Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-01-02

It Is one OF the best and largest gath
orias plases Ia the state for any sort
Of convention, and It is splendid
place for community service for which
II viii be used,
Shelby.--At the last meeting Of
Shelby chamber Of commerce the sub
tect OF good roads for Shelby district
was taksa up and committee ap-
pointed to circulate petition to order
an election to vote In a 100000 bond
ISSUE 70 build 50 miles of good roads
In this district. The committee re-
ported that threePourths Of the voters
in this district signed the petition
Greenwood.-Eaoh OF the 100 sol,
dters, sailors and marines in Beat
Three, Leflors county, will receive ap'
proximately a check for $50 from the
fund Of $4,000 which was raised by the
citizens OF this beat for this purpose.
Blue Mountsin.-Approximately 100
young women Of Blue Mountain col
lege, mostly sophomores, juniors and
seniors have registered for special in
struction in mothercraft under the SUI
pervision Of Mrs. B. c. Lowrey.
Memphis.-Gov and Mrs Lee Mau
rice Russell arrived in the city from
Jackson, Miss, to spend the holidays
here. They came here to meet Mrs
Russells parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. II.
Day, Of Missoula, Mont.
18ckgon.-Due to unfavOrable wealth
er, every day Of the regular planting
timo few acres OF oats were planted in
South mississippi and ] Ed Ruff, dis
trict agricultural agent, is advising
sowing gpring crop.
Blue Mountain-Not to be outdone
by adverse weather conditions, some
OF tho local farmers, cased in rubber
boots, have braved tho ovorflowed
fields, gathering their unharyested
corn.
Flora.-Tho bank Of Flora stocl1hold-
ers and directors will hold their an.
nuSl meeting In January. Cashier
GeigSr statos the past year has been
the best in tho history OF the bank.
Jsekson.-Pesrl River county, by
raisiaS ths salary Of It's homo demon.
stratiox agent, Miss Pauline Quarles.
IL tho cfth county in Southeast Mis-
slssiDpi 10 take that step.
Jackson. --Northeastern Mississippi
IL almost solid for the proposed $685.,
OOO.cp bond issue for good roads, ac,
cording to Stats Senator Reynolds, of
Oktibbeha county.
Meridian.-Jssper Boykin, a former
deupty United States marshal here,
has been appointed field director for
the enforcement of Federal prohibition
law in this state
Acknowledgement Bilbo has re-
ceived the first biennial report Of the
South Mississippi charity hospital, To-
Gated at Laurel, for transmission to
the legislature.
Jackson. Bond in the nifty sum Of
S3S0,O00 is required of Mr.. Lewis vii
liams the new sheriff and tax collector
Of Kinds county
Tupelo--Hon. ]. e. Rankin is again
to make the race for congress from the
First Mississippi district.
Blue Mountain.-Hon. J. NJ Kuyken.
dali Of Charleston, supervisor Of cen
sus for this district, has designated
citizens Of Tippah to take the census
in this county
Yazoo City.-Despite the extremely |
bad weather, Yazoo county coopera.
tive shippers brought to the Yazoo /
City shipping point car Of hogs and a |
car OF cattle
Blue MONTANA go-to-church move
men has just been launched here by
DR., B. G. Lovrey, president of the
Baptist state convention Of Missis-
sippi.
Yazoo City.-Yazoo countys chan
Gerry clerk has resolved a book for the
recording Of the discharge record of
the world war
Winons-Tho bank of Winone goes
into the yoar 1920 with It's assets more
than s1,Ooo,o0O. 1t was organized in
1855.
Blue MouDtain.-The Eastern Stars
of Blue Mountain, who maintain a large
md active chapter, have elected Off.
GERS
Has.A
Philadelphia drainage congress-
was called at Philadelphia. Ten drain.
age districts were represented. BY
their representative commissioners at
the meeting an association was created
and named TIE East Mississippi drain.
age association.
Yazoo City.-The Southern planta.
ton company, the property of ex-Goy,
Earl Brewer, Of Mississippi. has sold