The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-01-04

been relieved; the sick have been com,
forted, the prisoner visited, the naked
clothed, the hungry fed, and in all
ways that are beautiful and good our
people have seemed this year DESTROYS
OF showing honor to Him who 1901
years ago opened those eyes which
have been since the light Of the world
Surely 1t speaks well for a people
when they prove their faith In Christ
mas by the use and beauty of their
works. And SO it has been this year
all over our beloved State, If we may
Judge by the records in the papers
and we may.
Hosts Of friends mourn the peculiar,
ly sad death of Hon. Albert M. Lea,
Federal District Attorney for the
Southern District Of Mississippi, which
occurred in Jackson, Christmas eve.
Mr.. Lea was in the very prime Of life
and at the height Of his mental pow.
ers when the unseen Archer struck
him, swiftly and surely, with the fatal
= wac a. thC Sdplldl Oh DuSl
ness. and Sunday morning took break
fast, as usual, after which he went up
to his room. A short while after this,
someone went up to see him and found
him prone on the hearth-rug, uncon.
scious, from a stroke of apoplexy. Rel.
atives and friends were Immediately
summoned, and physicians brought all
their skill to bear upon the case, but
the useful life of this popular citizen
was at an end. He fingered only I'm.
til Tuesday afternoon, when his brave.
fine spirit returned to Him who gave
it. Mr.. Lea was an extremely popular
man and an attorney of distinction.
He was born in Jackson, the son Of
the late Judge Luke Lea. Since his
appointment as district attorney for
he Southern (Federal) District, he
has resided in Vicksburg. where he
made an ideal home Tor his two love.
ly daughters and their aged grand.
mother. To these two young girls,
now doubly orphaned since their father
has Joined the mother in the Great
Beyond, the deep sympathy OF our
people goes out.
The Capitol has been undergoing its
annual housekeeping during the past
fortnight and is now, despite it's ex
IRENE d~ilapidation, as clean as scrub
bling and rubbing and polishing up car
get it. A new carpet has been laiG
upon which the Representatives lord
ly" tread" may resound, and many
other changes, looking to the convent
ence of the members of both houses
were made. Everything is now il
readiness, and the old building awaits
the coming of the last Legislature tina
is to meet in the old familiar place. l
walls might speak, how wonderful AM
overlooking with interest would be tn
stories that could be told by thes
crumoling old stones, within who's
protection has TRANSFERRED so vast al
amount Of history-not unmixed witt
romance-during the long years o
their standing.
Congressman e. S. Gambler has IL
. troduced a bill Oh. B. $3.50 maxim
: an appropriation for the improvement
Of the Tombigbee river in this Stat
T and Alabama. At the same time h
introduced the proceedings of and tn
memorial prepared by the Tombigbe
I River Improvement Convention, whic
r met in Columbus July 81. Mr.. Cant
Ter promises to push this matter wit
all his energy, and the people of ths
section are looking for great results
The work is much needed, and woul
bring great improvements in its trail
remarks. While the price of cotto
is low and the cost of living may /
O high, there Is no good in eternal
talking hard times. 1t does no good
it makes everybody feel blue and d
pressed. Stop it and try to look O
the bright side of life. There is no US
y grieving and mourning over that whic
you cannot help. If you will do IL
d best you can under the circumstance
everything will come out all right"
k Rev. Ransom Jones, n of the mo
e beloved men in the Methodist churC
in Mississippi, died at Crystal Sprinl
s. ON the 4th Of December and was burit
" in Meridian, Christmas day. BishC
A.. Galloway conducted the services
honor of the lamented dead. DIR. Jon,
r was an aged but most useful memb'
N of this great church, and his death
greatly deplored.
Polkville, in Simpson County. W
seriously damaged by a tornado la
n week. The entire property Gin re-
in dences, barns and other farm bull
20 ings) of four of that sections mo
20 prosperous farmers were blown ava
nc Fortunately, no lives were lost, and
q serious bodily injuries we're caused
= the severity of the storm.
Columbus wants a new bank and h
n. the money with which to start one. b