The Grenada sentinel., 1897-02-13

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THE SENTINEL,
GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY ID 1887
Only about three more weeAs "
Grover Cleveland. The Lord De prais'
ed. .-
An important meeting OF the State
Republican Committee lHill factionl
was held at Jackson this week for the
purpose Of appor,ioning the spoils
among the faithful.
The city council of Okolona has let
the contract for the erection OF an
electric plant and waterworks, the con-
tract being awarded to the W. T..
Adams machine company for $4,000.
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Tom Reed is said to be taking eX-
traordinary pains to ascertain just what
the incoming administration wants
in the way of legislation. Later on he
will be every bit as careful in seeing
that it doesu' t get it.-New York Jour-
nal. ---
The Scooba tkemper county, Herald
saws that the Meridian papers have
uiven ocooba such fearful name
abroad that when trains pass that little
town the porter goes through the cars
shouting, Lie down. We are going
by Scooba,'
We are indeed pleased to chronicls
the fact that Senator J. z. George is so
much improved that unless Il relapse
occurs he will be able to start for his
Mississippi home in a few days. tie
will, OF course, not return to Congress
this session.
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Alabama and Georgia are agitatlng
,.op modified form Of South Carolina
.dispensary law. Said law has not been
complete success By any means, but
there seems to be growing demand
in many States in favor OF taking lhe
liquor traffic out of the hands OF prl'
yate parties.
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The aut-prohibitionist OF Kinds
county. Miss, are said to be clrcu!a'-
in y petition for an election TINS sum
psv, During the last ten years linus
7sas had three such elections, the hrs'
one resulting in dry victory tne
second in ''wet'' one, and the th'ro III
dry" Following the same AneS'
wet victory in next in order.
We notice in a special from jackson
that Mr.. K. ". Baily, secretary OF 'he
Mississippi ChutauQua assembly, mas
recciy,d Il personal letter from lion
". J. BRYAN. in which Mr.. bryan
writes that it i possible he can arrange
for A lecture tour Of Mississippi after
lhe close OF engagements already
ahead. Missis.ippians will extend him
A hearty welcome.
Apacrjcultural implement, which Is
attracting much attention, has been
invented and patented by William L
Cheeseman, Of Freehold, Pa. The ma
chine plants potatoes and also trans
plants all kinds OF garden produce, no
matter what the size. The cost OF
manufacture is said to be small, ana
the machine can be operated 10y hand
power by one person.
Capt. J. Harvey Ma,hes, of Memphis,
one of the bravest OF the Southern
heroes who did valiant battle for the
lost cause, has written a book OF
peculiar interest to all exConfederates.
The work is just from the press OF S. {.
Toof & Co.. and has already been ac'
corded muCE praise. Aapt' hdI"C7 !"
a refined and brilliant gentleman, as
well as scholar ard soldier.
Judge Connolly Prit1hard, who has
recently been reelected senator from
North Carolina, was one OF Two
barefooted boys who set out from a
little East Tennessee mountain town 70
seek their fortunes twenty-three
years ago. The entire worldly pos
sessions OF the pair, it Is said, con-
sisted OF silver dime, bottle OF
brandy and some pones OF ccrn bread.
A bill has been introduced in the
Missouri LEGISLATURE making it a mis-
demeanor punishable by fine for mar
ried men to hrt. II this bill becomes
"A law it will be quite hardship on our
handsome ana captivating friend, Mr.
Bob White, of the Mexico tMo.) Led
ger, who, when he is out OF sight OF his
good wife, especially on National Edl'
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