The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-03-28

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dressed the following open letter to the
druggists of Mississippi:
"Indianola, Miss, March 16.-The
regular spring examination for appli-
cants to practice pharmacy in Missis-
sippi will be held at Jackson on the first
Tuesday in April. This is to give
notice that if you nave any person or
persons in your employ who are unreg-
istered. and who are compromising
physicians prescriptions, you, as well
as these employees, are violating the
laws OF the State, and it is your duty
as a good citizen TO see hat they attend
the examination on the above date and
register.
at is the intention of this board, az
ter the spring examination, to address
letters to every circuit judge and every
district attorney throughout the State,
at the converting of each county court,
as we'll as to prominent citizens OF the
various counties who can be of Assist
ance to the board and the officials, in
structing that a close investigation be
made, and all viOlatorS of the law be
prosecuted.
THE members constituting this board
are all under oath that they will do
their duty to the people of the State,
and they will know no favOrites in the
performance OF this duty, but will use
every endeavOr to put an end TO the in
discriminate practice Of pharmacy by
unregistered parties in Mississippi.
This is an important matter, and
one that deserves your hearty co-Opera-
ton with the board.
IL. II. WILKINSON, JR., Sec'y.
Pleading guilty to ~manslaughter,
Mrs. Nancy Odom was fined $500, a
compromise verdict, ending a case that
has been of interest in Mississippi for
years. Mrs. Odom was charged with
killing her brother, John Rich. The
family involved in the case is one OF
the most prominent in Perry county,
and the fatal quarrel grew out of a dis
pute yer the ownership Of the heredi-
tary estate. Mrs. Odom claimed the
right to use a creek. Her brother,
John Rich, forbade her to- do so. They
met at the branch. Mrs. Odom says
her brother attacked her with a blud-
geon. She brought forth a shotgun
which she had placed near at hand and
fred, killing her brother.
In a large number Of counties new
warehouses promoted by members OF
the Farmers Union will be built during
the year., and the organization will be
in a better shape during the autumn to
hold the bulk Of the cotton crop than
heretofore. The $3.50, 900 advance
money on cotton in storage negotiated
by President Hightower has been dis
bursed among the members, thus en-
abling them to go ahead with their
preparation.
Ten or more guests in the Arlington
hotel at Mish, Covington county, had a
narrow escape from death when the
building was destroyed by fire. The
guests were asleep, and before they
awakened the fire had gained such
Roadway hat it was impossible to get
out by way of the stairs. Rescue was
finally accomplished through windows.
Portions of the roof had fallen in be-
fore some of the people in the building
were awakened.
The railroad commission has ordered
the Illinois Central to so arrange its
schedule of train No. "a, north from
Grenada, as to connect at Holly Springs
with the train on the Frisco from Mem
phis to Birmingham.
The superintendentS' institute of the
two Mississippi Methodist conferences
will be held at Durant May II to IA.
Prof. Powers, State superintendent
Of education, that the sum-
mer normals this year will be held at
Starkville, Brookhaven, Hattiesburg
and Oxford. The work heretofore car
ried on at the Columbus and Starkville
normals will be combined and all the
work will be lone at the A. and M. col.
lege. This normal will on
June Is. The Brookhaven normal will
be opened during the latter part of
June. This o mai, and also the ses-
sion at Hattiesburg, will be devoted to
general work, while the university nor.
NAL will be devoted to higher work.
County boards of examiners through
out the State are getting ready for the
semi annual examinations of appli-
cants for teachers licenses. The ex-
aminations for white teachers will be
held at the various county seats Oh
April 3 and 4, and April II and Is, and
for colored teachers or April 10 and IL,
and April "a and IS, two days being
devoted to each examination.
The Mississippi Retail Hardware AS
citation, composed of over 200 dealers,
will hold it's annual convention at
Greenwood May III and II.
Capt. E, G.. Leech, who was perhaps