The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-05-25

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| Just Like John M. Stone.
we take pleasure in transferring IN
our space the following from the April
number OF the Confederate Veteran:
MissIssIPPIANs AT THE WILDERsEss--
Capt' L. c. Holiday, of Aberdeen,
MISS a staff officer to tGen. Joseph r.
DaVis' was killed while bearing a mes.
sage across the battlefield during the
desperate engagement in the Wilder
ness May 8, 1864. Capt. Holiday was
conspicuous for gallantry during the
entire engagement, and his fall was
oeepiy regretted by all who knew him,
as ne was general favorite. Inspired
oy his sublime courage, those brave
soidiers again rushed into battle, re-
inforcing the right aud driving the
enemy before them as they shouted
'Iom Holiday! Gen. Davis being alb
sent at Richmond, Col. John M. Stone
commanded the brigade, and re-took,
on the second day of the battle. a posi-
tion from which he had been driven the
day before. The Second Mississippi
regiment, commanded by Capt. Thomas
d. crawford. of Pontotoc, lost over
hai1 It's number, and Col. Stone him
SELL although severely wounded, re-
FUSED to leave the field, and it is said
he burst into tears as he looked over
the held on the bodies of his fallen COM
rades. After the battle Gen. Hill rode
up and saluted Col Stone, saying: Col.
stone, you have won laurels today.
nope soon to see you a major-general.'
10 which the modest Stone replied:
Ten. Hill, have only done my duty,
and If you have any compliments to be-
stow, give them to those men standing
here and their comrades loft on the
field; they did the fighting, and they
deserve the laurels.'"
The Mississippi editors are taking
their annual hard-earned, much neeaed
and always enjoyable holiday this week
at the beautiful gulf coast city, Pass
Christian. The hospitable citizens Of
the Pass, in common with those along
the coast, made extraordinary prepare
tions and the editors of the State, each
with his wife or his daughter, are en-
joying their hospitality to the fullest
extent. Some of the attractions on
the program are an excursion from
New Orleans, the presence and partici-
patton in the exercises of the military
company and brass band from St.
Stanislaus' College lat Bay Louis
lril Al
regular features and handsome medals
will be presented. The grand ball at
the Mexican Gulf hotel concludes the
social features, and the town that gets
ahead of the Pass and the beautiful
Mexican Gulf on this part of the pro-
gram is yet to come to the front. A
large number of Mississippi's leading
public men are enjoying the hospitality
of the Pass this week, also having been
invited by the citizens. This is another
excellent feature of the program, and
the interchange of courtesies, views
and experience will doubtless benefit
them and the newspapermen alike. One
very fine thing about this meeting is
that it is press convention, and the
delegates are newspapermen. Too
oi'en nere'oiofe 'he larger Portion Oh
'ne parry "ouio no' known press from
P'in'ef .o"ei-a SUCK from PROOF,
nor Tue uinerehce oetweeh an EN- OF
.ype anu d nergeh'naier inacnine' ana
'he "ors' Oh IL was tney dldn I want 10
know--and they did want the public
70 Nno" .na' 'hey oioht Know etc.
AL Oh "nich was highiy carrying Cand
encouraging) 10 the Dig type 1ounders'
press ihaNers' etc., whose elegant cour-
'esies nave always adoed innnite pleas
ure 10 .he numerous excursions OF the
MISSISSIPPI fress' NOW that we are
getting oack 10 tne ola way we may
nope great things Tor our Press Asso-
ciation' ana II we Will rigidly adhere
10 our rules we can In 1uture' make
up our parties OF bona hde newspaper
sion, who love their work and who are
an honor to the State in whose great
ness its press has been SO potent q