The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-04-27
Vicksburg Military Park.

sippi troops during the siege of vicks.
ourg' discharged the duty assigned
them on the 18th and 10Th insts. They
mad very little trouble in designating
the places occupied by the different
regiments, battalions and batteries
along the eight miles of defense. The
National Park commissioners, with
their engineer, accompanied the party.
1here were six commissioners from
ONO, who were not SO successful.
Ihey will return later with thirty
others to locate their positions. Twenty
OF the twenty-three Mississippi COM
missioners were on hand. They were
warmly complimented by Gen. Lee and
capt. Rigby, of the National Park Com
mission, on their successful work. The
commissioners from the two States had
farewell campfire, under the auspices
OF the Confederate and Union Camp
OF Nicksburg, when several happy
speeches were made, and incidents of
the siege related.
The Mississippi commissioners re-
solved themselves into a permanent
organization, with view to co-opera-
tion with the national commission, and
the preparation of historical data re.
iating to Mississippi commands in the
siege. They will recommend to tho
legislature an appropriation for suit
aole monument to commemorate the
valor and patriotism of Mississippi in
the defense of Vicksburg.
The National Confederation of Chari-
ties, which is to meet in Washington
May 9-15, has asked Gov. Longino ta
appoint delegates from Mississippi, and
he has made the following excellent
appointments: w. Il. Caldwell, Pres
byterian Orphanage. Columbus; L. S.
Foster, Baptist Orphanage, jackson;
W. ). Harrison, Methodist Orphanage,
Water Valley; Mrs. Anna 7. Fleming,
Natchez Protestant Orphan Asylum;
Brother German and Sister Tharsalia,
of the Catholic Orphanage, Natchez;
DIR. j. NJ. Buchanan, L. NJ. Insane
Asylum; DIR. L. j. Mitchell, Insane
Asylum, jackson; j. R. Dobyns, Deaf
and Dumb Institutes; w. s. Sims, Blind
institute; DIR. S. d. Robbins, Vicksburg
Hospital, and DR.. j. E. Brown, Natchez
Hospital.
The Jackson Daughters of the Con-
federacy have honored themselves in
| naming their new chapter the Col. w.
ID. Holder Chapter U. d. C. With the
name they have chosen they obligate
themselves to do noble work, and to
strive by every possible means to per-
petuate in all honor the memJry of the
grand army of Confederate soldiers, so
rapidly passing from life's battle
ground. and of which this honorable
man, this chivalrous gentleman, loyal
Misslssippian and gallant Southern
soldier was so fine type. When q
man like Col. Holder dies
| "For years beyond our ken,
The light he leaves behind him
| Lies upon the paths of men,"
and illumines everything on which it
falls. May this new chapter be as fine
and as useful as all things bearing Col.
Holders name should be.
Some of the new towns along the G.
& S. l. Railroad have been progressing
of late with regular Western strides
Collins, for instance, which but short
while ago was not" is now the scene
of saw mill and turpentine operations
on an extensive scale, a new brick
making plant was recently established;
a new mill with daily capacity of Sc, 900
feet of lumber has been located by the
Moreton-Ilelm Company of Brook
haven; two-story brick building is
now being put up for the Bank of Col
Inns, and last, but not least, the PRO
gressive Age" newspaper, will prob
ably be issued next week.
Collins is good town, and there are
Others not very far from her who are
also moving rapidly up.
The writer is the proud possessor of
a piece of eXquisitely fine, smooth
cotton cloth. sent with compliments of
the Laurel Chronicle, "the first cloth
made at the Laurel Cotton Mills,
Laurel, Miss" These mills, which are
three stores in hight and cover two
acres, are said land the statement
is made advisedly) to be The finest mills
in the world. Certain it is that the
plant that takes the blue ribbon over
them will have to be perfect in all
points and more than up-to-date.
Surely the Illinois Central railroad
has done worthy thing in erecting
and equipping the handsome Y. NJ. C..
A. building in Canton. Canton is head
quarters for so many of the l. c. en-
ployees that building of this sort,
with pleasant reading rooms, and par
lors, cool and spacious galleries, cozy
bed and beautifully furnished bath
rooms, will be a veritable haven of rest
tor many a man who is forced to be so
often away FROM his home and his loved
ones