Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-02-22
STATE METHODISTS
MEET At VICRSBURG
ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH AN
NUAL cANFERENCE OF MIS-
SISslPPI METHoDISTS.
Items end News of Interest From thu
Various Places Prepared in
Epitomized Form.

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
list church was featured by the sing.
ing of choice hymns of the church and
presentation CT a 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 a member OF
the conference in 1872, and has two
sons members of the North Mississip-
pi conference, o. w, Bradley OF Tu-
pelo and T, M. Bradley of Cleveland.
Father Bradley Is a native of England
and relates many interesting and in.
gpiring historic incidents relative to
the Methodists of England.
The following members of the cen.
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 NJ. Butte.
Jackson; church extension, w. D. Da-
Wis, Brookhaven; Sunday school, J.
Lloyd Decell, McComb; Epwort1
League, l.. F. Afford, Enterprise; Bi,
BILE cause, P. H. Howse, Hattiesburg.
Lafayette,-James Mcclure, Jr., OF
Fayette, has received a commission
hs first lieutenant and is at home from
Fortress Monroe on furlough.
lBiloxi.-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 it
was decided to hold the prisoners for
further investigation. Both cf the men
are natives of Germany.
Crystal Springs.-Frank Liddell, for.
merly of this place, but who has been
practicing law in Houston, Texas, and
who recently won a first ~lieutenantcy
In infantry at Leon Springs, Texas,
has been appointed an assistant judge
nn V~pata Unnnro1 ond hos oI A..
duties of his new appointment.
Greenville.-A large audience at.
tended the memorial services of the
Elks in the Grand theater. Two men,
bers of the lodge had died since the
lodge Of sorrow last year-W. A. Chip
man and J. 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
also colder than the average.
Natchez.-At a meeting of the
ty fuel committee, composed of Alex
J. Geisenberger, chairman, S. N. Ma
lone and George M. D, Kelly, the price
OF domestic coal was fixed at not TO
exceed $3.50 per ton above the deliy-
cred price.
Grenada.-Word was received hero
Of the death Of Carey Clarke, one Of
the Grenada boys at Camp Beaure-
gard, Alexandria, La. He vas q men,.
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 consou-
dated school district for $4,000, draw
Ing 6h per cent interest, were sold to
Bumpus & Co., Detroit, for par, free
printing OF bonds and premium of $50.
Winona,-Dr. George Baskerville re-
ceived notice to report al Camp Lee.
Petersburg, Va, for service. DR.. Bas.
kerV1lle was presented with a hand.
some sword by the people of Mont.
gomery county. -
Grenada.-Prof. A. C. Hargis nrir.
cipal of the Grenada high school, ana
assistant superintendent, has rendered
MS resignation to the board of'trus.
tees. He has enlisted in the aviation
corps.
Notwithstanding in the interest
OF the war camp community fund. Geo
b. Money of Gulfport delivered an I'D.
dress at the Red Cross headquarters.
Jacksonville joint committee NJ tho
senate and house directed by the sne.
clal session to redistrict the circuit and
chancery districts so as to reduco IT,
number and give the judges and chan.
eeilors more work to do, met and
mapped out "a course of procedure
Rowe Reyes Of Tallahatchie was e,oo,-
Cd chairman, E. H. McGehee CT Law.
renee secretary. These officers were
directed to prepare a circular letter tn
Do sent to every Judge. chancellor
teA ana s~tenographer asking as to