Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-04-26
Personal and Local Items

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visiting her son, Mr.. Nj. P. Kidd.
Mrs. Witty, of Winona, is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. w. NJ. Lamberson.
Mrs. H. D. Foster and daughter. of
Zama. are visiting Mrs. j. II. Willisms.
Mrs. Shelf Thomas, Jr., is visiting
relatives in Richton, Miss, this week.
Mrs. Harden Brooks, of Meridian, is
the guest of friends in the city this
week.
DR.. and Mrs C. w. Salter returned
today from a visit to relatives in Vicks-
burg.
Miss. Anna Deale and Mrs. A. l..
Hill, of Mcleod, were visitors to Macon
Tuesday.
Mr.. w. V. FAINT. of Newton, spent
several days in the city this week with
relatives.
Mrs. Hervey Field is spending a few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. E. V. Yates.
Mrs. Harris and son of Boston, are
the guests of Mr.. and B. G. Richmond,
Mrs. Harris parents.
Mrs. Chas. Richardson and son, of
Louisville, are the guests of Mrs. Emma
Richardson.
Mr.. Tom Wilkins, ST., from east of
B~rooksvllle, has been in the city sew
eral days.
Mrs. C. F. Yelverton has as her
| house-guest her sister, Miss Laura Pope
of Belzoni, Miss.
Mr.. Porter Swami. of Leon Springs,
Texas. is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allie Swami.
Mrs. H. B. Gurler left Tuesday for
DeKalb, Ill.,, where she will be on a WIS.,
it for several weeks.
Attorney H. H. Brooks. of Meridian,
was in Macon attending Cha2cery court
| several days this week.
MIR. w. O. Barnes, Jr., of Hatties-
burg, is spending a few days at home
or account of his health.
Mrs. Matte Davis, Of Okolona. spent
several days this week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. M. E, Harris.
Mrs. J. L. Hibbler, Mrs. H. H. Brooks
and Mrs. Annette Tyndall spent several
days in Columbus this week.
Miss Lottie Yates, of Pamela, Ala,
will arrive today to be the guest Of her
grandmother, Mrs. l.. |, Yates.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hairston. of
Crawford, spent Thursday and Friday
with Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Patty.
Miss Beulah Belle Bethany, who is a
student at Beeson's College in Meridian,
is spending the weekend at home.
Miss Sallie Spann Swami, of Memphis,
and Miss Rosa Swami, of CoOksville,
are spending the weekend at home.
The friends in the county of Mr.. John
Windham will regret to know of his Sc
rious illness at his home in Dancy, Ala.
Lieut.. and Mrs. H. M. WEIGH, who
are guests of Mrs. Emma Richardson,
visited r. latives in Columbus several
days this week.
Mrs. Hardin Brooks is spending the
week in Macon. Major Brooks, who
accompanied her, returned home Tues
day. Meridian Star.
Miss Dora Evelyn Connor, of the |. |.
& c., and Sergt. Francis Conner, of
Camp Beauregard, are spending the
week with their parents.
Mrs. E. T. George has as guests this
week Miss Inez George, of Meridian,
Miss Dorothy Baird, of Columbus, and
Miss Nell Lenow, of Mcleod
Mrs. Henry, who has been manager
of the Western Union Telegram Co., in
Macon for several years, has returned
after a stay of several months in Mont
gomery, Ala.
Henry Lee, who has been in the
army for the past year at a camp in
California. is at home, having received
an honorable discharge on account of
physical disabilities.
Mr.. E. V. Ames, who has been in the
service at Fort Riley, Kans., for sever
al months, is at home on a ten days
~furlough. This is his first visit home
since be left for California nearly three
years ago.
Roe Bush, one of the Oldest colored
citizens of Macon, and one who has
always been thought we'll of. died at
his home on Baptist Hill Wednesday
morning. He had been in bad health
for several years.
Miss Julia Holberg has returned from
Cochran, Ala. where she taught school
this winter. She has teen appointed
agent for the A. T. & N. Railroad at
that place. and will return in a short
time to take up her new work.
w. o. Barnes, chief accountant for
7. S. Moudy & Co., general contractors
at camp, has been confined to the Base
Hospital since last Saturday, suffering
from an attack of a grippe. Mrs.
Barnes arrived from Macon, Miss, the
home of MIR. Barnes, on Sunday night
and is at his bedside. -Hattiesburg
American.
Messrs. Hervey Field and Will Thorn
ell, of Calyx. were in town today. Mr..
Field says they are ~replanting almost
their entire cotton crop, and the worst
feature of it is that the first planting
was made from cotton seed bought in