Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-10

Columbus.-Downdes county will
have no candidate in the race for con-
gress in the First district.
Columbus Much interest is being
aroused here in the coming municipal
primary to be held May 2S.
Greenville.-The Rev. r. c. Tow,
pastor OF the First Baptist church here
for several years, will 60 to Mexie.
Tex. June /.
Winons.-ln the second municipal
primary election held here for mar
shall Joe Glenn won the nomination 3y
a vote OF lat.
Ellisville.-Mrs ElizabetA Morris.
widow of f, NJ. Morris, died at Eaton
Vile and was buried In the family
cemetery at Morristown.
Holly Sprlngs.-Judge J. G. Meow.
an of Water Valley, chancellor of this
district, has pretermitted the regular
May term of chancery court,
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Summit.-The Summit Red Cross
chapter has shipped another box OF
wearing apparel to headquarters con
slsting Of knitted garments ana hospi-
tai supplies.
Grenada.-The students OF the Gre
NADIA high school gave a minstrel at
the opera house in Grenada, the pre-
ceeds going to the Red Cross. About
1873 was cleared.
Blue Mountain. Joe Peeler, l6.year.
old son Of w. II. Peeler OF Blue Noun
tain. who recently enlisted In the
United States army, had one Of his
legs broken last week.
Greenville.-The new concrete wharf
and landing on the Greenville river
front, begun In December last, has
been completed and is considered both
modern and convenient.
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Hazlehurst.-Pearl Freeman was ac-
cidentally killed by his son near here.
He and his son were going fishing.
and the son shot at a rabbit and tho
charge struck his father.
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Biloxi.-The Biloxi war camp SER
vice rooms were dedicated, with Ad-
miral Reynolds present. Excellent
quarters have been fitted, where Wis.
ting sailors and soldiers wiz be enter
tanned.
Greenville.-At a meeting of the
board of Trustees of the Angola con-
solidated school district the contract
for the new school building was
awarded to J. II. Myers Of Jackson for
$4,000.
Greenville.-Miss Sarah NJ. +. Bahb,
who has done so much good in Cree
vile during the past two years as WIS.,
fling nurse, has rendered her reslgna-
ton. She expects to leave the United
States soon for duty in France.
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Crystal Springs.-It having been
definitely decided to postpone the
building Of the new Methodist church
on account Of the war, the women OF
the church, who have accumulated sew
eral hundred dollars, invested The
funds in Liberty bonds.
Jackson.-Offices are being opened
in Jackson. Meridian, Vicksburg, Gulf.
port, Pascagoula and West Point by
the United States employment service.
under the direction of the federal de-
partment Of labor. Other branches
will probably be opened shortly.
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Jackson.-At Madison Station, 10
miles north Of here, l.. NJ. Ensor, a
farmer, shot and killed Joe Meyer,
druggist, fired without effect at Miss
Meyer, the druggists sister. and then
killed himself. The authorities stated
Ensor apparently was deranged.
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Biloxi-Miss Carrie G. Ellis, a mem.
Der of base hospital unit No. "a, in
France, writes relatives here she Is
quartered in a city Of 100, 1000 inhab-
itants, occupying an old factory bull /.
Ing as a base hospital, together with
other members of the unit who were
sent out on expeditions In connection
with the American expeditionary
forces.
Jacksonville Louisiana. Mississippi
boundary commission, composed OF J..
S. Sexton Of Hazlehurst, w. d. Hou =
ton of Aberdeen and Oscar Newton OF
Jackson, met and elected Mr.. Sexton
chairman and Mr.. Newton secretary,
ard requested Gov. Bilbo to ask Gov.
Pleasant of Louisiana to request his
legislature to name a similar commits.
sion. The object of the commission Is
to relocate the boundary so as to
throw DeSoto island and perhaps 9th,
ers to Mississippi.
Holly Springs.-Arthur Gholson has
receiving a telegram announcing that
his son, Lieut.. Sam Gholson, who has
been in the thick OF the fight in
France, has returned to New York,
ond that no vill on IN Atlanta IN train