Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty PeruSal.

Natchez.-The Adams county hVeI
stock show will be held this year on
October II, Is and 10.
sSsss
Observation-Disclosures county sent ~
more of her young men to Camp She'
BY last week to begin their training ZOE
overseas service.
Biloxi.-With a large membership
Biloxi Nest, Order of Owls, was organ.
ICED here with prominent men at the
head as officials.
Jackson.-The State tax commission
has placed the assessments OF PUBLIC
utilities at practically the same figures
as they we're placed last year.
Crystal Springs.-Charles Hooker
chapter, United Daughters of the Com
federacy, dedicate the service flag at
the county court house here.
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Natchez.-The seasons first bale OF
cotton sent here by J. W. Oliver or
Waterproof, brought an average OF
A4M cents a pound when auctioned Off,
Yazoo City.-Judge w. A. Henry
died last week at Montreal N. q
Death was due to paralysis OF the
throat. He had practiced law here for
many years.
Crystal Springs.-The local camp,
Woodmen of the World. unveiled tho
monument erected to the memory OF
6overeigns Tom J. Millsaps and Benz
ME Taylor at New Zion graveyard.
Coldwater.-Capt. w. R. Doughertyt
a Confederate veteran Of this place.
received a message from his son, CLAIR
ence, telling Of his sons promotion
from major to Northumberland. CLAIR
enc Is a regular army man.
Laurel-The board of supervisors Of
Jones county at their regular meeting
at the court house made arrangements
to issue $4,000 worth of bonds for the
purpose Of erecting, repairing and
eQuipping several schools in Jones'
county.
Greenwood-Miss Eleanor KiernS
who graduated in June as a nurse from
the Charity hospital at Jackson, and
who passed the state board examinat
t1on %afterward, has volunteered her
services TO the government for over
ssas work as q Red Cross nurse. She
was notified to report at New York
to embark for France.
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Jackson-There will be no Negro
fair to follow the Mississippi state fais
this year, according to an announces
ment by the secretary. This Is the
first time in several years that the
negroes will not have their W fairj
An invitation, however, will be extend-
cd them to attend the regular fair!
which begins Oct. II. Negroes will be-
allowed to compete for agricultural
and industrial awards.
West Point.-Mrs. Mary Mcqueen
Ware, "a, descendant of Robert Bruce,
king Of Scotland O274-1329), Is dead
She had been an invalid for a number
Of years. Mrs. Wares father, Pat Nc.
Eachin, emigrated from Scotland and
settled in North Carolina. Later he
moved to Marion, Ala. When MRS
Wars was q girl of IL she married Ju,
MUS Cunningham, who was killed al
the battle Of Stones river, at Murfreess
boro, Tenn. In the civil war. After
the war the then Mrs. Cunningham
moved to West Point with relatives.
Here Mrs. Cunningham married N. W.
Ware, who was mayor of West Point
II years.
Observation-Disclosures practi
cally have been completed for tile
barges and towboats which will be
used in the operation of the govern.
ment barge lines in the Mississippi and
the Warrior rivers pending the con.
struction Of the specially designed
equipment. The barges which will be
used on the Mississippi for the prelim.
mary service all will be of steel. M.
J. Sanders, the federal manager of the
waterway lines, has been able to ar.
range with the war department for the
use OF a number of It's steel barges.
This was made possible by promising
to deliver in exchange an equal nun.
Der Of wooden barges. The seryice
will begin with 80 barges and five tug,
boats.
Jacksonville farmers Of South Mis,
sissippi are responding to the cam,
paign for increased wheat production.
according to ]. Ed Ruff, district farm
agent Meetings, with experienced
wheat growers as speakers, were held
in every community, and farmers
pledged themselves to plant at least
three acres In this crop.
The female colleges Of Mississ,nnt
Will offer a wartime course to enabla
girls to take the places of men in w.
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