Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-24
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports Of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

i9ly session.
Vicksburg.-The eighteenth session
of the grand lodge, l. o. 0. F. of Mis-
sissippi was held at Vicksburg.
Meridian,-A number of arrests
were made here for alleged failure t.
register or failure to fill out QueS-
tionnaires.
Clarksdale.-A specially construct
ed bank, six by ten feet, was openeI
here for the sale of war savings and
thrift stamps.
Clarksdale.-The fifty-third annual
session of the Mississippi Press asso.
citation will convene in Jackson on
May 81, % and 90.
Fernwood.-Judge Hammer, speak
er of the American Red Cross, ad-
dressed citizens of Fernwood and vi
! cinity at the Methodist church.
Greenville.-Seguine Allen Arnold,
who died in France from cerebral
hemorrhage, is the first Greenville
4 boy to lose his life "over there"
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Crystal SpriRgs.-The Methodist
\ Sunday school have unfurled a servic,
flag for the 13 boys of the church AMI
4 Sunday school who are in service.
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Beauvoir.-W. F. Riddle, IS, died I
the Jefferson Davis Soldiers Home.
IN Mr.. Riddle was a member of Com
pany B, Thirty-fifth Mississippi Regi-
ment.
Poplarville.-The trustees Of the
M Poplarville grammar school have
chosen the teachers for the winter
term of 191S-1919 and L. G. Mayfield
was made principal.
Beauvoir.-Capt. A. NJ. Todd, IN
gineer in charge of the Third Missis-
sippi river district, is making prep
arations for resuming revetment work
at points north of this city.
N Senatobia.-The executive board OF
n the Tri.County normal, to be opened
at the county agricultural high school
June 10, has selected the corps Of
teachers for the work.
a Gulfport-Frank Jannack, alleged
former soldier in the German armv,
was arrested at Biloxi and brought
here for safekeeping. Jannack was
In the crew of a fishing smack.
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Crystal Springs.-The low price Of
cabbage here will force the farmers to
/, pillow up their patches. Many hun
dred acres of cabbage will be plowed
under and the ground prepared for
corn.
Jackson.-Felix E. Gunter, director
Eof the Va Savings Stamp campaign
for Mississippi, is confident he is go
Ing to be able to sell the $40,000,0 900
apportioned to Mississippi by the mid
die Of August.
gCamp Shelby-More than $500 books
I have been added to the stock of the
camp library during the last two
! weeks, being part of the number re.
ksceived from the recent drive through
but the country.
Macon.-The graduating exercises
of the Macon high school will be hell
1Thursday evening, May %. Professor
NJ. N. McMillin of the Mississippi nor
/ mal college will deliver the comence-
|Ntent addresses.
N (Biloxi.-Calvin Robinson, "a, Of
q Soolmarket, Harrison county, now
Eth the American expeditionary
trces in France, has been wounded,
lording to advices received here by
natives. Robinson was injured when
hospital in which he was confined
\ bombed by a German airplane.
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. Senatobia.-The local draft board
has received orders from Adjutant
: General Scales to call registrants who
have been given farm %furloughs, il
| necessary to make up the county's
quota. 1t will be necessary for the
: local board OF Tate county to take
. every white man in class n to fill
/. the county's quota on May 25.
\ Jacksonville Mississippi State
Medical association has elected the
tIlowing officers and adjourned to
N bet a year hence in Hattiesburg:
W. S. feathers, University, presi-
hit; DR.. Ira G. Scale, Holly Springs;
w. G. Gill, Newton. and Dr. w. D.
tfcCalip, Yazoo City, vice presidents.
PDr. T. NJ. Dye, Clarksdale, secretary;
DR.. ]. NJ. Buchanan, Meridian, treas
urer; DR.. B. S. Guyton, University:
DR.. ]. G. McNair, Fayette; DR.. D. ]
Williams, Gulfport, councillors.
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Meridian.-The Meridian Home Tel.
ephone company was sold at public
outcry in front Of the federal building,
kGeorge c. Greaber of Pennsylvania
4 buying it in. The sale was the fore
: closure of a mortgage for $172,0
u Jackson-Adjt.- Gen. Scales has com.