Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-12-14
STATE METHOD|sTS
MEET AT VCKSBURG
ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH AN.
NuAL cANFERENcE OF MIS-
sisslPPi METHoDisTs.
items and News Of Interest From the
Various Places Prepared in
Epitomized Form.


opened wide its gates to the enter
tainment of members, both clergy and
bay, who were present for the one hun
dred and fourth annual session of the
Mississippi conference, Methodist
Episcopal church, South.
Bishop Murrah opened the confer
ence in official session,
The opening service of the confer
ence held in Crawford Street Method
ist church was featured by the sing
ing OF choice hymns of the church and
presentation of program by the Mis-
sissippi Historical society, of which
Rev. T. B. Holloman, pastor of the
/ CHURCH, is chairman.
An honored and appreciated mem.
Der of the conference is Rev. R. Brad
ley Jackson, who became member OF
the conference in 1872, and has two
sons members of the North Mississip-
pi conference, o. w. Bradley of Tu-
4 2pelo and T. M. Bradley of Cleveland.
Father Bradley Is q native of England
and relates many interesting and in
epiring historic incidents relative to
the Methodists of England.
The following members of the con.
3 Ference are treasurers of boards and
submitted their reports during the ses.
sion:
Mission, C. w. Crisler, Brookhaven :;
Joint board Of finance, w. e. Moore.
jackson; education. Webster M. Butte.
jackson; church extension, w. d. Da-
wis. Brookhaven; Sunday school, ].
Lloyd Decell, McComb; Epworth
League, l.. F. Afford Enterprise; Bi.
BILE cause, Up H. Howse, Hattiesburg.
Lafayette.--James Mcclure, Jr., OF
Fayette. has received commission
as first lieutenant and is at home from
Fortress Monroe on furlough.
Biloxi-Martin c. Schroeder and
Adolph Haupt, who were recently ar
rested and are held while their status
relative to their citizenship is being
Investigated, were brought before U
s. Commissioner Tyler here, and 1t
was decided to hold the prisoners for
further investigation. Both of the men
are natives of Germany.
Crystal Springs. Ldddell, for.
merry Of this place, but who has been
practicing law In Houston, Texas, and
who recently won first lieutenantcy
in infantry at Leon Springs. Texas,
& has been appointed an assistant judge
advocate general and has assumed the
duties of his new appointment
d Greenville.-A large audience at.
tended the memorial services of the
4 Elks in the Grand theater Two mem.
bers of the lodge had died since the
Hodge of sorrow hast year-W. A Chip
man and ]. B. Walton. Congressman
Ben Humphreys delivered the memo
rial address.
Greenville-The records Of the levee
board, kept by Robert Somerville, chief
assistant engineer for more than thir
ty years. show November, 1917, was
one OF the dryest Novembers known
since the records have been kept, and
I also colder than the average.
$1,000
a Natchez.--At a meeting of the coun-
Il ty fuel committee, composed of Alex
J. Geisenberger, chairman, S. N. Ma
lone and George NJ. d. Kelly, the price
of domestic coal was fixed at not to
exceed $3.50 per ton above the deliv-
cred price.
Grenada Word was received hero
of the death OF Carey Clarke, one ol
the Grenada boys at Camp Beaure
gard. Alexandria, La. He was mem
Der of the Grenada headquarters com
pany OF the First Mississippi field ar
! tillery.
Greenville.-The board of supervis
ors OF Washington county convened
and the bonds OF the Arcola consoli
dated school district for $4,000, draw
ing 6h per cent interest, were sold te
Bumpus g. Co.. Detroit. for par. free
printing Of bonds and premium OF $50
Al Winona.-Dr. George Baskerville re
Iceived notice to report at Camp Lee
Petersburg, Va, for service. DR.. Bias
kerville was presented with a hand
Pome sword by the people Of Mont
Eomery county.
Grenada.-Prof. A. G. Hargis prin
tipai of the Grenada high school. ant
assistant superintendent. has tenderet
lis resignation to the board OF trus
\ ees. He has enlisted in the aviation
orps.
Matches. Speaking in the jnteres
the war camp community fund. Geo
Money ct 0nlfpest delivered IN "a
1ns - ths nsd Gross Asadq0rtsse