The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-12-31

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farmers Institutes, organization of corn
clubs and the experiment stations, the
farmers of the state will be delighted to
learn that the college has now arranged
to allow Prof. Archibald Smith, who is |
professor of animal husbandry at the
college and secretary of the state live
stock sanitary board, and of the Missis-
sippi Live Stock and Dairy Association,
to devote most of his time to pushing
the work of tick eradication, and in Civ
ing special help to the farmers in the
boil weevil districts, in their efforts to
grow forage crops and live stock.
Crenshaw furnished a Christmas kill
ing when two boys named Castleberry
shot and instantly killed James Eslinger.
Deputy Constable Montgomery depu-
tized the two Castleberry boys to assist
him in raiding a negro joint where, it is
claimed, whisky was being sold and
gambling going on. Four or five negroes
were placed under arrest. just at this
juncture James Eslinger, a young white
man, appeared on the scene with a pistol
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the negroes. The officers failed to COM
ply with his request. Eslinger told the
two Castleberry boys that they would
either release the negroes or walk over
his body, and raised his pistol, when
both officers opened fire and killed him
instantly. N
The following resolution was unani-
mcusly adopted by Horseshoe Robertson
Chapter, d. A. r., West Point:
Whereas, Mrs. Chalmers Williamson
has made a most capable, conscientious
state regent; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the Horseshoe
Robertson Chapter, heartily indorse the
administration of Mrs. Williamson and
request our chapter regent to support
her for reelection at the meeting of the
state conference in 1910"
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Ball celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at Co.
lumbia. Uncle Needham," as he is COM
monty called, is an old Confederate vet
eran, having served with Company F,
Thirty-eighth Mississippi. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ball have been married since 1852, and
have Il large number of children, grand
children and great-grandchildren, out of
which about forty were present at the
celebration.
There were over 200 Berkshire and
Poland China hogs killed at Strongs dur
ing the recent cold weather, the aver
age weight being 200 pounds or more.
Mr.. James N. Pulliam killed the two
largest hogs, one weighing 375, and the
other $50 pounds. The farmers have
long since found that they can raise
fine hogs cheaper than they can raise
scrubby. ones.
With an enrolment of about fifty
boys and girls, the Boys Corn Club and
Girls Home Culture Club were success.
fully organized at the Winston county
court house at Louisville. There is much
good to be accomplished by the con
tinued efforts of the young people.
Capt. w. S. Eskridge, octogenarian ant
pioneer citizen of this county, broke tn,
record in Tallahatchie county by KILN,
the largest hog that has been killed TO
a long number of years in the county
The pig, dressed, weighed 431 pounds
and was much less than a year old
The captain gave it special attention
however, feeding from the Stops Of TIL
kitchen and giving corn soaked twenty
four hours before. feeding.
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Durant L. Arnold died at his home i
Carroll county a few days ago. He wa
!, born and reared within a few miles c
, Carrollton, and excepting the time of hi
) service in the Confederate army he spen
, his life in the county. Early in 1862 /
[. enlisted in Company K'of the Elevent
a Mississippi regiment, then serving in vi
ginia, and was a faithful soldier unit
1865, when the army was surrendered.
Secretary Lawrence Yerger,''' of II
d prison board, sold $50 tons of cotto
seed from the Sunflower, Belmont ar
g Oakley convict farms, to the Brookhavt
q Cotton Oil and Fertilizing company, Il
price being $36.25 T. o. b. the railros
q stations at the various farms.
At a meeting of the taxpayers
% Sharkey county, held at Rolling For
20 the following resolution was adopte'
d Resolved, that the citizens and taxpa
!. ers of Sharkey county are opposed
10 the creation of said Black Bayou drai
IN age district, or any other drainage d
ID trict SO as to include Sharkey count
re- and desire that section 1927, code 19t
d. be not amended so as to affect Shark
81 county"
DIR. J. S. Montgomery, the health o.
Ger of Oktibbeha county, as the weatl
n. permits, is making the rounds of I
III. rural schools, making talks On SAM
lrt ton. The board of supervisors is payi
m. him SIS extra for doing this.
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en- w. F. Woodruff, president of the F
nd est City Land and Lumber company,