Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-06-17
CHURCHES ARE SUPPLIED.
Nest Of North MissIsslppps Baptist
Churches New Have Pasotrs.

SO or 40 Baptist churches in the l5
counties of north Mississippi without
. pastors, according to Or. R. A. Kim.
hrough of this place, field secretary
OF the Baptist state mission board Of
Mississippi DR., Klmbrough, who has
| charge Of the general work Of the
/ Baptists in these Is counties, is try.
ing to arrange for q revival meeting
10 be held this summer in each Of
| these pastorless churches. He has
found that there is not a single church
in his entire district of Is counties
without a pastor where the congrega.
tiOn holds services normally more than
once each month, UNCONVENTIONAL
leaders in this territory realize that
one Of the most serious problems con.
/ fronting them at present is bow to re.
WITTY the largely abandoned rural
| churches which formerly were shin,
ing examples Of religious activity in
/ their respective communities.
I u
Meridian.-The board Of Supervisors
have appointed NJ j. Stone road com.
missioner of Beat /, to succeed to the
vacancy created on the commission. by
/ the resignation Of c, w. Schamber.
Graenwood-Although the building
is rs years old, the first wedding ever
solemnized in the Teoc church, near
NIalmaison occurred recently when
Miss Emie BIanch Williford was unit,
ed in marriage to Robert Claude An.
derson. @a
1 4*sss
| Piekens.-The Pickens produce as
ISOLATION held a very enthusiastic and
| profitable meeting, which was attend
ed by over 100 farmers. Practical
talks were made by Mr. Wade Of the
Illinois Central railroad, Mr.. Mcneil
county agent for Madison county, and
Mr.. Mooreland of Canton.
Flora,-Miss Belle Kearney, candi-
date for the United States senate
spoke at the Flora high schol building
to a very large and appreciadve audi.
ence. The speaker was introduced by
the pastor, J. H. Foreman Of the First
Methodist church. His remarks were
very fitting for the occasion.
Crystal Springs.-ROber, Phillips is
not expected to live as a result Of be-
ing thrown rs feet in the air when
the wagon In which he was riding was
struck by fast passenger train at
the depot crossing here. The wagon
was thrown 50 feet, one horse being
killed.
CantOn.-In an enthusiastic meeting
Of about 70 farmers from Holmes and
Madison counties at Pickens III acres
were pledged from that community for
the growing Of truck next fall to ship
in cooperative CARROTS. The meeting
was called by H. ]. Spengler, cashier
OF the Bank of Pickens, for this pur-
pose.
Baird.-"Uncle Bob" Gibson, aged
negro, who was mess boy on the Mis-.
sissippi river steamboat Robert E. Lee
at the time OF her memorable race
with the NstcheE in 1870, and was be.
lieved TO be the last living member
OF the Lees crew, died at the home
Of the Robert Hooker family, whose
servant he had been for many years.
He was over so years old.
Northumberland Master J. H.
Johnson OF the Masonic fraternity of
this state visited Cleveland Lodge No.
470, F. and A. NJ. All the masonic
lodges Of this and adjoining counties
were represented, and a crowd Of ma
sons assembled in the lodgeroom
while the mster's degree was CON
ferred on Jack Farris. All Of the
rites and ceremonies were carried
out to the letter =
Maben-The entertainment under
the auspices OF the Z. d. c. chapter
of Maben entertained the Confederate
soldiers at the annual reunion held
here recently. The boys OF the six.
ties marched with faltering steps to
the Methodist church, where the la
dies rendered an appropriate program
for them. Several OF the old soldiers
who followed Lee and Jackson gave
"reminiscences Of the war.
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Canton.-The dairy campaign con.
Quoted throughout the county by the.
county agent, c. L. Mcneil. and the
chamber Of commerce, is meeting with
success and the meetings are being
well attended Only night meetings
are being held, inasmucA as the farm
ers are busy In the field during the
day Dairy authorities from the Hi.
nois Central railroad, who are A. r.
Gwinn and Clyde Bland, from Mem
phis, are assisting in the campaign.
Hazlehurst.-Rufus King, aged SO,
and his son, Ed King, living near
RockDoTt, in eastern Copiah, live
alone, there being no women on the
premises, the elder King having lost
his wife some years ago by death, and
the younger King having never mar
ried walked on their front porch a
few nights ago and were surprised to
find baby there waiting for them
with its cries for help. 1t is thought
some unfortunate woman, victim OF
mistake, left the child there
Itta Bena-Mrs, Stella Paluso has
bought in the bankrupt stock of Ralph
Lembo, and the business will be con.
Quoted by her in the future. Terry