Macon beacon., 1917-07-13
MISSISSIPPIANS AT HOME
What Your NeghbOrs Are Doing All Over
the Magnolia" State

sold at trustees sale to Mrs. James G.
Smith.
Gufport.- The sum OF $50 was real
lied from the Red Cross festival given
at the Mississippi Centennial grounds
last week.
NicksburE Another car OF Hot
stein cattle arrived in Nicksburg' con
tanning eight pure.bred bulls and 70
two year-old heiters.
Biloxi-Special Examiner G. S. Glib
son, and members OF the interstate
commerce commission party enjoyed
FISHING trip to Ship Island,
Yazso Clty.-The county board Of su'
pervisors met and let the contract for
a bridge between Yazoo and Madison
counties over Big Black river.
Moselle.-Seyenty.a descendants
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Collins
had their annual reunion at the home
of Mrs. ]. l.. Shows In Moselle,
Hatiesburg DR.. Harvey 7; Noun
ger the new county health officer, was
appointed a member of the county ex'
emption board by Governor Bilbo.
Columbus. A health or sanitary sur
vey OF Columbus is being made by DR..
William II. Price, Of Cincinnati, repre-
senting the United States public health
survey.
Magnolla-The $4,000 county bonds
for establishing the county agricultu-
raj high school at Godbolds Mineral
Wells were sold by the board of super
visors.
Purvis.-The Lamar county educa-
tional board has ordered the Lamar
county public schools to open for six
months term the first Monday in Sep
tember.
McComb, Determination of the Red
Cross auxiliary at large In this city
has been completed with J, b, Afford.
chairman; o. b. Quinn, treasurer; A.
]. Evans, secretary.
Coldwater.-B weevils are max
ing an early appearance around hera
this year, and numerous specimens arc
being brought to town from different
farms in this vicinity.
Rolling Fork. G. Cammack, who
has been the very efficient postmas'
ter here since March /, 1902. has re-
signed his position and left for an au'
tomobile trip to Los Angeles. Cal, his
future home.
| Hazlehurst.--A large acreage will be
planted in Irish potatoes in Copiah
county next season, as they are about
the most profitable crop that can DO
raised in this section. The yield Is
from $50 to 200 bushels to the acre.
Magnolia members of the sew
eral women missionary unions of the
, Bogue Chitto Baptist association held
Joint meeting here. The local union
entertained the visitors, serving din
ner on tho church grounds In picnic
d style.
: Monticello.-A thorough tick eradt
cation campaign Is being waged In TINS
= county under the supervision OF Dr.
T.. II. Aicher, federal supervisor Of the
l. work here. The prospects are excel
, lent for a tlckfree county not later
I than Dec. |.
Columbus. The planning mills and
lumber plants in this city are in con
tinuous operation night and day, due
to the fact that nine thousand freight
cars were recently released for dis
n uributlon among railroads throughout
the south Orders of long standing
g are now being filled.
Z Columbus.-Dr John f. Davis, the
= Columbus citizen who was among the
{ prisoners taken by the Germans when
the English ship George was torpe'
- doed last winter, who returned to the
!, United States several weeks ago, is at
q Columbus, his former home, and was
>. given warm welcome by his many
q friends in this city.
Ellisvllle.-The exercises at the In
terurban Park on the trolley line be-
g tween Ellisvile and Laurel on the
d Fourth Of July included patriotic
n speeches in the morning by Judge Paul
n b. johnson and District Attorney K 5.
0. Hal! OF Hattiesburg, and at night by
n County Attorney T. Weber Wilson and
IT Henry Hilburn OF Laurel.
Coldwater The faculty OF the Cold
III water high school has been complet-
ut ed. and the following teachers have
II accepted positions in the school: T II
ne Freeny, OF Morton, principal; Miss
p. Hattie May Ultchey, Miss Dovie Fors
he ter, Miss Lillian Lawler, Miss Jessie
IS. Smith and Miss Nan Howard assist
Ia. ants. Mrs. ]. B. Dulaney will remain
In charge OF the music department
Ir. Monticello Fire OF an unascertaln