The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-03-16


The following may not be appropriate
to Mississippi Matters" but ,he old
Confeds who read these columns will
agree that it is good enough to be in
serted in any department of any news
paper:
after Stonewall Jackson's death at
Charlottesville, story became current
in the Confederate army which the SOL
diers loved to repeat over their bivouac
fires: That on account of his extreme
piety, when their famous chieftain fell,
detachment left the heavenly gates to
visit the battlefield and escort the
hero's soul into paradise. The celestial
squadron searched the close-strewn
fields, but without effect. He whom
they sought could not be found. and
they retired mournfully to report their
want of success. But 10. on their re-
turn they found the spirit of the inn
mortal warrior already there. Stone
wall Jackson had made flank march
and got to heaven before them"
Commencing at Richmond, February
18th, and closing at Topeka, Kansas,
May 10th, five Sunday school workers,
of international fame, will make a
trans-continental Sunday school tour,
These workers are Marion Lawrance,
of Toledo, Ohio; Prof. II. NJ. Hamill,
DID,, of Jacksonville, Fla; Prof. E. o.
Excel, of Chicago; Mrs. H. NJ. Hamill,
and Rev. B. w. Spillman. They will
include only two points in Mississippi
Jackson, March 14tb; Vicksburg, March
18th. 1t will be a spiritual treat to see
and hear these Sunday school workers
and specialists.
The last count by the governor OF
cash in the State treasury showed a
total in vaults, sl,O12, ,s16.s So, to credit
of following funds:
General fund ,O63, 2s7 10
Penitentiary fund. ....... 154 43
Land redemption. .......... 255 Al
Cash in drawer. ........... S,765 90
Since then Revenue Agent Adams has
added s243, 125.01, making the total
sl,S15, 5,94l.S7.
legislature, in letter to the editor OF
this department, favors June the Sd for
laying the cornerstone of the new
capitol. ut would certainly be more
convenient for the people," he says,
'to attend the ceremonies on that day
than on some day in the fall or winter. "
] Mr. du of a ri httt
ing clerk in the Meridian postotfice,
has been complimented from Washing.
ton for having handled over 1850 pieces
of mail every day during February, and
that through the entire month he made
only one error.
One of the most public-spirited and
generous citizens of jackson is Mr..
C. Enochs. He is about to erect a very
handsome residence for his own use on
Enochs avenue, and has presented
the one he now occupies to the Capital
Street Methodist Church for a par
sonage.
On Monday, April 1st, the commission
to the five civilized Indian tribes will
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the Mississippi Choctaws an opportunity
to secure their Identification as such.
Tams Bixby is chairman of the com
mission.
Mississippi boys make good showing
whenever they get half chance.
Among those the president recon.
mended for promotion for gallantry in
the Spanish-American war is Lieut.. w
Ii. Buck, to be advanced eight mum
bers.
Harriston Johnston, of Columbus, is
in his eighty-seventh year. He was
the protector of her big cotton mill,
and is still the active spirit in in
management