Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-04-12
MISSISSIPPI
Epitome of Interest.
ing Events That Are
T~ranspiring Over
the State -

great Liberty Loan drive Saturday.
Gulfport.-At a political meeting
here a resolution was adopted indors
Ing B. P. Harrison for United States
senator.
Lexington.-Reports that went out
from Jackson about the negroes re
'isting draft In Holmes county are de
pied here.
Lexington Ii S. Dubose has leased
he health resort Owens Wells. The
hotel has been reprinted and put in
tirstclass condition.
Crystal Springs,-For the first time
he city tax collector has been in
'tructed to advertise delinquent tax
payers property for sale.
Observation-Disclosures are under
way for the visit to Jackson OF Secre
sary Of the Treasury William Gibbs Nc.
Adoo, who will speak here Sunday
April IA.
Jackson.-Half the 26 men who
stood examination here for license to
practice pharmacy passed, according
% Secretary of the State Pharmacy
Board J, c. Niece.
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Crystal Springs Anticipating a
coal famine next winter the city clerk
has ordered coal for the public school
and other public buildings here for
delivery as soon as possible.
Columbus.-The parade Saturday to
mark the local inauguration Of the
third Liberty Loan campaign was led
by the Mississippi A. and NJ. College
band, one of the finest organizations
Of the State.
Gulfport.-Following an investiga
ton OF the conduct Of Chief OF Police
Hudson, the city commissioners de-
clared the office vacant and appointed
c. w. Byrd, acting chief Of police to
head the department.
Iuka.-Sheriff Woolley. with his
deputy, and DR., Cormack assisting,
captured q wild cat still in operation
lear the Alabama line. They caught
the owners OF the still and seized
about IL gallons Of whisky.
Columbus THE new Stephen ID. Lee
high school has formally opened. The
new school Is one of the handsomest
Of its kind in the state, and was erect
cd on the property Of the late Gen
Stephen d. Lee, having cost $4,000.
Fernwood.-The number OF truck
farms in this section and along tie
main line of the Fernwood and Gulf
railroad have increased greatly this
year. All available space has been
planted In vegetables and foodstuffJ.
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Fayette.--Miss Alyce Robertson,
county demonstration agent in home
economies. announces that a county
short course will be given In Fayettc
April II to 10 for the benefit OF the
members OF the Tomato and Poultry
club.
Meridian.-Two OF the largest audi.
ences ever assembling In the Grand
opera house here attended a minstrel
performance given by officers and pH'
Yates from Camp Shelby, the proceeds
being for the benefit OF the camp atli.
letic fund.
Jackson.-Professor w, F. Bond,
state superintendent Of education, has
taken the position that It will not dc
to curtail expenses in the matter OF
education, and in an appeal just Issued
he quotes literally from high govern
ment officials.
Aberdeen.-Carl Bratton OF Ponto
toe, ex-district attorney, was acquitted
OF the charge OF having tried to bride
a Juror In the w. NJ. Cozart case. Brat
ton was charged by the government
with trying to block justice by bribing
a petit juror.
Jackson.-Harry c. Lester, notorious
convict, has been brought back from
Washington state and placed in the
Mississippi pen~itentiary. He was o
victed OF murder and train robbery In
this state, making his escape while un
der sentence for these crimes.
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Magnolia. J. Hurst, county de
monstration farm agent, who is also
chairman of the production committee
OF the Pike County Council of Defense
has issued an address to the farmers
OF the county to comply with the re-
quest of President Wilson, transmit
ted through Secretary Of Agriculture
Houston and the State Council of De
tense, to increase their orn crop &c
per cent this year,
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observation-disclosures own liberty bell
an S~0.year-old silvery-tongued instrl.
ment that once sounded fire alarms
was rung every half.hour Saturday
during the progress of the Liberty
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