The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-12-13

semi annual meeting Of trustees
on 10Th.
The Baptist, Methodist and
Presbyterian congregations at
Jackson will look after the poor
through an organization to be
known as tThe Associated Char
tiles. = 1t Will be composed Of
one representative of each of the
official boards of the congrega-
tions named. The offering at the
Thanksgiving union service was
set apart for use in this way.
Every town of any size should
have a similar committee to look
after the deserving poor.
The next meeting Of the Synod
of Mississippi will be held at
Hattiesburg in November, 1900;
and Rev. DIR. Mallard says, from
what we know of place and peo-
pie, in a single visit, we predict a
pleasant time next fall" And
we guarantee that prediction.
Rev. DR.. Amos Kendall, of
Sardis, preached his semi- CEN
tennial sermon during the recent
meeting of the North Mississippi
conference at Greenwood.
Charles D. Smith & Co., of
Birmingham. have been awarded
the contract for grading the last
thirty FIVE miles Of the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad. This will
carry the road to jackson. The
grading is to be completed by
April /. From Gulfport to Jack
son the distance will be 17O miles.
1t crosses the Queen and Cres.
cent at Hattiesburg. This road,
it is said, is thus far free from
debt, having paid cash for every
mile of track built.
An extraordinary, but exceed
ingly deserved compliment, has
been paid Bishop Galloway-his
selection to deliver the opening
sermon Of the Ecumenical Con-
ference to be held in London in
1901. This conference is held
every ten years. The last was
held in Washington, and the one
before that in London. The
Bishop will measure fully UP to
all the expectations and require
ment of the occasion.
The following are included in
assessment No. 40, Supreme
Lodge, dated December 1: Hem
ry F. Adams, Camden; J. w.
Smith, Bonneville; John Kelly,
Tchula; Charles E. Elliott, Jack
son; Joseph Hirshman, Colum-
bus; BENZ. f. Williams, Yazoo
City; G. w. Delbridge, Oxford;
Charles w, Harris, oxford. The
total paid by these brethren into
the benefit fund was SAL 2. 10.
The total paid by the Supreme
Lodge to their families will be
SIS, 600. The lowest payment
was 500. 3d.; the highest, S84 90,
according to the period and age
Of membership.
II the provision of section 2i54
were to be observed. Judge Lon
gino would be installed as gov
ernor on January 16, and the
other state officers elect will enter
on duty on the 10Th, but the
Clarion Ledger makes the timely
suggestion that as Governor Me-
Laurin 8 term did not commence
until January 20, and as the term
of all elective officers is four
years, the code provisions could
not be observed without the res
ignation Of present incumbent of
the Office of governor before the
expiration of his term. Ii is
therefore quite certain that there
Will be no change in the office Of
governor before Saturday Janu-
airy 20.
Warden Parchman. in his very
complete report to the peniten-
tiary Board of Control summarizes
as follows:
4 'The plantations owned and
rented have made 1883 bales of
cotton and 35, 900 bushels corn.
Thenine plantations on the share
systems have man 1885 bales cot
ton, giving 22921s bales to the
state and the same amount to
their owners. The plantation
have also made 36. 200 bushels of
corn giving Is, 100 bushels to|
the state. This gives the state of
the entire crop 4080lz bales of
cotton, and 53,700 bushels of
corn Tie state has picked $40
bales Of its cotton and housed the
entire crop The Warden es-
tinatas the income at S35. 600 to
$40, 600. He also says: sThe|
management and discipline has