The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-06-09
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS,
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
BY J. L. POWER.

"SF"1 |
"Romsnce and Realism of tho Southern
Gulf Coast"
This very readable little volume OF
1877 pages continues to grow in public
favor. 1: is from the pen OF Mrs. Min.
ME w. Myers of Memphis, formerly OF
Holly Springs, a daughter of the la.
mented Col. Harvey w. Walter. 1t is
published in handsome style, with ten
illustrations, by the Robert Clarke Com
pany, Cincinnati. The Mississippi State
Board of Education examined the man.
uscript before the first edition was pub.
lished and recommended it as "a very
appropriate addition to the list of sup.
Elemental readers in use in the public
schools" 1t has recently been very
cordially Endorsed by DR.. W. o. Roger,
and Prof. Alcie PORTER of Tulane Uni.
versity. DR.. G. D. Stands of our State
University commends its style and ele'
gance of expression; and the Chicago
Inter Ocean, Globe-Democrat, Phila.
delphia Times, Times Democrat and
Commercial Appeal have criticised and
complimented Romance and Realism
SO that that the book 10 on the run, to
the delight of its readers, and the profit
of it's gifted author.
Some Railroad Notes.
The P~ascagoula & Northern railroad
has been surveyed from P~ascagoula to
Ellisville, the distance being about one
hundred miles. The surveyors report
the route an ideal one for railroad con.
struction. 1t will split open a solid
belt of timber from Ellisville to the
gulf coast. When completed to Ellis.
vile it is proposed to extend the road
some two hundred miles to Pontotoc,
passing through Jones, Jasper, New
ton, Neshoba, Winston, Oktibbeha,
Clay, Chickasaw and Pontotoc, where
it will connect with the Gulf & Chicago
railroad that runs through New AL.
bany, Blue Mountain and Ripley to
Middleton, Tenn, on the old Memphis
& Charleston, now the Southern rail.
way-the distance from Pontotoc to
Middleton being ffty-seven miles. Total
from Pascagoula to Middleton. three
hundred and ~ffty-seven miles. From
Middleton to Paducah. KY, would not
be a bad extension.
The great l. c. is rightly named; for
it sees ways of contributing to the con.
venience and comfort of its patrons.
1t is about to place a through sleeper
from New Orleans to Natchez, and the
Natcbez people are rejoicing over the
!; announcement.
The sudden death Of Capt. A. A. Boyd
of Summit on Sunday, the Goth, was
great shock to that community, where
no citizen was more highly esteemed
He was cashier of the Bank of Summit
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon his wifi.
telephoned to the bank to know why
, he had not gone to dinner, and she wa
informed that he had not been to tn,
: bank during the cay. About 5 o'clocl
! he was found lying dead in the garden
Capt. Boyd was a splendid gentleman
= and there are many outside of Pix
county who deeply regret his sudder
. death. He had been sheriff of his count,
l and was a gallent Confederate soldier
. -
v The waterworks company of jackson
r has a big suit on hand, instituted by D
e w. Wilkinson. The declaration, hlet
s by Thompson & Melville, claims tina
f when Mr.. Wilkinson's handsome resi-
dence was DESTROYED by fire in Septem
Der last, the company failed to furnisl
O a sufficient supply of water to the fir
a companies. The amount claimed i
y $11 200, interest on same from date O
fire and costs of action. The fire insur
ance companies have brought simila
U action for the losses sustained by them
$ 1t is now very evident that Chairma
Miller will not reconvene the Demo
n cratic State executive committee, nc
N having been so requested by a majorit
l. of the committee. 1t is also very ev
n dent hat a convention will be held i
jackson on Tuesday, June 5, as sue
q gested by Major Vardaman, at whic
Us delegates to the national convention
J. and presidential electors will be nom
"a mated to the primaries on June 21, q
81 ordered by the committee.
~
,e The Mississippi Baptist State Conver
Of ton will hold it's next annual session
S. Jackson July 5 to Q. The attendant
promises to be unusually large, but tn
III hospitable people of the capital cit
s will take good care of all who COM
u On occasions of this kind the sever;
Of denominations in jackson dwell t
to gether in unity"
Tho Southern Presbyterian Gener;
III Assembly having decided to raise a mi
'e lion dollar century fund for educationi
VI purposes, from thirteen synods, Mr..
u Fl. Alexander of Jackson and DR.. Mel
III Alexander of New Orleans have bee
So appointed to represent the synod
y Mississippi on the committee.
m The Brandon News notes that Pro
to Eager, of Mississippi College, is prepa
is ing a volume on Southern literature,
ed which he will tell something of Sout
he ern writer's and their work. He is we
qualified for the undertaking.