Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-09
MISSISSIPPI
lll STATE NEWS

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Grenada.-Joe Silyerman, who gave
his address as New Orleans was ar
rested here on charge Of being I'M
plicated in three burglaries here. Mar
shall Mcleod declares coat he wore
was stolen from the home of Mrs E.
A. Humphrey and that Silyerman had
several cans Of preserves in his pos
session.
Clarksdale- Gerald Fitzgerald, atJor-
ney and president Of the Mississippi I
delta cotton exporting and trading cor
poration, will speak on general busf |
ness conditions in the United States |
and abroad, and the situation which d
recty affects the cotton markets atl
the Rotary club luncheon here. TO
make and work out contracts with the
mills Of Germany and Czecho-Slovakia
Mr.. Fitzgerald made a recent trip 70
foreign lands and has been home but
few weeks
Aberdeen-M Monroe county land is
still in big demand The j. NJ Morgan
Jr. real estate company Of Aberdeen
has sold for w. l.. Watkins his noted
prairie plantation OF 2,24O. acres to a
company of substantial business men
of Gainesboro Tenn, for $225,OOO.
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: Crystal Springs.-The congregation
of the Methodist church was treated to
: one of the most magnificent sermons
I, ever delivered to congregation in TINS
. section of Mississippi. The surprise
was furnished by Mrs. ]. W. Liddell'
+ who arranged for Or. Charlie CrisIer
pastor in charge of the Galloway Me
. mortal at Jackson, Miss, to fill the pull
a pit at the service
4 $500
Forest.-Alton Page, white, 45 years
old, was murdered here in the house o
Pattie Perdue, negro woman, his boa
Z cut to pieces and the smaller part
" burned in the stove. The trunk whlcl
Is was too large to burn entirely wa
charred 10 a crisp and buried on TO
of the body of a negro recently inter
red in a negro cemetery, a mile troI
IT, where the atrocious crime was con
~ mitted,
nd Aberdeen.-The pretty little wv
~. .ncnths-old baby left on the front pore
OF of Miss Lou lannon's continues to a
ID. tract large crowds. This baby We
seen by Frank G, Whitaker at Prairi
Miss, before it was left on the Jarme
'ut porch. Mr.. Whitaker identified II
'ur baby and says that young man WI
driving the car which had Tenness'
- license number and that an elder
II woman had the baby. They told N
I Whitaker that they were from Me-
phis.
Hit Wavnesboro-The first section
Ill Mobile and Ohio through freight ira
Ill No. 80 was wrecked just south OF Bu'
81 tatunna, turning u cars into the dit'
II IA negro hobo was seriously hurt a
ID brought here for treatment.
,zxl
"a Hazlehurst.- Hazlehurst tru
~ ers' association met in the court hol
III and heard the reports Of the mana
sA ment and secretary of the past $
~ sons business. It was unanimou
~ agreed that the association has hal
N successful year, and with few mn
I'd kinks ironed out the trucker next "
III will have a perfect machine organi'
lH for handling his products and saw
ID ali profits to himself.
III
lE Canton.-A city park and county
IL grounds. owned and occupied by
lBI municipality which has been
ID felt need, is now virtually a rea
III R. w. Mosby, chairman Of the en-
III her of commerce fair committee,
Hl .pounced. a dssa.I, VIZ Pc co 1.1
ttH1 FNssrehy tie ciNsIamrgs ~ 5 acre
lEl lana no Blocks from the eourtht
III at a nominal sum from ownsrs- VINO
ID making sacrifices in order to pei
Hi the deal to go through
IN
lEl Ashland.-A double wedding
mace at the. Cottrell hotel The
rracting parties were Vernon S. H'
Is and Miss Julia Dobscn and WRiia
B. Evans and Miss Kate Dooson'
B Young people came to Ashland
IH Moscow, Tenn. and they were maj
Ik nv Rev. ]. l.. Courson, a recent!
dained minister.
IE Jackson.-Gov. Russell has anne
III ed the appointment of ], r, Eas
IL Brandon as Judge of the eighth
IN district, to succeed Judge A. J..
E Taurin. Judge East will take III
XII duties on Sept. /. Judge Melt
III will move to Jackson and enter the
Ia firm of May & Sanders as junior J
III Der of the firm.
-! Wavnesboro.-Jim Moore, n
c ,1s stabbed and seriously wounded j
A .Nsa, pukinton. agent for the NJ. & ..
>H@s road at yellow Pine, Ala, sma!
~ ton 90 miles south of Waynesooro
s a;:s2 SSs5"@ not s1s s hin . ssss
of ice ordered for another party
-; negro having ordered two and
I! one came.
J. .,s.s
7 Clarksdale.- Max Moss, who W
! many years with the Delta Or
Z and Cotton company of this city
49,: lust accepted the management
,ure tI.uui,,. 1,ownes cotton Compan