The Grenada sentinel., 1908-09-12
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News

ceutical Examiners mas Sent Out Chc
following letter to the citizens OF the
state:
"In order that the Mississippi state
board OF pharmacy can successfully
carry out the good work undertaken Ia
Kidding the state OF the many incompe-
tent parties who are wilfully violating
the pharmacy laws OF Mississippi, by
conducting drug stores in violation
thereof, It will be necessary for you to
lend Il helping hand. 1t is your duty
To know who's who in the drug busi-
ness in your community, and il there
are any non-registered parties openly
violating the law, they should be re-
ported at once to this office, or to the
nearest member OF the board OF phar-
maceutical examiners, the same as you
would willingly report the violation OF
any other law in your midst.
"The next meeting of the board OF
examiners will be held at Jackson on
Tuesday, Oct. 6, and during the inter-
vening time we would like to have
report from every community in the
state. 1t is to every good citizen OF
Mississippi we appeal for assistance
along this line"
TO have a good portion OF Missis-
sippi's cotton crop exported through
the harbor at Gulfport is the effort that
is now being made by the Farmers
Union and the Gulfport Commercial
Union. AS practically two-thirds OF
the crop of this state is shipped to for
ei,,n ports, the movement to have ship
munts made through Mississippi har-
DO: is one of much significance, and, II
it IAN be consummated, means great
deal to Gulfport. To accomplish the
desired object it will first be necessary
to secure rates as favorable as those
accorded TO the harbors at Mobile and
New Orleans. Several large cotton ex-
po'ters have signified their willingness
to open Offices in Gulfport if arrange
ments can be made to handle the staple
expeditiously, and the assurance has
beun given that everything possible
to his end will be given.
The sale of 1920 acres of timber land
near Hattiesburg, by the Mcpherson
Brothers, of Michigan, to the McInnis
Lumber company, at S36 per acre,
making total purchase price of $780,
720, is believed to mark the actual re-
sumption of lumber activity in that
section. This price is for the timber
alone, and does not include the land
itself, which reverts to the McPhersons
at the end of eight years. This is the
first deal in stumpage, big or little,
that has been recorded in South Mis-
sssippi since the slump came in the
the lumber business.
Col. W. A. Montgomery, chairman OF
the board of trustees OF the state penl-
tentiary, is discouraged with the pres
which he declares has deteriorated
from Is to 35 per cent in the last 80
days. The chief cause of the deterior-
alton is attributed to heavy shedding
caused by heavy rains, followed by a
few very warm days, but there is also
some complaint from the ravageS OF the
boil worm. The convicts make annu-
ally about 5000 bales of cotton on the
four state farms.
Work has just commenced on four
mile extension of the Bonhomie Lum-
Der company's railroad out from Hat
tiesburg in the direction of Columbia.
While the road is being built primarily
for lumber purposes, it is being given
easy curves, light grades and solid en-
bankments for ultimate use as COM
mercial line. The present design is to
build connection with one of the roads
built out of Columbia in the direction
of Hattiesburg, leaving but few miles
of new construction work.
DR.. J. r. Carter, superintendent OF
the Mississippi Baptist orphanage, is
making tour of the Baptist associa-
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parts of the state for the purpose OF
making personal appeals in behalf OF
the institution. During the next sixty
days the fifty-eight local associations
composing the Baptist church in Mis-
sissippi will hold their sessions, and
Superintendent Carter will visit as
many of these meetings as possible.
Mississippi Heights academy, Prof
Browns school for boys, at Blue Noun
tain, opened with Ito pupils, and sew
eral others coming. This is the best
opening in the history of this school.
The Lafayette county teachers insti-
tute is holding two weeks session at
Oxford. Able instructors are in charge
and the institute will be of great bene-
fit to the teachers.
At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Fourth congressional
district Hon. T. U. SissOn was declared
the nominee for congress.
n..-o.o%;Opc oro rOinr ran10lV for.