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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-13
E. G. HELM,
Architect and Builder,
Room No. ,, Enterprise Building.
Correspondence Solicited.
Ran or With Hired Man.

Pretty 15-year old jamie Stormont,
daughter of ID. Stormont, of Virginia
Beach, has eloped with her fathers hired
man, and her parents, have been unable
TO find trace of her Richard Garrett. -
years old, with whom Miss Stormont
eloped, was employed as a stableman by
her father Monday last the couple dis
appeared. They are supposed to have
gone to North Carolina, where they were
married Garrett is native of North
Carolina. The elopement has created a
great stir at the beach, Miss Stormont
being very popular.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-13
An Indian Ratchet

MIR 4 Ill. Brown. cf Germanna farm.
near GermanDa Bri5ge, 10 Orange brought
here Thursday an Iudian Ratchet which he
found on an Indian mound about fifty
yards from where the residence of Cover
nor SpottswOod, of Virginia. formerly
stood. IL is a curiosity and is highly
priced. The Ratchet shows the marks
OF age and is presumably over a hundred
wears Id
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-13
Fourth Quarterly Meetina

The fourth quarterly meeting OF the
Methodist Church will be held Sunday
aud Monday next
Rev. DR. J W. Duffey will preach Sun
day night and hold quarterly conference
on Monday night. 4 foil attendance is
desired as this is he last quarterly meet
ing OF the year
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-13

Sunday morning At | O'Clock. at the
Baptist Church, Rev DR. J. :. Dill will
make an address on the life and labors of
DR.. |. T. Tichenor, late secretary Of the
Home Mission Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention. NoOne understands
the subject better than DR. Dill, and
probably he neverspoke on a more inter
esting subject outside ola Gospel sermon.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-13
Bell for ST. Mary's Church

After lately improving st. Mary :
church at a cost OF 100000, Rev Faith
er ID. +. Coleman now intends adding n
bell and belfry The bell will be a large
one weighing a thousand pounds or
more. The belfry, which Is % be a steel
structure, will be built at the rear of
the church.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-13
Samuel Cash Captured .

ii. Burchell, the well-known and eff.
cient constable Of King George, assisted
by Wesley Scranage, arrested the motto.
rious negro, Samuel Cash, Sunday morn
ing and carried him to Jail at King George
C. II. at 3 O'Clock in the morning. where
he was securely locked up in charge OF
Jailer Hunter.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-13
POTOMAC. FREDERICKSBURG and
PIEDMONT RAILROAD.


Connections at Frederic krhurg with r.. p.
a 4. II. r.. and WceuE Steamboat 60 -
Orange with southern II and Chesapeake a
Ohio K. r.
The only line 10 the Charlottesville and
Wilderness Batte1eld-.
Eastern STANDARD Time. Daily except sun
day. " n. RICHARDS. Gen Manager
Train No. leaves Orange the 9Th Monday
IN sach month At 3 4. n.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-13
Coming Marriage In Kina eeorae.

There will be a marriage at Fletcher's
Chapel. in King George county. next
Wedne sday evening, December nth. at
> O'Clock. the contracting parties being
Jefferson Henderson, oldest son of Add
son Henderson and Miss Belle Bowie.
daughter OF Mr. + Il. Bowie, ofthe same
county.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-13
ro Ornanize g. Y p u

Ramoth Baptist Church in Stafford
county will meet to organize b. Y. p. u.
next Sunday at 2;30 O'Clock p. m. All
are invited
A. t. Lynn, Pastor.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-13
Ow About It? Special Sale Stoves
80 DAYS ONLY.

remember we are factory agents for
all the best makes of Cook Stoves and
Heaters.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
Work Progressing Nicely.

Mr.. R. H. Henry, State commits
sioner to the st. Louis Exposition,
has visited several counties in Mis-
sissippi, and is pleased with the in
terest the people are taking in the
big event to be inaugurated at st.
Louis in 1904, and gives it as his
opinion that every county in the
State will be represented. He has
made addresses at a number of
places, and is gratiied with the man.
Hesitation of approval shown by the
people generally. He says that the
agricultural exhibit will be large and
embrace everything raised in the
field, and that the lumber industry
will be second in Importance and
the exhibit will contain every variety
of timber grown in the State. The
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
list of manufactured products will

list of manufactured products will
also be extensive, and the recent dis
covery of stone along the line of the
Gulf & Ship Island road promises an
exhibit of rare interest. The horti-
culturists of the State are also much
interested in the exposition and
promise an exhibit of rare interest.
The horticulturists Of the State are
also much interested in the exposi-
ton and promise a large and varied
exhibit. The industrial schools of
Mississippi are considering the mat
ter of making a display, and the A.
& NJ. will make a most gratifying
showing from its textile department,
recently established, and which is
accomplishing magnificent work.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

Arrangements are on foot to build
an electric railway line from Jackson
to the little college town of Clinton,
ten miles distant. The board of trus-
tees of Mississippi College, one of
the largest educational institutions
in the State, has signified its willing
ness to offer the Jackson electric rail
way a bonus of $4,000 to extend the
line from the present western termi-
nus, three miles from the city, and
the Baptist convention, which meets
at Water Valley OIL the 10th of July,
will be asked to endorse the plan.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

The board Of trustees of the In
dustrial Institute and College have
filed a petition for mandamus
against Auditor Cole to compel him
to pay over the interest on the land
grant fund, which the auditor has
heretofore refused to pay upon the
ground that the Legislature made no
appropriation for the interest. The
amount involved is $4,000. Cover
nor Longino vetoed the interest ap-
preparation in the college bill, but
the lawyers claim that the money
can be paid under the original act of
Congress without any legislative ap-
preparation.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

Don't talk, That was Grants rule,
and is the rule Of other leaders who
have triumphed in war and politics.
There is safety in silence and dam
ger in yolubility. Polonius gave
priceless counsel when he warned
his son TO give all men his ear, but
his thought no tongue. The princi-
pie is a wise one to follow in any yo-
cation, and its value in the military
profession is so great that it might
properly be printed in letters of red
In the army regulations.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
Not "A welcome Evidence.

The number Of immigrants coming
to the United States this wear prom
ises TO be nearly one-fourth greater
than that of last year, and 2Hs times
as great as the number four years
ago. The treasury department be-
Geves that the total immigration for
the year will be nearly, if not quite,
100000; an evidence of prosperity,
no doubt, but in view Of the fact that
almost ~one-fourth of those who en-
tered the port of New York in March
could not read or write, not a well
come evidence.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
knights of Honor Picnic.

A picnic was held at McCool last
week under the auspices of the
Knights and Ladies of Honor, Ack-
erman, McCool, French Camp and
Koskiusko lodges participating.
Grand Secretary T. j. Wood of
Starkyille and Major James X. Var
daman made addresses. Major Var
daman took occasion to say, among
other things, that he was opposed to
the State paying for the education
Of the negro, as in the effort to ed
ucate the negro a good field hand or
servant was spoiled. 1t was esti-
mated that there were 1900 people
present and all had plenty to eat.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
Consolation for the Beers.

Under the treaty of peace the bur
CHEERS can return to their farms with
the assurance of greater material
assistance than was ever before
granted a defeated people. The
British government allows the sum
of S15, 900, 900 TO be distributed under
the advice of Boer commissions to
persons resuming their normal oc-
equations. This amount is equiva-
lent to $1,000 each to $4,000 burghers,
and they alone can participate, as
foreigners and colonial rebels are ex-
cluded.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

A lifetime prisoner, Tom Smith,
sent up from Tunica county, made
his escape from the Weathersby plan
tation in Coahoma county, a few
nights ago. Smith, who has been
behaving himself very well in the
past, was made a trusty. He slept
IN the kitchen and sometimes guard
ed the prisoners. He simply walked
of without leaving his address, and
though effort was made to recapture,
no trace could be found.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

It has often been found that those
who make the most noise on the
Fourth of July know the least about
II. In time, as public sentiment
works slowly up to it, the cannon
cracker and all extraordinarily dis
turbing decorating toys will be pro-
hibited. The observance of the
Fourth of July has be come in many
instances a terrifying and danger
GUS nuisance, accompanied by death
and disaster, fire and bloodshed, and
1t will continue until municipalities
take control of festivities.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

The Chancery Clerks of the State
are urging the camps of Confederate
Veterans to take action under the
law authorizing them to select a
board of pension commissioners in
each county to be composed of five
members. These boards are endorsed
by the boards of supervisors after
their election, and will have entire
jurisdiction in passing on claims
for participation in the annual dis
tribution of 100000. In several
counties of the State there are no
local organizations of Confederate
Veterans.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
Richest and Most Corrupt.

Hassan Pasha has the reputation
of being the richest man and the
most corrupt man in the Turkish
government. He is supposed to be
worth $4,000, 900 or $4,000 900, all of
which he has acquired while in the
service Of the government. He has
great influence with the sultan. The
latter considers him one of his most
loyal and efficient officers and trusts
him implicitly.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
Invading south Mississippi.

Lumber manufacturers are now
invading the big hardwood forests
in the southern part of the State,
and there is a strong demand for
first quality cypress and poplar. A
few days since two of the largest
trees in the State, located in a Simp-
son county forest, were cut down,
and the amount of lumber secured
was 1856 feet. The trees were of
the poplar variety.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
Mississippi State News


Another railroad project has been
launched which will prove of great
interest to railroad people as well as
to the people of East Mississippi.
The new project is a line to be built
from a point eleven miles west of
Meridian northward through Phila-
delphia to Louisville, in Winston
county. 1t is hardly proper to speak
of this enterprise as a project, since
it is a work actually under way, with
all the means and interests behind it
that are necessary to guarantee its
successful consummation.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
A ForeEone Conclusion,

A letter was lately received at the
pension office asking that the writer's
pension be reduced, as he thought it
was too large. When the first shock
was over an investigation was made.
The writer was found to be insane.
A bit Of practical comment on pa
triotic human nature is to be found
In the fact that this result surprised
nc one.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

Director Dunbar Rowland, the
State archivist is searching for the
earlier journals of the Mississippi
Legislature. Several Of the journals
Of the first sessions are missing. The
journal of the first session is not to
be found thus far, and the di-
rector hopes to locate it somewhere
in the State. The journal of the first
session held in Jackson has been
found. This was the sixth session Of
the Mississippi Legislature and raj
held in 1922. The journal of the
second session held at Natchez in
1919 has also been found.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

1t seems appropriate enough that
all the superstitions should be raked
up in connection with King Ed
wards illness, such as the prophecy
that he would never be crowned. and
the falling Of his picture at Windsor
castle. The kingly idea is founded
ON superstition.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

Gus Ayres, alias Walter Crawford,
colored, was hanged at Holly
Springs in Strickland's Grove last
week. The execution was witnessed
by about 800 people, perhaps a few
more negroes than whites.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

Cabbage is an old cure for drunk
enness. The Egyptians ate it boiled
before their other food if they in
tended to drink wine after dinner,
and some Of the remedies sold as a
preventive of intoxication on the
continent are said to contain cab
bage seed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
Big Barbecue.

A big barbecue is announced near
Greenwood Springs, Monroe county,
on July A.. A special excursion train
will be run from Aberdeen and
Amory. Governor Longino and At
torney-General McClurg will favor
the occasion by their presence. The
latter will, it is understood, make the
Fourth of July speech.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

A m%etallurgy expert from the Uni
versity of Mississippi will make a
tour of the State during the summer
for the purpose of making an inves-
tigation of the mineral resources and
collecting specimens. 1t is probable
that the collection will form a part
of the Mississippi display at the Lou
isiana Purchase Exposition.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

Miss Georgia Virgins died at
Yazoo City last week. This makes
the third member of the family that
has recently died in the same house.
Her mother died about three weeks
ago and a sister, Mrs. Roberts, about
two weeks ago.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

Thomas NJ. Thompson, an aged
Confederate veteran, died at Shu-
qualak last week. The deceased was
a brave soldier in the Confederate
army, having volunteered at an early
age and stood to his post until the
surrender.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

A large and enthusiastic macs
meeting was held at Macon last
week for the purpose Of raising
money to build a cotton factory. Sew
eral thousand dollars were sub
scribed, and a solicitor appointed to
anvas the county in the interest Of
the factory. 1t now seems to be an
assured fact that sufficient money to
build a factory will be raised in the
next few weeks. All business houses
closed for more than an hour to at
tend the meeting.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
Carnegie. s..ooo.o 900 in Gifts.

Andrew Carnegie's gifts now aggre-
gate s67, 100000. Of that vast sum
about $52,ooo.OOo may be charged to
the United States and $13,O 0 900 to
Scotland. But he viii have to give
away many more millions before he
can die a poor man.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

Ex-Chief Justice Thomas II.
Woods of the Supreme Court of Mis-
sissippi is to write a historical paper
on the secession convention from the
point of view of a member of that
illustrious and historic body. Judge
Woods is one of the four surviving
members Of the convention.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

The railroad commission, in spe-
cial session suspended its order re-
ducing the grain rates from Vicks-
burg to local points east, and will
hear the case again at the next sit
ting.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
ing will be held until late in the fall.

Official announcement is made that
the supervisors association, which
took an active interest in the cam
paign last year, will not hold a ses-
sion until Immediately preceding the
next session of the Legislature. n
several counties the contract road
law is being discussed by boards of
supervisors with the view to adop-
ton, but the crudities of the measure
have acted as a barrier to the move
ment, and the citizens in some coun-
ties are vigorously opposing its prac-
teal test.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
Fertilizer Factory.

The Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company has closed a deal with
Hon. E. H. Dial of Meridian for the
purchase of 800 acres of land just
outside of the city, consideration
$4,000. The company will at ono
begin the construction of a fertilizer
factory with a 4O,OOO-ton capacity
and a $4,000 oil mill.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
Irrigation in India.

In India 10000 900 acres of land
have been reclaimed and rendered
highly fertile by means of irrigation.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
Premier Was Formerly N Priest.

Mr.. Combes, the new French prime
minister, was formerly a priest and,
as the real executive, will now be
charged with the enforcement of re-
Gently passed statutes which will
drive half of the priests from France
out of the country.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

Mrs. Rebecca Phillips, n Of the
oldest residents of Oxford, died at
Oxford last week. For years she has
been one of the landmarks of the
county. She was a consistent mem
Der of the Baptist Church all her
life. Her husband was for years be-
fore his death connected with the
University of Mississippi as proctor
under the old regime. She was in
her 18th year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

AS yet no arrangements have been
made for the annual session of the
Mississippi Good Roads Association,
and it seems probable that no meet
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05

Tax Assessor TAYLOR has COM
pleted the enumeration Of educable
children of Monroe county, which
aggregates 6,064-whites 5000.
blacks 10,999.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-07-05
Sunday school Convention.

The Pamela county district third
annual Sunday-school convention
was in session at Batesville last week.
Quite a large number of prominent
Sunday-school workers participated.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-08-22
SIeepwaIkinE.

''Ten per cent of the worlds popula-
ton is more or less somnambulishc,
said a physician, according to the Phil
adelphia Record, land every one at
one time or another, has done a little
sleepwalking. l myself when a lad
got up, dressed, took my books and
went to school on a summer night, my
father following close behind to see
that / should come to no harm.
Blond persons are more apt to be
somnambulists than dark folk, and in
cold climates there is more somnambu-
lism than in warm ones. In certain
Greenland villages, l have been told,
the hut doors are locked from without
by a Waterman in order that those
within may not come forth in their
sleep and maybe freeze to death, but
in Egypt and such like hot lands such
precaution is unnecessary"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-08-22
His Sight Threatened.

"While picnicking last month my
11-year-old boy was poisoned by some
weed or plant,o says w. H. Dibble, of
Sioux City, la. "He rubbed the poison
off his hands into his eyes and for a
while we were afraid he would lose his
sight. Finally a neighbor recon-
mended DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
The first application helped him and in
a few days he was as well as ever.o
For skin diseases, cuts, burns, scalds,
wounds, insect bites, DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is sure cure. Relieves
piles at once. Beware of counterfeits.
II. A. n. Todd.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-08-22
To MY Friends.

1t is with joy I tell you what Kodol
did for me. | was troubled with my
stomach for several months. Upon be-
ing advised to use Kodol, did so, and
words cannot tell the good it has done
me. A neighbor had dyspepsia SO that
he had tried most everything. l told
him to use Kodol. Words of gratitude
have come to me from him because
recommended it.-Geo. w. Fry, Viola,
Iowa. Health and strength, Of mind
and body, depend on the stomach, and
normal activity of the digestive organs.
Kodol, the great reconstructive tonic,
cures all stomach and bowel troubles,
indigestion, dyspepsia. Kodol digests
any good food you eat. Take dose
after meals. II. A. n. Todd.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-08-22
Her brand.

a correspondent writes: 1.-TWO WON
en- were strong supporters Of local
cooperative store, but one day as one
of them was passing down the street
she was surprised to see her friend
coming out of licensed grocer's shop.
i thocht, Mrs. Broom, We wis a men,
Der o the Cor was her remark. so
am; but, dae we ken this, there's nae
shop in Glesca I get sic nice beef ham
as in here
''Some days later Mrs. Broon's friend
went into this shop to buy sample
of the beef ham. On entering the shop
she asked the man if he would give
her a pun o. the beef ham Mrs. Broom
gets here A quiet smile stole over
the shopman's face. oh, yes he said
I can obleege you. Hiy you brocht a
bottle WI you? "-Glasgow Times.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-08-22
Not Over-Wise.

There is an old allegorical picture of
girl scared at grasshopper, but in
the act of heedlessly treading on a
snake. This is paralleled by the man
who spends a large sum of money
building a cyclone cellar, but neglects
to provide his family with bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy as a safeguard against
bowel complaints, whose victims out
number those of the cyclone hundred
to one. This remedy is everywhere
recognized as the most prompt and re-
liable medicine in use for those dis
eases. For sale by P. C. Wilder & Co.