Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-12-16
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gathered from AllCOr-
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

The organizing of the Biloxi cham
her of commerce on much larger
scale was the principal business dis
cussed at the meeting of the cham
Der recently. William Ewing, repre-
senting the American City Bureau, APP
peared and explained the matter.
The United States postoffice depart
ment in Washington has authorized
the reopening of the postoffice at
Chalybeate, which was closed sew
eral months ago when the rural free
delivery service was inaugurated from
Walnut to this place.
The Emma Frazier memorial class,
class of young women in the First
Presbyterian Sunday school of Tupelo,
at recent meeting of its officers and
members, planned to send a Christmas
box to the children at Palmer orphan
age at Columbus.
Mike Cox Of Blue Mountain has just
killed and sold young big-boned
Poland-China Of the East View Tippah
Livestock farm strain, which weighed
b02 pounds, and which Melted him the
nice sum of $3.50.
The ocal P. T. A. Of Chalybeate has
Just contributed Sis in cash to the
Chalybeate consolidated school, to be
used in the development of the insti
tuition, which is now doing so much
for this community.
Many voluntary contributions are
being made by Meridian citizens to the
Christmas tree fund of the local order
Knights of Pythias for the purpose OF
providing Christmas baskets for the
poor children of the city.
lobe Tubbs, aged negro, near Me
ridian, became entangled in a barbed
wire fence and was dead when search
ing parties found him two days after
his disappearance, Coroner's jury
held death was directly due to starva-
ton.
No wedding bells for Judge w. A.
Moffett, the marrying justice at Green
vile. During his three years in office
he has tied the martial knot for more
than 500 couples, but is still bach
eor
Damage estimated at s750000 was
caused by fire which destroyed 1000
bales of cotton and part of ware
house at Greenwood. The origin Is
undetermined.
E. E. Erwin of Vicksburg went cooT
hunting. He saw two eyes staring al
him through the darkness. He blazet
away until the eyes disappeared. Their
he investigated and found he had
killed 420-pound alligator
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Membership drive this month by
Cotton Cooperative association a
Greenwood expected to net many new
members.
Unless 80 miles of jefferson Davis
highway running through Pamela coun
ty is resurfaced Immediately, greater
part Of the road will be useless.
dIgo
pointed by word that it will be impos
sible to arrange for Marshal Foch t
make a stop in that state.
Clarksdale high school has been ad
mitted to full membership in the as
ISOLATION OF southern colleges and sec
ondary schools.
Business men and farmers OF Como
indorse move to cut cotton acreage
and increase acreage of corn and
wheat.
Special term of federal court held a
Jackson to dispose Of accumulation o.
liquor law violation cases.
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Amount of loot secured by bandit!
who blew postoffice safe at Silvel
Creek is not definitely known.
Accidental selfinflicted pistol WOUND
fatal to Patrolman Frank Nannink O
Yazoo City.
Warm weather has resulted in heavy
loss of meat by farmers near Tisho
mingo,
Only owners of five cows or more
can purchase stock in new creamery
being organized at Byhalia.
Winter Murphree died after ifs
fight with Harvey Cameron at Coffee
vile.
Injuries received while operating {
metal saw caused the death of Wayne
NJ. May, editor of the Brandon News.
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Merchants at Clarksdale report The
biggest Christmas trade since pre-wal
days.
Lee Kroup In court at Meridian was
given verdict against A. &. A. railroad
for $12,500 He lost leg when run
over by one of company's trains.
Louis ]. Montressor, professional
golf player and instructor, has taker