Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-20

council on request of the war depart
ment.
Cleveland.-Cleveland high school
opened last week. A large and enthu
siastic number of patrons were pres
ent and an enrolment of about $50
students.
Northumberland Boatright. tn.
negro army deserter, who shot and SO
riously, II not fatally, wounded Con.
stable W. B. Culpepper, has been sent
to Jackson for safety.
Columbus.-Nathaniel B. Thornton,
q Lowndes county boy, who several
months ago went abroad with the
American expeditionary forces, died in
France from bronchitis.
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Greenwood.-At the special meeting
of the city commissioners of Green,
wood T. H. Baird was appointed may.
or, following the acceptance Of the
resignation of G. l., Ray.
Blue Mountain.-Prof. Booth Low.
rey, of Blue Mountain, reached home
from the Middle West, where he has
been ~lecturing for several weeks, hav-
ing spoken in 70 chatauquas in that
section.
Jackson.-Gypsy Smith, the famous
English evangelist, will be in Jackson
Sept. Is and rs, coming direct here in
order to addrdess the conference of
Y. M. C. A. officials at their precamp-
ing meeting.
Blue Mountain.-Blue Mountain high
school began its first session in is
new quarters and with a new princi'
pal in charge. A large enrollmen;
was present, and everything indicates
q very successful year.
Observation-Disclosures Of the AG'
ans County Livestock association has
been perfected here. The object OF
the organization is to improve thf
breeds in the county and push tho
work of tick eradication.
Natchez.-Gins Of this section ar
being run night and day to handle the
cotton that is being brought in, bu'
the staple is opening SO rapidly tina
fears are entertained that sufficien
labor will not be found to pick it.
Winona.-Private John McCune, whC
returned home from France, where HI
saw active service and lost his RICH
arm, addressed a large audience here
He gave a most interesting description
of his experience in the world wal.
Greenwood. r. O'Neal, count,
demonstration, was injured when h
and Mrs. O'Neal were thrown from
motorcycle near Itta Bena. Mrs. Ones
was slightly hurt. The lights from a.
automobile coming behind the motor
cycle blinded O'Neal and he drove int
q pocket of dust and rock.
Magnolia. L. hampton, G.. T
Spinks and L. S. Fielder, highway con
m~issioners of the second separate roa
district, have filed a detailed state
ment of the Second supervisors di'
trict. The total number of miles in
proved is 1873, and the total, cost
construction is $131, $3.50, or an a.
erage cost per mile o. $2,S00.32.
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Olive Branch.-Corp. D. B. Goocl
rs, of this place, who fought so gallan
ly on the fields Of France that he me
tied two war decorations, has bee
killed in action, according to a lettt
received here. Corp. Gooch was tn
first volunteer in DeSoto county, an
his name has appeared in newspaper
several times as the result of his h
roism.
Jackson.-Millsaps college, Jackso
Mississippi College, Clinton, UNIVERSE
of Mississippi, Oxford. and A. and
college, ~Starkville, will open their 191
1919 terms October /, according to
structions issued by the war depal
ment. Each of the four schools nam
have been selected as institutions I
the student army training corps, al
will be under government %jurisdictio
ii Starkville.-The opening date OF t
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechai
cal college for this year has been po
poned from Sept. Is to Oct. l, accol
ing to announcement of President
II. Smith. This action is taken in
operation with the other colleges
i the state. all of which have arrang
n to defer the date of opening until o
/, in order to give time for the prop
organization of the student army ira
ing corps.
Vaiden.-Under the auspices of
Red Cross chapter of Walden a rec
n ton was given in the auditorium
the public school building in honor
James X. McCune, a Carroll couI
/ boy. Young McCune is the first son
4 a Carroll county family to return fir,
IN no ottle front in France to tell in