Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-01-21

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on the sand on an island opposite
Leota, 40 miles south of Greenville.
Sheriff Nicholson was notified and
Deputies Shanahan and Vaught lefs
to investigate. They found the dead
body that Of A. c. Wilson, who had
been stabbed to death with a knife.
A card in the pocket Of the clothing
on the body showed Wilson to be "a
years of age and a member Of a me
chanic lodge at Dayton, o. as a ma.
chinist. A picture OF a boy was found.
also some papers showing that Wilson
had relatives at Mention, Ky.
Jackson.-Federal aid,totaling $685.,
900 was apportioned to two Mississippi
counties for road building at the first
1921 session of the state highway
commission. Kinds county will re-
ceive $125,OOO for the construction of
10 miles of concrete road between
Jackson and Clinton and Jackson,
coast county will get $4,000 to as
sist in building IS miles of concrete
highway from the Harrison county
line to the West Pascagoula river by
way Of Ocean Springs.
olumbus.-Girls from all sections
of Mississippi have been called to fill
official positions in the first class Of
the Mississippi State College for
Women, the freshman class. The cleo
ton was held with the following re
suit: President, Miss Lucille McRayen,
Yazoo City; vice president Miss Ha.
eel Perry Eupora secretary and
treasurer Miss Elizabeth Smith, Hat
tiesburg; business manager Miss Dab
ney Ledyard Of Tupelo.
Jackson.-This community was ter
ribly shocked on learning Of the death
of Robert q. Wilson, for many years
prominent in state and local affairs
and an authority in public land at
fairs. Mr. Wilson was i'll a week or
10 days ago, and in bed for a short
time, but had been up and out since
that time, and was apparently in good
health. Death came suddenly after he
retired
West Point.-Officers captured Sam
Pitman, alias Burdette, charged with
attempting to forge a check on a
prominent citizen of Okolona Bur.
dette claims to be from Huntsville
Ala, He was taken to Okolona by the
sheriff of Chickasaw county and
given preliminary hearing. Failure to
make bond Of $500 he was sent to Jail
to await the action of the grand jury
Lexington.-At a mass meeting at
the court house resolutions were pass
ed, requesting the board Of superyi.
sors to abolish certain offices and de-
partments. The board in reply held
that the offices were created, and sal
aries fixed by the legislature so that
no cuts in salaries could be made
Meridian. An automobile belong.
ing to T. Breach, stolen from in front
OF the First Baptist church when The
owner was allenoins services was ~.
covered 1t was abandoned by the
thieya. when ii got stuck in the mu1
on the Meridian Jackson highway 10
miles from the city,
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EupWa--Oue Of Che largest Girls
INV rIsHs oraoDiyod in 1fis.iesiuDi
i''-l '''.9 w 8 ',''1o' J." ..',''''"-lP,
undo The direction Of M Bu"fofd
and N.ugum. Of The state Y III. &. A.
The rcv organization has Jhirty-fiya
eharter members
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tf9B If TIE Eazlelust high school
held aa interesting meeting All the
Brown hotel. when a hundred catha
sias.o iaan and young men gathered
wera fined st00 each and given thirty
davs in fo0 ana Jane Todd. an no.
groa3 was fined $50 AMI cost of court
fin. alleged making of whiszey on the
PREMISES Of Jane Todd.
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MyrIe.-The annual meeting OIL me
stockholders OF the Bank OF Myrtle
was held A dividend oil 20 per cent
was paid to the stockholders and a
nice sum set aside as undivided
profits
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