The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-29
VOLUME XLVI.
MAJOR WILLIAM STARTLING.
A BeautifuI Tribute to HIS Life and
Character.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

MAJOR W1hAsAA
m. x,.. -.
\ Bea"'''"' Chsrsct.r.
GRAND COUNCIL
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS IN "iss'sSiffi
Dearly Beloved companions:
For the Iour'n ''ue ',"oo oAe Ao"e.'
began 10 o'oon anu iass We ne' ~
grand counc'l an onD'uae. saes' mas
come ana sVoou iu our NY s..e o"so @nu
our best oeioVe" Gnu ''''Ae" '"0'' '"'
ings forever
In the early spring ne came ana sum
moned him VINO was the nrst citizen OF
the State, the honest ana ln"orruptioie
statesman, the patriotic ana brave sol
dier, the friend ana educator OF tne
people. rass uranu i"as'e. VI
John marSia,' o'ue. ~
beckoneu anu 'ooA I'o" 10 o'"o'
whom we d.. ioseu anu s,ea"y
mirel' ras' "'a"o A's" so oon -,
H. McLeou' anu neN' Vne "non 'ns
people hoho,eu enu "no Nau sci, ,e.
them weii' 'he wise anu aIco'hti,sneo ..'
Freemason' ""'o es.e d...i'e'
hao earneu I'm
Past oran' aa''e, 'o,n A''SA
1eii oeio'e "'' '"'p'"",o
And now our cup OF sorrow Is hiieo
to the orim ana running over anu TEARS
will be IN all our eyes, as the urano
Master asks you 70 mourn Win MN YET
yesterday ne ,tooH' from us anoeaer
friend, whose warm ciasp Oh 'he nano
always carried win IL q orothers iuii
measure OF love, VIM orAhLiNd, ras.
Grand Master OF Masons' fast urano
High Priest, Fast deputy Grano Mas
ao,, ~ tho Order of V;oh priesthood
and Past Grand Commander of TEN
plars.
com;no as II doas so c,,selv unon the
snnalling calamities which have befal
len ne in the deaths of Brothers Stone
McI.eod and McCormick we are bevil.
dered bv the .blosy and cannot find
words in which adequately expires.
the measureN Of 1--we Ali of MS felt fo,
him but when we can with composure
dwell upon his merits we hone to be
able to sneak of him as he deserves. In
the meantime I need not suggest to yor
that our sanctuaries should be draped
in mourning parb: vour own heart.
will hest suggest what outward mani
festation of SORROW, Won should make
for there Is not n Mason in Mississipp
who will not m;ngle tears of warmes
Heavenly Father NAV assuape thi
great sorrow and throw around all O
Won the arms of His love.
Fprnrp,c Sprrn Grand Master
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Inc third OF a family OF nine chii
oren oorn TO Lyme and MARIA 'hensiey
starring natives OF kentucky AT 20
lumous' ONO, January To- 1885, dieo d
'reenviile, Miss-' December H. lsoo.
graduate OF the University OF Ne.
iork' winch he entered when IN M
ioureeenth year, In 1890; arter NJ
graduation and until the removal OF nj
parents TO Limos IN 1895 he read LAY
IN new YORK. In 1851 ne entered IN
union army as a lieutenant OF tne lhir
heh'ucRy oavairy ana was aiterwar
promoteo captain OF the Ninth hei
.ucNy inlahtry' ana subsequently una
Jor' ana participated with great ga
an.ry III NUMBER OF the princiPs
oaV'ies OF the war. In 1907 ne Joine
in arkansas and In 1889 received
appointment as assistant engineer
tue MISSISSIPPI Levee Board ana settle
al ureenville' which ever afterwar
was MS nome.
Afterward, being promoted chief Ell
glneer of the Levee Board, he made
study OF the great problem of protec
ing the delta of the Mississippi fro
overflow, and the better to fit him IL
his work. learned the Dutch langual
and visited Holland and thoroughly ii
spected the system of dykes by whie
that country is protected against Il