Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-10-03

Mr.. Leo Cole and wife were in town
Thursday.
Miss Brooks, of Biloxi, has returned
to the coast.
Miss Bessie jenkins, of near Scooba
is the guest of Miss Ruth Jones.
Born-September 9Th, 1899, a fine
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. OH
yer.
Prof. ]. C. FAINT left last week to
take charge of school in Newton,
Miss,
Mrs. Chas. Patty has returned from
Birmingham and will clerk for W. b.
Patty.
Miss Edna Bush will entertain the
Harmonic club Tuesday evening, Sep
TENDER ~.
Miss Fannie May, youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. ]. ]. May, will attend the
Macon public school.
Mrs. Geo. Hummer and daughter,
Miss Lizzie, of Brazilia, were patron
izing our merchants Thursday
Captain Snowden and daughters
Misses Blanche, Eva and Dell, were
guests of Mrs. L. F. Holberg Tuesday
The friends of Mr.. Neal Mcleod
sympathize with him in the loss OF his
eldest son, Daniel, who died last Mon
day,
Mrs. !. L. Clemens and her sister
Miss Emily Ward, visited their rela
tives and friends in Columbus thu
week.
Miss Ruth Smith, of Kosciusko, ant
Miss Ella Scales, of Crawford, are tn
guests of Misses Annie and Mani
Scales,
Mr.. Jas. B. Summerville, Of Fair
field, Ala, was in town TINS week
looking after machinery for sa" an
grist mill.
DIR. Middleton Wedgeworth died a
his home at Cooksville, this county
on September 18th. He had been
citizen of this county for tWent
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt M. Jones enter
tained IN most charming name
last Friday night small party o
friends in honor of their niece, MIS-
Carrie Jones, of Meridian
Mrs. J. c. Downer, Of West Pom
with her little son, willie c." is WIT
her family this week. tramp
Simpson" is all smiles over the mrs
visit from the fine boy
Mr.. Henry Harlan and family LEI LEI
this week for their new home IN M
Pleasant Tenn. Mr.. Harlan will seI I
gage in the phosphate business. "
hope he may reap riches galore.
Mr.. Henry Williams, an old citize
of Noxubee, died last Monday and wa
buried in X-Prairie cemetery on Tue
dav. He succumbed to an attack
typhoid fever, after an illness OF 1o'
weeks.
Our longtime good friend, Mr.. Y
Med. Conner, gave us another su
scr;ntion this week, and says that an
body who doubts or questions the u
mocracy of The Beacon doesn't Kno
what is Democracy.
Mrs. Carver and her daughter, MI
Hortense, who have been visiting NJ
and Mrs. Mahorner, left this week l.
their home in New Orleans. MI
MANY friends she made during n
Hortense will be sadly missed by e
visit.
Last Friday night Mr.. J. R: Mool
" had the misfortune to lose \
house by fire. The family were
church at the time and nothing y"
saved, but one bed, two sheets ana U
pillows. We understand there "
S4OO insurance on the house ana luri
ture.
Miss Kittie Simpson, we are sor
TO learn, is on the sick list TINS "et
She started back to her school IL
Sunday, but was taken SICK peIe
She reached Shuqualaq. Dr. Fer
was called and advised her TO re'u
home.
DR. Alfred Scales and his wife,
Canada, are stopping at Mrs. e.
Foote's. DIR. Scales is the aagetn
some large firm for the Southe
States and will make Macon his he'
quarters. His wife is the daughter
the distinguished DR.. Barnes, OF
Louis.
Mr.. w. D. Windham and Mr..
Windham were in town Wednesa
NJ Walter Windham went as Jar
Artesia with his daughter, Ev 1e
Miss Ida. daughter of Mr.. Leo WI
ham. and Miss Bertha, daughter
Mr.. J. R. Windham. They went
school at Tuscaloosa.
Tomatoes and okra were gro
uuite extensively in this vicinity
wear, with a view of supplying
cannery. Mr.. Thos. Foot, was ~
successful in getting large Y
from an acre of tomatoes, and mi
of them were extra fine. lie plan
in rows seven feet apart and still I
Tapped.
Mr.. L. w. Walker, Jr., informs
of the death of his father, l.:
Walker, Sr, who departed this lie
his home near Gallatin, Tenn, :
T,,asday Sentember 18th, i'll the