Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-24
Personal and Local Items

the guest or Mrs. John Leve~.
Mr.. Sam Williams of Camp Beaura-
gard Is at home on a short ~furlOugh.
The banks of Macon will be closed
Thursday, May Decoration Day.
Mr.. Charlie Scales snd Mr.. Nelson
Sherrod are at home for the vacation.
Mr.. John Allen of Shreveport, is Wis
ting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. F.
Allen.
Mr.. w. b. Patty, Jr., left Saturday
for Jackson Barracks, to join the
navy.
Miss Dora Evelyn Conner arrived
home Tuesday to spend the summer
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Z. Dorroh of Camp
Beauregard, spent this week with
relatives.
Miss Galloway Kirby visited Miss
Etheldra Spessard in Meridian last
weekend.
Messrs. Edwin Harkins, John Allen
and Henry Patty are with home folks
for a few days.
Mrs. Vada Cochran of Holly Springs
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. D. Binion.
Mrs. Edgar Brown and children of
Clint, Texas. are the guests of MIR.
and Mrs. E. B. Ferris.
Mrs. Tom Boggess and son, T S. Jr.,
have returned from a visit to relatives
in Fort Worth, Texas.
Mr.. Edwin Harkins, of Mobile, is
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S.
W. Harkins this week.
Mr.. E. N. Sigrest, of Richton. Miss.
was the guest recently Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Shelf Thomas, Jr.
Mr.. Elisha Dorroh, who has been at
tending school at Bowling Green, Ken
lucky, arrived home Monday
Mrs. Curtis Herbert is visiting her
parents, President and Mrs. w. H.
Smith of the A. & M. College.
Mrs. R. G. Patty spent several days
last week in Brooksville as the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. George Hairston.
Miss Carrie Williams returned home
Wednesday after a several weeks visit
to relatives in Little Rock and Shreve-
port.
Little Charles Hardin was i'll sew, raj
days this week with pneumonia. 1t
proved to be a light attack and he is
now out of danger,
Eugene Murphey, who has been with
the NJ. & F. bank for the past several
months, left yesterday for Newport, r.
l., where he will enter a naval training
school.
Mr.. Thos. McHenry enjoyed, very
much this week, a visit to Mr.. Paul
Rainey, the New York capitalist, at his
game preserves in the northern part OF
the state.
Attention is directed to the advertise
ment of DR.. Oliver, veterinarian, who
Will be in Macon next Wednesday, Par
ties who have stock to ship out of the
state should see him that day.
Mr.. Marvin Lathram of Mayhem
was in town last night to attend the
closing exercises of the Macon Graded
and High School. His daughter, Miss
lola Lathram, was one Of the graduates.
Mr.. A, T. Dent received a letter from
his brother, Mr.. W E. Dent, in New
York, announcing the death in that
city of DR.. Macy, who had many
frierds in the county. During the life
time of DR.. Emmett Dent he was a
frequent visitor mere.
Mr.. Edward Crawford, who has been
with the Beacon for the past year, left
Thursday for his home in Perry county.
where he will entrain next week for
Came Pike to do his bit. Hell is a young
man of splendid character and has
many friends here who will be glad to
have him return.
Mr.. A. F. Goodrich spent several
days in New Orleans, where he went
to consult a specialist about a stomach
trouble from which he had been suffer-
ing, An X-ray examination developed
the fact that he had been sick but was
recovering, and an operation, which he
feared, would not be necessary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul McCullar and
children of Boonville, Miss visited for
several days this week with Mr.. w. C.
McCullar, Paul's uncle They made
the trip in their auto and report the
roads in very good condition. Upon
their return Wednesday they were ac-
companied by Mrs. Bessie McCullar.
who will visit with them in Bonneville
for a few days.
1t will be a high crime ano INSIDE
meanor, after the 28th of this month to
be caught with a bottle of whiskey in
your possession. The penalty is even
ssyerer than having conceded weapons
on your person. A gentleman who re-
turned this week from New Orleans
said he experienced a feeling of great
that he had not yielded to
the temptation to bring back a bottle
when the military police boarded the
train a station below Hattiefburg and
examined the baggage of passengers
for any sign of the contraband article.