Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-10-26
MISSISSIPPI

soldier will render better service than
one improperly cared for, and being
convinced that the Y. NJ. C.. AS army
work, more than any other thing.
keeps our soldier boys cOntented. he
In busy preparing to launch a cam.
paign 10 raise in Mississippi 500, 900
for the y" war work. Rev. Phillip
Davidson is the field secretary for
this campaign, and will be aided by a
complete state organization which will
be announced later. Both he and Mr..
Percy will make headquarters at
G~reenvillc.
Hatties burg.-When one Of the spe.
cial trains bearing the 1920 infantry
from Indiana pulled into the station
at Camp Shelby. Charles Dixon. 2, a
member Of the supply company, stop
ped off the train to tho platform, ar.
rying his equipment, Once on the
ground he was seen to stagger and
fall. His fellow soldiers rushed to his
side, but he was dead. An investiga-
ton followed and 1t was learned that
his sudden death came as the result
OF tuberculosis, His body was taken
IN charge by Brigadier General Lewis
and sent back TO his home In New
Harmony, n. Y.
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Masnolia.-Whcn Pike county cir.
cult court opened here Congressman
Percy T.. Quinn delivered a patriotic
address which was frequently inter.
rupted by applause. He spoke on the
causes and Justification of the war,
showing that the United States had
good and sufficient reasons for de.
clarlng that a state of war existed be.
tween this country and the imperial
government Of Germany, and was JUS.
tilted in making the appropriations
and necessary preparations to defend
the country and maintain the rights of
It's citizens.
Grecnwood.-That the copper cent is
going to be used more now than II has
been IN the past is the evidence arts
Ing from demonstrations around local
cigar counters. At these places a cop.
per coin Is used in every sale OF cigars,
smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, Gig.
arettos or cigarette papers, all on ac-
count of the war tax revenue. Five.
cent cigars are now selling for 6 cents:
cigarettes are raised to L. cents.
Gloster. Gloster Chapter Red Cross
opened headquarters in the Whiting
ton building, where u wOrkroom will
be maintained, and sewing and knit
ting work given ont.
The cotton crop OF this section is
reported to be about all gathered.
there having been ideal weather for
IT, no rain for six months. The re.
coipts al GloSter this season will dou-
BILE that OF last.
Jackson-"The man who fights in
blood soaked trenches may be per.
forming a more dangerous service, but
he is not performing a more neces.
sary service for the nation than the
man who buys a Liberty bond" said
Senator John Sharp Williams, in an
address before the Rotary club. Jack.
son.
Greenyille.-A contract has been
awarded for the construction of a new
and up-to-iate gymnasium Of the
GrcenyiIle military academy. The
building will be 4OX7O feet and will be
sufficiently large for company drills
of the cadets during the vet weather.
Meridian-Forty thousand people
passed through the gates OF the Mis-
sissippi-Alabama fair grounds, break.
ing all records for one.day attendance
IN the history Of the fair association.
1t was school children's day. 4
Crystal Springs.-Rev. MIR. L.eggett,
presiding elder of this district, is here
to hold the last quarterly conference
Of the Methodist church for the year.
Much business will come before the
conference and a great deal OF interest
il being taken In 1t.
sS~se
Crystal Springs Springs
has six matrons sewing for the soldiers
who knitted socks for the Confederate
soldiers. These are Mesdames l.. NJ.
Dampeer, ". II. Thompson. A. u. Stay.
Ben Ford. K c, Wells and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Dampeer, Sr.
Ha2lchurst.-John u. Mays was pain.
fully Injured at his home, five miles
west OF this place. when he went out
10 his barn to feed \ nolstein bull.
which gored him in the abdomen. The
wound is not serious, physicians think.
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Holly Springs.-The teachers and
faculty, under Prof, J.. NJ. Consley OF
tho Marshall County Agricultural high
school at Slayden, gave to the teach ,
ers Of the entire county what was
termed u conservation dinner in the =
spacious dining hall of that school
There were more than 80 teachers of
the county present {
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Columhus,-Eyery section of the
will be represented by DELEGATES
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