Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-10-14

Flora,-The Flora church had the
pleasure Of entertaining the Madison
county Baptist association during tbs
past few days,
Natchez.-Ths Natchez Chamber OF
Commerce is arranging for cream.
cry week" for Adams county, to be
held in November.
] GreenwOod.-Officers and directors
Of the Mississippi State Retail Coal
Dealers association met at the Cham.
Der Of Commerce recently.
/ Hernando.-Mr A B. Lauderdale,
merchant and planter and one Of the
| foremost citizens of DeSoto county,
is dead. after an Illness OF several
months.
Jackson.-W f. Bond, state super,
intendent Of education, is Just back
from Walthall and Lawrence counties,
where he spoke In the Better School
Week campaign and from which he
predicts the best OF results.
Jackson.-Dr. w. S. feathers has
left for Magee with DR.. Tom Reagan,
Of Union, who was in the city for
meeting OF the executive board OF the
state department of health, to visit
the sanharium.
Coldwater.-Ideal weather for har.
vesting the hay crop has prevailed In
this section and the farmers are busy
saving this important crop. Hay is
exceptionally fine this season, and the
Coldwatcr territory has produced
bumper crop.
Jackson.-Gov Lee Russell has no
titled Secretary Harvey Jordan of the
American cotton association of the
appointment Of delegates from Missis-
sippi to the annual convention Of that
body in Birmingham Ala, Oct. 26,29.
Aberdeen.-The federal grand jury
has adjourned. United States District
Attorney L. 2. Oldham examined over
a hundred witne7 ses before the grand .
jury and that body found 81 true bills.
There were 80 convictions in two days.
Most Of them were whisky cases.
BiloXt.-Bev Father Peter Keen.
an, for l6 years pastor of St. Eliza
beth's church at C.arksdale. Miss has
arrived here to assume his duties as
pastor Of the Church Of the Nativity
Of this city, the post held for Is years
by the late Father AIphonso Eetels.
Walthall.-The board of supervisors
Of this county is still in session and
has considerable volume Of business
demanding its attention The board
readily responded to the wish of the
farmers of the county by passing an
order to retain the present county
agent for term Of two years at the
same salary.
West Point.-The sale Of W. c.
Lundy e Son, conducted under the :
peryison of the Mississippi Jersey
cattle club, has been held with an i'm
mense crowd attending. The people
of Mississippi are more interested in
the perfection Of the breeding Of Jer-
sey cows than ever before.
Neutrality-suspicious. Of Quitman
county met at the Marks hospital re.
Gently and organized the Quitman
County Medical Society for the pur.
pose Of protecting the profession in
all of its branches, to better cooper.
ate with the health officers Of the
county and state, to aid the profession
at large and for the uplift of the com.
mon good of the people,
Blue Mountain-Private Mark p
Fowler U. S. marine corps, A. e. F..
son Of Mr. and Mrs l. w. Fowler OF
this place, who was killed in the Ar
gonne forest exactly one week before
the shining OF the armistice, has beer
the signing OF the armistice has beer
reburied in Arlington National cemo
terry, his body having been shipped to
Washington from New York.
Jacks0n.-Insurance Commissioner
T, NJ. Henry has announced that In
the event of the decision of Chancel.
Tor Sulckler is favorable to the insur-
ance companies, If the companies de-
sire to resume business in the state,
they need not stand back on formal
ties, but may begin Immediately to
write business and qualify in the
meantime.
Jackson.-Big Brother Fred W.
Long secretary Of the Mississippi
Sunday School association. reports TO
his executive committee that for the
six months ending Sept 80 there
have been held in the state AZ coun.
ty and 81 beat Sunday school conyeu.
tons and 50 Sunday school rallies,
reaching over 10000 workers and
friends,
Blue Northumberland league, a
young white man Of Union county. has
been locked up In the county Jail on
a charge Of having stolen a Horse from
a hitching yard in his county. It is
said that he has confessed the offenae.
1t is alleged that he took the stolen
horse 10 Houston where he traded it