The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-08-03
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The proceedings OF the Masonic
Grand Lodge. at its eighty.third an
nual session IN Oxford on February
2s and March. makes bulky vol
nme of SS2 closely printed pages.
There are PSI lodges in the State. hav-
ing total membership Of 9.S56 in 274
lodges reporting, and about lis In the
I lodges not reporting. or a total affiili-
ated of 10.OSl. This is about twice the
strength of any other fraternal order
The net gain of last year over 1899
was 2S4. The total degrees conferred
in 1900 was 2.3sI. The total deaths,
23S. including three Past Grand Mas.
ters-Jonn NJ. Stone. John +. Nc
Cormick and William Startling. OF
whom excellent portraits and bio
graphical sketches are given.
The Grand Lodge was organized at
Natchez. July "a. 1918. and has met
annually since. except In 1862. or the
So Grand Masters. Is survive. The
present Grand Master is Oliver l.. Nc
Kay. Meridian. Inc present Grand
Secretary, J. L. Power. was first elect
ed in 1869, and is now serving his
thirty-third year. There are only three
his senior in years OF service In all
the grand bodies of masonry in the
world.
A planter near Alderman, has rails
ed from three acres In wheat, thirty
two bushels. when made unusually
fine -four. The same land was plant
ed in corn after the wheat was
threshed out. and the corn from IL IL
also excellent. This shows that our
farmers can raise their own flour
bread as well as corn bread" at
home. The above information was
published In the local paper last week,
and just beneath II whether purpose
ly or by accident we do not know was
a statement of the feedstuffs (only
whole car LOADS were recorded) that
were received in the town of Acker-
man from September l, 1900. to July
l, 1901: Corn, los car loads; meal. 80; ;
-four, Al; bran, 4; oats. 8; cotton seed
hulls. 46; fertilizer, Az With land all
around us capable of producing, with
ordinary care, such crops as the plant
er spoken of above, has produced, II
seems incredible that our people will
continue the suicidal policy of send
ing of" for so much that could be
raised right at home.
Mr.. George A. Wilson of Green
wood, is seeking to interest the people
of the great delta in the culture OF
rice. These low swamp lands seem
particularly adapted to rice culture
and he argues that. in case OF drouths,
the splendid artesian wells Astounding
In that region could be used for irri.
CATION purposes. During the rainless
months OF this summer our usually
beautiful delta country has been
changed to a desert of burntout crops.
but there are beautiful GASES here and
there, where the corn is abundant and
of highest quality, thanks to the water
from artesian wells. Mr.. Wilson is
right, we believe, and the delta may
yet rival our neignbor, Louisiana in
her rice yield. To one who has seen
the deserts Of Arizona and Southern
California made to blossom as the rose
by water which frequently Is piped
from the snow-clad mountains fifty
miles away, 1t seems an easy venture
TO iTrigate with an artesian well right
on ones own plantation.
The Lexington Advertiser recently
published an item of unusual interest,
in making known the fact that every
member OF the Lexington bar was born
and reared in Holmes county. This
does not mean that attorneys from
a distance do not come to Lexington.
for there have been, during the past
thirty or forty years. scores OF lawyers
from distant points who have located
there. But SO loyal have the citizens
been to the home boys" and so well
have these home boys" been equipped
for their work that the strangers have
not tarried long on the slim practice
they could command. This speaks well
for Holmes county boys. likewise for
Holmes county.
No matter how far back Mississippi
may be sitting during the discussion OF
some Of the important questions of the
times, she always manages to come to
the front when the beauty Of the fair
sex is up for debate. A recent instance
in proof OF this is the fact that little
Elizabeth Brooke Hunter, grand
daughter of Col. c. NJ Brooke, of
Kosciusko, won the one hundred dol
lar prize in New York City In the
international beauty contest between
the United states and England. This
prize was recently offered by the New
York Journal, and as thousands upon
thousands of beautiful children from
England and America were entered
Col Brooke. as well as many other
Mississippians, are proud Of his little
granddaughter distinction.
There are hundreds of girls In the
State-pupils and fellow students at
the Industrial College. who will be
interested to know that Miss Mary
Bynun of Bonneville. has accepted q
position as teacher in the Philippines
and will soon sail for her far-off island
destination Miss Bynum win take