The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-08

protect henry bettS n Reese Betts,
two negroes who are in Jail charged with
the killing of J. w. Smith, who was
mysteriously. murdered in a swamp in
the southeastern portion of Loundes
county Sept. l6.
A large meeting of the farmers and
business men of Lincoln county was held
at Brookhaven to discuss methods for
fighting the boil weevil and for crop
Investigation. Resolutions were adopted
calling OH the board of supervisors to
appropriate 5000 to be supplemented by
5000 from the government to employ two
demonstrators in this county to induce
the farmers to more generally adopt the
methods of crop diyersification and COM
batting the boil weevil which the govern
ment tests nave found most effective.
The Chester Baptist Association, com-
posed Of thirty-six churches in Oktibbeha
and Choctaw counties, convened at Long
view. The letters and delegates from
the various churches reported the denom-
ination in a high state of prosperity.
1t is very probable that President Taft
will stop at least twenty minutes at
the A. and NJ. College to deliver an al
dress to the 500 students in attendance.
President Hardy and a deputation of
prominent citizens are in correspondence
with the presidents secretary.
DIR. b. w. Sherrod, president of the
State Colored Anti-Tuberculosis League,
with headquarters in Meridian, is arous-
ing much interest in the fight among hA
race for the eradication of the white
plague.
A bale of cotton bringing a fraction
less than $12O at Clarksdale proves at
least the continued prevalence of the
law of compensation, in that the short
age in the quantity of the staple is
amply atoned for by the good prices il
is bringing. tts
j. R. Anderson has Just finished gath
cring his corn crop, and the best acre,
measured up by County Superintendent
of Education Claude Bennett, produced
1913 bushels. Had it not been for a
wind and rain storm which struck it in
July, when it was in full silk and tassel,
it would have gone up to 100 bushels
per acre.
Ac Oua IF fho rasu1fc of Eo, Noaco
visit to Washington during the latter
part of August, Il representative of the
United States forestry bureau, has been
sent to investigate forest conditions in
Mississippi, in cooperation with state
experts.
The merchants and other business men
of Ellisyille have arranged to have a
trade day and horsc-swappers' convention
on Oct. 16. All the merchants will give
special reduced prices on everything sold
on that day.
Two thousand people assembled in
Rosehill, Jasper county, and held an en-
thusiastic meeting in the interest of the
building of the Mississippi Western rail-
way, which is proposed to run from
Meridian to Natchez.
The interest among Washington coun-
ty poultry fanciers, who are making
preparations for the big poultry show to
be held here on Oct. IL to 16 in connec.
ton with the Delta Fair, is intense. Ar
rangements have been made to accommo.
date 1000 birds in a well-lighted and ven
tilated building erected on the fair
grounds for that purpose.
The opening day of the Tri-County
Fair at Tupelo brought together about
1000 people, who came to witness the
first exhibition. Exhibits of farm prod.
ucts far exceeded the expectations of the
projectors and the display of cattle was
good.
The %grandest sale of cotton in the del
Ia country took place last week on the
plantation of r. c. Garrett, one of the
largest planters of Sunflower county. Mr.
Garrett displayed eighty-five bales of hii
best cotton, and had present cotton buy
ers from Memphis, New Orleans, Yazoc
City, Greenwood and Indianola, to elias.
and bid on the lot as a whole. B. p. Fail
ings, who represents Humphreys & Co
at Indianola, got the goods, paying Mr.
Garnett the round sum~of $4,000.
At the State meeting to be held il
December at Jackson, a president of tn
State Farmers Union will be elected
The Lafayette County Farmers UnioI
has passed resolutions recommending tn,
work of the present State president,
R. Hightower, and recommending hin
for reelection. President Hightowcr'
home is in Lafayette county.
On the charge of numbering her hua
band on the farm of N. B. Parker, las
!, summer. Mrs. w. J.. Embry was joint!
indicted with Jesse Scott, by the gram