Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-04-19
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State = = =

quota, RAISING 9JV,oVV' AAN
was only S31,500.
Vicksburg.-W w. Chestnut, who
for a number of years was a well
known contractor and builder of this
city has disappeared.
Senatobia.-A splendid shipment ct
hospital supplies and refugee gar
ments has been made by the Tate
county chapter of the Red Cross
Yazoo City.--Rey Father j. l., wise
for more than 80 years the believe
priest of St. Marfs Catholic church,
is dead. He was II years old
Fernwood. -Fernwood Chapter OF
the Red Cross Society has made a
shipment of clothing to the Gulf d.
vision headquarters at New Orleans.
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Poplarville.-Cap-. T. R. White,
aged Y, one of Poplarville's oldest
citizens, was killed when struck by
railroad motorcycle while crossing the
track at Bogalusa, La
Grenada.-The Grenada high school
has a service flag donated by the girls
of the home science class. This flag
has As stars representing boys who
have gone from the school to enter
the army or navy,
Vicksburg THE sentencing OF IL
prisoners by Judge E. L. Brien con
cluded the April term Of the Circuit
Court. doc" Whitehead, negro, con-
victed of murder will be executed
in the county Jail May q,
Lexington.-Cap Harris Dickson Ct
Vicksburg spoke at the courthouse
here to the largest crowd ever rs.
sembled in Lexington This is tie
first address that has been delivered
locally by one who has been at the
front
Crystal Springs The city council
agreed to lease to the Italian Canning
Company. concern engaged in mani.
featuring paste a strip Of land south
Of the powerhouse for a term Of
years, upon which this concern will
erect buildings for a paste manufac.
turing plant
Meridian.-The Scottish Rite bodies
Of Mississippi held a two-day reunion
at the Scottish Rite Cathedral a
class of us took degrees from the
fourth to the thirtysecond Twenty
five Of the number We're civilians from
various parts of the state and ninety
three soldiers, officers and priyates f
Camp Shelby at Hattiesburg
Jackson.-Professo w. F. Bond.
state superintendent Of education, has
called a meeting of all the county
superintendents to be held at the
Board of Trade rooms in Jackson
Thursday, April IS. The expenses 1T
the gathering will be borne by cit
zens who are greatly interested in
the cause of education and who do
not want to see any let-up because Of
the war.
olumbus.-Ciuzens of Lowndes
and Monroe counties have long want.
ed a well-built road direct from Co
lumbus to Aberdeen, and bonds have
been issued by the Third Supervisors
I District Of Monroe county to build a
e section which will improve a long gan
Z now existing unfinished on this road
e The contract calls for a road over Pea
I Wy bridge, over the Tombigbee river
r a connecting point between the two
S counties.
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Crystal Springs Henry Hupperich
the German who was driven out Of
this town several days ago on account
of disloyal remarks he is alleged tC
have made and because of an assault
made by him on one Alex Kerensk
u an armless Pole, who resented the re
marks and defended the Unitel
L States and the Allies, is again at hi,
: home here suffering from injurie:
n during his forced absence from tow
T which he claims were received by
/ falling from scaifold. Hupperci
$ appears very peni:ent and promises
that If allowed to remain here he vii
!, always be loyal citizen of tn,
c United States and never again maxi
!: any sort of remark that can be con
strued as disloyal
Jackson. State banking bode
# have reorganized here for the COMM
n fiscal year The banking commissio,
p elected Felix E. Gunter chairman. 1t
. members are Lewis E. Cook, an el
II pert accountant Of Meridian, and n
Il G. Hill of HattIasbu~g
Blue MCuntain.-Miss lone Mitchell
home economics demonstrator for Til
pah county has organized about 3?
- community clubs among the girls an
u women Of the county each club b
ing a center of conservation and
- school Of patriotic thrift,