Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-01-25
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty PeruSal.


Oxford Red Cross society was given
$500 by the directors.
la2oo City-A lack OF fuel in a
county with available timber within
a few miles of the city, is worrying
residents Of lazoo City.
Ashland-Municipal officers have
been elected here as follows; l.. T.
Mcknight. mayor; DR.. Frank Terrell,
r. A. Walker and V, f. Crawford, al
dermen.
Grsenwood-Th board OF super
visors has passed a law prohibiting
the killing OF deer within the bouu.
darieE OF Leflore county for the next
four years.
Greenville.-lt took a jury just 10
minutes to decide that Arthur CASTOR
was not guilty Of the murder of Dan.
tone Nobli, an Italian, at Dunleith, in
August, 1915.
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Winona.-Dr. Z. J. Scott, Of this
city, has gone TO Camp Beauregard
to enter upon his duties in the Medi.
cal Corps OF the United States army
with the rank OF captain.
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Ha2lehurst A mob OF several hun.
dred citizens OF Ha2lehurst avenged
the death OF Miss Vera by taking Sim
Edwards, a negro, from the county
Jail here and burning him.
Fayette.-Much interest is being
shown in the Red Cross work over
Jefferson county, there being two
chapters and several auxiliarics with
several hundred members.
Carthage.-Contrary to reports, tax.
payers in Leake county have discov-
ared their assessments are about the
same as those Of last year, A great
many protests had been made,
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and persistent efforts of X. h. Betty,
secretary Of the Merchants associa.
ton, West Point has secured a gov.
eminent aviation training school.
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Biloxi.-Jefferson Davis Soldiers
home al Beauvoir has established a
Sawmill which is working day and
night shifts and turning out from
eight to ten cords of wood a day.
Ha2lehurst.-The board OF super.
%visors, upon the recommendation OF
the road commissioners, have sold
$50, 900 additional public road bonds
for the maintenance Of highways.
NatCheZ.-Steamboat Officers and
agents here are experiencing great
difficulty in securing roustabouts. Ne.
groes are demanding so cents an hour
and do not appear anxious to work
even at this price.
Meridian.-A meeting OF members
Of the Meridian board OF trade was
held and the proposition to build a
handsome charity hospital building
and tender the same to the state, TO
be supported by the state, was in.
dorsed.
Sardis.-The funeral OF John Bush.
the Sardis sailor boy who died at the
naval hospital at Brooklyn. N. Y, was
held here. Boy Scouts and old veter.
ans acted as pallbearers. All bust.
ness houses remained closed during
the service as a mark OF respect for
this the first Sardis boy to die in the
service OF his country.
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Ripley.-Rev. J.. J. Baird, who has
been pastor Of the Ripley and Blue
Mountain Methodist churches since
December, 1916, has resigned as pas.
tor and accepted a position as travel
ing salesman for a hardware concern.
Harrison. - Privates McVea Nd.
Young, Of P~ascagoula, and Price, OF
Biloxi, were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed the O'Neal Hotel, a
church and several residences. The
victims were federalized national
guardsmen and had been assigned
here on recruiting duty.
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Natchez.-The funeral of Sam B
Lowenburg, first from Natchez in the
military service to be taken by death
was held here. The deceased vas
stationed at the Portsmouth Navy
Yard, Norfolk, Va, when he contract
ed meningitis and died.
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Columbus.-The local board Of su.
pervisors. which a short time ago ap.
propriated $4,000 for a soil pollution
survey Of Lowndes county, has re
scinded its order, having been ad-
vised by County Attorney c. l.. Lin
coin that there was no legal authority
for such action.
Pass Ch-istian-The $4,000 Amer
ican-La-France fire engine with 1000
feet of 3-ply Eureka hose, has arrived
here. The engine was purchased by
the city council three months ago, and
its arrival was welcomed by the en-
tire population.