Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-04-22


increase .........,.. 3S,33j,2j
<Ihe poll tax, being school fund, Is retained
in the counties, and the amount collected and
reported 10 ;iiJ auditor, Is charged TO The cOun-
ties in the Scmi-annual distribution of the
school fund. "No criminal proceedings shalt be
allowed to enforce the collection OF thu poll
tax" llcnc. only about onc-half is cole ,led.
For iaStance, the amount Of poll tax reported TO
the auditor collected by coun'cs, and con-
SdCrci in the Slribuion for 1897, was $751;
67i,'S jefferson county reported 5,5ii polls for
1885, This, at 500, would be S7O5'0o; whereas
the collection in lS91 amounted TO only $3.50. Sc
Washington county reports s,3i3 polls, a. 500
would be Sl6,68jOO; amount collected in 1871,
S3,6l5C9
The main auditorium of the First
Baptist Church in jackson was opened
for worship for the first time on sun
day morning. April ., 1899 The date
is thus precisely given because it was
an event in the religious history of
Jackson worthy of special note. 1t is
one of the largest, ana certainly one of
the Southwest. Fully twelve hundred
persons were comfortably seated at the
first service. The Methodist. Prcsby-
terian and Christian congregations at
tended in force, and their pastors took
part in the exercises. Rev. Dr. II. L.
Sproles. for eighteen years pastor of the
l., ,I, al
preached the first sermon, from John,
4:23. This church will he his monument,
for il exists because of his labors. The
Doctor, at times, was scarcely able to
so control his feelings as to be able to
proceed with his discourse, and he
closed with this tender expression of
his love for jackson: when | die !
want to be buried in jackson, among
the people l1vc, and who have gone on
before. In the old cemetery know l
could sleep in sweet peace. Before me
today sec the faces of Young men who
were left orphans during my pastorate
in this city Richard Griffith, Ed Peat
ross, Earl Quinn, BERTHE and Tommic
lIeGcrman, Percy and Leonard Wall,
Frank and John Hunt, Albert Lewis
and Faycttc Cocker. | would like to be
borne by these men, whose fathers |
knew so well, to my last resting place.
The recent meeting of the State
Teachers Association was one of the
most interesting in its history. The
attendance was large, the program was
excellent, and all the papers and dis
cussloHs were meritorious and practi-
cal. The new officers are: j. c. FAINT,
Meridian, president; Miss Sue, Trigg,
yice-president; &, L. Boyd, koseiusko
second vice president; 7. II. Lipscoelb,
ltta Bena secretary.
A lady in Syracuse, New York. has
informed Hon. John NJ. Allen that She
has in her possession the sword cap
tured from Col Campbe1l. of Missis-
sippi ,at the battle of Lookout >Monn-
tain She wishes to return II to Col
Campbell or his next of kin. Mr.. Alien
would be pleased to give the lady the
desired information. The matter haS-
ing been referred to Col. d. A, Camp
BELL Vicl1sburg, he reports that the
roster of Confederate field officers
shows only two of the name from Mis-
sissippi- ~ Lieut.. Col. Josiah A. p, 40th
infantry, and Major James c. Campbell
18th infantry. 4H
Hon. Charles X. Regan has resigned
the office of superintendent of cduea
iion of Claiborne county, on account of
continued ill health. He was recog-
niaed as. .one of the best snpcrin-
.tendents in the State. An cxamna.
tion of applicants for the position has
been ordered.
The vacancy created by the resigna-
ton of Chancellor A. II. Longino
has been filled by the governor ap-
pointing A. Nee. kimbrough, of
Greenwood. rhe appointment Is gen
orally approved The term is four
years from Apr.: 10, 1899.