Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-11

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Hazlehurst. The Copiah. Lincoln
Agricultural school at Wesson has re
opened for the 19l7.lS session.
$500
Shubuta-Mrs. Lila Carlin Moore,
lecturer, of New Mexico. spoke in the
Baptist church on national defense.
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Nickahurg Rev. j. J. Mallin, foi
the past Is years pastor Of st, Paul's
Catholic church In this city, is dead
Crystal Springs .-For tho first time
In the history OF the town not a single
case vas recorded during Christmas
by police officers.
Neridian.-The annual report OF
Day Sergeant jim Hunnicutt shows
an aggregate OF 200 more arrests dur
ing 1917 than in 1916.
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Meridian.-B. A. Short, q %dairyman,
was killed when an automobile owned
by DR., J. d. Tucker and driven by a
negro chauffeur, struck him,
Verona.-Spurgeon Ryan, youngest
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Il. Ryan
OF this place, was killed during a
noisy welcome to the new year.
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Corinth.-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed the w. T. Adams machine
company plant, entailing a loss esti-
mated at $1,000 600, partly covered by
insurance
Baldwyn-Little Cardo McVey, aged
8 years. son of Mr.. and Mrs, Garlcy
McNey, was killed by the school wagon
In which he was being taken to the
Unity school.
Greenville One thousand dollars
worth of war savings stamps were
presented to the 6S employees of tAe
Humphrey Cotton company by w. r
Humphrey, president.
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Sumrall,-Sumrall chapter, Ameri
can Red Cross, closed the Christmas
drive with a total new membership
of PSI, making 81 members in excess
of the quota for this town.
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Crystal Springs.-The board Of su
pervisors Of the county is advertising
for bids on a $4,000 bond issue foi
the purpose Of extending and repair
Ing the gravel roads in this district.
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Gulfport.-All labor difficulties a.
the emergency naval station here
have been settled and cork has beer
resumed. About 300 carpenters were
on strike for higher wages and short
err hours.
ClarksdGle.-While he slept thieves
entered the bedroom of Ollie HaSsen
an Assyrian merchant of this city, Sc
cured the keys to his safe and made
off with $4,000 in currency which wa!
in the safe.
Greenville.-Some trouble is beini
experienced by the local exemption
board for Washington county, distric
No. |, in the large number of question
aires which are being returned fron
the postoffice as unclaimed.
GreenWood-Dalton McBee has beer
elected manager Of the Greenwood
Compress and Storage company, a
the successor of r. l.. Dunn, the latte
having resigned to give his farming
business his full personal attention.
Crystal Springs,-The little daughte
OF Mr.. and Mrs, J, c. Stay, while play
ing with some marbles, accidental.
let one slip, and in some unaccount
able way it lodged in her nose, neceS
stating a painful operation to re
move it.
Merchandising Wilson, a Nc
ridian boy, lost his life on the BritisI
steamship Inverness, sunk by a sui
: marine, according to a letter receive
l at police headquarters from Leslie j
r Reed, American ~yice-consul at Lor
don.
Houlka.-With a large number q
relatives at her home, near Va
Vleet, Mrs. Susan Williams celebrate
her eighty-second birthday. She ha
seen soldiers go to four wars and r.
, members well the men going TO tn
, Mexican war in lS4S.
a Water Valley.-A!though cjoake
In the deepest mystery, authorizes {
Yalobusha county are making an Il
vestigation OF the murder OF an III
known girl whose mutilated body wa
found in a forest near Pine Valley VI
lage, heal here, by John Carr. TT
!. girl had been shot and her head ha
n been placed on q rock and beaten wit
a pine knot.
:, Jackson.-A. c. Smith, former we
known garage owner OF this city. WI
enlisted last summer in the Canada
flying corps, is spending a furlough
Jackson after winning the right
= wear the uniform OF the Royal flyir
corps, which includes a dessy Tippe
AIRY cap.