The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-20

II | w OONHhSh opal I'd ClIulC
on the first Sunday in November
| Dinner will be served on the ground
and no doubt there will be larg
crowd present. The good people O
that community know just how t
!. make success of a thing OF tha
kind.
The following from a distance wer
present to attend the funeral OF Mrs
j. G. LOngStreet on last Monday
Mrs. M. A. Ragsdale and Mr.. G. r
RagSdale, OF Hazlehurst; B. B. Brooks
OF Senatobia; Mr.. and Mrs. L. L.
Branum, Of Jackson, Tenn; Mrs. Ed
ward MayeS, of Jackson, Miss, and
MeS6ameS Ruby Berry and Julia Han
Sard, of st. Louis.
The state Of Mississippi will dis
tribute S250,000 among 1897 old SOL
dierS as soon as the vouchers sent out
by the State Auditor are returned.
Grenada county has 50 pensioners who
will receive s., 2,049.40. The total list
for the state shows an increase OF 578
over last year. Lauderdale county
has the largest pension roll. 246 and
| lSSaquena the smallest, >.
The Mcdowell Music Club met with
Miss Sarah Gwin on Thursday This
was the second meeting of the year.
and The club expects to hold sem-mon-
thly meetings during the winter.
Schubert was the composer under dis
culsion Thursday afternoon. Quite
good program is rendered at each
meeting and the members hope to
cultivate the musical taste of al
GrenadianS.
The State of Mississippi will
distribute S25O,OoO among 1907
old soldiers as soon as the vOuch-
erS sent out by the State Auditor
are returned. Grenada county
has 90 pensioners who will receive
S2,O40.4O. The total list for the
State shows an increase Of 57S ov-
er last year. Lauderdale County
has the largest pension roll, 246
and lssaquena County the small
lest, ?.
We are reliably informed that
the railroad commission, acting
in obedience to petition from
citizens here which was presented |
to them at their meeting in this
city on the 4th, have ordered the
railroad to construct a new depot |
at Grenada. This will be gratify-
ing news to Grenadians sand no
doubt Grenada can soon boast of
a depot commensurate with its
growing needs.
Owing to the fact that the
school book commissioners learn
cd that the Wheeler Primer, being
used in the public school of Mis-
sissippi, was being soldin the city
of Chicago for less than the agreed
price in this State, they ordered
reduction in the price of the book
to the Chicago price. Under the
provisions Of the Uniform Text
Book law, the commissioners have
The right to lower the price of
any book to what it is being sold
for at any other place.
The first of a series Of lectures
and instructive entertainments
vas given at Grenada College on ;
Thursday night. Edward P. FL
lott was there and his entertain
nent was highly entertaining and
thoroughly in keeping with the
lines. Others will follow Mr..
as are selected for
he oldest colleges and universi- {
les of the country. We shall have
omething at length to say of
hese entertainers perhaps in our
leXt issue =
The Famous Optician, who was
uperintendent at the Worlds Fair of
ne OF the leading opt ical departments,
i'm the city now at DR.. Hughes
)rug Store and this will give the peO-
'e an opportunity to have their eyes :
xamined by the latest X-Ray Opthal-
liScOpe AMI RetniScope. The inStru- r
lentS used by him for examining the =
ye are the latest i'm the profession, as :
hey show the operator the picture OF y
le delicacy and the acuteneSS of the
re; also the errors Of refractiOn.
hich no picture can show. Special
LtentiUn will be given to children s
res and necessary glasses fitted. The
EST Of references will be furnished
ON Aberdeen and Durant people. II
,Sirrd he will call at the homes of +
hose desiring his services.