The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-08-12
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

terS looking to an Appropriation Dy LHe
next Legislature for the purpose or
erecting monuments to mark the spot
where the Mississippi troops fought
so nobly. There is a gree: deal Of
State pride being manifested in this
matter. Other States have come to
the front in the matter Of monuments
at the Vicksburg Military Park, all OF
them being Northern States which
participated in the fall and great siege
leading up to it. There is not a Con
federate monument in the park, none
Of the old Confederate States having
marked the places where their troops
fought on this great field. 1t is felt in
Mississippi that it is appropriate and
timely that the first monuments erect
ed to the valor and heroism of the de-
tenders Of the hEl City should be
erected by the State en- whose soil this
historic siege took place. The Con-
federate veterans of the State are
united in the desire that the Iegisla-
ture make an appropriation for a
monument and suitable markers.
Two small boys were saved from
drowning in Pearl river near Jackson
last week by ex-Gov. A. H.~1ongino,
who DOTTED his clothing and plunged
into the water just in time &c prevent
one Of the lads from sinking in the
tr%eacherous eddy. Gov. Longino had
accompanied a party of youngsters to
the river, among them being two of his
own sons. The boys were frolicking
about in a shallow part of the stream,
when a lad named Green went over a
"step-of" and plunged beneath the
surface. The boy was unable to swim,
and his cry~of despair as he went
down attracted the attention of Gov.
Longino, who quickly pulled Off coat
and shoes and soon brought him to
the bank in safety. Another boy also
went over the ~"step-Of" and was about
to sink, but he was able to swim a lit
tie, and with assistance from Gov.
Longino reached the bank in safety.
Quite q sentiment is ~springing up
all over the State fer the passage Of a
law by the next Legislature making it
compulsory on Boards of Supervisors
in every county in the State to pur-
chase for the use of the sheriff at least
two blOodhounds, Of the best breed,
which are to be kept by the sheriff at
the county seat. 1t is argued that if
such a law was passed, and the Blood
hounds purchased, that it would tend
to decrease crime, especially when
three or four noted criminals were
caught and had justice melted out to
them. Some of the sheriffs of the
!, State have purchased bloodhounds-a at
their own expense and keep them at
their own expense. Boards of Super
visors, as a general thing, will not
purchase these b~loodhOunds unless the
low c1nnfSoa1I, I,rN1&r that 41o,v do
so, and for this reason there is a de-
mand that the Legislature pass an act
directing that they shall be purchased.
1t is being circulated oyer the State
that Grenada has an epidemic of ty-
phoid fever. and the following letter
: from DR.. J.. w. Young, county health
, officer, brands the report as false. Such
, reports injure a town, and Grenada
would like to have it corrected. Fol-
lowing is the signed statement of Dr.
Young:
Grenada, Miss, Aug. 2, 1905.
"It is being currently reported that
we have in Grenada quite a number Of
cases of typhoid fever. l stamp this
report as unQualifiedly false. We have
had only five cases of typhoid fever
this year, and only n case now in
/ bed. We have no cases of infectious
= or contagious disease, except the one
G case of typhoid, and that one has been
e in bed five weeks and is better.
g 81. W. YOUNG, M. D,
!, County Health Officer"
A farmers institute was held at
. Walden last week under the auspices
of the Agricultural and Mechanical
Q College of S~tarkville. Profs. E. r.
g Lloyd and c. T. Ames were the lectur-
g ers, and many interesting and instruc-
tive suggestions did they make in the
course of their discussion of stock
Z raising, fruit-growing, terracing and
preparation of the soil. Much interest
was manifested in the lectures by
. planters from far and near who had
come in goodly numbers, in spite OF
the inclemency of the weather.
The following statement was given
v out by Davidson & Wardlaw, the State
J. school book depositors: There seems
to be a misunderstanding regarding
y the terms on which books will be fur
nished agencies after the exchange
period has expired. We desire to say
that books will be shipped by freight
charges prepaid, to the railway station
9 nearest the agency, when ordered in
: sufficient quantities to justify freight
y shipment. Of course, we will not pre-
. pay charges on express shipments in
n small quantities, as that would con
= sumo the entire profits. A majority O
the parties to whom county agencie:
have been offered have accepted, bur
the list of agencies is still subject Il
revision. We allow the retailer a Il
per cent. margin of profit"
: The Greenwood Grocery Compan,
and the Cover Produce Company. o
Greenwood, have been consolidated
;. and the new business will be conduct
4. ed under the name of the Greenwoo,
Grocery Company. The capital stool
ID of the company was increased from
If $50, 900 to 5000, all of which is PAL,
up. The concern is one of the strong
Al est wholesale grocery houses in tn
- State.
All of tho memho~c re @ho Ar~;o.g.