The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-11-05

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The largest crowd of white people
ever gathered in Newton was attracted
by the celebration of Trades Day. It is
conservatively estimated that there
were 5000 to 1000 people here, includ-
ing the residents. They were present
from Newton, Jasper, Neshoba, Leake
Scott, Smith, Jones, Lauderdale and per.
haps other counties. The prize of SIC
in gold for the one bringing a bale OF
cotton the longest distance brought a
bale ~forty-ive miles. A fine exhibit of
stock, farm products, poultry, pantry
goods, ladies' fancy work, ETC., was ex.
hibited, for which a number of premiums
were given by the merchants and bust.
ness men.
Railroad Commissioner John A. Webb,
who has just returned from an inspection
trip over some of the smaller branches of
the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad.
found a particularly discouraging sltua.
ton on what is known as the Silver City
branch, running from Silver City to Kel-
SO, a distance of about Al miles. On this
there are three practically new depots
which nave been abandoned for lack of
business, and which are likely to remain
unused for some time to come, owing to
the short cotton crop in that section and
the consequently small business the road
is handling. These are Potosi, Colby and
Spanish Fort.
The Car Dial Lumber Co., an Illinois
corporation, has purchased the entire
holdings of the Walworth-Neville Manu-,
featuring Co., at Pinebur, which consists
OF some $1,000, 900 feet of standing tim,
Der, together with something over 1900
acres of land, about 100000, feet %
lumber in sheds and yards, together with
mill and all accessories. The property
transferred will amount to about $780,
COO.
The Fernwood & Gulf Railroad Com
pany will begin operation at once on the
extension of its line from Tylertown in
the direction of Columbia. The Fern
wood Lumber Company, in the interest
of which this road is mainly operated,
has vast timber holdings in Marion coun-
ty, consisting of about $4,000 acres CT
virgin pine forests, and the extension Of
this road is in the direction of this tim
Der.
The matter of a systematic fight being
made against the ravages of the boil
weevil in Marion county, whereby the
farmers might place themselves in a de-
~ftnsive array against whatsoever on
slaughts that might be made by this lit.
tie pest, is taking the form of an organ
ization in the county.
Col. w. NJ. Nunley, an old Confeder-
ate veteran, died at Iuka. Col. Nunley
was &c years old and had been a citizen
of Tishomingo county for ~sixty-five
years. Nunley belonged to the Eleventh
Alabama Cavalry, Roderick's brigade,
during the late war.
The general association of the regullf
Missionary Baptists of East Mississippi
closed a successful session at Newton. |
Two hundred delegates were present, |
representing ninety churches and nine
associations. The State convention hal
messengers present.
At a meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Columbus, Memphis & Pen
sacola Railroad Company, it was de-
cided to take steps to regain the char
ter of the company, which two years
ago was transferred to H. E. Reynolds
and other promoters. The latter pro-
posed to build what is now known as
the Aberdeen & T~ombigbee Valley rail-
road, the name having been changed aft
the charter left the hands of the orig
inal grantees.
1t has been the custom in Water Val
for the pasc decade for the old Con-
federate veterans to have a public bar
annually. This year the Sons Of
he Confederates and the Daughters OF
he C~onfederacy combined their
strength in order to do honor to the
~gray-haired veterans, and last
week witnessed the happy f%ruition OF
he Joint labor of love of these sons and
daughters, in a banquet rendered to the
I'D soldiers by the sons and daughters
1t the courthouse.
Water Valley was invaded by the
of Pythias. A public meeting
vas held in the opera house, presided
,ver by the district deputy of the
eighth district. The first speaker was
Judge L. T. Blount. Judge Blount, in
very happy manner, delivered the ad-
ress of welcome and made a strong de-
ense of the tenets of the order. This
dress was responded to by Grand Chan
ellor Sam Montgomery of Greenville. ,
Ion. Fl. M. Quin of Jackson, who holds !
office of grand keeper of records and :