The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-07-13
The recent commencement al Cham.

ent institution has gone its way, doing |
It's noble work in quiet way. But now |
It seems to have entered into a fuller |
life and to have before it great |
career. The handsome new buildings |
were dedicated at the recent COM
mencement with appropriate ceremon-
les. The commencement services were
preached by Rev. VIM. Hayne Leavell
OF Houston, Texas. At the dedication.
Monday, addresses were made by Hon.
j. G. Spencer for the trustees, and Hon.
j. McC. Martin for the citizens. Hon.
Chas. F. Buck of New Orleans, de-
livered the annual address Monday
night. All of these gentlemen are too
well known as eloquent speakers for
any one to doubt the greatness of the
treat enjoyed by the people
of Port Gibson during this latest and
best Chamberlain-Hunt commencement.
May her new buildings be filled to
their limits, next year, with the flower
of MississippPs youth-and may the
students accomplish all that gifted in
stitutions friends hope for them.
Among the many interesting features
that have conspired to make ths Fanny
Picks Summer School at the ITnivers-
ity, so thoroughly delightful, as well
as successful, we feel constrained to
mention three illustrated lectures de-
liVered there during the week by those
(Hawaii), Prof. Douglas Anderson
Electricity, and Prof. A. L. Bondur'
ant (PompeiD. The illustrations were
superb, and well executed, thus giving
the teachers rare entertainment, as
we'll as instruction. We rejoice to
hear of these special features, and
hope every normal in the State will be
fortunate enough to secure something
Of the sort for the pleasure and in
struction of their teachers.
Complaint comes from that splendid
young manufactory the Tupelo Cotton
Mills, because of their inability to Sc
cure a competent and sufficient work
ing force. So many cotton mills have
been started in the South within re-
| cent years, that the trained help is
about exhausted. We regret to learn
that very few of the young people
who start in to learn the business, have
the patience to continue at it until they
have mastered it sufficiently to earn
| good wages. Those who have the
| paadfuI parcavnrapca bowayar arn
making rapid progress, and when the
great day comes, when Mississippi Is
| dotted over with cotton mills, these
young folks will reap a rich reward
in their ability to hold the responsible
positions.
| Governor Longino has issued pro
clamations for special elections August
20, to fill vacancies in the Legislature
as follows: Tenth Senatorial Dirstict
in place Of hon. w. d. Torrey, de
ceased; Pamela County, in place o.
Hon. Charles o. Mccarthy, deceased
Thirty-first Senatorial District, II
place Of Hon. Joseph |. Ballenger, re
signed; Warren County, in place o.
Hon. George Anderson, resigned. Othel
vacancies that occurred since ad
journment Of last session Of legisla
ture had already been filled, as fol
lows: Sixteenth Senatorial District
A. T. Dent, in place of John R. Dins
more, deceased; Washington County
Van B. Boddie, in place of Frank c
Larkin, resigned.
The Freemasons of Mississippi will
be pleased to know that the Masoni
Grand Lodge of the State of Wash
ington has rescinded the resolution
adopted two years ago, recognizing
negro masonry. Its action at that tim
was severely criticised all over tn
United States, and most of the Gram
Lodges severed fraternal relations witt
the Grand Lodge of Washington.
year ago it attempted to explain an,
reconsider it's action, but the resolution
adopted was so ambiguous as to b
nc more satisfactory than the on
first adopted. The negroes have thei
own masonry, and so long as they ar
satisfied with it, the brothers in whit
should be content to let them enjoy il
The fraternity will regret to hea
that another good member of tn
press is about to retire from tn
ranks. This is Mr.. r. w. Hail. of tn
; Amory Argus, who offers that excellen
paper for sale. Mr.. Halls retiremen
[ would be regretted under any circun
| stances, but the fact that i'll healt
necessitates it, makes the change a sa
one to his many friends. We hop
r that he may find good health and a
: tain success in his new field, whereve
: that may be.
T, Last week recorded the death OF tn
first one of the old veterans for whor
5 the Daughters of the Confederacy hav
provided the comfortable annex at tn
L Vicksburg hospital. This was Privat
> w. H. Sumner. who was soldier in
Y Tennessee Infantry Regiment, and VIII
i came to Mississippi after the war.
o the hospitable State of his adoption h
. | found, when old age overlook hin