Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-03-01
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
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Happenings Over
Commonwealth
as Cleaned O
Various Places

Jacksonville Young Mems Chris
tian Association of Jackson has enter
ed upon a campaign to raise $4,000 by
q thorough canvass of the town.
NatcheZ.-Y. Q. Kicks, a farmer and
live stock aroducer of Canton, sold two
carloads OF steers, consisting of So
head, averaging in weight $50 pounds.
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Pascagoula.-The largest crowd ever
assembled In Jackson county attended
the celebration Of Loyalty day OF Abra-
ham Lincoln at Civic park in this city.
G~renada-The war savings stamps
selling campaign, which was a feature
Of THRIFT week in Grenada, has just
closed, and a total of ~, $40 40 in war
stamps was sold.
Scooba.-A fire which occurred In
Electric Mills proved disastrous to a
number who owned automobiles, and
to Mr.. DeVane. a citizen Of the town,
who had one eye knocked out.
Columbus.-The body of Mrs. Cor
nelia Watt Gregory, mother Of Attor-
ney General T. WK Grebory, was laid
to rest here beside the grave Of her
husband In Friendship cemetery.
West Point.-P. L. Wells. county
demonstration agent, made his first
cooperative shipment from Clay coun.
ty, consisting Of GS barrels Of sorghum
molasses. amounting to 1927 gallons.
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Hazelhurst.-The preliminary trial
OF sly Walters was indefinitely post
poned after a conference between Dis
trict Attorney Wall, representing the
state, and others interested in the case.
Blue Mountain.-The year book Of
Blue Mountain College, THE Noun,
t%aineer," gotten out by the student
body, is in the hands Of the publish
ers and will be ready for distribution
in a few weeks.
Biloxi.-At a recess meeting of the
city council ~ ordinance was adopted
regulating the driving of automobiles
In the city by minors under 16 years
OF age and prohibiting the use of glar-
ing lights about the streets of the city.
Jackson.-Judge l.. Brame, one of
the best known attorneys in Missis.
sippi, died suddenly here. He was for
many years supreme court reporter
and served several times as chancel-
lor in one Of the northern districts Of
the state.
Camp Shelby.-While attempting to
break a wild horse at Camp Shelby
Franz Jozowiak of Battery F, One
Hundred and Thirty-seventh Field Ar
tillery, was thrown from the animal
and is in the base hospital with a
broken leg and hip.
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Meridian.-Reports from the Matty
Hersee hospital, where 70 persons gave
pieces of flesh to cover the terribly
burned leg of Vardaman Sullivan, 8,
OF Ellisville, say that the boy is get
ting along nicely and the skin graft.
in process bids fair to be a cce in
every way.
Meridian,-The thirty-second u
ion of the Scottish Rites bodies of
Mississippi held a three-day session
here. Degrees from the fourth to the
t~hirty-second were conferred during
the reunion On a class of 2O5, 1870 sol.
diers from Camp Shelby at Hatties.
burg and IS civilians from various
points in the state.
Collins.-The brick building of DR.,
w. N. Blount, recently destroyed by
fire, is being rebuilt. The postoffice
will Dc moved further uptown to the
Bank OF Collins. The bank has al
ready ordered the equipment for the
new office, and work is now in prog.
ress remodeling the building and get.
ting it ready for the furniture and
lock boxes,
Natchez.-Dr. John l.. Trice, who
for the past two years has been sur.
geon In charge at the Natchez hospital
has rendered his resignation and it has
been accepted by the board of trustees
Of the institution. DR.. Trice recently
volunteered for service in the medical
reserve corps Of the army and has re-
ceived notification hat he has been
commissioned as a lieutenant.
N~atchez.-ln response to the request
Of the Natchez Chamber OF Commerce,
Capt. A. A. Poland, United States en-.
gineer, and w. ]. Roy, secretary of
the Mississippi River improvement as.
ISOLATION, arrived here for the purpose
Of inspecting the Natchez harbor in
connection with the proposed e,tab.
lishment Of joint river and rail termi.
nails. Adequate facilities were found
and a report will be made to the gov.
eminent.
Blue Mountain.-To economic for
patriotic reasons. the student body of
Mississippi Heights academy has Civ.
en- up the publication of a regular year