Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-02-06


courthouse square.
Dublin F. Robertson of Semiua
ry Miss. and Mr., Oliyant of Jackson
Miss. were at the Parchman state
farm appraising the states property
Meridian--A special term of the
chancery court has adjourned. Much
litigation that was left over from the
regular term was cleared from the
docket.
Hattiesburg three-day session of
the farm agents of South Mississippi
was held here and more than half of
the counties in this section of the state
were represented
Yazoo City-Yazoo county's assess.
ment rolls for 1917-191S give the coun.
ty a total of 197259 acres of cult
waited lands, as compared to 1882, 455
acres of wild lands.
Meridian-The Lauderdale County
Poultry Association has been organ.
lied here by the election of John E.
May president, and County Agent ]. D.
Howerton, secretary,
Tupelo.-Dr. w. B. Holland Of Sal,
ttllo, county health officer for Lee
county, reports that the health of Lee
county has been unusually good for
the month of January.
Columbus,-Rey, J. w. Rosenbo-
rough, prominent Presbyterian minis.
ter, has accepted a call to fill Temporal
rily the pulpit of the First Presbyte.
rian church in this city
Eupora.-A land deal aggregating
approximately $4,000 was consum-
mated at this place when prominent
business men purchased 480 acres Of
Big Black river bottom land just south
of town.
Blue Mountain -Tippah has two
cases suspected to be Spanish influ,
enza. One of these is Hon. A c An.
derson, editor of the Southern Senti.
mel, and candidate for congress from
this district
Corinth.-Ed Henry, son of Mayor
T. E, Henry, was found dead at the
home Of his father here. He had not
been well for the past few days, but
no one realized that his illness was of
1 serious nature.
Crystal Springs The home nursing
service Of the American Red Cross for
his county has arranged for a nurs-
ng class to be organized here, and
this class will begin early in Febru-
Try.
Hattiesburg.-Two negroes entered
he store Of Joe Lamden and holding
pistol in the face of Mrs Lamden,
Fho was attending to the store, pill
cred the cash drawer of money and
hecks amounting to nearly 800.
Walthall.-The annual report of
ounty Agent w. L. Mcbride, shows
nat the shipments of AGRICULTURAL
roducts from this county, in the year
919, aggregated $1G2, 390S9. This is
side from the cotton crop. Two car
lads Of hogs were shipped from Eu
ora last week through his agency
Jackscn.-The plan to move the Uni
7rsity Of Mississippi from oxford to ,
iekson and combine It with other
ate institutions of higher learning. !
one Of adjustment and does not 5
eek to deprive Oxford, Columbus or t
Of a school This was the |
atement Of Or. julius c. Zeller. sen J
CT from Yazoo at a mass meeting at +
e court house Of citizens interested z
the movement on the part of law. |
7kers to bring the University here. il
EHsyllle.-The Ellisville Woodmen /
the World Lodge No. 20 installed Of. I
ars.
EllisytIla,-Some Of the dit roads v
ding cut from Ellisville are almost +,
passable for vehicles. q
Dublin.-The Parchman state farm :
worth $3.50 an acre, one Of the two 6,
te's appraisers declared. h
Meridian The annual big brother" "
lquet OF the local Rotary Club will
held Thursday evening, Feb. 5. .,
iazlehurst.-The road commission. ="
of District Of this county will let =.
contract for graveling II miles Of II
DIS in this district.
district in which Shell. a.,
and Mound Bayou are situated VIII
e on the question Of graveling the
ls throughout the district
'azoo City,-so far as Yazoo CITY y
concerned there is no need of OK. u
ment about influenza, says DR. W IA
Nobiin, county and city health of. co
r. BIZ
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attiesburg r The Creamerymens
oe@iion of this county has pc TO
med the lpgislgturn IN noe, - ms