announces
that he will double the capacity OF his
pickle factory and In addition will put
I'D sauer kraut during the coming sea-
son.
Hazlehurst.-The continued wet
weather has retarded work by the
truckers here, and the cabbage plants
that are in the cold frames are putting
on premature growth.
Observation-Disclosures Leo R. Stal.
is making big preparations for the re.
union of Scottish Rite Masons here on
Feb. 20, q and 22. He says that a
large class Is expected.
Biloxi-Mrs. w. D. Westfall, AZ
years old, wife of Prof. Westfall, in
structor of mathematics at the Univer
sity of Missouri at Columbia, Mo-, diec
in Biloxi Of heart trouble.
Macon.-The mayor and board o
aldermen of this city recently purchas
ed an automobile fire truck for TIT
! Macon fire department to replace thu
i, hand reels heretofore used.
Forest.-The Scott county teachers
association met at Harpersville with
: large number of teachers present. Thi
is the last meeting of the association
this year on account of field day, Eel
8 ruary 2b.
Hattiesburg.-News has been receiN
- ed here that a large sawmill Will b
=. erected at Louin, near this place, IN
= mediately. A railroad will be bui
Z from the Gulf, Mobile & Northern raj
IS way to the new mill,
Sardis.-J. w Willis, district agel
o. in charge of farm demonstration wor
If in North Mississippi, has notified
s. B. Young, county superintendent
to education. that Riley G. Arnold,
N present farm products agent for Il
Id Southern railway company, has bee
selected as farm demonstration age
for Pamela county.
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Vicksburg.-Amid the blowing
n whistles the three torpedo boat d
l, stroyers Sterrett, Monaghan and La
q ston steamed into the Yazoo canal. T
b; destroyers will remain here until Fe
on S, when they will return to New {
ar, leans. The object of the visit here
ne the war vessels is to stimulate emil
ment IN the United States navy.
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Biloxi.-Data regarding the amou
zee Of tonnage OF vessels operating out
ne Biloxi in 1916 is being gathered he
MI by representatives Of the bureau
ne census department OF commerce,
Dol Washington. Biloxi's feet OF vess'
consist Of 400 to 500 vessels Of
kinds.
at 1900
mr.. Columbus. - Arrangements are
ow der way for the entertainment Of
res thousand or more p~edagogues who v
lille attend the annual meeting of the n
va, sissippi school teachers association
Columbus in May.