Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-08-19

would move the most cnurlish old eur,
mudgeon and SGT his sordid soul on
fire with delight.
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Aberdeen-1Jiss Holmes Of the State
university Of Illinois met with the Ab.
/ erdeeu chapter Of the American Red
/ Cross society and the Daniel w. Bird
I Post of the American Legion and was
. enthusiastically received. Miss Holmes
is employed by the American Red
1 Cross society, and is deyotng her tins
and talents to the disabled soldiers.
Grenada.-The tax supervisors of
/ Grenada county have reduced the as,
sessment on w. w. Whitakers mule
from $50 to $40, the value originally
placed on the animal by the owner, af
ter having raised the assessment to
the larger amount.
Observation-Disclosures E. Z. Green,
J. P. Pace and R, w. Little of the
newly consolidated school district at
Carpenter have advertised for bids for
the building Of a modern school build.
ing, the cost to be $4,000.
Blue Mountain.-Capt Jno. II. Blu.
chanan who has Just completed his
residence requirements for the degree
of Th.D. at the Southwestern Baptist
Theological seminary, Louisville. KY,
just been called to the pastorate Of
the Baptist church at Paris, Tenn,
and will take up his pastoral duties in
Paris in September
Jackson.-The executive board OF
trustees Of the Woman's college at Co
lumbus in a special meeting here de.
cided to assess each student Of the
college 81 extre tuition fee each month
during the session to pay for equip
ment for the new dormitory and ace,
demic buildings.
L0uisvile.-Sheriff McNeel and
force Of deputies slipped into the com
muuity about six miles north of here
and captured a 6O-gallon still
Itta Bena.-Among other changes
wrought by hard times, say many
business people here, is the increasing
amount Of small change used in trans.
acting business about town. Formerly,
when a purchase of any kind was
made a five, ten or twenty-dollar bill
was thrust at the merchant even
though the purchase price Of the arti-
Gle was not more than rs cents.
Jackson.-Gov. Russell has approved
the charter of the Jackson Truckers
association, local organization Of ne
gro farmers, This is one OF the many
such organizations now being promot-
ed all over the state to encourage the
diyersification movement
Okolona-Miss Adine Elliott, vic.
lin artist, formerly of OkoIona, but for
several years past violin instructor in
the city Of New Orleans, gave a recital
at the Presbyterian church for the
berefi+ of tba nine organ fund She
was accomnanied nv Mrs.. y F Nor.
gan on the pIano
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Senatobia-Anthrax In the western |
part Of the county continues to spread /
rapidly over all the efforts Of health |
department Of state and county. A
strict quarantine has been inaugural
ed, but it seems this has been done to
late to keep down the disease.
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y, W allt ''i0lol'S "'e ua''y drought 10 iIta
ing fairly good prices The melons
are seemingly more numerousthis year
and Of larger size,
Due "oun.d'll' Mss NUN OF""'
tOIu or Asllduu, better known as
Babe Ruth formerly the indoor base
ball star Of Blue Mountain college,
aow the stellar athlete OF Mississippi
Stale College for women, has just put
another red feather into her athletic
cap by her brilliant pitching in a
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