Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-01-16
Personal and Local Items

IN town Wednesday.
Miss Ada Aust is visiting her pa
rents at Calyx, Miss.
Mr.. Bob Pruitt of Clarksdale is in
Macon for few days,
Mrs. julius Cannon of Tchula is the
gpest of Mrs. ]. c, Cannon,
Miss Matte B. McLemore is home
from a visit to Columbus.
Mr., and Mras. J. R. Montgomery re-
turned last Saturday from Chicago.
Miss Louise Hunter is visiting her
friend, Miss Bradley in West Point.
Mr,and Mrs. B. F. Cox visited the
formers mother in Jackson this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Llewelyn Hatchett
have returned to their home in Co.
lumbus.
Messrs. Moore and Waldrup of Me-
rldian were here on business last
! Tuesday,
Mrs. c. S. Glover of Americas, Ga,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
j. H. Williams,
Mrs. Chas. Richardson has returned
from visit to her parents in Cham
paign, Illinois.
Mrs. ]. E. Dorroh and little son, Wal
ter Evans, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. W. Harkins
Mesdames E. Hollowell and E. Fish
er Argonia, Kan, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fisher.
Mr.. Whitman Davis was in Jackson
this week in the interest of the Arme-
man Relief work.
Mr.. Ed. F. Hardin attended a meet
ing of the Mississippi Creamery as
ISOLATION, held in jackson this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Zepernick, after
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Connor
and Mrs, J. L. Ormsby, retrned to
their home in Laurel.
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Mrs. E. M. Murphey is visiting Mr..
and Mrs, Rainey and Mr., Eugene Muir
phey in West Point this week.
Mrs. M. o. Allen and daughter from
Memphis are the guests of Mrs. Aliens
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Douglass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery and chill
dren have returned from visit dur
/ ing the holidays to their old home in
Moline, III.
Mrs. Jas. G. Horton was the hostess
of the Auction Bridge Club last We'd
nesday afternoon. A delightful and
elaborate menu was served.
Miss Eppie Cunningham is the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. E. E. Dantzler.
Mr.. Ben R. Stuart is suffering from
a severe attack of rheumatism.
The Womans Missionary Society No.
ii. will meet next Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock with Miss Mary McCas-
kill. All members are rged to be pre-
sent.
Mr.. George B. Richmond met with a
painful accident one day recentlywhen
he lost part of a finger by having it
cut off by an electric saw in his ia
theirs workshop.
Mr.. Chas. Ames of Washington and
Mrs. D, W. Williams of jackson, Ohio
were called to Macon last week by the
illness and death of Mrs. Sarah Ames,
their mother
Mrs. Bob Grace is patient in st.
Joseph's hospital, Memphis, where she
underwent a serious operation last
Tuesday. Her sister, Mrs. E. V. Yates
was called to Memphis Tuesday, and
is still with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Patty were called
to Biloxi last Friday on account of the
illness of thh latter's father, Mr.. Po-
well. His condition when they arriv-
ed in Biloxi, was much improved, and
| it is believed now that he will fully
recover.
Miss Margaret Joyner, the efficient
teacher of Domestic Science in the
Macon High School for the past two
years, has resigned, much to the re-
gret of every one. The board of trus-
tees was very fortunate in securing
Mrs. J. G, Chandler to take her place.
The friends in Noxubee of Mr., W.
G. White, especially his old army com
rades, will lbe glad to know he was
elected in Atlanta at the United Con-
federate Veterans reunion comman-
der of the Forest Cavalry of Mississ-
ippi, with the rank of general.
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Mrs. H. N. Scales and children left
last week to join Maj. Scales, who has
ben given a position in the adjutant
generals office in Washington. Maj.
Scales entered the service as a mem
Der of the Mississippi National Guard
and his continuance in the service, as
well as the promotions he has received
speak well of his efficiency.
Mr.. J. w. Patty, Mr.. and Mrs. D. D.
Patty, and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Patty
went to Memphis the early part of the
week to attend the Rice-Stix Stlye
Show. They were guests at the 10
tel Gayoso,and the night after their
arrival there was fire of consldera-
BILE proportions on the fourth floor of
the hotel, close to whore they had
tier rooms, and though they escaped
!withtrJ injury t"e' wee gi.en a tor
rite fright Four rooms OF the hotel
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