Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
EPTTOME OF EVENTS
MISSISSIPPI
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Happenings of Interest
Cleaned From Many
Sections of the State
Told in Paragraphs

tan Workers Conference and Training
School for Pres6yterians. at Belhaven
college.
Meridian-The Scottish Rite bodies
have set June "a and % for the next
reunion, and a large class is expected,
a number OF petitions already being on
hand.
Grenada.-The efficiency conference
Of the Methodist Church OF North Ms.
eissippi convened here. The convoca.
ton brought together ministers and
laymen.
Poplarville.-The body of ". R.
Blanchard, which was buried here was
disinterred and claimed by a sister,
Mrs. Knight, Of Columbus, Ga. 1t was
sent there for burial.
Meridian.-Steps will be taken by
the government in the near future to
upset the nest OF alleged draft evaders
and obstructionists IA miles east of
Union in Neshoba county.
Macon.-James G. Horton was re.
elected mayor OF Macon for the fifth
consecutive time. Mr.. Horton was
first elected mayor in 1910 and has
filled the office since that time.
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Toccopola.-The Tri-County Live
Stock association, of which Pontotoc
county Is a member, has shipped into
Pontotoc county more than Is head
Of high-bred Holstein and Guernsey
heifer calves from Wisconsin.
Vicksburg.-P. M. Harding, federal
food administrator for Mississippi, an.
nounced that n thousand barrels Of
flour have been turned over to the food
administration by merchants of Mis-.
sissippi and accepted by the govern.
ment for export.
Jackson.-Governor Theo. G. Bilbo
has announced the appointment of a
board Of embalmers, under a law
passed by the recent legislature. The
board will conduct examinations for
embalmers and look after the profess
sion generally in the state.
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Columbus.-J. N. Stuekey and S. B.
Johnston, Of this city, have been &C.
cepted as Y. NJ. c. A. workers among
members Of the American expedition.
airy forces on the western battle front
and have been ordered to report at
New York. whence they will soon sail
for France.
Meridian.-H. S. Howard, chairman
Of the Mississippi Travellers road com.
mittee, has sent the board Of super
visors a copy of house bill 123, which
makes it mandatory on the overseers
OF roads, which in this instance are
supervisors, to have mile posts erected
and road directions posted at each in
tersection.
Meridian.-Mrs. Edwina Edwards,
who was brought to a local hospital
from Richton. Miss, suffering from
gunshot wounds, died here. The shoot
ing Of Mrs. Edwards is shrouded in
mystery. 1t Is said she was seated in
her house near Richton, the fatal shot
being fired through an open window,
the identity of the assassin being un
known.
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Greenville.-Two cotton blooms
were brought in by O. B. C~rittenden
& Co, the blooms having been sent in
from the plantation of C. NJ. Spencer,
at Glen Allan, Washington county. The
cotton is Of the Polk variety and was
planted March 16. These blooms
opened, the first June 2, and the sec.
ond June 4. This is one week earlier
than the average for blooms in this
section.
Jacksonville railroad commission
transacted little business at their meet
ing except to refer matters to Direc
tor General McAdoo. 1t was deter
mined that Secretary Galceran should
on the Goth of June, turn over to the
state tax commission all books and pa
pers and records bearing on the sub
ject of taxation Of railroads and Other
public service corporations, as ordered
by the Legislature.
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MISUNDERSTANDING that he was :
German sympathizer and eagerly
awaits the day when the German force!
will invade this country, which he il
alleged to have declared would surel,
happen within two or three years, W
NJ. Wilkerson. who stated to the au
thorities that he was a native of Mis-
sissippi, was arrested, placed in jai
and afterwards treated to a coat of ia
and feathers by citizens of Delhi, La
according to reports reaching here.
Avera.-Jonathan Williams, son o
Mr., and Mrs. j. c. Williams, Of tn
Upper East Side, while cutting som
wooden object with a heavy club az
made an awkward move and nearl
severed his right hand at one blow
Calling his father, he later had hir
IN remove il entirely as the diSmen