Macon beacon., 1917-03-09

teenth section funds to be audited.
Moss Albert p Denny, one
OF Moss Points most prominent cii-
zens, aged 60 years, was found dead
in his bed.
Cleveland. Mrs s. J Simpson. OF
/ Duncan, failed to break TIE will OF her
late husband. This suit involved about
100000 worth of property.
Crystal Springs The Illinois Cen.
trail railroad is cooperating in an ef-
fort to create a Northern market for
Copiah county grown potatoes.
Yazoo City-At their regular month.
ly meeting held here, the county
teachers association named April 19
as the date for the county field exer-
cises.
Crystal Springs Hupperich,
an expert machinist, while working on
a piece Of steel, let it slip, in some
way causing a silver to stick in his
left eye.
Lexngton.-Th returns are in for
the last car Of cooperative hogs ship.
ped from this place. The car brought
81 ,94975 net. for which top prices
were obtained
Natchez.-Suit has been filed In tho
circuit court here by NJ. NJ Gossage
against the Southern Railway & Light
Co., for $25, 900 damages for the death
Of his son, Charles Gossage. aged 10
Corinth.-The city schools are man
ifesting great deal OF interest In the
coming field meet of the Northeast
Mississippi schoolmasters' association
which will be held at Oklahoma the
latter part of April.
Biloxi-The industry OF fishing for
shrimp by means of travis has been
abandoned by the Biloxi fisherman
and there will be no more work OF
that kind until the spring shrimping
fishing season opens in April.
Toccopola Farmers warehouse
company, located at oxford, has given
notice to the farmers Of the county
that they will guarantee market for
sorghum sweet potatoes fall Irish po-
tatoes, peanuts and soy beans
Crystal Springs Entirely paralyzed,
though his mental faculties are unim-
paired as a result of striking his head
against that OF companion while in
swimming, Percy Scott has been sent
to st. Louis to undergo an operation
Toccopola. Pontotoc county
board of supervisors have given no ,
tice that they will receive bids for the
sinking of a sixinch, deep we'll with
standard casing for the use Of the new
$4,000 court house that is being com
pleted at Pontotoc.
Meridian.-Only a few more pa
tients remain in the Matty Hersee
hospital and as soon as they are well |
enough to be discharged the institu-
tion will be closed by DR., X. r. Klein,
house surgeon, by order of the local |
board of directors.
The United States district court at
Biloxi has adjourned and all Of tho |
court officials, including Judge H. c. |
Niles, United States Marshal John G.
eastman, Chief Clerk Ben Todd and
Deputies Langstaff and Freeney, have
returned to their homes.
Biloxi.-The government will not !
prosecute w A. "Sing" Coins, alleged |
leader of the Greene county moonshin.
ers, who was arrested the latter part |
OF January by United States Deputy
Internal Revenue Collector V. J. A.
Tucei, of Biloxi, on charge of illicit dis
tlllng.
Meridian-Friends Of former county
of education John r.
Ellis, who was sentenced to four years
in the penitentiary on plea Of guilty
to two indictments charging misuse OF
county funds, are still working dill
gently to secure reprieye or pardon /
for him.
Pontotoc-Tri-county live stock asso-
citation, consisting Of Tippah, Union
and Pontotoc counties, has been organ.
lied here, with the following officers:
0. J. Knox, president, Pontotoc; w. r.
Alyis, vice president, Ripley. w. L.
Thomason. secretary and treasurer,
Pontotoc.
Biloxi.-ln the United States dis.
trict court here Judge H. c. Niles pre-
siding, final decree In the case OF
the hampton realty company vs. J. J.
White ct al, was handed down In IA.
vor of the realty company and against |
White and Marion F. Blackwell BY |
the decree the United States grants |
land In George county to the hampton
company.
Philadelphia.-Mrs Ethel Winstead,
on trial for the second time on
charges of completely in the murder
during January, 1916, of her husband, |
Samuel Winstead, prominent farmer
and mill owner here, was freed by
Judge J. D. Carr of the criminal court,