Macon beacon., 1917-03-30
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
NENNN CONDENSED NNNAOl
Happenings Over
Commonwealth
as Cleaned from
Various Places

have on deposit $1,O0O.00O lying idle.
McComb.-Fire severely damaged
the general store of r. S. Brumfleld.
Grenada.-Group one OF the Missls'
sippi bankers association was held in
Grenada.
umberton.--Blshop Bratton. Of the
Episcopal diocese Of Mississippi made
his annual to st. Adams Mission.
Bioxi.-Mrs w. S. Mcintyre OF Bi
loxi has been appointed grand mana
ger OF the Woodmen Circle of Missis
sippi.
Jacksonville Mississippi League OF
Motion Picture Exhibitors will hold
~ annual session In this city March
l8 and 30
Toccopola.-R d. Sargent, highly
esteemed Confederate veteran OF this
county, Is dead after a short attack o.
pneumonia.
Carthage--A case OF smallpox Is
reported by the county health officer
on the place Of J. l.. Ellis, five miles
east Of here,
McNeill.-A dipping vat In Pear
River county five miles southeast oil
Carriare, and near the Johnnie Davis
place. was dynamited.
dwater-Some important add
tions have recently been made by
stockmen OF this section in the way oi
improved breeding stock.
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cashier at the Illinois Central Railroad
depot, Is in a dangerous condition as
a result Of having cut his throat with
q razor.
Jackson.-Jackson has begun Its
annual spring cleaning up, as a par
OF the state cleanup campaign, which
arouses much interest In Mississippi
every year.
Corinth, h,-Through the 3. NJ. G. 4
Is learned that Corinth is to have ;
modern creamery plant. The pro
moter. M. D. Wardlow, recently ar
rived here from Kerrville, Texas.
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Crystal Sprlngs.--R. L. Grant, whit
owns the famous bloodhounds. and ha!
run down more criminals than any
other man In the South. has announced
that he will soon retire from the bust
ness.
Toccopola-At recent meeting o
the Pontotoc county boys pig club six
ty Duroc Jersey pigs were distributed
to new members OF the club and plans
made for another successful year fol
the club.
Yazoo City--The order Of the East
ern Star was organized at the Masoni,
temple. The members OF the BentoI
lodge were present. and Mrs. Mar,
Stigler, of Lexington. assisted in tht
organization.
Jackson-A conference Of all bust
ness interests has been called to NEE
in this city March % to consider |
fight against revision upward OF Mis-
sissippi's intrastate class and com
modify rates.
Brookhaven.-The campaign inaug
urated by the Methodists of this cit!
for the purpose of raising the sum o
$4,000 to complete their new churcl
building, has closed. Total collections
for the week amounted to the sum o
s11.11000,
Clinton.--As proof Of the progress
Of stock raising In Kinds county, P
y Ratliff. who has farm near Ray
npnd, shipped carload Of steers t,
New Orleans, recently. and realize,
three-fourths of cent more per poun,
than any previous record on che sal
cf beef cattle.
Jackson.-Halt OF the men needle
for the organization of battery Q
light artillery here have Joined, an
recruiting is picking up under pre-:
sure OF the crisis with Germany, 1t
expected that the full battery will b
recruited In few weeks, and mus
tered into service.
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BlloM.-At a meeting Of the Bilo,
commercial club It was decided I
take steps to organize a company wit
possibly a capital stock Of s25,000
purchase grounds. lay off cours
build country clubhouse and TAX
other steps for the establishment {
one of the largest and most convenier
GOLF courses in the south.
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Aberdeen.-J. S. Hopkins, who too
charge of the little six.weeks-old bah
boy who was deserted by his motht
and left on the porch OF an old negi
woman, has had several homes offere
the little fellow.
Brookhaven.-At banquet held
Methodist men campaign was star
ed to raise $4,000 to be used in cor
pleting the handsome new Methodi
church.
Ripley.-The firm OF VIM. Hines
Co. fled a volunteer petition In ban
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