Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-12-27
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports Of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal


Jackson-Stock breeders from all
parts of the state. gathered here in
attendance upon the live stock auc-
ton and produce sale.
Eatchez-News has been received
BY J. Charles Carson, Of Natchez. Of
the death Of his grandson, BENJAMIN
Case Carson, who was killed in action
IN France, Nov. 9.
Columbus-A department of com
mercial law has been established at
the Mississippi Industrial Institute and
College and T. W. Lewis. Jr,, en-
ployed as instructor.
Jackson-Twenty-eight boys agri-
cultural community clubs were formed
in South Mississippi during the month
Of November, according to an an
nouncement by J. E. Ruff, district de-
monstration agent.
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Winona-Farmers of this county,
through the demonstration marketing
department, under the direction of ].
S. McKewen, last week shipped to
market three mixed cars of cattle and
hogs, two cars of hogs and two cars
of lespedeza hay.
Louisville, Ky.-R. NJ. Carrier, OF
the Carrier Lumber and. Manufacture
ing Co., Sardis, Miss, formerly Of
Louisville, was elected president Of
the American Hardwood Manufactur-
ers' Association, at the closing session
Of that organization here.
Jackson-Mississippi will spend
every dollar of her federal appropria-
ton for vocational work, under the
Smith4Hughes act, this year, accord
ing to Prof. F. ]. Hubbard, director Of
the state vocational education board.
This sum will be $42,971.02.
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Jackson-An out-of-debt campaign
has been launched by the Presbyte-
rians Of Mississippi to raise $4,000
to finish paying for certain property
purchased for the use of the five
schools controlled by the denomina-
ton. The campaign will extend to
Feb. 10.
Baldwyn-While a vault was being
prepared for the interment of Mrs. ].
S. Howerton, at Friendship, five miles
east Of Baldwin, a message was re-
ceived requesting that the vault be
made large enough for two, as her
daughter, Mrs. Luther Roper, had just
died at her home at 'Parchman, Miss.
The mother and daughter were buried
in one grave.
Jackson-Of g. 1892 grove trees and
202,378 nursery trees inspected in Mis-
sissippi during the month of Novem-
Der by Is inspectors of the state plant
board, not a single tree was found to
be infected with citrus canker, &C
cording to a report by Prof. H. w.
Harmed, Of A. and M. College, secre-
tary, submitted to P. P. Garner, com
missioner of agriculture and chairman
of the board.
Natchez-At the annual election OF
officers of Andrew Jackson Lodge No,
2, F. and A. NJ, Of Natchez, the fol
lowing were named to serve for the
coming year: Worshipful master, S
S. Black; senior warden, D. F. Nc
Carly; junior warden, H. P. Foster;
secretary, W. G. Benbrook; treasurer
w. B. Abbott; senior deacon, A. B
Westmore.and; junior deacon, A. B
Bernstein; custodian, Lamar Lam
bert.
New Albany-Friends of Rege Par
ish, OF Ingomar, Miss, are c~ongratu
lating him upon his safe return home
from the front and eagerly listening
to his accounts Of the war in France
Private Parish was wounded in thu
fighting about Chateau Thierry anC
spent several months in the hospital!
in France and at Atlanta, Ga. He wal
wounded by shell fire and is crippled
in the hips. He declares that he knows
he has at least one Hun to his credit
West Point-Two l~ieutenants ant
two p~rivates we're killed near Payn'
Field last week, when an airplane sud
denly dropped from the sky, striking
another machine. The dead: Lieut.
Alvin W. Splane, Oil City, Pa: Lieut.
Fred Synnestvert, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Private Fred P. James, Litchfield, Ill.
Private Guy C. Wells, Reynoldsviile
Ill. The two l~ieutenants, who wer
instructors, were flying from Bowe,
Field, a mile from Payne Field, an
In an inexplainable ann one Of tn
machines. which was about 100 fee
above the other, went out Of contro
falling directly on the other. TIL
four men were dead when help a,
rived. and the machines destroyed b
fire.
Columbus - A posse, includir
Lieuts. McClain, Neff, Knickerbocke
and Wilburn, intelligent officers a
Payne Field, and Policeman Wi
Wood. of this city, raided a still
Monroe county. about 10 miles nortl
east of Caledonia, ard, in addition t