Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-11-02

notwithstanding for the con
struction Of the building Of the sl50,OOc
plant OF the National Box company
here have been let.
Starkville.|One OF the most highly
respected citizens and Confederate
veterans, Judge W. II. Reynolds. is
dead at his home here.
Clarksdale,-Quon Jung. a China
ma OF this city, proved himself to be
= Nyal American citizen when he sub.
scrioed for a $500 Liberty Bond.
Madison county won the
nrst prize for its exhibit at the state
lair, with keen competition from Lee,
which won second. Yazoo won third.
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McNomb City,-Henry Carruth Of
this place has returned from his
grandmother's at Auburn, where she
celebrated her one hundredth birth.
day.
Natchez. -Chas. Dixon of New Har.
mony, Ind, a member OF the supply
company OF the l52d infantry, who died
al Camp Shelby at Hattiesburg, was
buried here.
Bay st. Louisa party of five from
Harrison county were tried on a charge
or hunting in Hancock county withou,
the proper licenses, and were fined s.
each and costs.
Natchez.- BY an unanimous vote the
proposition to replace the present fire
fighting equipment or Natchez with
motor apparatus vas carried in the
special municipal election.
Greenville.-K. II. Ashley sold one
bale Of cotton here that brought him
net $3S2.5O, besides the seed. The cot
ton was Hager's long staple, weighed
765 pounds and brought so cents a
pound.
Hazlehurst.-Nebb Buckley shot and
killed viii Slater at the home of Joe
Smith In this city, A singla-barrcl
shot gun was used by Buckley. Buck.
ley is a son-in-law of Smith. The cause
OF the killing is said to be jealousy.
Grenville.-Assistant u. S. Engineer
e. c. Tolliver and others of the CORDS
OF government engineers weres in
Greenfield making arrangements for
the actual work and the new concrete
landing on the river front, and for the
new reyetment work.
Baldwyn.-The Baldwin auxiliary
OF the Red Cross Society, organized
three month ago, now has 200 mem.
bers, and has sent 4l0 articles, consist.
ing OF mufflers, socks, comfort bags.
BAHAMAS and hospital garments, to
Tupelo, for the use of our soldiers in
France.
Puryis.-Exhibits by the Lamar
county boys corn club made here un.
der the supervision of County Agent
]. w. Overstreet, reflected credit on
the boys who contested for the prizes
awarded by County Supt. OF Educa-
ton A. q. Broadus, and by the Lamar
county board of supervisors.
Brookhaven.-Louis Cohn, assignee
Of the defunct Commercial Bank and
Trust Company of this city, which fail
in January, 1914, has $40, 600 in cash
assignments of deposit on hand 10
90 toward the payment of the eighth
10 per cent dividend, which requires
In amount of $4,000 to make.
Greenville.-Several stores in Green.
lille have been robbed recently, the
burglars entering through skylights.
podice cleverly trapped the sky
light theft in a clothing store. He
proved to be Jack French, II years
I'D, and news butch on the Southern
ailway coming into Greenville Oh an !
train. {
ECccopola.-The body of Daniel t
Brown, an aged negro inmate of the c
lafayette county home for the poor r
found in the Market pasture a d
ew miles south of Oxford, by another t
egro, who, seeing vultures lighting
the pasture, went to investigate and
ound the dead body. v
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MagnOlia.-Two more Magnolia \
oys have Joined the army, neither of \
HON is old enough to be drafted for u
They are Jewell Il. Pierce, b
on Of DR.. A. T. Pierce, and J.. c. Ma p
ee, son Of Joe +. Magee. They en- r.
sted in the ambulance corps OF the
and left for New York.
Kosciusko.-The boys pig club Of d
ITALIA county held its first annual ex- G
ibition here. The club is less than j
ne year old and has an enrolment of A
) members, boys nine years old. All 81
the boys wi at least one regis T
red pig. 4
Laurel-Through the efforts of Mrs.
VI. Lake, director for the woman's bC
rtnont pf tIn G1yth ATgr,g-rg-ys l."