Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-08-04
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS


More than 100 agricultural students
OF the agriculture college have return.
ed from a tou rof inspection Of the
state.
Friends and ueighbors Of Miss Belle
Kearncy. candidate for the United
States senate. gave a big picnic and
rally in her interest at her home
town, Flora, Madison county.
The secretary OF the county fair at
Brookhayen states that the Lincoln
county fair will be expanded this year
to seven county size, Copiah, Law.
rance, Franklin, jefferson, Pike and
Amite being invited to join Lincoln.
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Rev. J. II. Holder, Of New Albany,
is having the remains OF his wife ex-
humcd at Sardis and shipped to New
Albany. Mrs. Holder died about SIX
years age while Mr.. Holder was pre-.
siding elder Of the Sardis district,
and the body buried in Rose Hill Gem.
etory.
Mrs. Henry A. Bond, who a dis
charged as accomplish in the plot to
Slip a pistol to hes husband, but who
was held under bond as a witness
against Mrs. Hattie Slayde and Mrs.
Liza Lott, is Still held in the county
Jail at jackson in default OF bond.
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At a meeting Of the municipal ex-
|ecutiye committee Of the town Of
Coldwater it has been ordered that
a primary election be held in the
mayors office August 10 for the pur-
pose OF electing a mayor. marshal
and five aldermen to serve two years,
beginning Jan. /, 1923.
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A question of interest to employees
Of the state has been raised at Jack
son and will be shortly tested. Brief
ly stated, this question is as to whetn-
or an employe, drawing salary from
the state treasury, has the right to
have his warrant cashed in cases
whore he has failed to pay poll or
other taxes.
Houlka will have two new roads
ready for use before winter.
In addition to the ice factory which
Is now under construction it is prac-
tically assured that the May Products
company of New Orleans will install
at an early date a canning factory at
Crystal Springs to take care of the
season.
Owing to the shipments strike and
the coal shortage, the Gulf, Mobile
and Northern railroad is now operat-
ing only one local freight a day be-
tween New Albany, Miss, and Jack
son, Tenn, this train making the
round trip in two days, which Is only
half Of tho normal local freight serv-
ice on this run. Through freight serv.
ice between Mobile and Jackson con.
%tinues, but the business OF the road
10 feeling the strain of the strike.
DR.. c. S. C%ulp9nner, prominent citi,
zen of Virgins, Stone county, has
been placed under bond of $3.50 to
await action of the next federal grand
jury at Biloxi by DR.. b. j. Bynacker
federal inspector for the cattle tick
eradication, claims that he was ad
dressed in a threatening II and
that his work was interfered with by
the Virgins citizens.
Mrs. Mary Joyner solomon, 50 years
old, attended a baseball game at Cold
water. she vas deeply interested IL
the game, and regretted keenly tn,
fact that the home team lost the game
She had a grandson, J, T. Lee. In tn.
lineup. Mrs. solomon Is the oldes
registered voter in Tate county, an,
she is interested in all matters affect
ing the life Of the community.
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Rev. Phillip G. Davidson rector o
st. James Chuch at Grecnville. ha
been invited by the congregation o
st. Mary's Episcopal church, Bolton
Miss, to conduct a revival for tn
+ benefit of the people of that commun
ity. The services are to be unique il
character, to be conducted out 0
doors. after the type of the old fash
toned camp meeting
Prof. Samuel J. Purvis, for som
time representative from Union cour
| ty in the Mississippi legislature. VIII,
is a graduate of the Mississippi Nor
a nal College Hattiesburg, has accepte,
the SUPPLEMENTARY OF Hickory Fla
Consolidated High School for the com
Ing session. He will take up his off
cial duties in a new and commodiou
Q structure, wellappointed and admire
) bly, suited to the needs Of the CROWN
> community,
: Mrs. II. =. Dunn of Greenville, wa
seriously injured in a runaway whe
the horses being driven became fright
=, ened and ran, tearing the buggy I
y pieces and throwing Mrs. Dunn an
= her sister, Miss Ida May Beasley, t
the ground against a stump. Report
from Jackson say that the condition
of Mrs. Dunn is serious. Her foo
; and ankle were broken in two place
| and internal injury was sustained.
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