The Grenada sentinel., 1907-02-16


Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Melton and their
little daughter OF Greenwood are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. LickfCld.
anything he pr poses to do. The
prices he makes will no dount bring
him much business. He has good
turnOutS and is an agreeable man
with which to do business.
There is not a dull moment during
the performance of RIP Van Wrinkle"
at the Opera House, Tuesday night
next, as strong vaudeville specialtieS
are introduced between the acts.
Mr.. J. B. Hall, representing that
we'll known institution OF st Louis,
Mclean IS 'SCrthoepedic Sanitarium, was
i'm Grenada several days ago. Mr..
Hall is a most pleasant gentleman
and we unheSetatingly recon- mend
McLean's Sanitarium to the afflicted.
MIR. JnO. ID. Gibbs writes us from
Oakland, California and renews for
The Sentinel. He says they are hay-
ing lots Of rain out there each drop OF
which those people count gold dol
lar. He Speakes OF having met Sim
on Vile, another Grenada boy, few
days before. ,s.:.s,s,,c o.:..,s.,ss,, - -
Don't fail to see the Earl and the
Girl next Thursday night. twill be
given under the auspices OF the Pres
byterain crurch, by home talent.
The Earl and the Girl is under the
direction of Mrs. McGehee, who has
had much eXperince and success in
presenting home talent shows.
Hon. Z. f, Noel. candidate for gov
ernor, passed though Grenada Tuesday
on his way from Cofferville to Senate
oia and while in town gave us an ap-
preclative call. Mr.. Noel is a Splen-
did gentleman and would make the
state a worthy chief executive.
Mr.. Thomas Dickson, of Grenada,
and Miss Eva Mae Murff Of West
Point were married at the latter
place on Sunday Feb. 10, 1907.
Mr.. Dickson is valued imploye Of
the Mississippi Cotton Oil Co., and a
high toned elegant gentleman. Mrs.
Dickson is lady Of many personal
charms aud is Il lovely character.
May their pathway through life be
Strewn with roses.
The Grenada Mercantile Company
has placed a petition in their large
store and moved the dry goods, shoes
and clothing department into that
part of the building next to Depot
street and are using the other for a
fancy grocery department. The
change adds much the attractiveneSS
of the store and their enterprise will
no doubt be properly rewarded by the
public.
Every school boy knows that kite
would not fly unless it had string
tying it down. 1t is just SO in life.
The man who is tied down by half a
dozen blooming responsibilities and
their mother, will make higher and
stronger fight than the bachelor, who
having nothing to keep him steady is
always floundering in the mud. If
you want to ascend in the world, tie
yourself to somebody.
Here is a puzzle that puzzles every
body: Take the number Of your llv-
ing brothers. double the amount, add
to it three, multiply by five, add to it
the number Of your living sisters,
multiply the result by ten, add the
number Of deaths of brothers and
subtract $50 from the result. The
right figure will be the number Of
deaths. the middle will be the number
of living sisters and the left will show
the number OF living brothers. Try
it and see.
The postal authorities at Washing
ton recognizing the liability of pest
masters to make mistakes in getting
letters in the wrong boxes, have fixed
a penalty of 200 dollars on persons
taking mail out Of the office other
than their own and not returning it
at once. This law also includes news
papers. The excuse that it is the
postmaster fault cut no ice" If
you have been getting other people, S
mail you had better take warning or
you may get yourself in tOuble.
We were glad to see our young
friend. G.. B. Jones in Grenada this
week and to see him looking SO well.
Mr.. Jones is now travelling for the
Uuion County Milling Co., of Jones'
boro, III. and will no doubt meet with
that success he SO richly deserves.
Mr.. Jones is a son of a gentleman
who was held in the highest esteem
by the people Of this county and the
MANY friends OF his lamehted father
are no little interested in his success
as we'll as that Of bis three excellent
brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Brown of
Hocomb celebrated tbe fourth ami
versary of their wedding on Monday
afternoon by entertaining a number
OF friends at 6 O'Clock dinner. Their
lovely home was beautifully decOra-
ted for the occasion and every thing
teemed to bespeak the joyousness OF