Macon beacon., 1917-10-19
Personal and Local Items

ter. Mrs. Sessions, this week.
Mrs. 7. W. Brame spent several days
in Jackson last week and with her sor
in Rankin.
Miss Louise Deupree. of Memphis, was
the guest this week Of Mesdames Deu-
pree and Moore.
Mr.. Hungerford has heen quite III
this week at his mil in Wahalak. He
is now much improved.
Mrs A F Moblev and Mrs Fl V.
Clark attended the Fair in Meridian
several DAYS this week.
Mr. Thos Crvmes, of Hattieshul q.
has been in town this week looking af-
ter some business mateers.
Mrs Will McCee of Cliftonville went
to Meridian YESTERDAY. and will be a
patient in Dr. Turner's hosital
Mr. and Mrs. w L. Sherrod and Mr..
and Mrs George Richmond were among
those who attended the Fair this week
in Meridian.
Messrs George Pagan and Ace Lever
went to ST. Louis this week and bought
car load of mares aid mules which
they will sell at auction.
Mrs. McCracken, of Forest, arrived
this week and will be with her daugh-
ter, Miss MAY McCracken. teacher in
the high school, at Mrs. Brame's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Holt and Miss
Mary Clyde Holt teacher in one of
the high schools of Meridian, spent the
weekend with their mother, Mrs J.W.
Holt.
Mr.. Robert Pruit, who has been with
the Southern Express Co. in Clarksdale
for the past month. has returned home
and is rural carrier in place of Mr.. Ha-
gin.
Mr. R. S. (Bob) Coleman. now man
aging plantation for Mr.. W. M. Cav
ett near Clarksdale. was in the county
this week looking after his farming in
terest here.
Mr.. and Mrs A. s. Richards, of
Montgomery, Ala, are with Mrs. S. E
Williams for the winter. Mr.. Richards
is cotton-buyer for L. W. We'll of
Montgomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Scott and little
daughter and Mrs. H. D. Watson and
children motored from West Point last
Thursday afternoon and spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. X. C.
Smith.
MIR. and Mrs. j. E. Hagih have left
Macon and will make Lake Charles, La,
their home. Mr.. Hagin, who has been
rural carrier on Route two for several
years, has more lucrative position as
an electrician in Lake Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Connor and chill
dren motored to Laurel and Hattiesburg
last week, returning Sunday afternoon.
Miss Zepernick of Mobile, who has been
their guest for the past month, returned
to her home at the same time.
Large crowds have attended the Me-
ridian Fair this week. On Children's
Day, Tuesday, Mr.. T. C. Harvey chap.
eroned bunch of youngsters composed
of Masters Jas. Horton, Jr., Harvey
Crigler, Powell Patty, Sessions Fdnt,
Frank and Dick Hickman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. McHenry and
children and Mr.. George Wade went to
Meridian and took in the Fair Monday
and Tuesday. Mr.. McHenry left Thurs
day for Vicksburg to attend the re-
union of veterans. He is an officer in
the Sons of Veterans.
Tom ]. Stennis, who has boen with
the Stennis Drug Co. for the past two
years, was at home on visit this week.
He is now in Philadelphia, Miss, where
he has gone to take up the practice of
pharmacy, having he'd State license
granted him on the second instant.
Fire last Friday night destroyed sew
sral stacks of lumber at MIR. w. L. ,
Sherrod's mill near Cooksville. Be-
,wecn $500 and $400 worth of lumber
vas lost. fortunately very little wind
vas stirring and the hands around the
mill and neighbors succeeded it stopping '
t before there was greater loss. Mr.. /
Sherrod had large amount of lumber {
m the yard and destructive fire would {
lave caused him severe loss. t
Mr.. Stinson, superintendent of the
water works in Aberdeen, stopped in !
Macon several hours last Sunday while +
,nroute to Meridian to see his daugh
er, Miss Katherine Stinson, the famous ;
Iviatrix, who gave an exhibition there o
N Monday, MIR. Stinson, who, from .
ppearances, has hardly reached middle :
ge, has three children who are avia- .
ors. A sob is All instructor in a camp ;
n Ohio, and another daughter who will :
kelly become as famous as her sister. ;