The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-10-21
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

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classes as follows:
NO. l, or $12o class, for 1905. ...... o.
NO. l, or $l25 class, for 1904 ...... 81
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No. z, or Sl5 class, for 1905. 100. 260
No. 2, or $15 class, for 1904 ........ 2O6
Increase. 49,. 81
No. 3, negro servant class, for 1905 1872
No. 8, negro servant class, for 1904 252
Increase. 40
Fro rate pensioners, veterans and -
WIDOWS, for 1908 ..............6 1854
Pro rate pensioners, veterans and
widows, for 1904. .6,622
Increase. 24a
The pro rate pensioners get $50. 10
each. Last year they received S32. 20.
The total amount distributed was
$249, 655.60.
The crop bulletin for the past week
follows: Over much of the State cotton
suffered some deterioration as a result
OF wet weather and injury from worms,
especially in the western counties,
where worms have wrought much in.
jury to young cotton by stripping it OF
foliage and destroying young bolls. In
the southwestern counties recent heavy
rains have caused much cotton to sprout
in the bolls; rOtting is also reported
from several localities. Upland cotton
is nearly all open, but lowland cotton
continues to open slowly. Picking was
generally hindered by damp weather,
but is well advanced south and east.
The yield outlook appears to grow
lighter as picking advances.
The housing of corn continues with
poor to fair yields. Sugar cane is very
promising. Both sweet and Irish pota.
toes are generally yielding finely. Tur-
1lps and fall gardens are doing well.
PaSturage continues good.
Thomas McCraine, a prominent citi.
zen of Franklin county, was shot and
killed by Alec McCraine, a negro, who
later met death while trying to elude
Will Jackson. a quarantine guard, sew.
eral miles away. The quarantine guard
did not know hat the negro had killed
Mr.. McCraine. He arrested him for
violating the health board regulations,
McCraine stating that he had come
from Mobile, Ala. Jackson was escort
ing his prisoner. to the quarantine sta
ton when the latter, making a gun
play, was shot and killed by the guard.
The assessment of real and personal
property of the city of Meridian for
the current fiscal year aggregates ST.
1881, an increase over last year of
1868, 81. The activity of the real eS-
tate market in that city is evidenced by
cash transfers recorded for the past
week, which foot up S169, 1850, the
largest single amount paid being $780,
600. Values have advanced rapidly
during the past two years, and are aug
menting now more rapidly than ever.
Superintendent Whitfield has sent
out the following:
ITO the County Superintendent-In
view of the fact that the examinations
have been ipterfered with in many
counties of the State by the quarantine
to so great an extent that many teach
ers have not had the opportunity to
stand their examinations, the State
Board of Education has appointed Nov.
3 and 4 as another general examination
day for white teachers in the State. and
the 10th and 11th for negro teachers,
for all counties that desire it,"
H. F. Simrall. State manager Of the
Woodmen of the World, states hat
during the first nine months of the
present year 3.494 certificates Of MEM
bership were issued in this State. This
brings the membership up to Is, 563 on
Oct. l, and with $27 ,000, 900 of insur-
ance in force. FOrty-nine new camps
have been organized in the State dur
ing the year, so far, and it is predicted
that by Jan. l the membership will
reach &c, 900.
Sid Higgins, a prominent citizen Of
Carroll. county, and a resident of Hem
ingway, accidentally got his arm caught
in a gin, and before assistance could ar
rive his arm was SO badly mangled that
was necessary. The shock
was so great that Mr.. Higgins died IN.
der the operation. He leaves q wife
and sever children.
Secretary Maxwell of the Railroad
has just completed his cal
culation of the railroad mileage In the
of Mississippi. He gives the
mileage in the State as 3,44O.4l, against
l42.2 on the last estimate, which was
in 1902.
The New Albany Clothing Manufac-
turing Company has increased its capt.
tai stock from $4,000 to 800, 900 owing
the increase of business.
A number of citizens of Ocean Springs
have organized a Law and Order
The law-abiding citizens are
and determined to stamp out
hoodlumism in Dream Springs for good
snd all.
Judge Dunn will hold a special term
Of circuit court in ChOctaw county in
beginning at Chester on the
LIST day of November, and at Alderman
On the first Monday in November.
The A. and NJ. College will no open
until Nov. l and students will not be-
allowed on the campus until two days
prior to the opening. "a
The Secretary of State has received
copy of the new cOde-a dummy copy
sent by the printers. 1t is an immense
volume, containing more than HOO