Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-05-07

Greenwood.-A. check for SOL wa
e sent to W. S. Parks, of New Albany
a Miss, for relief Of the tornado suffer
e ers of Ingomar and vicinity.
4, Crystal Springs.-At meeting O
the board of trustees of the Crysta
Springs high school teachers wer
elected for the ensuing school term.
Blue Mountain.-Blue Mountain Col
lege will increase the annual salarie!
Of its teachers for the coming session
because Of the high cost of living.
Merigold.-The third annual conven
tion of colored Sunday school workers
opened here under favorable auspices
Delegates from eleven counties were
present.
Greenwood-Miss NJ. E. Spence. who
has been manager Of the Postal Tele-
graph Company here for the past two
years, has been transferred to Deca,
tur, Ala,
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Corinth,-Arrangements are being
made by the stockholders to rebuild
the dam recently washed away at
Waukomis lake and again stock it with
fine fish
Iuka,-RepOrts from practically all
the farmers in Tishomingo show that
they are far behind with their crops.
Very little cotton and corn has been
planted here.
Ellisyille.-A revival meeting began
IN the Baptist church here Sunday.
Natchez,-The new Hill City Can.
ming Company will be in operation
about the 1st
Northumberland services for
the Confederate dead. under the aus
pieces of Winnie Davis and Col. H. M.
Street chapters, U. D. c., were held at
the courthouse
Northumberland court judges and
chancellors of Mississippi met here
for the purpose of perfecting uniform
rules Of practice and procedure in the
courts over which they preside.
Wesson-Monday was a day of con.
tinual rain. While all this is going on
The farmers and business men are idle.
yet satisfied that no harm has yet
been done in this immediate vicinity.
OXford.-Chief Deputy L. S. Marshal
= E. Sisk, accompanied by Sheriff J.
: Hartsfield and Deputy B. K. Col .
ms raided a large still twenty miles
outheast of Oxford located near
Paris
Meridian.-The fifteenth annual con "a
endon of the Mississippi State Bar
,ssociation opened at tine city hall
auditorium in Meridian with a large W
lumber of lawyers present from all
arts Of the state.
Ripley.-The board of trustees of
lie Tippah County Agricultural High W
chool has named Prof. j. C. Trus, u
III of Olive Branch principal Of the
hool in this county His wife is also
be a member of the faculty
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Shelby.-The planters are getting
Isy again with their planting. The H-
cent heavy rains put every farmer
t Of commission for some days. The
cent rains were the heaviest that
e country has experienced for years,
Byhalia.-Prof H. V. Harris and :
) wife, who have held positions with Il
Byhalia high school as principal y
d teacher of the eighth and ninth
}des, respectively, have asked the {
ard of trustees to release them. SO &
It they might accept similar posi-.
MS with the school at Isola. Hum. k
'eys county az
Ashland,-At meeting called by n
home demonstration agent. Miss IL
Ise Browning, 20 interested women NM,
hered and after reviewing the diff L#
7nt phases Of the work decided to sTi
ID themselves together to solve the E
ny problems they are meeting as k,
sekeepers, A home demonstration s$;
} was organized. with Miss Lucille Es
rell as president and Mrs T.. 7, ES8