Macon beacon., 1917-09-21

pills.
+ Victoria An auxiliary 70 the By
halA branch OF the Red Cross has
been organized here
Blue Mountain Mississippi Heights
academy began its thirteenth session
with a gratifying attendance.
! Picayune -Picayuue high school
opened with an enrolment OF three
hundred Prof c NJ White is prin-
cipal
Greenville.-The Hollandale consol'
dated school opened in its new three
story brick building, which has Just
been completed
Senatobia -Chancery court is in ses'
sion here with Judge ] G.. MCGOWAN
OF Water Valley, presiding. The docket
/ is smaller than usual.
Lexington Three cars OF hogs have
| Just been shipped from this county
on the cooperative basis The three
cars netted more than $500
| Greenwood Wm P Kel.
ly will soon begin the construction Of
the good gravel highway from Shell.
mound in the direction OF Doddsyille
/ to the Sunflower county line,
Greenwood The board OF superyis.
ors offered for sale the Leflore county
| farm The tract was bought by Hon.
A. f, Gardner at $50 an acre The
+ acreage of the place is a little over
| $40.
| McComb. Woodmen from all parts
of the state attended picnic here
and log rolling association WAS or
| ganized with fourteen camps Of Pike
and adjoining counties as charte.
members.
Crystal Springs W T. Ellis shipped
three carloads of cattle to the New
/ Orleans market, Mathis 4 Sanders
shipped four cars, The dry weather is
causing many to sell their cattle, and
/ carloads are moving from here daily
to both New Orleans and northern
markets.
Brookhaven-For the first time here
a minister OF the gospel Is serving as
foreman OF the grand jury, Rev, w. II.
| IIin Presbyterian church pastor at
this place, having been selected W
Judge d NJ, Miller to head the body
Of Lincoln county inquisitors when
court convened.
West Point-Sturges & Co, who oc.
cupy the old Clay county cotton oil
company buildings as grain elevator
and warehouse, started the business
by buying their first car of corn, West
Point Is rapidly becoming an impo-.
tant grain center and ample facilities
are here for marketing the bumper
crop.
Columbus-George II. Ezell, presi.
dent OF the Ezell Clothing company.
committed suicide here by shooting
himself through the head. The trag.
edy occurred at his place of business.
on South Market street, and there
were no witnesses present, the body
having been found by his partner, J.
T. Champneys.
Grenada a-Grenada high school open
ed for the fall session. This is Supt
A. b. Campbell's second year In Gren-
ada and the session begins under fa-
vorable circumstances, Prof, A. C.
Hargis is principal The devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. II.
A. Tucker, pastor OF the First Method
ist church. Andrew NJ. Carothers
made a short address, as also did Jack
c. Wilson and County Supt McKibben.
Meridian City Tax Assessor and
Collector Il. b. McRayen has com.
pleted the city tax rolls and has turn.
ed them over to the city council, which
| as SDOH as lHt IUllS hle NOpIcu Wy lIIO
circuit clerk and after being thrown
open 30 days for inspection, during
which time the council will go over
the rolls to increase or reduce assess.
ments, will be finally adopted, This
will probably be some time during the
latter part OF October.
s'.'s
Jacksonville body OF J. r. Bur.
ton, 55 years old keeper OF small
store, was found with a shotgun
wound in the neck The body was
lying on the floor of the store the
back door OF which was open. A WON.
ant foot prints, freshly made, led from
the door into the back yard. where the
empty shotgn shell was found. Bur.
ton was a recluse. and had no near
relatives in Jackson Bloodhounds will
be used In tracing the murderer.
Laurel.-Seven mercantile firms OF
Laurel have been indicted by the Jones
county grand jury for alleged viola
ticn OF the 10.hour labor law.
Biloxi.-At a meeting of the city
council, L. H. Manuel was awarded
The contract for building an addition
=, tba coI,rad nuhlfo school I w