The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-01-26
WINNFIELD, La, THURSDAY. JANUARY 26, 1905.
The state Teaehers' Meeting.

perlntendent Kenny report that ev-
cry indication points to the largest
gathering of the teachers of Louis
lana ever held in the history of the
association.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
April 6, and s, were selected as
the dates for the meeting of the as
sociation, so that the teachers who
attend will only have to be absent
from their schools two DAYS. The
meeting will be called to order
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock by
Prof. Z. T. Gayle, of Lafayette,
president of the State Teachers AS
sociation.
The complete program of the
meeting was not decided upon at
the conference held a few DAYS ago,
but the outlines of the subjects to |
be discussed by the gathering were
selected, and the speakers on the
various topics will be announced
about February l by the Executive
Committee. The subjects to be
discussed during the three days
session of the pedagogues will be
the work of the rural schools and
the betterment Of these SCHOOLS; the |
work of the city schools and the |
work of the normal schools.
Superintendent Aswell stated that |
the reports which reached him from
the different teachers were to the
effect that the meeting of the teach
ers at Alexandria will be attended |
by fully four hundred instructors,
thus surprising by a hundred the
attendance of any previous dele
gates.
Alexandria is the geographical
center of the State, With splendid |
RAILROAD facilities, and is easily ac-
cessible from any part of Louisiana.
This, it is expected, will tend to
increase the number of delegates.
The meeting this year. for the
first time, is to be held in the
spring, during the past oil sessions
of the association having been held
during the Christmas holidays, and
the change in the time OF the meet
ing, it is anticipated, will bring
many teachers out who have not in
the past participated in tie sessions.
Abandoned the Prosecution.
A verdict of not guilty was en-
tered at Coushatta few days ago
in the case of Ross johnson and
Hundley Williams, charged with
the murder of j. p. Watkins. At
ter hearing the evidence cf num-
Der of negroes, which was conflict
ing, the district attorney abandoned
the prosecution.
Want Better Depot Facilities.
Some complaint is made of the
lack of proper depot facilities at
Ferriday, on the line of the Mem
phis, Helena & Louisiana railroad,
and at the junction of that line
with the New Orleans & North
western.
Lumber Takes Jump.
Pursuant to recommendations of
the Price Committee on Values, of
the Southern Lumber Manufactur-
ers' Association, an advance Of 81
per 1000 on all dressed lumber has
been announced by all mills in the
southeast Louisiana territory, ef-
fective at once.
70 Hang February II.
Gov. Blanchard has signed death
warrants for the following convict
ed murderers and fixed February IL
as the day Of execution for each:
Louis Henry Sejours, at New Or
leans; Tom Underwood, at Alexan-
dria, and Ed Richardson, at Ben
ton.
Louisiana Levee Building.
During the year 1904 there were
over 221 miles Of levees built in the
different levee districts Of Louis
lana.
Meets Next at Alexandra.
The Louisiana's Teachers Asso-
citation will hold its next convention
at Alexandra April s, 7 and 8.
WIN Rsdues the Acreage.
At q mass meeting of farmers
held at Robeline last week, it was
agreed to reduce the cotton acreage
IN that territory IS per cent during
the coming year.
Geld weather Experienced.
Louisiana got her share of the
recent cold wave, the temperature
It some points being as low as Is
degrees, and freezing weather ex-
lending even to the gulf line.
= laerchans Found pead.
I. b. Theriot; well known mer-
,hant, was found dead from what
Ieens = accidentar pistol shot
uoaibd It FIenklin ! few days ago.
= : - ! ~; tlllt 1he police