Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-15

NatcheZ-The CORTLAND plantation,
In Adams county. has been sold to the
Delta Land COMPANY OF Memphis.
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Ellisville Members OF the Jones
county breeders association are buy.
ing many fine hogs for breeding pur-
poses.
Raymond Circuit court for the Sec.
ond district of Kinds county, Miss.
opened with Judge Wiley Potter OF
Jackson presiding.
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Greenwood.-A list OF more than 400
OF persons holding delinquent
~questionnalres were turned over to To-
cal police authorities,
Columbus-A recent statement Is.
sued by the Columbus National bank
shows that this institution has passed
the million dollar mark.
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Kosciusko.-At a meeting OF the Red
Cross chapter the reports submitted
showed that a good work had been
done by all committees.
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Hattiesburg Mayor Batson has
given hearty Endorsement to the father
and son week. which Is being held this
week by the Y. VI. c. A.
Magnolia-The faculty and pupils of
the Magnolia high school sold s300
worth OF war savings stamps the first
afternoon spent in the drive,
Vicksburg.-The Warren county SUI.
pervisors that $63. 900 OF
county bonds would be disposed OF for
the completion OF bridge work which
IL nov under way.
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Meridisn,-Dr, r, j. Bateman OF
Troy, Ala, has accepted the call 10 be
pastor OF the First Baptist church here
to I'M the vacancy created by the
death OF DR., T. J. Shipman,
Hazlehurst.-The board OF superyis-
ors Of this county sold to the Bank OF
Hazlehurst an additional bond issue in
the sum OF $50, 900 for the maintenance
OF the model roads In district /.
Hazlehurst.-Jeff Miller. who has
been connected with the Bank OF Ha-
zlehurst for the past year and a half.
has resigned to accept the position as
bookkeeper at the sheriff's office here.
$500.
Lexington The returns for the CO.
operative shipment OF hogs made by
County Demonstration Callahan have
been received and are considered sat
isfactory, Ninety-fiye hogs were
shipped, bringing a net total of 49,
1ll.O7.
Crystal Springs.-B d. Avery. who
conducted the Red Cross drive for
new members in this community re-
Gently. getting an enrolment of over
400 members when the call was for
$50, has been appointed one OF the
official speakers Of the War Savings
Stamp campaign.
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naIy Oscar Jones, Il senior
in the 1918 class Of the Tippah coun-
ty agricultural nigh school here. and
who is in the draft, was physically ex-
amined by the draft board at Ripley.
and was found to be entirely too large
for the army. Mr.. Jones tips tho
scales al 29O pounds and is probably
the largest man in Tippah county.
Greenville.-The Washington county
commission, composed OF f., w. Wood,
P. l.. Mann and w. ?, Kretschmar, in
q report approved by the board Of SUI
peryisors, recommended that all the
concrete roads west Of Washington
county, except the Greenyille-Leland
road now under contract, be deferred
until cement and other road material
may be secured and transported.
neither CT which is now possible.
Charters have been filed with the
secretary OF state as follows:
J. w. Somerville Co, Gulfport, cap
ital $1,000; incorporators w. y. Hunt
er and r. S, Hunter OF Mobile and J.
W. Someryllc of Culfport.
Pace Water and Light Co.. Rose
dale, capital $1,000; in 'orporators, J.
II. Pace, w. +. Little, j. r. Ray and
others.
Nathan Furniture Co, Meridian.
capital 10000; incorporators, NJ.
Nathan Of Arkansas and J, K Free
man OF Meridian.
Crystal SDrings-Funerai services
were held at the old Country Line
church over the body Of Earl W Davis.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs, j. W. Davis, who
reside about five miles north OF here.
Earl ". Davis was a private stationed
a. Camp pike.
Forest Miss Mary Haddon, Scott
county's home science agent, is hold
ing instructive meetings throughout
the county.
Stark ille-The students Of thu
Starkyille high school are donating
literally to the fund toward the sup.
port OF the French orphans.