Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-27
Personal and Local Items

Miss Anne II. Augustus Of Mem
phis is spending the week at home.
Miss Eppie Cunningham is the
guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Emmett Dant-
Ter.
Mr.. Joe Bass, Jr., Of Lamar, Miss,
is spending a few days with relatives
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Holt of Meri-
dian spent a few days this week with
Mrs. ]. W. Holt.
Mrs, H. W. Field is spending the
holidays with Mrs. C. S. Field and
family at Calyx.
DR.. and Mrs. Salter returned this
week from Camp Greenleaf, near
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Adjutant General and Mrs. Erie
Scales of Jackson are tn guests of
Mr.. and Mrs, Noah Scales.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Spange and
son Paul of Moline, Ill, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Montgomery.
Lieut.. and Mrs. ] E. Dorroh re-
turned to New Orleans Friday. Lieut..
Dorroh has accepted a position there.
Miss Edna Bush, after a stay of
several months in the Battle Greek
sanitarium, returned home this week.
Cashier Yates of the M. & F. has
been suffering from lumbago for sew
eral days and is confined to his bed
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lipscomb of
Jackson r spending the holidays
with Mr.. 2. T. Dorroh and Miss Lallie
Dorroh.
President A. A. Kincannon of the
Normal College, Memphis, Tenn, is
the guest of Mr.. j. @. Poindexter at
Ravine.
Miss Nancy Patty and Mrs. An
nette Tyndall attended the Christmas
dance in Columbus on Christmas
night.
Miss Pearl Blackwood of st. Louis
spent several days with her sister,
Mrs. F. E.. Carleton, during the holi-
days.
Mrs. Lottie Yates is at home again
after a stay of several months with
chr daughter, Mrs. Frank Foote, in
Hattiesburg.
Misses B. and Daisy Swan, who are
teaching in Clarksdale, are spending
the holidays with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. P. Swami.
Miss Annie Lou Elkin is spending
the Christmas holidays at home and
she has as her guest Miss Annie May
Denton, of Sumner, Miss.
Hon. T. w. Brame has been in Fort
Texas this week visiting his
son, Rev. DeYampert Brame. He
expected to return the later part of
this week.
Mr.. Robert Holt, travelling auditor
for he Diamond Match Co., spent a
few days at home this week. He left
on Thursday for st. Louis to attend
the regular annual meeting Of all the
auditors.
MIR. and Mrs. r. R. Abney and three
children Of Heidelberg, Miss, have
been the guest this week of Rev. and
Mrs. R. L. Campbell at the Presbyte-
rian manse. Mrs. Abney is a sister of
Mrs. Campbell.
Mrs. George Hauenstein and her
daughter, Miss Mary, Mrs. Heath
Chambliss and children, James and
Rose, and M. j. E. Jones spent the
Christmas holidays with their pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Jones.
Mrs. L. R. Mabrey of Hattiesburg,
is spending the Christmas holidays
with her mother, Mrs. Minnie Gle
mems. Lieut.. Mabrey was one the of
ticers fortunate to be returned home
and Mrs. Mabrey will join him soon.
Mr.. James Hibbler of Chattanooga,
is spending the holidays with home
folks. There was a time when Jim
played Santa Claus to a number of
his friends, but nowadays, since
the laws and the officers have become
so strict he only deserves a bare men,
tion.
Corporal Charles st. John, of the
marines, Paris Island, S. c., has been
at home this week on a Christmas
holiday. He was bitterly ~disappoint-
ed that he was not given the privi-
lege of going across and seeing some
actual services. Like all good soldiers
with the proper appreciation of their
first duty, which is to obey, he is not
rebelious, and simply as one of the
fortunes of war.
Many hearts were again made hap