The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-15
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officer, announces that DIR. Fred Mayer
had a successful week in his lecture,
course on practical household hygiene in
Southern Mississippi, his lectures hay.
ing been generally well attended, and
interest in the important matters dis
cussed by the doctor remains undated.
The program for this week will cover
the Mobile and Ohio railroad below
Meridian. This round will finish up the.
section of the State south of the Ala
bama and Vicksburg railroad, and the
next week DIR. Mayer will carry his n.y.
gienic crusade into the upper part Of
the State, the itinerary for which has.
not yet been fully made up.
Acting on orders of Juge Bush, Sheriff
Kelly served a writ of seizure on the r..
NJ. Morrissey saloon on DeSoto Island
just across the Yazoo canal at Vicks-
burg, and closed up the saloon, which
has been doing a land-offce business.
since the Mississippi prohibition laws.
went into effect. The action followed a.
survey by City Engineer Twiss, who de-
cided that the saloon was located about.
$50 yards in Mississippi territory. Nor
rissey has been doing a business of about.
$1,000 per day since he started his sa-
loon.
Grand Master Z. J. Martin of the Mis-
sissippi. grand lodge of the Masonic fra
ternity, announces that the Masonic
grand bodies will hold their annual ses-
siOns this year in Meridian, commencing
on Feb. 6. A local committee OF ar
engagements is now busily engaged with
preparations for the event. 1t is expect
ed that there will be several hundred
delegates in attendance, and several pub
lie entertainments will be given in their
honor during the stay in the Queen City.
which has long been regarded as. Masonic
headquarters in this State.
For the first time in it's history, Hat
t~iesburg had the lid ON last Sunday
The fall term of the circuit court in
dicted every druggist in the city for SELL
ing articles other than medicines on
Sunday. The druggists decided to close
tight, and only answered telephone calls.
to fill prescriptions. Even then they
did not open their front doors. No daily
papers will be sold. The city govern
ment has nothing to do with this action.
but the druggists nave learned that fu-
ture grand juries will indict them if they
keep open.
K. S. Wilson, executive officer for the
agricultural department of the United
States government for Mississippi and
Alabama, delivered a very interesting ad-
dress to a large gathering of colored
of the delta at Greenville. Mr.
Wilson takes the position that even
should the boil weevil come TO the delta.
by proper methods of cultivation as.
much cotton can be produced as is now
He also urges the planting of
corn and hay crops and the raising of
cattle and hogs.
The preliminary trial of Dyke and Al
for killing DR.. A. F.. Richard
son in Sturgis on the night of Dec. a.
1908, resulted in bail being allowed the
accused in the sum of S., 900 each. This
trial, on account of the prominence of
Dr.. Richardson, who was a member Of
The State board of health and one of the,
physicians of Oktibbeha county.
a great deal of interest.
The Daughters of the Confederacv
nave undertaken to raise a fund to erect,
! monument to the Confederate dead of
,opiah county. The board of supervisors,
If Copiah county will be asked to give a
LIBERAL appropriation.
The board of supervisors of Washing
on county elected j. NJ. Markham, of
'aris, Tex, as county commissioner of
griculture, who will devote his time and
,ttention to the aid of the planters in.
he Investigation of their crops and in
in regard to meeting the boil
problem, should the boil weevil
each Washington county. Mr.. Mark
am will receive from the county a sal
ry of $1,000 per year, which will be-
By the United States gov
The movement which for some time
asst has been on foot to drain MagoWah
xamp took definite shape when sew
ral of the principal owners of the land
| question presented to the board of
,pervisors of Lowndes county a petit
on requesting that the land be placed
a drainage district, and a speciad tax
WED to provide for its reclamation.
here are thousands of acres of fertile.
nd in this swamp.
Adjt. Cen. Fridge reports that the
bird regiment, Mississippi national
lard, is again twelve companies strong,
Battery E at Vicksburg, since
le muster in of the new company at
ayette.