The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-08-03
VOLUME XLVII.
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By ]. L. POWER.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURREN-
By ]. L. POWER.


THAT the Leflore county fair (Octo-
nor Il and 16 next), shall be sucress
Az reople seem determined. The
crsenwood papers are devoting a good
~ amount of space to the enterprise
and ouite tempting premium (cash
nrizes) list has been published. Ex-
hihits are to be entered free Of charge
t-om Leflore and adjoining counties
lsycluding the city of Greenwood)
and planters are. urged to help make
,ba occasion a success by sending their
nroducts and bringing their families.
There are several cash prizes Of $4,000
zach for best bale o. upland cotton,
hast bale of long staple, best bale of
short staple. etc.-and second and
third prizes in same class. Also, ten
dollars for best bushel Of corn, $1,000
for hest yoke of oxen, $1,000 for best
team cotton mules $1,000 for best
milch COW. $1,000 for best pen of hogs,
$500 for best bushel Of sweet potatoes,
etc 1t would give new life to the
farming interest of the State If agri-
cultural fairs could be held annually
in the different sections of the State, at
which this interest would be para
mount. Good cash prizes should be
maid, and the whole thing managed in
the interest of the people of that
county or counties. as the case might
he. We hope the time is not far dis
tant when every county in the State
will follow Leflore's lead in this mat
ter.
The recent convention of the Bap-
tist Church, which was held in the
truly hospitable city of McComb, was
far ahead of all previous meetings In
enthusiasm, attendance and reports Of
work we'll done. 1t was called by some
of the delegates, the Giving Conven-
ton" because of it's liberal gifts to
the various causes dependent on it for
support or partial support. Thirty
nine thousand dollars (sS9,0OO) in all
was raised sed-far.schureb~swofk--$ro,ooo
more than any other year, Fifteen
hundred was raised for Mississippi Col
lege (Clinton); sixty-two hundred
(s62OO) for the Baptist Orphanage
tJackson), $1,000 more than was asked
for; six thousand ($6,000) for the
building of a nome for the president
Of Mississippi College (Clinton), be-
sides many other sums for various
purposes. Water Valley gets the con-
vention next year, and 1t meets on
Friday before the second Sunday in
July The officers for the ensuing
year are: President, H. c. Conn, of
Hazlehurst; Vice Presidents, Stacy
Lord, of Greenville, and James F. Nc
Cool of Kosciusko; Recording Secre-
tary, Rev. E. Thornton, of New
Albany; Statistical Secretary, Rev. A.
j. Miller of Columbus; Corresponding
Secretary, Rev. L. S. Foster, Jackson;
Treasurer, S. l.. Hearne, Of West
Point. This is fine selection of Of
fcers, and next years work will be
well done, we are confident.
Our Magic City" Laurel, not content
with its own marvellous achievements
during its short life, has established a
suburb, Kingston, that Is rivaliine
Laurel already. Within few months
nifty handsome residences and scores
OF cottages have been erected there
and more are building all the time
The fine new knitting mills are com
pete and will be ready for work as
soon as the machinery can be installed
work on the new $4,000 compress IL
going on, and the warehouse is to bt
800 feet by 300 feet. The machinery
is already on the ground, and build
ing and machinery will go up together
so that the compress will be ready II
press 1,JO0 bales Of cotton a day dur
Ing the coming season. We have re
1erred several times to the Kingston
q Central Mississippi Railroad, will
its nne new depot, and complete lin
OF rolling stock all ready and waiting
ior the first trip to Bay Springs, SEP
tember l, 1901! The shops of thi
company are run by electricity and ar
up to late in all respects. The ney
steam brick plant is now running, an
everything ana everybody in an
around Laurel and Kingston keep bus
ana happy, and do their level best t
aeip their towns grow and prosper.
Inc Vicksburg Gun club has pei
iected its arrangements for entertain
lug the sportsmen of the State at
grand shooting tournament to be hel
a. Ncksburg, August 13, IA, and II
tne 18th will be devoted to sweepstak
Anu practice shooting, and the regula
pio' am begins on the 14th. The clu
euus $500 cash, and 5000 in prizes 1
regular events; 500 goes to highe'
SUI average. The club has a larg
.ieinDership, and the success of th
tournament is assured by their loyi
support of all arrangements of tt
tournament committee. This is cor
s0sed Of J. W. Hayes. J. W. Broa
e'u' T' rat Henry, W. H. Miller, T.
'ss'ey and L. A. PinkSton.