The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-11-23

another great Worlds Fair is held our
girls, like their Newcomb sisters, may
receive high commentator from the
chief artists of the world because OF
the utility, beauty and perfection of
their work.
Notes From H~attiesburg.
The Progress rejoices because the
real estate men tell its edior that there
is a marked increase of late in the
purchase of small tracts of land near
Hattiesburg, to be used as truck farms.
The Progress says: ct is only a mat
ter of time when this whole section
will become almost a solid vegetable,
fruit and sugar cane farm, and the
man who takes advantage of the pres
ent low price of land and buys will
be the man who will have t his COM
mand, in a few years, a small fortune
in the early fruit and vegetable bust
ness"
Another good thing for this good
town is the demand for dwelling
houses to rent. Rents over in Hatties-
burg are very high-out of all proper
tioI. in comparison with other charges
and yet those who know declare
that fifteen cottages could be rented
today, If they were there, to accommo-
date the excellent class of people de-
string to move their families to that
thriving town. To a looker-on it seems
that some Hattiesburg capitalist is los
ing a good chance to double his money.
The beautiful new Episcopal church
In Hattiesburg is nearing completion
and is a credit to the enterprise and
devotion of hat small but liberal on
gregation.
Among the recent additions to Dur
great and growing lumber business is
the completion Of a building $50 feet
long (for drying lumber) at East En-
terprise. This plant is known as the
Brookpark Lumber Company, and is
owned almost altogether by men from
Minneapolis, MINI. The company's
daily output is from so, 900 to $4,000
feet. Mississippi, whose timber wealth
was comparatively unknown to the
world at large ten years ago, will, be-
fore another decade rounds out, be rec
ognized all over the land as one Of
our best timber sections. And the
State will be rich with lumber mills Of
every variety, factories for the manu-
facture of house-building material and
e,,,;4,ro footoriau oalnro
Another gold mine" has been
struck in Mississippi. This one Is in
Jones county and takes the form Of a
phosphate bed. A Jones county farm
err was digging a we'll a few days ago
and at a distance of twenty-five feet he
struck this stratum, which is sup
posed to be phosphate. The deposit at
that point is about three feet thick
and seems to be phosphate of excellent
quality. This will be a great thing
for Jones county if the vein proves as
fine as 1t is thought to be. Chemists
are now examining it.
We regret to learn that that dread
enemy of childhood, scarlet fever, is
increasing in some of the northern
counties. Water Valley is one of the
wise towns that has taken careful re-
strictive measures to prevent its intro
duction and spread. An ounce Of pre-
vention is worth a pound Of cure In
almost any disease, but in diseases of
the scarlet fever type it is worth ten
pounds Of cure.
The Baptist State Mission Board,
which has been in session at the Cap
ital City, adjourned on the 18th inst,
after making the following a%ppropria-
lions for mission work: For missions
in the State, $1,000; foreign missions,
s1,1OO; Southern missions, $1,000; sus-
tenance of old ministers, 5000; minis
terial education In the State, $500; or
phanage work in the State, $4,000;
for endowment of Mississippi College,
$45, 900 (this sum is yet to be raised).