Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-07-07
Beacon Come to Light

Venerable Beacon Come TO Light
Part of an old Beacon, published in
1854, that has long since passed the
three score mile stone, ari lacks but
two years Of reaching the extra ten,
was found some a short while ago, by
Mrs. Cockrell, mother of Mr.. Julian
Cockrell, and brought into this office.
This old paper is fraught with mem
cries and chronicles Of a time of which
very few among the readers of the
Beacon have any recollection, though
there are many names among the
business firms that have been, hand
ed down to us. Every body during
that time seemed to believe in the
efficacy of advertising for vendors
oNaIl trades carried cards in the coli
umns. Lawyers cards bristle through
out the pages Of the sheet, and among
them are found the good Old names
Of Rivcs and Williams, Harris and
Beauchamp and II. I. Jaruagin, The
dry goods firms of Lyles and Bracey
and Roby, Cavctt and Buck, carry
names that are familiar to most of
the readers Of the Beacon. These
firms seemed to be suffering the same
Inconvenience that our merchants are
now feeiing-that of the delinquent
customer, for there is found in more
than one place the announcement that
accounts were placed in the hands of
LAWYERS for collection.
An interesting grocery advertise
ment, that artlessly held such items as
"Brandies, Cordials, Wines, Porter
and ale, mixed in with the advertise
ment of his line of bacon. salt, rice etc,
carried the name of Andrew Monarco,
who was the first person buried in
the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Drs. G.. & W.. Clements names APP
pear under a dental advertisement, in
which they announce that they will
do dental work in the counties of NoX-
ubee, Kemper, Neshoba, Winston,
Oktibbeha and Lowdnes, through
which counties one member of the
firm would make trips every four
months, this arrangement to be car
ried out for ten years, SHOULD life
ard health last"
The dentists of the time were lib
eral and considerable in their treat,
ment Of their patients; the adver-
tisement of DR.. C%arradine generously
makes this proposition to the public
"All operations will be performed or
the credit till LIST January, 1855. Those
5 residing in the country will be waited
on at their residence at short notice
? N. B. No charge made for training
: and extracting childrens teeth,
D Education was in high repute about
| this time, and there were good schools
dotted around in this section, the CHIEF
amoung which, as advertised in thi!
paper were the famous Gathrigh
f school at Summerville, the Lowdne.
e Male Academy and Female Institute
e at Charlottesville, which took it's nam
from the founder of the school, Rev
t Peter Crawford. Beside these were tn,
!: Pickensville Female Institute, unde
e the direction of Peyton King, and tn,
d Male School under the supervision O
d. G. Sherman. Miss Emily Whiffin
whose name has been handed dow
as a strong force in educational mat
e tiers, was at the heal of the depart
ment that was devoted to the youn,
ladies.
Mobile commission merchants ad
,e vertlsed largely hele at that time. tn
best known being Lewis II. Dunn
Whose business at this end of the lin
n was under the management of Co
> Thomas H. Dunn, and Barry and Buc
with ]. f. Buck as agent. Drug!
oils, dye-stuffs, window glasses, etc
are offered in the drug stock of
RI W. Ferris, with the assurance thu
N all of these articles were purchase
under his personal observation. Eve
the Iustice of the Peace carried a
A imposing card calling attention to h
office-George w. Grey was the i,
r. cumbent of the office at this time.
4 The paper during this time wa
owned and operated by the founde
. Henry c. Ferris.
ne That MAI has true peace and iii
e. erty whose flesh is contro,N by II
70 judgment of his mind as his mind
u directed by the government of God.
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n A girls head is something to
mt made as attractive as possible, ar
ed not to be filled with a lot of fool ne