The Grenada sentinel., 1908-07-18
Mississippi
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be brought about, one OF Whlcn Is Dy
way of small tap line which the
Lockwood Lumber company has started
out north from Pelahatchie, and which
it is said the Queen and Crescent is be-
hind, with view to extending branch
line up through Rankin and Scott
counties and into Leake. On the other
hand it is known that quite recently a
charter was filed for the incorporation
of line from Surcarnochee, on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad, in Kemper
county, to DeKalb, the county seat. 1t
is the belief that the Mobile and Ohio
Is back of movement to extend this
same proposed line west through Kem-
per and NeshOba to Carthage, thus
tapping one of the most productive
sections of the state.
A large surveying party is now at
work in Jasper county locating a route
westwardly, with Natchez as its west
ern objective. The survey began in
Clarke county, and although no in
formation has been given out by them,
it is stated that the route they are
working on will run from Enterprise
through Clarke and Jasper, thence
through Smith and Simpson, crossing
the Gulf and Ship Island at Menden-
hall, and running thence southwesterly
to Natchez. The line might be either
designed for branch connection of the
Mobile and Ohio, the Northwestern or
the Gulf and Ship Island; or it might
be an extension of the Natchez and
Eastern road, now completed from
Natchez to Brookhaven, where it con-
meets with and is part of the Misss-
sippi Central.
The Mississippi Baptist convention
was held at Meridian, with an unusu-
ally large attendance. Statistical Sec
retary Cooper reported 1887 Baptist
churches in Mississippi; received by
baptism last year 10, III; number OF
church members in state, 124 1865; cal
Sunday schools, with a total enrolment
exceeding IS, 900; total value of church
property ST., 493, 532; total contributions
during the year SAT- 7,6S5.
At meeting meeting of the Farm
ers' Union held at Jackson the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Farmers Edu-
catiOnal and Cooperative Union of the
state of Mississippi is irrevOcably OPP
posed to the present tide of undesira
BILE Immigration now pouring into this
country, and that we urge our legisla-
tors to secure legislation that will ex-
clude the present influx"
Contracts have been awarded at
for $4,000 worth of supplies
to be distributed by the national gov
ernment to flood sufferers in Adams,
Jefferson and Wilkinson counties. The
contracts call for $4,000 pounds of flour.
100000 pounds of meal, $500 pounds of
green coffee, 5000 pounds of sugar,
100000 pounds of meat.
Chairman Lomax of the Democratic
state executive committee of Missis-
sippi has received a letter from Chair
man James j. Lloyd of the Democratic
congressional campaign COM
mittee, asking that assistance be given
in raising funds to be used in defraying
the expenses of the national campaign.
Grand Chancellor w. A. Sessions of |
The Mississippi grand lodge Knights of
Pythias, expects several hundred men,
oers OF the fraternity to gather in |
Jackson July %, when state temple of |
he Dramatic Order of Knights of |
Khorassan will be installed. The oc-
,asion promises to be notable one in
many respects.
The board of supervisors of Warren
county adopted a resolution making it
Illegal after July 10 to capture and
age any mocking bird or other native
nsbirds, or to destroy or rob their
tests. 1t shall also be unlawful for
persons to have iii their possession, in
ages or otherwise, such birds.
"You are not as good as a niger" is
n epithet r. S. Wheeler, of Vicks-
'urg, alleges an employe of the Yazoo
nd Mississippi Valley railroad used
oward him. Wheeler claims he was
otherwise insulted and has brought suit
gainst the railroad for $4,000.
1t is expected that the Farmers
Union Bank and Trust company, capi-
allied at $50O,000, the opening of
7hich was deferred on account of the
nancial stringency, will be in full
peration at Jackson with the begin
ing of the new crop year.
The adjutant-general's department. is
usy getting in shape the preliminary
etails for the state encampment at
columbus, which begins Aug. 4, to
ontinue for ten days.
Circuit judges in the thirteen judi
ial districts of Mississippi are being
etitioned by members of the bar to
retermit court terms during the sum-