Macon beacon., 1917-10-19

Natche2 report great difficulty in
securing sufficient men for section
crews
Lambert The Lambert Red Cross
chapter shipped a large supply of
goods to headquarters at New
Orleans.
Soldwater--S. u. Wooten, Mrs. {,
X. Avant and Miss Metra Hawkins
have organized Red Cross branch
at Moore's school,
Jackson,-4Sixty automobiles were
destroyed in fire that broke out
here In the Hines Auto company's
vulcanizing department.
Crystal Springs. Charlie Girls
Ter, of the Methodist church OF Brook
A..ayen. assumed charge OF the Method
list revival services here.
Ellisvillc-'tbirty negroes left Jones
county for Camp Pike, Ark This is
the fl It contingent of the negro draft
to be sent from this county.
Biloxi.-The National Nut Growers
association in annual convention here,
having opened with delegates present
principally from Southern states.
Hattiesburg More than $475,000
worth of Liberty Bonds have been
purchased by the soldiers at Camp
Shelby since the opening of the cam.
paign at the camp.
NatChez The drive to secure " .
$4,000 allotment for the Liberty
loan assigned to NatChez and Adams
county has started here with every
indication OF success
Biloxi.-A bond issue Of $1,000 has
been authorized by the mayor and
board of aldermen to BE- used for the
streets and opening others in the
Back Bay region OF Biloxi.
Jackson Active efforts in Missis-
sippi to raise 100000, the states
share OF the Y. NJ c. A. war work
fund. are under way with Leroy
Percy, Of Greenvilie, in charge OF the
plans.
Greenvlle The Delta Light and
Traction company has received sew
eral new cars for the Greenville street
railway, which were put in service.
The new cars were the Irish green
colors and are neat, comfortable and
comodious
Columbus Through the efforts of
Mrs. NJ. M. Green. secretary of the
American Red Cross society for the
Columbus district. local Red Cross
chapter has been organized at the
Mississippi Industrial Institute and
College in this city
Blue Mountain --LOwrey Memorial
Baptist church has called Or. II. A.
Kimbrough, OF ViCks ksburg, Miss, to
be its pastor, 10 succeed Dr, W. Il,
Farr, who resigned recently to accept
the pastorate OF a Baptist church in
the Mississippi Delta
]. S. koonce, 35, Torrance, Miss,
| died at Baptist Memorial Hospital
Memphis, from injuries received in
mill accident at Torrance several
days ago His clothing was caught in
the shafting. Koonce suffered broken
arms and internal injuries.
| Hat iesburg -. The Hattiesburg
American, the afternoon newspaper
succeeding the Hattiesburg Herald
made its initial appearance The
American is owned by stock com
pany OF local interests and Is edited
and managed by Howard s. Williams
Charleston Friends Of T &. James
are in receipt Of telegraphic advices
from him that his young boar, Scis.
sors, won the championship in the ju
nior yearling class and won the grand
championship Of the DurOc breed at
the international hog how in prog.
ress at Omaha, Neb.
!
Hattiesburg By . unanimous vote
the members Of the Parents and
Teachers Association Of Hattiesburp
at five separate meetings held in the
five schools OF the city voted to ASK
the voters to hold an election to pass
on authorizing a special levy for tbs
schools of Hattiesburg
Crystal Springs. city clerf
has been instructed to araw up notes
for FIVE years time, 10 be signed by
property owners whose property has
concrete sidewalks abutting thereon
II they refuse to sign the street com
missioner will be instructed TO pro
cceed to take ", the wake In from
OF the property
!
Canton.--A soldier named T. l.. Lun
dy. on his way to Lexington jumpet
off OF train No. and had his righ
leg crushed below the knee. It seem
he had cut another soldier pretty bad
" at the camp in Jackson and was try
ing to make his way to Lexington. II