Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-05-28
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from AllCOr-
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

TO that industry. With the advent of
the creamery came an awakened in.
terest in the Jersey cow until now
there are some OF the finest pure-bred
Jersey herds to be found in the state
here.
New Albany good people of
the town of Ingomar are to be con,
graduated for their beautiful come
back spirit as displayed in the rebuild
ing Of homes and business houses so
recently destroyed by the terrible cy,
clone which swept the county on the
morning of April 20.
Canton.-The short course for the
Instruction Of boys and girls in all of
the activities fostered through demon
stration agents began at Camden,
where the Madison County Agricult
ural High School is located.
Natchez.-Sunday marked the S3rd
birthday of Mayor w G. Benbrook of
Natchez. Mayor Benbrook is now
serving his 32d year as municipal head
OF the city and has held office contin.
uously the entire period.
Greenwood.-The rainfall which has
occurred in Leflore county during this
year 1920, UP to May II, has totaled
1878 inches. For the same period
during 1919 the precipitation was 24.30
inches.
Ellisyille.-The prospects for good
cotton crop in this section are bad.
The cool weather and the rains have
multiplied the boil weevils and they
are doing serious damage to the cot
ton.
Canton.-The Farmers Gin Co. has
been incorporated by w. w. Cunning
ham, 0. b. Noble, j. M. Maxwell S
G. Loeb, F. H. Parker and T. H. San
ddge, with a capital stock of $4,000
Jackson. Ten moonshine stills in
one week in two counties in Mississip
pi-that is the record of f. S. Chap
man and Claude B. Allen, federal pro
hibition agents.
Canton.-The ladies of the Method
list Church of Canton and vicinity held
a gift shop hdk selling eatables and
things to wear About $3.50 will BIZ
realized from the sale.
Yazoo City-The Cumberland Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company has just
completed stretching two additional
pairs of wires for toll lines between
here and Jackson.
KosciuskO.-The United States civil
service commission will hold an exam,
ination for clerks on June 12 1920,
in this city, to fill vacancies in the
Kosciusko office
Shannon.--One of the finest car.
loads Of hogs that has ever been
shipped from this section was forward
ed to the National Stock Yards, East
St. Louis.
Jacksonville Mississippi Highway
Commission met at the old capitol and
spent busy day allotting federal
funds available for road construction
work.
Tunica Rev. f. Nash Boyle OF
Clarksdale delivered the commence,
ment sermon to the graduating class
of Tunica Agricultural High School.
Waynesboro.-A special term OF the
chancery court was convened here
with Special Chancellor Dave Faith.
cree Of Quitman presiding.
Iuka-Continuous rain in this sec.
ton for the past 80 days has caused
quite a delay in the construction OF
new roads contracted for.
Hattiesburg.-T city campaign in
behalf of the South Mississippi Meth,
odist Hospital has already gone over
the amount promised.
Newton.-The faculty Of the Newton
public school, which has just closed
successful session here, will serve at
the coming session.
Iuka-The farmers of Tishomingo
county are being urged by the mer-
chants and others to grow more feed
and less cotton.
Meridian Petitions asking for an
election for the building of 100000
city auditorium were presented to the
city council
RiDley-The faculty for the Ripley
High School has been selected for
the ensuing year.
Macon-District No. l of Noxubee
county will soon issue $4,000 in per
cent bonds for road purposes. The
board Of supervisors has made ar
by which these bonds can
be sold to individual investors in
small quantities,
Jackson.--The ship-by.truck caravan
promoted by local auto dealers and the
board of trade left Jackson on a south,
ward journey, stops being made at
Terry, Crystal SPrings,' Hazlelurst
and Gallman. About 30 trucks formed