Macon beacon., 1917-03-30

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Laurel.-Maj. w. C. O'Ferrall has
started a movement for the erection OF
a large armory and convention hall in
Laurel.
Pickens.-I w. Eager was re-elect.
cd principal of the high school and
Miss Jordan was reelected as first
assistant.
Jackson.-Lieut.- Col. J. J. Horn.
brook, U. s. A., is In Jackson arranging
to muster out the First Mississippi
regiment.
Macon.-E. T. George Of this city,
has just returned from Pulaski. Tenn,
where he purchased carload Of regis.
tered cattle.
Meridian. The $35OO0 bond issue
for the Jackson highway was carried
by big majority in the southeast
beat OF Kemper county.
natobia.-The federation Of wo
mems clubs OF the sixth district. com
posed OF six counties Of North Mis-.
sissippi will meet here on March 29th.
Aberdeen.-The Aberdeen produce
company has shipped its first load of
sweet potatoes. They brought $1.00
per bushel to the Monroe county farm
ers.
McNair-Patrons Of McNafr, Six
Mile, Woodlawn and Ionic Martin
Chools met here to discuss ways and
means Of establishing consolidated
school.
Laurel-E. J. Heard, a negro preach
er, arrested for stealing several sides
Of bacon from G. X. Sims. q farmer
was found guilty and sent to the coun
ty farm.
Clarksdale.-A woman's suffrage
league was organized in this city by
Miss Pauline Orr. state president OF
the equal suffrage association Of Mis-
sissippi.
Pontotoc.-Telephone report has
just been received here Of the killing
of ]. J. Anderson by Edward Short at
Toccopola. a town IS miles west Of
this place.
Columbus,-Co Columbus is preparing
to do the handsome thing by the
state teachers association, which
meets In annual session In this city
May to 5.
Brookhaven.-Fines aggregating ST..
100 In two courts with sentence OF
30 days additional were imposed on
Alphonse Kelley, arrested here on a
charge Of enticing away labor.
BiIoxi-The Gulf Cities gas com.
pany has completed its mammoth gas
holder. which was begun several
months ago. The gas holder has o ca
pacity OF 100000 cubic feet and cost
$4,000.
Louis.-Jeff Boyd, prominent young
man, living near here. has been arrest.
ed ON charge Of perjury for securing
license to marry Vida Royals. who Is
alleged by her parents to be under IS
years Of age.
Oxford.-A Sabbath school confer.
ence was held at the First Presbyte-
rian church here and all denomina-
tions were in attendance at the meet
ings, which were full of interest and
enthusiasm.
Kossuth.--The Agricultural high
school at Kossuth will close Monday.
April SO. One OF the best years in
the history Of this institution will
close with the commencement exer.
cises Of 1867.
Jackson.-A general order appoint.
ing the official staff for the Confeder-
ate reunion at Washington next June,
and urging Mississippi to increase the
tax providing for pensions for veter.
ans, has been issued
Columbus.-H. l.. McClesky Of Hat
tiesburg. secretary Of the Mississippi
teachers association, is using every
effort to have 5000 names enrolled
by the time the organization holds Its
annual meeting In Columbus In May
Calhoun.-R. c. Bryant Of this city
has just purchased 13 head of pure
bred Holstein dairy cows from D. v
Osborn Of Okolons. formerly of South
ern Minnesota. The herd was origi
naly shipped frfom Southern Mime
sofa and Wisconsin, where the famou;
dairy cattle are bred. The cows are
all registered and have fine mill
record.
| Greenwood-Lefore county teachers
association held a most enthusiastic
meeting at the county courthouse
Twenty-Five teachers from the city anC
county were present to discuss the re
naming question on teaching Ian
guage, after which the subject Of :
county field day was taken up and dis
cussed, 1t was decided to hold .
meeting at Itta Bena, April 13.
Neutrality-suspicious. Of illness
Mrs. ]. B. Lawrence, president OF thu