The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-08

Pi'o'ieo PiompIly duSWefeu, nc
public school," Prof. d. A. Hill is
principals; 225 enrolment; IL grades;
each teacher has two grades, the prin-
cipal helping in all. This is one of the
schools affiliated with the university,
and those who take it's full course are
prepared to enter the freshman and
sophomore classes of our State colleges.
Prot. Hill has been principal six years.
He is recognized as one of the strongest
teachers in our public school system.
He is at home in every class room. He
gives much attention to vocal music, of
which he is an accomplished instructor.
Three handsome brick churches are
among the late imprevements-Bap ptist,
Methodist and Presbyterian. The
Cumberlands are preparing to build.
1t was our great pleasure to meet
Hon. John NJ. Allen. He cultivates one
OF the finest farms in the State, near
Tupelo, and has considerable property
in the city. We also met our Masonic
friends, Major P. NJ. Savery, Messrs.
Hoye, Hood, Henderson and others;
also Hon. II. C. Medford, membe of the
last house.
From Tupelo we proceeded to Blue
Mountain, via New Albany. Our friend
Blakeslee had worked up an audience
at New Albany for our free lecture,
but wreck on the X. c., M. g. B. pre-
vented our making connection.
1t is worth long journey to see Blue
Mountain College with it's 366 students,
225 OF whom are boarders. These in
clude pupils from Alabama, Louisiana,
Texas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri,
two from Mexico and one from Cali
fornia. The college is in its twenty
eighth year. 1t was established by
General NJ. p. Lowrey, and is a noble
monument to his faith in God and love
for humanity The dormitory buildings
were destroyed by fire in February last,
and the laundry about month ago.
Brick dormitories are now being erected
and many other improvements are be-
ing made, so that by the opening of
next session it will have accommoda-
tions for three hundred boarding pupils.
1t has large and able faculty, and an
earnest, diligent, healthy and cheerful
roll of students They are there for
business. Prof. B. G.. Lowrey is president
and professor of English; Rev. w. L.
| Berry, business manager; L. c. Lowrey,
secretary and treasurer; Mrs. Modena
Loyrey. lady principals; Prof. A. II.
Elicit, teachers training course and
public school branches.
We were complimentcd with an APP
preciative audience that filled the
chapel when we told the young ladies
of war and reconstruction times. In the
afternoon we attended compliment
tary drill by the Blue Mountain Rifles,
Capt 7. Z. Mortimer, composed of
the students of Blue Mountain Male
Academy. The boys put up splendid
drill, for which they were literally APP
plauded by the college students. They
use wooden guns, and are anxious to
get sure-enough muskets, and will hold
themselves subject to the orders of the
chief. 1t is hoped that
General Henry will be able to equip
them.
At night Prof. Booth Lowrey's class.
in school of expression. gave its first
recital, and an interesting program de-
lighted the large audience. The pro-
fessor divides his time between the
Baptist University and Blue Mountain.
We attended the Thanksgiving SER
vice at Ripley. Rev. A. X. Jones de-
livered an appropriate discourse. Hon.
Thomas Spight read the proclamatious
of president and governor, and made
some pertinent remarks on the failure
of SO many people to attend Thanks.
giving services. 1t is not necessary at
Ripley, nor at Jackson, as well as many
other places, to post notice in the
vestibules, standing room only
About SIS was contributed for the Bap.
tist, Methodist and Presbyterian or.
phanges.
These notes are concluded in order
that we may take Thanksgiving dinner
at the home of our friend, Hon. John
Y. Murry, Jr.
In the death of Col. w. NJ. Inge at
his home in Corinth on Nov. 26, Missis
sippi has lost one of her best and
bravest sons. He was a lawyer OF
great ability. His last public service
was as speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives. During the civil war he
was colonel of the Twelfth Mississippi
Cavalry, and served for time on the
staff of Gen. Richard Griffith, as adju'
tant general. Col. Inge was born in
Greene county, Alabama, Feb. -. iss .
As citizen, soldier and statesman he
has left noble record, worthy of re
membrance and emulation.
The Carthage correspondent of the
Times Democrat makes this interesting
mention:
''In this Neake) county there recently
died f. p. Bowie, lineal descendant
of one of the old Morse sea kings, and Q
relative of the famous fighting Bowies
one of whom gave name to the dreaded
Bowie knife. and another of whom
went down to fame as one of the heroe;
of the Alamo. But in a lawsuit brought