Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-01-02
TWICE-TOLD TALES.
FROM THE MACON BEACON OF SATURDAY JANUARY - 1889


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NOxubee Rifles Elect Officers.
At a meeting of the Noxubee Rifles
held Wednesday night, he following
officers We're elected:
j. l.. Patty ------------------ Captain
w. r. Bush---------First Lieutenant
L. Y. Spann- Second Lieutenant
j. c. Jones-----------First Sergeant
j. 0. Faser- Second Set.
L. Y. Spann- -------------- Secretary
w. V. Thornton --------- Treasurer
Ordered that each member bring his
gun Wednesday night, and if absent
send in tie number,
List of Grand Jury
Dist, ii. H. Jamson, G. N. Tharp,
Thos. Price, w. E. Rife.
Dist. 81. R. Moore, l.. Oliver, K.
T. Mcleod W. w. Robbins.
Dist. 81. D. Hodges N. H. Harri-
son, Martin Hunter, R. H. Robertson.
Dist. &c W. Nethery, f. G. Mich
olson, s. NJ. Thomas, J. NJ. Watkins.
Dist. 81. T. Morgan, W. |. Barn
HILL, D. Hardin, J. A. Short.
In Jail for Murder.
Esquire H. |, snort Oh brooksVllle,
toil 4l N one 1iiLoh brewer colored
W we Macon JAZZ lor Vhe murder OF a
was all about a match box. The other
man got possession Of it and Simon
~ i';1i ~ L ~. O''0 '''''' WIN d 'P"ue
anu N''ioN 'iiiii'
Cla-. IIo,.. n....oI
Last Tuesday NIGHT, between seven
and eight o'clock. Mr.. w. w. Clear
man, living a few miles southwest Of
Macon, lost his store house and a
not ioft bic s+ero ,',or ~ tbor t,ro l-',u
ninntae When M tha rnemba ,,, o o tbo
fanaiIy, ord nthors ,,raso,lt ,,,o,.o ~
iod h., on avoIosio1p of Gro ;raol,a a i,
no Sfora ond 90 4horo u,ae ilnn nf
nowder verv naar the cracLsrs ans an o y
plosion Of that was n,oroeSt,riIy ev-
noctad which did occnr and hIoty ont
H. vast end of Tho house ma dyoIi
~, ,,,as roar 40 bo,,sa ond i, o,oa+
danqar There was NO ;nsnrarco ON ON
bonse Of Stock and tbe cause Of the
fire. ;e unlnown
Last Wednesday terrible storm
spread havoc from the far northwest
to Pennsylvania destroying vast
amount of property and in many
places there was loss Of life. In Pitts
hurU and Ppadino alona nrohablv nc
rooev as q bnndred nersono yero Iii.
ad and a oroa+ rnanv sar;oney ini,lrod
IT. Ni~ora sns,,ors;on bridqo coTsid
arad to ho ono IF Tho s+ronges+ str,,r-
tnros Of tbo kind in no y1orId lyo.
blown down Tho loss to railway and
telegra h lines cannot he estimated
Soro+or Vos+ Of M;ssour; draws a
somewhat unnIeasant nicture Of the
character Of the President-elect He
says ferso ,n llarrls II liau III
1rlehushlp IN the oehaIe, ne Is d con iI
man soclany' whaC Sou "ouiu T Iil
prejudices are not aroused but these
are strong especially as to politics and
religion. For tn South and Southern
wav excent 70 G,eeo them under /
don't think he is a bad or cruel man,
but he is not the sort of man YOU
would go to for help if you had to rely
upon ms llasilai'iiniIy " seiieroonrS
lhere Is hVtfliig lhpluSiE6 VI MaI ~
Teal!gu III n's inaseup 'l aI5 fo 'n0
, - IL.
win the SolemillCy oi dh oaVl ON. yIe
Oolon Ienh;' GomileIclal says NJ
man is lhlallDle' leI "iien -. Lla AZ
be censured, and no man ever receives
crdit for tn mistaks h dos not max.
1t is the same way with newspapers. y
Mr; ben "eiDorh, nNli'G ~" a' In
friends this week.
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Rev. H. F. Won Kohn will preach at
the Baptist church tomorrow at IL
O'Clock tomorro
Mr.. N. C. Huckaby will move to Ma
shulaville and run the Kirby mill on
Hashuqua.
Mr.. A. G. Adams has iatelX opened
%lo lGi' nSSn6 sito t5o nostoaice
'N 'Pp''
Messrs. O'Neill & FAINT, attorneys
and real estate agents, now occupy
the two front rooms over the store OF
Jacob Holberg.