The Magnolia gazette., 1899-12-23

lis W4AEs dTEANEu uNiE w GQltSudN
to spend the Holidays with rela.
tives.
Mr.. w. W. Young, former
agent here, passed through Tues
day evening to take charge oil
the railroad, telegraph and ex-
press office in Osyka, until
Agent Bee returns from a trip
north
The regular public worship may
be expected in the Presbyterian
church next Sabbath, morning
and evening. Sabbath school at
$3.50 o clock a m. to which all
interested in the life of the church
are invited.
The concert that was to have
been given Thursday night in
the school hall by Misses Smith
and Stackhouse, was postponed
on account of the bad weather.
1t will take place on New Year S
night, if nothing happens to pre-
vent.
Rev. V. V. Boone who was
appointed to the care of the Meth
odist church in Biloxi, is one Of
the ablest preachers and most
consecrated Christians in the
Mississippi conference, and the
good people of that flourishing
city by the sound, are to be con-
graduated upon having him as
citizen.
Mr.. s. w. Simmons and Miss
Julia Leggett will be united in
marriage Tuesday, 26th instant.
The ceremony will take place in
the Baptist church at 1880 p. m.
There are no more deserving
young people and the Gazette
extends in advance its heartiest
congratulations and wishes them
a long, happy and prosperous
life together.
The Rev. j. M. Afford, of the
Louisiana conference, is here on
a visit to his parents. He will
be stationed at Leesville next
year. His brother, Rev L. f.
Afford, was appointed to South
Side church, Meridian, and Pop
lar Springs by the Mississippi
conference. Botn young men
are able preachers, and ceaseless
workers in the Masters cause.
How many of our readers wish
to follow the example of Mr.. w.
H. Busby, of Quin, Miss, who
has ordered the Gazette sent to
an esteemed friend one year as a
Christmas present? You may all
speak at once if you so desire,
We can record the names as fast
as given US. Try it and you will
have your friends thinking Of
you twice a week throughout the
new year.
! Rev. Frank NJ. Keen will have
charge of of the Methodist church
here and at Osyka and Stevens
| Mill next year. He is well known
to quite a number of our citizens,
having assisted in a protracted
meeting here a few years ago.
He is expected to arrive here to-
day and if he does, will preach
his first sermon as pastor in Osy-
Ia Sunday. He was chaplain ol
the First Mississippi Regiment in
the late war with Spain, and is
said to be an eloquent and i'm
presslve speaker.
The Banner Lumber Company,
| of Kentwood, La, has issue d
pretty cards to its employees
wishing them a merry Christmas,
and requesting them to present
the card, signed by the foreman,
and receive a Christmas turkey
That is practical way of wishing
one's friends "Merry Christ
mas" and no doubt will be highly
appreciated by the two hundred
or more employees of that enter
prising and reliable firm. Long
may such men live and flourish
Rev. j. A. b. Jones, for three
years pastor of the Methodist
church here and at Osyka, will
/ be stationed at Brandon mex
year. He is one of the oldest
and ablest preachers in the con-
ference, and is especially distin.
i guished as church builder. II
!, the grand old town of Brandon
cannot now boast of a modern
Methodist church building, the
good people there may begin nov
to think about building one dur
ing the year, for the house build
er will be among them to organ