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The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-13

be presented to the clerk of the board
OF supervisors, who Shall issue a war.
rant in lieu thereof.
1t shall be the duty of the County
superintendent to keep separate ac-
count with each school, to see that no
school gets greater amount than
that appropriated by the board and to
make report to the board whenever
requested.
Ordered that when school is dis
continued and has desks, stoves. black
boards or any other movable property.
which has been purchased out of the
Building Fund. such property shall
belongto the county andshall be moved
TO such school as the County Super
lntendent may designate.
Ordered that the County Superin-
teDdent bave printed suitable paw
certificate book and the clerk Of the
Board warrant book. so that the
Building Fund may be kept separate.
Ordered that the appropriation to
each school be made according TO the
numberof children enrolled duringthe
term OF l905-06, as follows, to-wit:
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Tuesday morning. The same mem
bcrS present.
w. '. Horton was appointed over
seer road No. l, district No. 3, in place
Of NJ. Horton.
4. Z. Shumate was appointed over
seer read No. s, district ,, in place of
J. f. Shumate.
The report Of J. w. Vance, county
treasurer, was received and recorded.
Said report showed the following bal
anceS: $l5.79 due general county fund;
50, 509.66 due school fund; S6SS. 50 due
past indebtdneSS, and S495.66 due
permanent school fund.
Ordered that five warrants be issued
for building bridges on TuScahoma
road district 5, in denominations as
follows: One for S165. As and four for
$255. SO each.
Ordered that the petition of r. d.
Williams ct al. for road and free ferry
district be rejected.
Ordered that w. ]. Rayburn be ap-
pointed game warden for one year
from this date.
Perry Jones & Co., closets,
ETC.. at court house and Jail. So 25
Mrs. M. A. Steadman, mon
THY allowance September 6 so
Mildred Bowers, monthly al
I'll. +. Simpson, personal as
sessment and educable school
.... -. ....... 39s 80
G. T. Ross, salary and board
of paupers for September. 7S 90
Doak Hdware Co, mchdse,
Chancery Clk'S office. -. -. So
j. Fl. Brown & Son, 3 Shov-
els for county 3 90
j. p. Crawford, cost in case
of Nathan Riley and Eva
hjlCy OU
City Water and Electric 1t.
Co., water and lights for court
house and Jail for September. IL So
Y. r. James. salary for Sep. rs 90
G. ID. BOuShe, SillS and
same. :, II 90
A. NJ. Ganong, painting
courI house. 80. -. -. 50 so
Grenada Sentinel, pub. pro-
cesdings Of Board 3rd quarter % so
Bryant i Jackson, teachers
warrant books. -. 10 IS
Jno. 8. King, clerk, making
2 copies land roll and 2 copies
Of personal roll, express and
reed. deed Jerry Trotter. -. 271 So
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1t appearing from the report Of the
1906, there remained a balance of
50, 509.66 to the credit of the public
school fund of Grenada county and it
appearing that many of the school
houses are in fearful condition and
need repairing. 1t is therefore order
ed by the authority vested in the
board by Chapter 121, Laws of Mis-
SiSSippi 1904, that the sum of 81, 500
is hereby appropriated to the white
schools to be used as the trustees and
patrons may designate in building, re-
pairing and furnishing with school
furniture or apparatus. of all the
white school houses of Grenada coun-
ty, provided the funds be used in ac-
cOrdance with the above mentioned
chapter.
The county treasurer is hereby au-
thOriZed to set aside the sum of
81, 10000 to be known as the Build
ing Fund and the balance of S2OO9. sc
carried forward to the credit of the
county school fund for the next Scho-
lastic year.
Ordered that the appropriation for
each school shall remain in the county
treasury until the building or repair
ing has been done or furniture pur-
chased. The county superintendent
shall issue a pay certificate for the
amount of work done or furniture
purchased to any one of the trustees
who shall pay at once the debt thus
contracted.
But before such pay certificate shall
be issued the trustees of said school
shall present the county superintend-
ent with an itemized account, show
ing what work has been done or what
furniture has been purchased and this
account shall be approved by a majori-
ty of the trustees.
The pay certificate so issued shall
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-13
SUPERVISORS IN SESSION
A Detailed Account of October
Proceedings.
THE USUAL MONTHLY ALLOWANCES
They Endorse the Recommendation
of the County Superintendent
Education and Make Appropria.
lions for School Houses.

Be it remembered that the Honor
able Board of Supervisors of Grenad
county, Mississippi. met at the cOur
house in the city of Grenada, count
and state aforesaid, on the 1st day O
October, A. d., 1906, same being frs
Monday in said month and a regula
term of said court.
The following members were pres
ent:
District No. /, A. Oslon, president
District No. 2, j. E. Shaw; District
No. 4, j. p. Hill; District No. 5, E
l.. Atkinson; John S. King, Clerk; w
II. CrOwder, Sheriff.
Court was opened in due form when
the following regular proceedings were
had. Certificates Of approval Of as
SeSSment roll.
This is to certify that the land as
Sessment roll of Grenada county for
1906, has been received and approved
by this office.
Il. M. HENRY, auditor Pub. Accts.
A similar certificate was filed as to
the approval of the personal assess
ment roll for the year 1906.
Ordered that the act. of Roane
& Co. be rejected.
Ordered that the report of W. II.
Crowder, sheriff, be received and ord
cred filed.
Ordered that the report of County
Supt. of Education, V. r. James be
received and filed.
Ordered that the account of Wal
ker; EvanS, Cogwell Co., for s22.25 be
rejected.
Ordered that John John be released
from the custody Of the sheriff.
Ordered that the following hands
be assigned to road duty on road No.
!, District 5. James Ross, Solon
Ross, Charley Britt, Henry Drake,
Alfred Clark, Frank Wood, Walter
Taylor, Zundctt and Ned Golliday. ,
ChaS. Williams was appointed road
'verSeer of road No. 7, District 5, in
place OF Charley Britt.
Preston Miller and Will Curtis were
assigned to road duty on road No. IL,
District 5, Henry Windham overseer.
state Of Mississippi,
Grenada County.
We. your committee. members OF the Board |
II Supervisors of Grenada county. Miss. ap-
pointed to inspect the bridges built on Tus- |
'ahoma road district No ). built by w. W. |
Noonce' Deg leave TO report that we have eX-
Imincd same and found the work according i
o plans and specifications and hereby rec
acceptance of same
a. Olson. District No. I.
J. f. Shaw. District No. =
sworn to and subscribed to before me this |
october /. 1906.
JnO. 5. King, Clerk.
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the old man who was hauled out into
the cemetery while drunk and laid
down between two graves, and who
awakened next morning and, looking
around him at the Surroundings, said:
1 is resurrection morning, and
am The trSt son Of gun up!' and SO
| they will find it with me on the pO-
litical resurrection morning.
Since this Mr.. Scott has seen fit
to publish and scatter broadcast over
the country a lot of scurrulouS, anony-
nous circulars, one Of which l show
you headed at the top, the denounc-
ing OF Brewer. Now want to repeat
that | have never said word i'm nv
life. public or private, that reflected
on this mans character or integrity.
and L have never yet called his name
in speech until since his attack on
me at Greenwood, and then only re-
plying TO his attack, and l defy him
to show where | have ever Slandered
him, and he and all the organs of the
railroads combined can't put me in
that attitude truthfully. | pass it up
to the people Of the State OF Missis-
Slppl TO say who has been attacking
the other fellows character. and | |
want to say that | expect them to at
TACK mine and to do everything they |
can to break me down, just like the |
railroads have done in every fight. |
IKE they did HOke Smith, Of Georgia,
and GOebel, of Kentucky, but l ex-
pect to come out on the other side
clean and high-tOned.
Here is the trouble. My dStin-
guiShed opponent lodges the issues of
the day coming and its very appear
ince doth make him mad At Green
wood | charged that the Yazoo & Mis-
'lsSlppi Valley Railroad, and other
'allroadS of the State, were not pay
ng their proportionate share of taxes,
md demonstrated it by facts and
igureS, and l told the people then
hat he would be as silent as the grave
lpOn that issue, and call your atten-
ion to the fact that he is yet silent,
nd on these issues of the day he can
lot meet me. That's the reason why
e gets mad and wishes to talk about
elSe."
MIR. Brewer referred to certain cir
ufarS that were being mailed out of S
water Valley that purported to be +
gned William Miles, and said:
You people all heard me denounce /
his circular in 1899, when l was a r
andldate for District Attorney, and
ne author never resented it," f
MT Brewer closed his speech amid
lOutS Of applause.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-13
Piano Contest.

The arrival of our Piano has un-
queStionably enlivened the voting in
our Piano Contest. Miss Kimbrouch
swaps places with Miss Doak this
week but the latter is a close second.
Much speculation is already indulged
IN as to Who the winner will be. Some
say it will be q dark horse" Others
say the winner has not yet shown her
running qualities. Below is the poll
up to now:
Miss Addie Young. Grenada lSO
Miss jim Combs, Grenada 60
Miss Lizzie kimbrough, Grenada 100
Miss Edna Mason, Dubard 1900
Miss Berta Brown, Grenada. l6O
Miss Patty Tndall, Misterton, $40
Miss Maud Martin, Wiliiamsville. 22O
Miss Walker Hughes, Grenada, 90
Miss EStell Doak, Grenada, 1000
Miss Nan Barwick, Grenada, 1GO
Miss Hettie Kosminsky, Grenada, $50
Mrs. 5. S. Roane, Grenada, 40
Miss Mary Weigert. Grenada. 90
Miss Chester Smith, l2O
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-13
Our Piano is Here.

Our piano to give in our piano con.
test has arrived and may be. seen at
Moore's drug store. 1t is a handsome
instrument and no doubt the inspec-
tion of it will inspire additional inter-
est among the contestants.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-13
Julius Caesar

was man Of nerve but sickness left
its mark and he became aged before
his time. Sickness is often caused by
a torpid liver. Herbine will regulate
your liver and give you health. Mrs.
Carrie Austin, Hollon, Kansas, writes:
Il consider Herbine the best medicine
l ever heard Of l am never without
it," Sold by Second Glass Drug Store
and all other Druggists.
Get started in the Piano Contest.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-13
w. II. CrOwder, board of

w. II. Crowder, board of
prisoners for September. ... IA 20
Ordered that the Board draw
pay as follows:
District l, A. Olson, days.
16 minutes . ... s 80
District ,, j. f. Shaw, 2
days, ~ minutes ~ 10 10
District +, j. p. Hill, > days,
20 minutes ... 9 90
District 5, E. L. Atkinson,
, days, SO minutes. .... 9 so
Jno. S. King, clerk, 2 days. 90
W. II. Crowdcr, sheriff, ,
days 90
Ordered that the Board adjourn
until next regular meeting.
A. OLSON. President.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

The house that is to be thus carefully pre-
served oy the Italians of New York was occu-
pled by a candlemaker named Antonio Meucci
"heh the eXlled italian patriot came to live
with him in lSa1. 1t after his famous de-
fence OF Rome against the French. under Oudi-
not, followed by a bold but successful ,atraa+
through districts occupied by Austrian forces. a
retreat and flight marked by hairbreadth es-
SSpes and the death of his wife Anita the re-
hlSlFhapIe woman who for several years shared
ms campaigns, that Garibaldi finally reached
Genoa and later came to this country 70 mako
MS nome on Staten Island. 1t was a great
chanSe for the restless warrior to retire from
the stirring Incidents of his former life and set
tie down TO the dull. prosaic existence of q can
dlemaker. Still, it is recorded of him that he
proved himself a good candlemaker. but the
narrow confines of such a life could not long
hoid fiery spirit such GaribaIdTs and he
was soon off to revisit South American coun-
trles' the scenes of former and future victories
and before long he had returned to Italv. where
In 1860, he undertook the most momentous en-
terprise of his career, the expedition against the
island of Sicily
The land on which the old house stands is
now owned by a large brewing concern. and the
owner gave the house to members of the Italian
colony on condition that it be removed to n
suitable location and properly cared for Those
who have the work in hand are now securing,
Staten Island for other reminders of Garibaldrs
residence there, and these will be kept in the
mouse when it is under the cover of the memo
rial.
June is the anniversary Of GaribaIdfs death,
which occurred in 1882, and on that date there
VIII be a pilgrimage to Rosebank by the mem
bers of the Italian colony in New York, and ex-
ercises in connection with the work upon the
memorial, which will be begun as soon as posi-
bic and will be pushed rapidly to completion. It
Is now hoped that the funds in hand viii per-
nit of making at least the base of the nonu-
ment Of cement, and later on the wooden pan
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
YORK OF Il COLORED MN
Home for 1ged Men, in Springfield,
S Mass, Founded by Primsus Mason.

"heh Booker 7. Washington sets forth in his
lectures the praiseworthy things which are to
tAe credit Of the coiored man he should add that
the Home for Aged Men in Springfield, Mass
was founded by q colored man White citizens
had declared there was need of such a home
had talked il over and asserted it was a shame
that there was no sucn institution; charitable
workers had deplored the lack. and ministers had
sighed over it, but it remained for an old coIored
man TO found such an institution. or rather to
furnish the wherewithal for its founding
Friruus Parsons Mason knew what il was to
be Old and lonely. for although he married three
times he survived the third wife by a number
or years. and his daughter an only child also
died when stin a young woman He had many
friends and companions but he missed sorely a
place 10 call home There was the aIushouse
but he was far from being a pauper and he
longed for some CHEEKY. comfortable place which
would have all the atmosphere of a real home
Springfield, although it is called the City of
Homes" had no refuge for old men. so Mason
unseldshly determined that his death should
mean the beginning Of such an institution.
Accordingly he beque2thed nearly his entire
property. which amounted TO $4,000, to found
home for aged men. He tackled on no condi-
tons but simply expressed a desire to provide
"a place where old men that are worthy may
feel n home" He showed greater nobility and
hr1admindednesS than some Of his white broth
ers IN that he did not ask that one creed. or
one uaCionaliJy, or one color. be admitted 70 the
exclusion Of all others It was simply to be a
place for worthy old men
His hequest was decided surprise to the
immunity. and II caused little CONSERVATION
the fact that the money was the gift Of a
cal1~ed man made it impossible to draw the
color line in such an Institution. The white
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

real estate He seemed to have an instructive
sense Of which way the city would grow. and
bought accordingly at bottom prices. Most Of
his earliest purchases were around Goose Pond,
and this district became later part of one of
the most prosperous residence districts. known
as the Mcknight District. He took pains to i'm
prove his property by caring for it and con-
structing new houses, and after few years he
branched out in all localities which seemed des-
tined to enjoy a building boom.
After his death steps were not taken imme-
diately to purchase building for the instttu-
ton for which he left his property, but two old
men We're taken in charge by the trustees of the
Prinus Mason Fund and placed in private fam
lies It is significant that the first one of these
10 be cared for was old coored man. who,
although he was born in an obscure place called
Frogs Hole, had developed into a who
would bear Masons test of worthiness This
old man viii always be q tradition in the Home
for he had a rarely humorous character, and
used to urge that the texts Il black but
cOnely' and Ny skin is black upon me- proved
that Solomon and Job We're Of the African race.
The OLD Mems Home is now well established,
with quarters in a comfortable building. and
there are more applicants than the funds viii
permit of accommodating. LegaCies have en-
larged the amount left by PTimus Mason. but his
bequest still forms the largest part Of the old
is soon 10 hang on the walls Of the Home and
his name viii so down in the annals of Spring
field ; the founder OF one Of its most important
institutions.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
IN HONOR OF G4RIBALDT.
House Where He LiUed ON Staten
Island To BE Preserved.

That the little frame house Staten Island
In which their national nero. Giuseppe Garibaldi,
labored as a cam maker in exile from 1851
to 1893 may be TY1I5- - --eserved, prominent
Italian residents OF New ave had plans
prepared for and are shcur.a ~ IS FOR the
erection Of a unique monumeo.. #.F memo
rial. which is to be erected after plan ,epared
by c. c. Madura is to take the form of pan
theOnke structure of wood, entirely covering
and protecting the old house in which the fa-
nous Italian patriot labored during the few
years of his exile in this country.
The memorial is to be built of wood because
the members of the committee in charge have
found it impossible to raise enough money to
make it of more lasting material at the present
time 1t is hoped, however, that this can be
done later. Thirty-five hundred dollars has been
collected. and a part of this has been used for
the purchase Of a plot of land at Rosebank
Staten Island. near the present site of the old
house To this location, commanding a fine
view of the Narrows and the ocean. the old
house is to be moved and the memorial built
around it.
The house, which is two stories in height and
about 20 by 20 feet in size, will be so covered
by the structure as to leave a promenade twenty
feet wide all sides of the cottage The mon
ument will be painted white and in the tym-
pana on each of the four sides of the structure
scenes from four of GaribaldTs battles. three in
italy and one in South America, will be repro
duced in imitation bronze bass-reiefs.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

citizens who had been turning over in their
the need Of such a home had not seen a
man IN the picture and now colored
- "as the PRINCIPAL figure, Besides it was
.s-zs for some chagrin that a colored man had
- quicker 10 act than his white brothers.
--- was 10 thought, however, Of refusing the
sr and the trustees went ahead TO form a
..-.-atlar.
Iry one had known Primus Mason. for be
-z CL The characters Of the city, and the
aa1wu fact that he had accumulated con
-a-e property was enough to distinguish
f-.w other citizens Of his race. Many had
... business dealings with him, and knew him
slEewd but honest business man, in spite
o. -ae fact that be had no education and could
=-tte his own name until he was past forty.
f.s oe1Upatl0n was Of the humbest, that Of
--5e-taker for dead horses but he had a cheeri-
. IS and good nature that brought him friends
among white people.
y fortune Of $4,000. however. was not made
fv turyIng dead horses. That came through
raaI estate and while it is true that the rise in
land values was somewhat remarkable, he
showed cornrncndable foresight IL reinvestng his
money in property just in advance Of that which
Tas enjoying boom
IiIs Hrst purchase Of land was in 1887, on what
was known 70 the older residents Of the city as
Goose Pond To purchase this he borrowed
50 OF Z mortgage 70 the seller. He engaged
lI raeuiaI occupations until he had accumulated
enough money 70 take him TO California to try
his fortune, but he returned home with little to
enrich him but his experience. He had practi-
cal.y 70 begin al over again But he never re-
gretted the Western trip, for he said IL taught
him shrewdness judgment industry and pru-
dence He also learned, he said, that what a
man lacks IN education he may make up in a
small degree BY well trained memory and
keen observation He Iamented the improvidence
which characterizes the most Of his race and
determined that he would get improvidence out
q ms system
Gradually he accumulated enough money to
begin z serious and systematic investment In
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
"ELECTRICAL MUSIC. "
Remarkable Possibilities Of Success
fuL Ne7C InJentiOn.

In the little city of Holyoke. Mass has come
to light the latest electrical sensation, and its
inventor. DR.. Thaddeus Cahiu. is busy demon
strating that it is the easiest thing in the world
to send music fifty miles or more by electricity.
"Telharmony" it has been named by the learned
ones, but Or. Cahiu prefers to call it electrical
music"
A visit to the Cahills' factory-for there arc
three brothers Thaddeus. George f. and Arthur
r, concerned in the perfection Of the invention
is like a visit TO a world. The impossible
seems TO have become suddenly possible and
the unreal real 1t is just the sort of place that
Alice might have run across in Wonderland.
but it is spectral and ghosuy in this day of hard
facts. There is something that suggests spooks
In the way a mass of mechanical devices sud-
denly turn themselves into music.
The room in which the music is made. or.
rather where the electrical vibrations are stored
ND. waiting for the touch of the human hand 10
turn them into music. appears much like the
ordinary machine shop. except for the masses
of wire These wires arranged in every way
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
RELIET
InstltuuOnS,

Bleeker-Say old chap. I'm in beastly bad
luck: need money badly and haven't the least
idea where / can get it.
Baxter-WeIl. I'm glad to hear that thought
perhaps you had idea you could touch me for
it.-(Puck.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

theon viii probably be replaced by q stone struct-
ure Associated with Mr.. Maldura on the COM
nittee in charge of the work are P. RigaIi C.
Granata E Mori and E. march,.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-01

Continued on fifth page.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-16

Tariffs Of tie Hotels full particulars route
NAV be had at the European Offices of THE Tribune
at Dunes Inn House" Strand (oyerookns
Aidwycl and Kingsway}. London
New-York tribune., 1906-06-16
ssooLN TRUST TO INCREASE CAPITAL.

-@hcoln Trust Company. 81 is understood
ar~ssto ss 70 increase its capital stock from 10000
a,eoteSN4 and a meeting OF the stockholders is
''Npestion ~ 0O'' ~ ~
New-York tribune., 1906-06-16
SPECIAL EUROPEAN COL
European Advertisements.
REMOVAL NOTICE.

REMOVAL NOTICE.
,..siv note that the European Offices OF Tho
h'Yo-k Tribune have been removed from
s ts Fleet street to the s m9ssre oss Office build
's;.;, Aldaych and kinsswayl, London.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-16
Fnaaen~Bagsezsg Hotel Regina

Auto.garage. Splendid View Black For
est, Mountains and Town. JULES LIP.
PERT. Proprietor; also of Hote! Belle
vue, San Reno.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-16
%hsEp TO HOLD WABASH DesENTUREs

sels OF Wabash debenturo . bonds who have
a. ,.| consulted ex President Joseph Ramsey. tr..
whether not f. would be best for them
al.s s,.1hee their holdings for tho new consoh-
., a O'has and common and preferred stock, I'M
D.. agreement reached between the manage
ties ~ ~ ne ne Wabash company and the representa-
tier = ne tje 6oaohoders' protective committee ana
W No, lchoiders, have been advised by Mr Ram
kny - surrender their securities. The COM
sentnr1 says. must either pay TO non -assenling
sa1 80 IS bonohOloers 6 per cent, whlch the
es be snow earning, the bonds. or must BUY
= de ~ IN either case. he estimates the vaine
~ n,uebent1re B's at about l5o. instead OF %,
S'ssent market p.4cA.