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


The State Board of Education has
announced the schedule for Summer
Normals and County Institutes. The
Normals and directors will be as fol.
lows:
Aberdeen. July 9.-M. Rose.
Bonneville. July Sd. A. Hill.
Braxton. July 81. l.. Smith.
Dixon, July &c. w. Huddleston.
Enterprise, uly 81. l.. Grundy.
Eupora, July 2.--J. M. Barron.
Jackson. June Pa. NJ. Mucken-
fuss.
McComb City, June 1S.-E. l.. Bailey.
Port Gibson, July @ J. NJ. Taylor.
Senatobia, July g.
University, June II to July "a
The other Normals. four weeks.
At the close of the Normals. oppor-
tunity will be given those who desire
1t. to take the examination for pro
fessional license, or take state ex-
animation.
Distinguished educators from other
states will visit each Normal and de-
liver lectures on professional subjects.
The names of forty-one institute con-
ductors are announced.
The colored Normals will be an
HouilCeu ldltT.
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
which met last week in G~reenville had
a royal time. The officers for the Ell
suing year are: w. j. Bouldin. Clarks-
dale, grand chancellor; l.. j. Adler.
Vicksburg. grand vice chancellor; X.
NJ. Kelley. Vicksburg. grand prelate; j..
S. Gambler. Corinth, grand master at
arms: j. T. Senter, Columbus. grand
inner guard; S. NJ. Johnson, Gulfport.
grand outer guard; II. M. Quin. Cen
terville. grand keeper of records and
seals; b. F. Thomas, Grenada. grand
master of e%xchequer; B. S. Wright,
Vicksburg, supreme representative.
The state military board met last
week and determined to hold rsgi-
mental e%ncampments this year In
stead of one general encampment-'.he
places to be chosen by the colon.ls
commanding. There are three re ri
ments in the state and so three towns
will be lucky enough this summer TO
have the crowd and pleasure and ex-
element attendant upon the assem-
blage of bras buttons. Financial aid
viii be required, however. of the towns
in which the encampmentS are to be
held, as the state appropriation is in
adequate.
Recent statements filed with the
railroad commissions show that in
local and interstate businesses the |. G..
railroad freight receipts during 1900.
were 1852. 1906. of which $266, 691.74
was forwarded and $3.50, 09S.91 were
received. This is an increase of $780,,
900 wei 1899. The Y. & NJ. V. rail
road forwarded 81, 1855, and received
SS4.15S.13, making a total of S155,-
943. 13, or an increase over 1899 of S13.-
900. The A. & V. railroad forwarded
freight from Jackson amounting to
$50. 33S.43 and received $50, 999. SO.
The G.. & S. |. railroad with less than
five months work (since it was not
opened until August) brought into
Jackson freight amounting to $751;
1922, and took from Jackson freight
amounting to 500, 794.95.
Fire Insurance in Mississippi.
Auditor Cole has compiled a very
complete statement Of fire insurance
business in Mississippi during 1900.
The forty-eight companies show.
Risks. . . . 80. $50. $49.S77. 4S7. 90
Premiums. . . 1927, 026.61
Average rate of premium. 2.1216
Losses incurred ......... $685. 5 8 60
Ratio los to premium =. .4745
Losses paid .. ........ 701, S43.72
Increase in premiums
1900 over 1899. ...... 270,0 81
Increase in losses in
Cured. . . .......... a1,47O.60
The streets of Jackson were en-.
livaned last week by hundreds OF
young men passing back and forth be-
tween the hotels and the capitol, where
they were going the agonies attendant
upon the medical and dental examina.
tons. If all the candidates who come
up yearly pass, and enter practice in
the state thereshould no longer be ex.
cuse for ailments, pains, or toothaches,
The Shriners of Mississippi are to
blister their pilgrim feet on the hot
sands that lie en- route to this years
Mecca, West Point. Meridian is pre-.
pairing to make of itself an oasis in
| thA lnCnrf 10 tha 80 ,,sl.v,,a. s~,u,