The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-01-25

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the Legislatures duty in this matter
and In that, some wise. kind FRIEND
Of the long-suffering public wants a
hill introduced providing for the erec
ton of a genuine, frst-class, up-to-date
hotel in jackson, and making VIII
Adams pay for 1t out OF back TAX pin
money" 1t is, Of course, somewhat ot
q private matter, and evidently NV
known to the author Of the above sus-
eestion. but we cannot resist saying
right here that it Is not Mr.. Adams
fault that this present Legislature Is
not revealing in all the comforts OF q
Arst-class hotel. He tried hard enough
to establish it, and was willing 10 IN
vest in 1t a goodly sum Of that BACK
tax pin money" but a good hotel INK
a quarrel, needs more than one to make
a success of 1t, SO Jackson Is as yet
without her much-needed hotel; put
it isn't Mr.. Adams fault. II every
man we're as wise and generous IN In
yesting his means in strictly at-home
improvements as Mr.. Adams Is, jack
son would speedily attain the proud
proportions of a city, and the people
| Of Mississippi could stop over mere
| with safety to life and limb"
The famous murder trials that have
| been in progress in Oxford for sew
| eral weeks came to an end last week
| with the conviction and sentence OF
| the arch-conspirator, Whit owens
| Owens was sentenced to hang ON Fri
| day, February IA, at the same time
| that his criminal confederates, VIII
Mathis and Orlando Lester, are SEN
| fenced to hang. These men, as every
body knows, we're convicted OF the
| sh%ockingly brutal murder Of the Mont
gomery boys, in Lafayette county, and
| richly deserve the severest punishment
| that the law can impose. Mathis seems
to have a streak of hunIor in his make
up for which few who know him would
| give him credit, or else he has devel-
oped a desire for exclusiveness which
might have bettered his condition II
he had familiarized himself with 1t
earlier. He requested Judge Lowrey,
as a parting gift, to fix the time for
his hanging at a different hour from
that at which Lester, the negro, is to
hang, urging, in explanation of his re-
quest, that he never did believe in
social equality, anyhow" He needs a
| fam 1accnnc from thnao in HIGH sta
ton.
The business men Of West Point
were taking steps in the right direc-
ton when they met last week to or
ganize a fruit-growing company under
the management of Mr.. Augustine,
Whose orchard products took such
high rank in last years fruit market
1t is n fact, proven by the daily price
list as published in the st. Louis mar
ket reports, that the Augustine fruit:
peaches, plums, pears, etc. Of Wes'
Point, Miss, brought higher prices al
the time than any other fruits from
any other parts of the world. Ever,
peach, pear and plum from these or
chards sold as extra fancy goods an(
brought an extra fancy price. Nov
that the people of West Point and tn,
railroads passing there have been al
lowed to go in with MIR. Augustine
we will hear great things from the lit
tie Queen City of Clay.
All OF Lincoln county, together will
much OK South Mississippi, mourn
the deati; Of the merchant prince o
that section, Mr.. John McGrath, VIII,
died recently of pneumonia, at hi
home in Brookhaven. Mr.. McGratl
was a native Of Ireland, but spent
large part Of. his busy, useful life Il
Mississippi, where grew up arounl
him his culver full of children an
grandchildren unto the third In
fourth generation" Few men max
a stronger impression for good in thei
communities than did this old gentle
man of clean hands and a pure heart,
who has just laid down a life full Q
honor, to enter into the inheritanc
prepared for the just. May his famil
find balm for their grief in the col
sc%iousness that after a well-spent lif
their beloved father Is now one of tn
! good and faithful servants who ha
entered into rest.
j.. One proof Of the good times no
prevailing in the State is found in tn
number of new banks that are sprinI
ing up in so many towns and village
One of the latest aspirants for publ
( favor (and funds) is the Bank {
: Commerce at Lexington, which star
. out under bright auspices. May 1
. along with all those started with
I the past year, live long and prosp,
: and be a benefit to the people of Il
i State.
i Our excellent Congressman, M
Gambler, has introduced a bill for Il
construction Of a fine gravel road
: Shiloh Park and has secured the prof.
9 Used support Of several Republican
. We hope he wiz succeed, and If the
I is anything in careful attention
I will.