Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

opened with an attendance Of more
than S,oOO pupils.
Greenville,-The public schools OF
Greenviile opened the session of 1917
Is with the largest attendance in their
history. Prof, T. Z. Bass begins his
thirty4ourth year as superintendent.
Hermanyille-The Hermanville high
school opened with a full attendance.
and prospects are bright for a good
sessions work, as an able faculty has
been secured.
Laurel-John c. Street has been
appointed general field representative
for the southern division of the Amer
lean Red Cross society, with head
quarters In New Orleans.
Hattiesburg-The Mississippi Wo-
mans college opened with a heavy
enrolment. The indications are that
The high water mark in attendance
reached last year will be surpassed.
Hattiesburg.-Major General VIII.
ham II. Sage commander of the Thir-
tieth- eighth army division, and com.
mandant of Camp Shelby, has left Hat
tiesburg for an Atlantic port enroute
to France
Toccopola-The fall term of the
Pontotoc county circuit court will
probably be in session the greater
part OF two weeks This is The first
term Of court held in the new $4,000
court house.
Crystal Springs. farmers and
business men here are beginning to
plan for the regular holding the pros.
perity fair, which has been held here
with such general success for the past
several years.
Btloxt-Rev Father Nelus, former
ly assist ant pastor OF the Church of
Our Lady Of the Gulf at Bay st. Louis,
has assumed charge Of the Church Of
Our Lady Of Good Counsel at Point
Cadet at Biloxi
Mineral Wells.-A Red Cross soci-
city has been organized here with
about 80 members Mrs. Mary Allen
Is chairman: Mrs. r. w. Finn, vice.
chairman: Mrs. R B. Bowe. secretary
and treasurer.
Biloxi-The proposed bond issue OF
$4,000 for the Improvement of the
city's streets was defeated by large
majority In special election, in which
q total of 264 votes were cast, with
I'll against the issue.
Winona-E. r. Ford, clerk of the
circuit court of Mont gomery county
received an order from H. II. Rodgers,
Judge, pretermittng the term of cir.
cult court scheduled by law to be held
on the second Monday Of October.
JacksOn.-Millsaps college, Missis-
sipppi's leading Methodist institution,
opened here with larger attendance
than last year For the first time In
the schools history an army officer
sat with the faculty as one of It's mem.
bers.
Blue Mountain.-Blue Mountain col
lege which is one of the largest and
Oldest schools In Mississippi, began
Its 1918 session with bright pros
poets for the very best year in its his
tory. Every place in It's dormitories
has been filled.
Crystal Springs.-W. B. Lockwood
is In Hazlehurst, representing George
Clowers in his suit against II; w. Nc.
Mauns, wherein the plaintiff is suing
McManus for damages growing out of
an automobile wreck north of here
about month ago.
JacksOn.-Two counties, Yazoo and
Clarke, are preparing exhibits for the
National Farm and Live Stock show,
IN New Orleans, and Commissioner OF
Agriculture p p. Garner Is trying to |
have several other counties make dis
plays at the big New Orleans show,
which runs from Nov. 10 to 20.
sssss
Coldwater-1Amar Callicott Of this |
place Is now a full.fedged aviator,
having received his license as an air
pilot. MIR. Callicott Is a wealthy young
nan who has been interested In avia-
ion for several years. and who went
% Salida, o., several months ago to
study the art of flying
West Point.-Clay county's free fair
md food conservation display will
,pen Oct. 10 and continue through
Oct IL, the fair management an.
lounces. Funds for all cash prizes
ave been almost totally subscribed,
md in sufficient amount to insure the
argest awards IN the history Of the
air.
Brookhaven.-A party OF represen.
ative citizens OF Brookhaven left for
Atlanta, Ga, Charleston, S. C., and
to present the claims OF
3rookhaven to the establishment OF
me OF the army training camps to bo
ocated somewhere in the south.