Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-05-23
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Interesting Hap
penings Gathered
From All Sections
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Clinton Mississippi College will
close the season of 1888 on June TO-
with an interesting program.
Winona.-The commencement exer.
cises Of Winona high school will be,
gin Sunday morning, May is.
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Jackson, Mississippi has shipped
more than $4,O0OOOO worth of hogs
since the beginning of the present
year.
Jackson.-The lists Of candidates
published in the Mississippi papers
show that there are large number Of
soldier-candidates
Winona-Rev. w. e. Bostick, OF the
First Baptist church, states that
fund of $500 has been raised by the
church to install pipe organ.
Natchez. - Recent heavy rains
throughout this section have greatly
retarded planting operations and caus.
ed considerable damage to the cotton
crop.
Yazoo City-Professor T. H. Stan
ley, of Wayne county, has been chosen
TO head the Yazoo county agricultural
high school at Benton for the coming
year.
Jackson-Pursuant to Geographic
orders from Provost Marshal-General
Crowder, the state headquarters for
selective draft work in Mississippi
have closed.
Yazoo City.-The Yazoo City chap
ter Of the Eastern Star has pledged
$50 and expects to pledge 500 to-
ward a college education for deserv'
Ing orphan boys and girls in the State
Masonic home at Meridian.
Columbus.-At a meeting of the mu
nicipal council a special election was
ordered on Monday, June g. for the
purpose of allowing the electors to
vote on the question of issuing bonds
tor $4,000 for street paving.
olumbus.-While engaged in hold |
ing up negroes in a dance hall in
South Columbus, Fred Corwin, white
man, aged 26, and discharged sol
der, was shot five times by Officers
Lawrence and Cole and killed in |
stantly.
Columbus. The Mississippi Indus
trial Institute and College in this city
has a blind student, Miss Annie Den |
man, who promises to become com'
petitor of Miss Helen Keller for the
distinction of being the worlds great
est sightless authoress.
Magnolia.-Dr w. D. Beacham
county health officer, visited the Sill
yer Springs church community and adj |
ministered typhoid vaccine free to all
who desired it, with the view Of stamp
ing out typhoid fever which has re-
Gently appeared in that locality.
Winona.-The county agricultural
and home departments, under the di'
rection OF j S. McKewen and Miss
Flora Hines, have completed plans for
three community fairs in the county
next September to be held at Kill
michael, Duck Hill and Winona.
Charleston.-Th trustees of the
Charleston public schools let the con,
tract for the erection of the new
school building on the grounds adj
jacent to the present building for $44,
SIG, to be finished in time for the
opening of the next session of the
school.
Walthall-At their last meeting the
board OF supervisors Of Webster eoun
ty ordered an election to be held in
the entire county on the Goth, in which
the question of issuing bonds in the
sum of $250,O0O 20 build good roads
shall be submitted to the qualified
electors of the county.
Charleston election has been
called by the board of supervisors OF
Tallahatehie county for May 20, at
which time the question Of whether or
not the county will issue bonds in the
sum of 100000 for the purpose OF
constructing and extending the public
highways of the county to connect
with the improved public highways OF
adjoining counties.
Sardis,-Contract for the erection
end equipment, with the exception OF
desks, of the new Sardis high school
were let by the board of mayor and
aldermen. The plans call for a mod.
ern building in every respect, with an
auditorium with seating capacity
for about 900 people, fully equipped
gymnasium, domestic science lie.
pnrtment, and other modern improve,
ments.
Jacksonville following were the
decisions handed down by division A
of the state supreme court:
Sykes, j.: L. S. Kelly VS.. Mrs. A.
L. Covington, chancery Union; af
firmed.
Craig Nye ct al. VS.. w. c. Winhorn,
chancery Covington; reversed and re.
handed