Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-01-20
Notes of Interest
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stringent times. In 1919, which seems
TO be the year in which Cupid did his
maximum work. there was a total OF
500 licenses sold. OF this number, 20
were issued to the white population.
the remainder being taken by the col.
ored. In 1920, As licenses were issued
TO whites, a. against 80 in 1921.
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At a meeting Of the new board Of
directors OF the Meridian board Of
trade and cotton exchange it vas do,
cided to extend an invitation to Roger
Bahson to deliver an address to the
members of the board OF trade on the
% s"r cf the visit of the noted stalls.
tician to Mobile in February.
Otis Wheels. aged about %, of KEN.
per county, has been arrested at Me.
ridian on a charge of forgery. 1t Is al.
legged he forged the name of a Mrs.
Lovett Of Kemper to three checks for
s35, $25 and IS, the checks being
drawn on the First National Bank at
Meridian.
The fire loss in the city Of Meridian
during 1921, according to figures sub,
mitted to the City council by Fir.
Chief w. F. c. Partin, totaled $160,5 5
or buildings and contents. AL but $3S,.
038 Of the total loss was during the
month of December.
The only murder case on the docket
at this term of court at Brookhaven
was settled quickly when Jim Fleming.
negro, pleaded guilty to the killing OF
a woman of his race and was sentenc-
ed to life Imprisonment by the jury.
Two Catholic sisters of charity have
Just %canvassed Blue Mountain for
funds and clothing for orphans OF
their faith. Though there is not a
single person Of the Catholic creed
here, these sisters were accorded a
most courteous hearing and were
given both money and clothing.
Velma Louise, four-year-old daugh-
ter Of DR.. and Mrs. B. L. Robinson, Of
Meridian, died from the result of in
juries sustained when she fell, a stick
with which she was playing passing
through her mouth and piercing nerves
at the base Of the skull.
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According to iuvort Of Mayor Scott
1t cost $22 As per capita to run the city
Of Jackson during the last fiscal year.
G. P, Warner, justice of the peace al
Senatobia for 81 consecutive years,
has just celebrated his eightieth birth.
dsy.
Deputy Yeaman Smith of the sher-
tffs office at Clarksdale, has announc
ed that only about IS per cent of the
taxpayers OF this county has paid up.
and the last minute rush here Is ex.
pected to be unusually notable.
Bert Clark. 81, was found dead In
his field at his home near Houston.
Death was probably due to heart fail.
ure, as he had been in apparently good
health up until a few minutes before
his death.
H. M. lobe, inc of Wyatte's farmers
and gardeners. last year produced five
crops from n plot of ground. The
first crop planted was English peas,
next radish. bunch beans, corn and
turnips.
J. M. Taylor Of Crystal Springs, who
has served District No. 5 for a Ions
time as road commissioner,
that he will resign the office in order
that he may devote all Of his time to
his candidacy for the sheriff's office.
After several days dragging tie wa
ters in the vicinity where Rober. Mar
tin, formerly of Starkville, and Joe
Harper of Wahalak. lost their lives
Mobile Bay. the body OF young
Martin was found.
Dave and EgSert Afford, sentenced
in November, 1919, to serve life for
murder committed in Leake county,
have been pardoned by the governor
uron recommendation of tho pardon
board.
that the Jackson traffic bureau will
be a working reality by Feb. j Is the
opinion Of members of the chamber Of
commerce committee who have worked
up the pro lect.
The Meridian BARRIERS union has
voted to contribute hair cuts ami
other necessary hair dressing to the
inmates of the State Masonic Orphans
home at Meridian.
Actual work Of grading the right OF
way for the Jackson & Eastern rail.
road began when J. N. Mcleod, con
tractor. located a camp near Curran
Crossing aud started to work on a go
team outfit
The Tate county poultry association
wi | hold its first show on Feb. II and
IS. The association was my organ
ized a few weeks ago, but fits member
ship includes a majority Of the poultry
growers Of the county.
The First Baptist church Of Jackson
has been selected as the auditorium in
which "~Pussyfoot" Johnson, interna-
tionally famous prohibition lecturer,
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