Macon beacon., 1917-03-16
and Local Items

Meridian.
Miss Minnie Lee Douglas was in the
city Wednesday.
Judge 7. w. Brame attended Federal
court in Meridian this week.
Mrs. L. Ford left Friday for Meri-
dian, where she will make her future
home.
Mesdames F. Anderson, jenkins and
Flora of Shuqualak, spent Thursday in
town.
Mrs. NJ. E. Holman is visiting her
daughter Miss Mary Holmrn, of Meri-
dian.
Mrs. McElroy of McComb City Is Wis
iting her parents, MIR. and Mrs, D. M.
Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hardin were
guests Wednesday, of Mrs. Charles
| Hardin, Sr.
Mr.. w. M. Cavett is in Clarksdale
this week looking after his delta farm
ing interests.
Mrs. George Holmes, of Artesia. has
been the gnest this week OF Mrs.
Juanita Murphey.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Patty will leave
Saturday to visit their daughter, Mrs.
George Hairston.
Miss Judith Lee Gaines, of Brooks
vile is spending the weekend with
Mrs. J. N. Holman.
Miss Mia Aust, of Memphis, Tenn,
visited her sister, Miss Ada Aust, sew.
eral days this week.
Messrs. Geo. G. Pagan and W, A.
Cheatham were in Meridian as jurors
of the Federal court.
Miss Nancy Cavett of Tupelo will be
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. o.
Barnes, Jr., next week.
Mrs. Julia M. Rutland Of New
Rochelle, New York, is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. W, Crigler.
Mrs. W. C. Herbert and daughter are
visiting President and Mrs. W. H.
Smith at the A. & M. College,
Mrs. E. c. Binon of Houston, Texas,
attended the Gaines.Roberts wedding
at the A. & M. College chapel.
Messrs. C. M. Scales and George M.
Taylor attended meeting of Woodmen
of the World in Laurel this week.
Mrs. Betty Lee and daughter, Miss
Bessie, haye been guests this week of
Mrs. Will Cheatham at Prairie P oint
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Swami and daugh-
ters and Miss Mary Emma Richardson
attended the Gaines Roberts wedding
at the A. & M. college this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gaines of the
A. & M. college are spending the
week end with Mrs. Gaines grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Cayett.
Miss Sallie Spann Swan, of Mem
: phis, Tenn, spent last Saturday and
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Allie Swami at their home in the coun-
try.
The friends of Mrs. Lou Hauenstein
will regret to know of her serious i'll
ness at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
k H. L. j. Barnes, at 2706 Eighth St.,
Meridian, Miss.
Mesdames Deupree and Moore will
return today from Hot Springs, where
they have been for the past two months
on account of Mrs. Deupree's health.
Her friends will be glad to know her
condition has much improved,
Mr.. M. E. Fisher, of Thorndale,
Texas. has purchased the stock of
merchandise from Mr.. E. E. Flippcn.
The store will be known as the Macon
Cash Store. Mr.. Flippen left Thursday
for his home in Longview, Texas.
Cholera and other diseases among
the hogs has caused heavy losses to
farmers the last two or three months
DR.. Barclay says that much of the
. trouble is due to worms and has given
the Beacon an article on the subject
but we are unable to publish it unit
next week.
The weather has been on reasonably
good behavior this week, and the farm
ers have taken all the advantage pos.
sible and hundreds of acres of corn have
been put in. Mr., Roy Smythe, living
on part of the Boykin place, has a
splendid stand of corn on seventeen
acres and narrowed it the first time or
Tuesday.
Mr.. Zeaman, of Janesville, Ohio, whC
purchased the Gus Williams place five
IN miles north of Macon several months
Il ago, arrived in Macon last week anc
Joined his brother and neice. who have