The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-09-07

or MS devoted vile are yet IN the land
OF the living. II SO. Graves must be
old, white-haired and bending under
/ the weight Of many winters. and IL
Mrs. Graves is still sojounet in this
land OF sorrow. il may be accepted as
/ verify that her step has lost its light
ness her eyes are dim with years and
tears"
The Knight. TempIsr Trlsnniai.
The twenty-eighth trienniai con.
clave OF the Grand Encampment
Knights Templar. at Louisville, was
brilliant success. Louisville promised
much. and more than met every
! promise. There were fully ten thou.
sand plumed knights In the grand
parade which was witnessed and ad.
; mired by three hundred thousand peo-
pie. The parade started at $50 o'clock
from the Gait House, and was four
hours in passing the reviewing stand.
/ II is said to have surpassed all former
/ Templar parades. This writer has
+ participated In several and the twenty.
eighth triennial was easily the most
complete and most perfectly arranged
! III aiA AAE Ht dlltINdtiNt
from Mississippi was a disappolnt.
ment-not more than thirty in the
parade. but they were generously ap-
+ plauded along the line OF march. Their
/ new and beautiful banner was greatly
admired. Grand Commander Harry
7. Howard, Deputy Grand Commander
II. II. Henry. Past Grand Commander
Frederic Speed. Grand Recorder j. l..
Power. oeing members Of the Grand
Encampment, occupied the elegant
open carriage assigned to Mississippi.
which was the thirtieth of the forty
four Grand Communicates organized.
/ State delegations we're seated In the
order OF Leniority.
After the great parade. the Grand
Encampment assembled In the chapel
of the Girls High School after being
served with elegant refreshments.
About two hours we're occupied with
a preliminary program of welcome ad-
dresses, responses and music Judge
Harry s. Barker spoke for Gov. Beck
ham, who could not be present be-
cause of the extreme illness OF his
wife. Mayor Weaver spoke for the
city. and presented the key to her
gates to Grand Master Reuben IL.
Lloyd Col. w. c. T.. Breckenridge
spoke for Kentucky. Miss Bowman
sang MY Old kentucky Home" The
Grand Encampment was then formally
opened and committees announced.
The second day was occupied by
Grand Encampment with routine busis
ness, competitive drill. receptions by
the different Grand Communicates
Mississippi kept open house at 733
Wind avenue.
At the time OF writing these notes
Milwaukee was In the lead for the
next triennial, but there was a strong
sentiment In favor of making Wash
'ington the permanent place of meet
ing.
The Penalty IL Twenty-Five Dollars.
Will the editor OF Mississippi Mat
ter" state whether /, as a justice of
the peace, have the right TO impose
fine less than $500 for the carrying OF
concealed weapons? | ask this because
some of the courts have been imposing
fine Of only s10.00."-h. J. A.
The act of 1896 made the penalty
ten dollars. This was amended by
chapter 68. laws 1898, so as to Iead:
ANY person who carries concealed.
in whole or. in part, any bowie-knife,
dirk knife, butcher knife, pistol, brass
or metallic knuckles. slingshot. sword
or other deadly weapon Of like kind
or description, shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor, ana on convection shall
be punished unless the jury shall say
in It's verdict there shall be no inn
prisonment, by a fine of NOT less than
twenty-five dollars (s25.00) nor more
than one hundred dollars ($100) or by
Imprisonment In the county jail not
more than three months, or both, In
the discretion of the court: but the
jury may return a verdict that there
shall be no Imprisonment. and In
such case the court shall impose a
fine only"
So that a justice of the peace who
will impose a fine OF only $1,000 in
such cases, is not only liable for the
difference. but makes himself ether
wise liable. 1t would be we'll for Cir
cult Court judges TO call the attention
OF justices Of the peace to the act Of
1898.
During the grand parade Of the
Knights Templar in trIennial conclave
at Louisville, KY, last week. there
we're ten thousand Knights marching.
numDer OF open carriages we're ten.
! dered guests Of honor, and In one OF
them four Mississippians were invited
to ride-and accepted, Of course
These gentlemen we're: Grand Com
mander Harry howard. Deputy Grand
! Commander r. II. Henry. Col. ). l.
: Power and Judge Frederic Speed
The spectacle was truly magnificent
, and the procession was four hours In
) passing the reviewing stand.
The Progress grows Enthusiastically
hopeful over the good day drawing
near, when there will be an electric
4 car line between Hattiesburg and
/ Rawls Springs, a PARK on the car line.
/. and a band that knows now to play
/, somewhere in the neighborhood- Then,
/ saws brother Settler. the people In