The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-04-15
STATE CAPITAL NOTES.
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THE NEWS OF THE STATE
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Ex- Governor Lowry Announces
for the Short Term in the
Senate.
jackson, April Is, 1899.


The recent meeting of the State
Teachers Association was one Of
the ostinteresting in its history.
The attendance was large, the
program was excellent, and all the
papers and discussions were mer-
itorious and practical. The new
officers are: j. G. FAINT, Meridian,
president; Miss Sue Trigg. vice.
president, Greenville; j. +.
Boyd, Kosciusko, I'd vice-presi-
dent; T. H. Lipscomb, Itta Bena,
secretary.
The first rails Of the electric
street-car line were laid at jack
son on the afternoon Of 10th. 1t
is thought the cars will be rum
ming by June lst and that the city
will be lighted by the new COM
pany by may 1st, These i'm
provements will be followed by a
complete sewerage system. a
new capitol and other great things
are on the docket.
The recent issue Of St00, 600
sewerage bonds by the city of
Jackson were purchased by the
new First National Bank of Col
umbus, o., at a premium Of
SO, $40. %. This speaks well for
the credit Of the capital city.
The main auditorium of the
First Baptist church in jackson,
was opened for worship for the
first time on Sunday morning.
April o, 1899. The date is thus
precisely given because it was an
event in the religious history Of
Jackson worthy of special note.
It is one Of the largest and GER
tainly one Of the handsomest
church auditoriums in the south
west. Fuly twelve hundred per-
sons were comfortably seated at
the first service. The Methodist,
Presbyterian and Christian con-
gregations attended in force, and
their pastors took part in the ex-
ercises. Rev. DR.. FL. +. Sproles,
for eighteen years pastor of the
Jackson church--now of Vicks-
burg-preached the first sermon,
from John l:23 This church will
be his monument, for it exists be-
cause OF his labors. The Doctor,
at times, was scarce able to so
control his feelings as to be able
to proceed with his discourse, and
he closed with this tender express
sion of his love for jackson:
"When | die | want to be buried
in jackson, among the people |
love, and who have gone on be-
fore. In the old cemetery know
! could sleep in sweet peace. Be-
fore me to-day | see the faces Of
young men who were left orphans
during my pastorate in this city
Richard Griffith, Ed. Peatross,
Earl Quin, BERTHE and Tommie
Hederman, Percy and Leonard
Wall, Frank and John Hunt, AL
bert Lewis and Cooker-I would
like to be borne by these men,
whose fathers | knew so well, to
my last resting place. >"
The great Reunion of Confed-
crate Veterans will take place at
Charleston, May 1913. Col. D.
A. Campbell, Mississippi divis-
ion commander, has made stir
ring appeal for a general attend
ance from Mississippi. The fare
will be the one cent a mile each
way-tickets good till 9th. The
round "trip fare from Jackson is
S14. 10; Vicksburg S15.0 90; Me-
ridian S12.20. Miss Mary Lucy
Hamer, Of Warren county, is d.
vision sponsor, and she will ap-
point one maid Of honor.
The Grand Lodge Knights of
Pythias viii hold its 22d annual
session at Meridian on 9th and
10th of May. The order has been
recruited in Mississippi during
the past Pythian year, as the re-
suit Of the energetic administra-
ton of Grand Chancellor II. NJ.
Quin-an increase of more than
zoo since January /, 1899. The
Pythian Journal, published by
Bro. Quin, has also been a potent
factor in the good work.
Washington and Lee Universf-
ty, Of Virginia, has designated
Chamberlain Hunt Academy,
Port Gibson, as one Of the first
class academies entitled to a prize
scholarship. The name OF the
successful student ccnpetius for