Macon beacon., 1917-09-28
Personal and Local Items

Macon High School.
Mr.. ]. F, Ames Is in Canada looking
after his farming interest.
Mrs. A. H. George. of Meridian. /
the guest Of Mrs. E. 7. George.
Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Tyson spent sew
eral days in Meridian this week.
Mrs. j. H. Forgey. of Beaumont
Miss, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. F
Hickman,
Mrs. W. P. Minor is visiting he
daughter, Mrs. H. T. Saunders, IL
Starkville.
Mrs. ]. e. Boggess and son are visit
Ing Mrs. John Binion in the Fox TraE
neighborhood
Mr.. Minor Ames. of Camp Jackson
spent last Weekend at home, having
twenty-four hour furlough.
DR.. and Mrs. Brown, of Aberdeen
motored to Macon Tuesdoy and spent
the day with Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Har'
ris.
Miss Ernestine Parker, daughter OF
Mr.. J. B. Parker, Of Memphis. Ala. IL
now holding the position of stenographel
at the M. & F. Bank
Supply Sergeant Porter Swami Of
Company Fl, spent several days last
week with horefolks, coming on oftlcia'
business for the government.
Sheriff J. T. Mcclure has been con.
fined to his bed at his home three miles
west of Macon, suffering from an attack
of malaria, He is now able to sit ur
and will probably be in his Office next
week.
Mrs. P. A. Carpenter, of Prairie
Point, was in town today for the first
time in several months. She has beer
sufferer from rheumatism and will
spend the winter with her daughter in
Florida.
Mr.. Floyd Mckenzie, who has beer
in the sheriff's office for several months,
was called to his home in Forest, Scott
county, last Saturday. He was with
the drafted men and will go to Fort
Roots for training
DR.. and Mrs. j. E. Jones left the
early part of The week for Vicksburg to
visit their daughter They will visit
Mr.. Swallow and family at St. Joseph,
La, and friends at other places before
returning home.
Miss Irene Hubbard, who received a
B. S. degree at the |. | & C. last ses-
sion, and who assisted Mrs. Tyndall in
the economic work in the county during
the summer, has been appointed by Miss
Susie B. Powell assistant district agent
for north Mississippi, with headquarters
in Macon. This work will begin Octo-
ber 1st.
The young deaf and mute son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Jones was sent this
week to the institute in Jackson for
those who are so afflicted. He is a
bright little fellow and it is to be hoped
that he can be trained so that he may
become a useful citizen. Mrs. Jones
wishes The Beacon to extend her sincere
thanks to those ic Macon who assisted
in having him sent to the institute.
The best sweet potato crop ever
raised in the county will probably be
gathered this fall. Mr.. Sam Helm has
several large ones on exhibit at the NJ.
& F. Bank, but the largest one so early
in the season was sent to The Beacon
Office more than month ago by Mr.. j.
R. McNichols. 1t weighed a fraction
less than five pounds, and was of the
Nancy Hall variety.
Mr.. w. H. Poag and family, of Rock
Hill, S. c., will again become citizens
of Noxubee county. They have for sew
eral years owned the Bill Haynes place
a few miles east of Macon ard will
make that their home. They travelled
''across country" in their trip from
South Carolina, at least Mr.. Poag did,
and consequently he did not suffer from
tires and did not get into any
sand beds or mud holes he could not
pull out.
Mr.. Henry Herman and family have
to Noxubee, and for the pres
ent are with Mr. and Mrs. M. Holberg.
Mr.. Herman arrived Tuesday morning,
his wife and baby coming over about
month ago. Henry says that west Tex
as is a great country, plenty of work
and good wages to every one, but he
could not stand the climate and he has
been in poor health since he first went
here.
Among the names that have been
omitted from the list of Noxubee boy
VINO have enlisted since the war begun
IN April 9Th, is Chas. Jones, son of Mr.. |
WYATT Jones of Macon He haa haap