Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-10-15
PERSONAL and Local Items


! iirs Bette Lee is spending the day
olumbus.
Mrs. N. NJ Brown is visiting rela-
j'rs in Starkville.
.r. and Mrs. W. M. Jones, Jr. are
nding the Fair at Meridian.
l.esdames W. W. ard W. L. Shan
non were visitors in Columbus Mon
day.
ISIS Annie May Pierce of the Meri-
dian College, spent last weekend with
ae-folks.
eIrs. j. W. Holt left on Monday last
Charlottesville Va, to spend the
leter with her daughter.
RS Ray Rhymes, Mrs. Withero,
Mrs. T, S. Borgess. and Mrs. Chas.
laardin spent Wednesday in Columbus
lr. f. J. Yelverton, student al
the A. & M. College spent last Satur-
cay and Sunday with his brother, Mr..
= c. +. Yelvertor.
On account of the illness of Cashier
Kellls of the bank at Shuqualak, Mr..
Paul Silvey has been down there sew
eral days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. George are
spending few days with the latter's
home folks in Meridian and incideE-
tally attending the fair.
Mesdames w W. Shannon, w. L.
Shannon and Harold Shannon of Ma
, con were among the shoppers in Co
lumus Observation-Disclosures Dispatch
Mr.. Ed. Hibbler has been quite ill
with malarial fever at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. Wyatt Jones for the
past ten days. He is now much bet
tier.
Mrs. Ross Little was hostess of the
Bor Vivant club on Friday afternoon
last, Delicious refreshments were
served, after an interesting game,
Mrs. Edmond Patty was presented the
prize.
Mr.. Sam FAINT, who has lived at
Cliftonville for the past several years
is critically i'll at the FAINT home IL:
Macon. He is suffering from COM
piication of troubles and the chances
for his recovery is slight.
Mr.. Richard Dare, who has been .
patient in he Tuoro infrmary in New
Orleans for he past ten days, is i'm.
proving. A telegram was received
Yesterday form Mr.. Stewart Adams
Mr.. Dare's brother-in.law, to that Ell
feet.
We regret to learn from Mr.. George
Russell, who was in town yesterday
that NJ II. Ed. Tripplett lost his saw
mill located between Mashulaviile, ane
Perkinsville, by fire, which occurred
-abont ten days ago. There was no IL
= s,,rance and Mr.. Triplett's loss il
about $4,000.
Mrs. N. H. Harrison, Mrs. l.. W
Graham and Mrs. J. H. Williams LEFT
Monday in the latter's car for a trlI
to Meridian. where they will spend
few DAYS at the fair and from Their
will 90 to Kern, Miss in the delta z
visit Mrs. ]. c. Cannon. They ex
pect to visit other friends IN that sec
tor of the State.
Mr.. Val. Yates, Jr., who has bee'
a,;th banks of Laurel and later in Ney
Orleans for tn past eighteen months
spent a day in Macon last week VIII
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. K. T.
Yates. He WAS enroute to GreenWoo'
where he will be connected W1th
bank in that city.
Mr.. Will Tucker, who sold his gro
ccry business to Mr.. Lovick Harri
several months ago and retired froI
hnusiness on account of poor health
is very much improved, and says !,
bas gained twenty pound IN hes'
n. has been keeping store" tor sil
Harris this week while the latter ma
= been taking in the Merid'Sn is"'
Mr.. John A. Tyson visited relative
and Incidentally attended the MUS
Ala. fair in Meridian for day tn
"'earlv part of the week. Says he-na
seen all the fairs held in Meridian 10
number of years, and this IS en-
hest eyer--both III live 'stock'and agr
- cultural exhibits ard the speclai al
fractions. Denied either winning
= losing anything on the horse race
hut admitted he took enough intereS
10 gair the information that a locKe
was fined 800 for losing race una
70 a casual observer he should nav
won, All bets we're declared on
Mr.. Sterling Sargent, a traveln
salesman of New York spent day Q
two last week with his parents, Mr., an
Mrs. J. T. Sargent. Sterl says he
thinking Of writing some reminiscer
ces for the Beacon of his early schot
DAYS in Macor--of the time when tn
bad boys threw bricks through IN
school house window at the unpopula
principal, afterwards robhing Mi
Bucks watermelon patch, and the tr
al day or two later before Mayo
= Hauenstein. Some of the boys, n
says, had to work the garden all sum
mer to pay the fine for their fur.
will be a regular Tom Sawyer an
unotlaharrv Finn story, with all tn