Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-10-24
MISSISSIPPI
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

/ IndianOla The community dance pa.
yilion here has been used for revival
service for the past week.
Tutwier- Tutwiler is to have a oe'
velopment club, patterned after the Or
ganization at Charleston.
Water Valey.-Rev George Tucker
of Jackson, Tenn, began a series OF
meetings here a few days ago.
Hattiesburg Permanent formation
of the Hattiesburg post OF the Ameri'
can legion was completed here.
Moorhead.- a recent meeting OF
the school board $764,75 worth of play,
ground equipment was bought for the
school.
Senatobia.-Th county fair to have
been held here has been indefinitely
postponed on account Of the continued
rain.
Greenwood. THE chancery court OF
Leflore county convened at the court
house in Greenwood for a two weeks
session.
Sardis-J. H. Mitchell, the church
organizer, announced that Sardis IS
ready for the drive for its part of the
| $75,OOOOOO
Hattiesburg.-Fi thousand dollars
for the Identifying of the Mississippi
woman's college campus has been do
mated by viii Dockery Of Dockery
Miss.
Agricultural ColIege-Six Missis,
sippi counties within the last few days
made substantial increases in the sal
airy of their farm demonstration
agents.
Agricultural College. - Representa-
tiyes of the Brazilian government have
recently written Registrar j. c. Her
bert seeking the services Of 20 A. &
NJ graduates.
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Jacksonville man power of the Mis-
sissippi department Of education is en-
gagged in important field work, headed
by Supt. W. F, Bond, who is in the up.
per end of the state.
Jacksonville progress being made
in Mississippi toward securing 100000,
which is the states apportionment Of
the Sewanee million dollar endowT ent
fund, is highly gratifying.
.sss.
Jackson.-With the return Of State
Chairman Leroy Percy to Mississippi
after a vacation, impetus has been
given to the Roosevelt memorial fund
campaigns in this state.
Senatobia. The engine at the light
and water plant has given way beyond
repair, and although a new one has
been ordered for several months it
seems impossible to get it here.
Clarksdale.-At a recent meeting Of
the board Of supervisors of Coahoma
county a contract was let for the con-
struction of ten miles Of teXaco asphal-
tic concrete pavement for this county
Jackson.-According to the estimates
of ]. A. Ramey, field agent for the bu-
reau of crop estimates, United States
department Of agriculture the corn
crop Of the state will be the shortest
since 1916.
Flora.-An important piece of unfln.
ished gravel road will now be cora,
pleted, it is announced here 1t leads
out of Flora toward Big Black river
and connects Madison county with va.
ZOO county.
BiloXi-Fifty inmates of the Jeffer.
son Davis soldiers home. accompanied
by sixteen Of their wives, have return.
ed from Atlanta, where they attended
the annual reunion Of the United Con,
! federate veterans.
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Natchez.-With the closing of the
Mississippi packing companys plant as
market, live stock men OF this sec
ton are making cooperative shipments
of cattN and hogs through County
Agent H. o. French.
Mcridian.-Fifteen hundred head of
beef and dairy cattle, Hereford, Angus,
| Short Horns and Jersey steers, cows
and heifers, were entered for the sales
of the Observation-Disclosures roundup
live stock association at the fair
grounds here.
Columbus, -Mississipplans played a
prominent part in the annual conyen-
ton of the Sons of Confederate veter-
ans in Atlanta recently. A MISSISSIPPI
plan, Hon. B. A. Lincoln of Columbus,
was elected commander of the Tonnes
see department and Hon. Nathan B.
Forrest Of Biloxi was selected as COM
mander-in-chief OF the Sons organiza-
| ton.
Merchandising S76 be piad farm
srs for sound cottonseed in carload
lots, a communication was made public
by H. G. Forester, secretary of the
permanent committee.
Vaiden.-The Carroll county commu-
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