Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-07-08


their program for the summer short
/ course which viii be conducted al
the county agricultural high school.
/ July 1915. The poultry course will be
in charge Of G. R. Sipe, poultry spe.
ciaHst from the A. & NJ. college, who
will teach the girls to Gull out the nom
producers and keep only those that
are worth while.
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Jackson.-The state bond improve
ment commission here is considering
bids for the sale of $10OO,OOO state
| bonds. The commission declined to ac-
cept any of the bind bids offered, as
/ they did not come up to expectations.
and further because they have under
consideration another plan for the sale
of the bonds, which promises far bet.
| ter results.
Blue Mountain.-Responding to an
appeal from President ]. Frank Tun
of the North Mississippi Baptist as,
/ sembly, to be held here in July, Low.
rey Memorial Baptist church has con.
| tributed almost $50 to be used in the
/ financing of the assembly, which Pres.
| ident Tull estimates will require ap-
proximately $500 for this session here.
The funds for the purpose are to come
/ from all Baptists of North Mississippi.
Meridian.-The new faculty for the
Oakland Heights school has been an
nounced as follows e. T. Strange,
principal; Mrs. W. c. Sans, first as
sistant; Mrs. G. Griffin, Mrs Ruth
OQuinn, Miss Ethel Berry, Miss Sadie
| Woods, Mrs. S. NJ. Mcdonald, Mrs. II.
c. Jackson, Miss Olivia Buchanan,
Miss Elenot Strange and Mrs. w. NJ.
Wilder the latter as teacher Of music
and expression.
Meridan.-At the regular monthly
lunchean of the Meridian board Of
trade and cotton exchange, among the
special guests were the six members
of Troop No. /, Boy Scouts, interna-
tional Morse (wig-wag) signaling
team, which won the silver loving cup
in the Boy Scout field day meet, Of
fered by the board of trade,
Tupelo.-Two men were injured and
a third narrowly escaped death here
when a freight train crashed into an
automobile at Spring street crossing
on the Frisco railroad. Bud Lyles.
who lives near Mooreyille, Miss, was
slightly injured and a negro occupant
sustained painful bruises when the
train hit the car in which they were
riding.
Hickory.--A play is being gotten up
by the Hickory Jollies to be given at
the school auditorium at Hickory, the
proceeds of which will go to the benz
eft of the Masonic lodge at Hickory,
for the purpose Of paying off an in
debtedness lately assumed by the
lodge in purchasing their lodge build
ing and lots
Agricultural College.-President D.
c. Hull of Mississippi Agricultural and
Mechanical college and Director J. r.
Kicks of experiment station work in
Mississippi, have returned to head
quarters from motor trip to the delta
branch experiment station at Stone
vile, where they went on an inspection
tour.
Shubuta-Mrs. ]. E. Rainwater is
suffering from three painful bites in
flicted by her pet monkey. Mrs. Rain
water, in going to feed him, stumbled
over chair, which struck the monkey,
and he, thinking she was fighting him,
bit her three times before she could
get away
Meridian.-Former Gov. Harding Of
Iowa delivered three addresses in Me-
ridian, the first at the Meridian state
normal the second at the monthly
luncheon of the trade and cotton ex-
change and the third at the First Bap-
fist church. Each of his talks was on
| advancement.
Winona- County Agent ]. N. Rob
bins is fast developing this county
into truck growing. He is now work
ing listing acreage to be planted in
various kinds Of truck for 1922. Cab
bage, beans, tomatoes and strawberries.
will be among the new crops to be
grown.
Meridian-The board Of supervisors
has sold a bond issue Of $4,000 an
thorized for the building of a new
school house in the Bonita suburb Of
the city to Wetmore & Priester, a 10
cal contracting firm
Meridian-Nate S. Williamson, q,
leading attorney Of the local bar, and
an orator of note, has accepted an in
vitation from the citizens of Electric
Mills to deliver an address there on
the fourth of July.
Biloxi.-Biloxi seafood packers and
fishermen are making test case out
of the Alabama shrimp law of 1919,
which prevents Mississippi coast yes
sells catching shrimp in that states
waters.
Northumberland Irwin Moody,
OF Hamasa Temple, has arranged for
! a gnapiol train for local Chrinars IN