The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1886-09-18
CHARLESTON, MISS.
News and Other Items Picked up by
Our Correspondent.

Being a next-door neighbor, and
ell.wisher of the SENTINEL, shall tax,
ccasion to send you q few paragraph
|om this part of the moral vineyard
Fusting that they may pleasurabl.
tract the eye of some OF your Talla
atchie readers, The SENTINEL find
bdgement in the homes of many of ou
est citizens. and since its manly struggle
pr cause, very dear to great majority
I the people Of the State, prohibition,
has SO endeared itself to many of III
hat we feel we cannot do without it
Actuated upon the principle, that as with
he writer, SO with others, anything from
he pen Of home-tolks ever proves Of
interest, for it is generally the case that
ONE of us are either directly or indi.
ectly interested in what is written.
At present we are in high spirits over
ur prospects for getting arailroad. We
re certainly receiving encouraging and
lattering reports from all quarters, that
he Valley road will be run along tie
Valley, taking in Charleston, and tap
he M. Il 7. at Batesville. Should this
Faguc dream of ours, as it has pleased
K ome of our knowing neighbors to term
IA. ever becomes reality, we predict
for this place bright and prosperous
Future. Already, prominent and leading
citizens of some of our neighboring towns
have given expressions Of theil intention
Ito locate antong US.
Charleston received her first bales of
cotton (three in number) on Thursday
'of last week. The first delivered was
raised by colored man, Anthony Bow
land, and was bought by Mr.. A. L. Grow,
at 81 cents per pound. Later, during the
same day, Mr.. Tom Shook brought in
two, which were sold to Mr. ]. T. Neely
at the same price. During the last sea,
son our town made quite faYorable
reputation as cotton market, and this
year we expect to make good our record
by shipping at least one>third more bales
than last.
Messrs. A. Patterson & Co., an enter-
prising firm, now doing general
mercantile business, four miles up the
Valley, are having store house in this
place generally renovated, and will move
into It in day or two. The gentlemen
composing this firm are live and thorough
business men, and their advent into our
town will be hailed with joy.
Last Monday the Rev. H. Nj. Morrison,
of Lamar, Miss, opened s, lcol at this
place. The weather being rather unta-
vorable the attendance was small. Mr.. |
Morrison is well and IA orably known to |
many Of us. He is christian gentleman,
highly educated end as thoroughly oon>
versant with the art of teaching as any |
man in the State. He is thoug ht to be
the right man in the right place.
The Rev. Nv. Futrell, of Minter City,
Miss, delivered very interesting and
Temperance lecture in the
Court House on last Thursday night, to
small, but attentive audience. His re.
marks were we'll timed, and we think
made favorable impressions. While speak.
ng of the public schools, he stated that if
,very saloon in the State were closed at
,nce, and no more revenue received from
hat source at all, it would not in the
east effect the carrying on of the schools,
rom the fact that the Constitution of the
State Of Mississippi emphaically declares
hat three hundred thousand dollars, from
he taxes collected, shall be appropriated
or the schools. This completely demol-
shes the pet argument Of the anti.Pro-
ibitionists. He urged the necessity Of
ur citizens organizing w. G. T.'U., at
nee, and we trust our people will act as
10 suggested. for neutrality-suspicious. We
an do nothing.
The office Of Circuit Clerk of this
ounty, is just now attracting much
ttention. About seven or eight
andidates are now in the field asking
ublic favore. At meeting Of the
xecutive Committee last Saturday, an
lict was issued for tie holding of
rimary Election on the Is inst, for the
urpose of determining who shall be
lowed to run through to the general
ection, that will be holden on the q
lst. So far perfect harmony prevails
nong the aspirants, and they each .
aim to be on the road to victory. ,
At the last meeting of our Board of
lpervisors an order was issued Tor the
Hiding OF brick vault and purchase il
tire-proof sale, to be used for the fl
fe keeping OF the Records of the county.
his, we think, is a step in the right
rect,on. The entire out-fit will cost =
lily S1,100 O0, O,gill Brothers & Co.,
Memphis, have the contract.
The charming and ever entertaining
iss Fannie Quar!es. formerly a resi- ol
mt OF this place, but now OF Athens !, !,
k, is spending u few weeks, among US, q
,iting friends and relatives. May her p
y be full Of joy. 81
We are told that the Pecan crop
ng the Tallahatchie, is fine indeed.
ter the FIRST frost Pecan parties will be "a
, order OF the day. We are rejoiced 4,
learn this, for fishing has been SO l.,
,r this season, that we have been
,rived Of our usual amount of ish-