The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-14

} E. o. Crandall, keeper Of the Warren
county hounds, "Gomez" and "Babe,'
purchased in Nebraska at q cost OF
nearly $500, has resigned his job and
returned the dogs to the county, be-
cause he cannot sustain them on the
allowance of 800 per month given him
by the board of supervisors. The dogs
were received at Vicksburg about six
months ago, and the total cost to the
county to date has been about 1895.
George D. Russell, OF Mashulaville,
has made quite a success raising Pom
derOsa lemons, quite a number averaR-
ing near two pounds each. The fruit
was pit-raised, and on the same tree
were a number of others about the same
size. From what was seen atthe several
fairs held lately the raising OF the Pom
derosa lemon. has developed consider.
ably, the fruit being declared to be the
best adapted, not only for making lem
onade, but for pie-flling and preserv-
ing.
The board of supervisors of Clai-
borne county appointed Hon. G. n.
Afford, former editor of the Starkville
Farm Gazette, commissioner of agricul-
ture for the county, on the nomination
of the national government. His salary
is $500, of which the government will
pay $500.
Those who are bearing the brunt OF
the movement for getting together the
$500 as a fund to purchase the service
gift for the battleship Mississippi are
now able to see the end of the hard and
trying campaign, and the hope is in
dulged that the balance necessary to
complete the amount will be in hand by
the first of January.
Gov. Noel has received a letter from
Auditor r. S. Person of the United
that there is a sum of $685. 9 due the
state, being S per cent. of the net pro-
ceeds from the sale of public lands in
the state, which is the apportionment
under the law.
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Seven white men from the vicinity of
Shipman were ARA gn ID in the circuit
court at S~cralton on u charge of white
Gaping. Three-G. P. Gully, G.. w.
Claxon and c.. L. Browning-pleaded
guilty and were fined $500 each. The
cases against the other fOur-Fred
Chaffee, Fred Newhill, James Newsill
and M. E. Phipps-were nolle pressed
on paymentof costs of court.
Stuart and Ben Weir were released
on bail of $40, 900 each until the grand
jury investigates the charge against
them for shooting and killing E. r.
Locke at Greenwood on Oct. %. The
amount of the, bond was agreed on be-
tween the attorneys without any evil
dence being offered. The Weirs still
refuse to make any statement as to
their reason for doing the shooting.
The corner stone of the new $75, 900
dOrmitOry was laid and the sixtieth an
niversary of the opening of the state
university was celebrated at Oxford.
Visitors and alumni were present from
all parts of the state.
Gov. Noel has appointed Hon. D. w.
Heidelberg, of Shubuta, as special
chancellor of the Second district, to
serve during the illness of the regular
incumbent, Judge J. L. McCaskill, who
is confined to his bed with a broken hip.
The executive committee of the Mis-
sissippi board of health has appointed
DR.. Fred. J.. Mayer, of New Orleans,
After q lingering illness, Capt. J. w.
Baugh, one of the Oldest and most high
ly respected citizens of Coahoma coun-
ty, died at Clarksdale. Capt. Baugh
was a Confederate veteran, 68 years of
age, and a native of Shelby county,
Tennessee, in which county he enlisted
in the Confederate ranks in 81, joining
Forests brigade in the Seventh Ten
nessee regiment.
r. S. Wilson, state agent for the
farmers cooperative demonstration
work, under the auspices of the national
department, appeared be-
fore the board OF supervisors of War.
rem county and explained to the board
the necessity of appointing a commits
sioner in the county to establish demon
farms.
F. c. Schwietart, immigration agent
for the Illinois Central railroad COM
pany, secured q collection of horticul-
tural exhibits from the state fair at
Jackson for the corn exposition at Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Ia, in December.
The New Orleans & Great Western
road is making good Roadway with its
and track-laying work south Of
Jackson. The bridge across Pearl
at Columbia is now being built.
Verona has been selected as the loca- /
lion OF the Lee County Agricultural 4
High School. The only other contest {
ant was Cedar Hill, in the northwestern