Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-03-08
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
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Happenings Over
Commonwealth
as Cleaned from
Various Places

Natchez, Miss,-Half a square Of
buildings in the business section OF
hatcher was destroyed by fire.
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Ackerman.-The pupils OF the Ack.
ormRn school have organized a Junior
Red Cross and nearly every member
Joined and proudly displays his Red
Cross button.
CoTinth.-The home science and in.
dustrial hall of the agricultural high
school at kossuth recently destroyed
by fire, Will be rebuilt, and On a more
extensive scale.
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Yazoo Ctty,-Colenol Schaefer, one
OF fsloo ~county's most prominent citi.
Esns, and Confederate veteran, died
at his home in this city after an i'll.
ness of four days.
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Mertdian,-The rural teachers Of this
district of Mississippi are to assist in
preparing the gospel of greater food
and feed crops, according to govern.
ment plans, as an aid to winning the
war.
Senatobia Rev, A. T. Cinnamond,
who has been pastor OF the Baptist
church here for the past eleven years,
has resigned and accepted a call as
pastor Of the Baptist church at Kos
ciusEo.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT D. T. Michel,
veteran of the civil war, commander
of the Hugh A. Reynolds camp of this
community, and a we'll known planter,
died from heart trouble at his homo
near Schlater.
West Point.-The medical advisory
board for six counties was located in
West Point on account of its central
location, The six counties are Oktib.
beha, Lowndes, Monroe, Webster,
Noxube and Clay.
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oSAIotcDlu' lt L dNC iDulllN SCllOOl
board has consolidated the Strayhorn,
Cedar Hill, Flag Lake, Harmony and
parts of two other schools into one
school to be known as the S~trayhorn
consolidated school.
Bay st. Louisville work on Bay
st. Louis seawall continues, with a
big force OF men working daily. The
municipal bond issue Of the city Of
Bay st. Louis for $1,000 for seawall
purposes was purchased by home PEG
pie.
Gulfport.-The first service flag to
be unfurled by a church in South Mis-,
sissippi was at the First Presbyterian
church, Of Gulfport. Thirteen stars
are shown ON the flag, which hangs
on the wall OF the church by the side
Of the American flag.
Vicksburg.-The Mississippi river
steamboat Senator Cordill' sank in
shallow water on her down trip to
Vicksburg from Greenville at Belle
vue landing, north Of Brunswick. after
striking a snag, puncturing the hull.
while backing out from the landing.
Corinth.-Mrs. J. II. Lide, chairman
OF the garment department of Red
Cross, reports a very fine shipment,
including 1853 garments. Two ship
ments were made in February total.
ing 649 garments, consisting of pa.
jamas, hospital bed shirts, leggins and
operating leggins,
Greenwood.-E. NJ. Purcell, Of the
First National Bank of this city, chair,
man of the second Liberty loan cam.
paign in Leflore county, which was a
success, has been named district
chairman of the third Dive in the
counties Of Leflore. Sunflower, Quit
man, Holmes and Tallahatchie.
observation-disclosures broke into the
general merchandise store OF N. f..
Arill. carted his small iron safe out
Of the store and several hundred feet
away, to the real of a colored church,
broke open the safe and secured over
5000 in cash. The burglars made their
getaway without leaving a clue.
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Columbus .-Columbians anxiously
await the opening Of the new Stephen
D. Lee high school, which will be for
mally opened early in April, according
to D. S. McClahan, mayor Of the city.
The new structure IS one Of the hand
soonest buildings of its kind in Mis-
sissippi, having been erected as a
cost of $4,000.
YazOo City.-There is again a move
ment in Yazoo City to have a cream
cry established and many farmers are
anxious to get one, as there are many
good herds of mich cows in the coun-
ty, and the milk is being taken to Lex.
lngton TO the creamery there. Holmes
county has three creameries and all
are reported to be making money.
Grenada.-Fire here destroyed the
house, store, grist mill, sawmill and
barn OF w, l.. Handy.
/ haIvhaa William Street has re.