The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-07

L. wv
Fourth-E. D. Stone, Yalobusha.
F~ifth--Pressly Groves, Leake.
Sixth-E. NJ. Barber, Harrison.
Seventh-Edward Mayes, Kinds.
Witness our hands, at jackson, Miss,
this a7th day of June, 1900.
C. C. MILLER.
Chairman Democratic State Elk. Com.
LEMUEL p. CONNIE,
Secretary Democratsc State Elk. Com.
Mississippi Press association.
This association held its thirty-fifth
annual session in Jackson on June 20
and 81. The attendance was small,
it being understood that it was to be a
sort of prelude to the excursion that
moved ont for the Northwest on the
afternoon of the 21st. This will not oc-
cur again, as the annual outing cannot
begin within thirty days after the an
nual meeting for business.
There was some good papers read at
the menting-notably, the opening ad-
dress of President P. E. Williams, the
annual Grafton by II. E. Blakeslee, of
the New Albany Gazette, and an essay
by Mr.. II. 7. Crosby, of the Greenville
Times, on 1.-The Successful Manage
ment of a Country Newspaper"
There were two present, p. X. Mayors
and j. L. Power, who participated in
the organization of the association
June 6, 1866, and they have attended
nearly all the meetings since.
The next meeting will be at Pas;
r Christian, and the next outing will
include the Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, New York
City, the Hudson river, West Point, etc
The following were chosen delegate,
: to the next meeting of the Nationa
Editorial Association: p. Z. Williams
/; Miss Florence Young, p. X. Mayors
Miss Bennie Vinson, J. X. Vardaman
j. L. Power, II. I. Crosby, Mrs. j. G
(; Mcclure.
The following were chosen officer
for next year: President, VIM. Ward
Starkville, Times; first vice-president
j. d. McKie, Biloxi Review; secon,
vice-president, II. E. B~lakeslee, New
AlOdu( buLtblts oCClCldIN u ". W.
Guire, Yazoo Herald; treasurer, P. x
: Mayors, P~ascagoola Democrat-Star
orator, i. Il. Carlisle, West Poin
Leader; chaplain, j. l.. Power, If,
honorary member; national committee
man, James Fl. Duke, Kemper Count
Herald.
A resolution of special thanks to Nh
A. j. McCallum was adopted for tn
d elegant badges prepared and presents
byhim to the association on this an
former occasions.
Cards of invitation are out to tn
marriage of John Crumpton HARDY
president A. and NJ. College) to Mis-
Kate, daughter of Judge and Mrs. A
bert II. Whitfield. This interestin
event is to take place at First Bapti:
' Church, jackson, on Wednesday afte
> noon, July IL, at 1 o'clock pm. OF
congratulations are rendered in al
vance. When our friend was electe
president of the A. and NJ. College, W
took occasion to observe that he w;
l. deficient in only one particular, and "
are more than pleased to note that tn
e. long felt want" is soon to be so ha'
PLY supplied.
The State Sunday school conventic
+ had n very pleasant and profitable Sc
sion of three days in jackson. The a
tendance was not large, but the i
n terest was sustained from beginning
close. The next meeting will be held
Meridian.
Hon. f. E. Larkin has been appoints
circuit Judge of the Fourth district,
- place of Judge FLA. Montgomery. who
term expired June 90.
es The registered vote of Mississippi +
1900 will be fully $50, 000-say 1900
white and 10000 colored. When t
OF registrars complete their work t
Y total, by counties, will appear in the
columns.
rk " 90.
ss The night local trains on the Illinc
of Central have been discontinued-didl
m. pay operating expense. The "limite
trains will stop at functional points
ng night as heretofore.
Nc Auditor Cole has recommended
'u' boards Of supervisors that assessors
&c allowed thirty days extension in p
III paration of assessment rolls, because
the delay in receiving them from t
printer.
,ks Flou. is rising-in price as well as
'cb cooking