Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-31
Personal and Local Items

Miss Bessie Cade Of Brooksville, is
the guest Of Miss Carrie Williams.
DR.. Salter left Thursday for New
Orleans on professional business.
Mrs. Harold Shannon Of Memphis, is
the guest of Mrs. W. W. Shannon.
Willis Ward Dent from Camp Beau
regard is at home on a short turlough.
Mrs. Mamie L. Terrell Of Aberdeen
is visiting her niece, Mrs. W. b. Patty.
Mrs. Mary Holt and Miss Mary Clyde
Holt returned home Friday from Meri-
dian.
Mrs. w. l. PEBBLES of Lena. Miss, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Lucy Ses-
sions.
Mrs. Matt Cavett Thompson and
children of Jackson are visiting Mrs. j.
T. Ames.
Mr.. J. L. Blair. ar old Confederate
veteran, is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
j. A. Goad.
Miss Dora Dare will leave Sunday
for Gulfport, where she will s End the
summer with friends.
Mrs. Bessie McCullar returned yes
terday from a pleasant visit with
relatives at Boonville.
Mr.. Steve Ormsby, of Louisville. KY,
is visiting his brother, Mr.. j. E. Orms-
by neal Mcleod.
Mrs. Tom McCaskill and son of
Meridian, are visiting Misses Mary and
Annie McCaskill.
Miss Carrie Overstreet of Jackson.
Miss, has been the guest for the past
week, of her sister, Mrs. Hickman.
Mrs, James Hibbler returned to
Chattanooga Saturday. after spending
several months with her parents.
The many friends of Mr.. Dayton
Dent will regret to know of his serious
illness at his home east of Macon.
Mrs. DeYampert Brame arrived this
week from Fort Worth, Texas. She
came as far as Meridian in an auto.
Mr.. Henry A. Minor. who has been
at the head OF the publicity depart
ment of the Third Liberty Loan in
Washington, is at home on a short
vacation.
Mr.. George Wade arrived in Macon
Wednesday from Clarksdale. where he
has considerable interest. He will
probably go to his home on the coast
next month.
Mr.. Paul Silvey, who is at general
headquarters. Camp Beauregard, is in
Macon on a short furlough. As teller
of the M. & F., Macon, he made many
friends, who are always glad to see
him.
Mr.. Walter P. Jones of the National
Bank of Commerce. Hattiesburg, is
spending a few days with his home
folks. He will leave next week for
Denver, Colo, to spend the balance OF
the summer.
Mrs, Annette Tyndall is attending a
district meeting of the Northeast Miss
issippi Extension department. and will
deliver the response of welcome on the
opening of the session. She will re-
turn home tomorrow.
Mr.. Charles Scales graduated re-
Gently at the University of Mississippi,
receiving a B. S. degree. He has an
other year at law, but as he will enter
some branch of Uncle Sans service.
he does not know when he will resume
his studies.
Mrs. Matte Cavett- Thompson of
/ Jackson. who recently graduated at the
l. I. & c., and who has been the guest
of relatives in the county for the past
two weeks, leaves in a few days for
New York. where she will continue her
studies at Columbia university.
Messrs. Tom White Crigler. Val
Yates and Tom Tyson went to Meridian
yesterday. stood the examination and
enlisted in the navy, the first men,
toned in the radio branch. Charles
Scales, Jr., Led to pass, being a few
lrounds under weight.
Prof. and Mrs. W. B. Jones arrived
in Macon Wednesday and will remain
for several days with their friends ir
the Salem neighborhood. Prof. Jones
has been taking a course in army Y. M.
&c. A. educational work at Blue Ridge,
IN. c., and Mrs. Jones has been with
her parents at Florence, Miss. Prof,
Jones will be located at Camp McClel
land, Admission, Ala.
Mr.. Wyatt M. Jones is having re
built his wood work and blacksmith
shop, which recently burned. Not &
great deal of his mac linery was dam
aged by the fire, his heaviest loss being
in the material and supplies on thu
second floor. He will soon be ready tt
turn out with promptness all wood ant
iron work. He has a full corps o.
first-class worke rs.