The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-25

encouragement TO the Idea whenever 1t
crops out, and some of them are openly
advocating a return to the old blue
backed speller often enormously credited
to the authorship of Daniel Webster by
some who contend that spelling is more
important than knowing history anyway.
Columbians are very much elated over
the prospect of securing three new rail.
roads in the near future. The three
roads in prospect are the Aberdeen &
Tombigbee Valley, the Mobile, Jackson &
Kansas City, and the road which the In
t~erstate Lumber Company is to build
from Columbus to Sullivan, Ala. Pro-
moters of the Aberdeen & Tombigbee
Valley road declare that they have the
money to build the road and that the
work of construction will begin not later
than July Is.
Heroic efforts to save the life of her
little grandson cost Mrs. Sallie A. Ham
mond of Water Valley her life, but failed
to give in the place the child's life.
Mrs. Hammond, who was 60 years of
age, saw her 6-year-old grandchild, little
John Edward Ward, trying to cross the
railroad track in front of an approaching
passenger train. She rushed franctically
to the rescue, but her efforts were in
vain. The child was instantly killed,
and the grandmother, who staked her
life to save her offspring, was thrown
into the air and rendered unconscious.
She died a few hours after the tragic
death of the child.
John II. Sherard, president of the Mis-
sissippi Orphans Home, has sent out an
appeal for help. Since this institution
was established II years ago, there nave
been 567 children received. There are at
present 100 in the home. The present
building was constructed four years ngo
in Jackson, Miss, and was intended to
accommodate $50 children. 1t ia now
filed to o~verfowing, and others are
knocking at the door for admission.
Judge Niles pretermitted the July
term of Federal court for the Vicksburg
division of the Southern district. This
action was in response to a request from
the bar of the district, intimating that
no interests would suffer by defefring
the term for six months. There is the
further fact that there is nothing Of
Importance pending on the criminal
and no United States prisoners,
the Jail awaiting trial in default OF
bond.
President Whitfield, of the Industrial
Institute and College, has sent out let
ters inviting the women of the Stat. to
be present at a meeting which is to be-
held in the college chapel on Monday,
July 5, for the purpose of promoting a
movement which has as its object an
in homes and domestic con.
ditions generally throughout the State.
The exercises at the University of Mis-
normal and summer term were
interesting to the large number of teach
ers and students in attendance. Some
hing over 800 pupils were ON hand, and
besides the regular work interesting lee
lures lave been delivered by DR.. T. P.
DIR, F. L. Riley and DR.. Brown,
United States commissioner of education.
Another short intercounty line rail-
Dad is authorized by proclamation to be
the title being the Derma,
oittsboro and Calhoun County railroad,
which will have a short trackage, as pro-
posed, from Derma, on the Calhoun
ounty branch of the Southern, to Pitts
,oro, the county seat of Calhoun, which
8 some ten or twelve miles north and in
he interior.
Gov. Noel accepted an invitation from
he people of Seminary, Covington coun-
to attend their Confederate reunion
nd barbecue, which is fixed for July 3,
nd has promised to deliver an address
} the veterans.
All of the near beer saloons in Jack.
IN nave quit business, and the sale
7 the beverage is strictly tabooed in the
lplIaI CITY.
Quite flattering to the good people of
opiah and their reputation for sobriety
nd respect for the law is the report
hich Judge Potter has sent to the peni-
ntiary authorities concerning convic.
ons before him at Hazlehurst. There
ere only three men arraigned on Sc
ous charges, and they were convicted
i'd sentenced, all for assault with in
mt to kill.
About one hundred and seventy-fve
to the North Mississippi Ep.
orth League conference met at New
Ibany for two days session. The dele
ties were located in private houses, and
successful meeting was had.
Crops in Leake county will be almost
complete failure. Some farmers have
andoned their crops and are hunting
bic work. The oat crop has almost
en- lost. Feedstuf is scarcer than it