The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-07-09

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dicates of South Mississippi not to de-
mand excessive prices for cut-over lands.
is the campaign in which the officials OF
the Gulf & Ship Island have started, and
pledges have been secured from a number
of syndicates to place these lands or the
market at a reasonable figure, in order
that they may be colonized by a desirable
| class of white farmers. The various rail
way lines in South Mississippi, realizing
that the removal of the timber growth
from the territory they traverse will
leave them without q productive terri.
| tory unless the lands are settled, are now
putting into effect a systematic move.
ment to induce immigration, and already
their plans are meeting with some meas
ure of success.
The board of directors of the Missis-
| sippi State Fair formally decided not to
change the dates for the annual event on
account of the promised visit OF Presi-
| dent w. H. Taft, who is expected at
| jackson on November IS and IA. The
original date named for the commence
ment of the fair is October 25, the event
to end ON November 9th, and after fully
considering the matter the directors de-
cided that it would be impossible to
make a change to include November IL,
and enable exhibitors to send their best
displays to jackson after the original
date has already been sent out.
G. NJ. Mason, secretary of Oktibbeha
County Fair Association, says there has
been arranged a five-week circuit for
track horses and midway attractions, be-
ginning at Tupelo September 20, and
Starkville the following week, the Delta
Fair next, then Columbus, and Jackson
following October 20 to November 5.
With this circuit and many other bright
prospects, October 6, 7 and 8 will be
big days for the Oktibbeha fair.
A new link in the chains of railroads
connecting Moss Point, Scranton and the
gulf coast with Hattiesburg, Ellisville,
Laurel and Meridian, has been provided
in the shape of a new SIS, 100000 Pasca-
goula Northern railroad company, the
organization of which has just been
completed at Moss Point.
With three blows of his fist r. E. Pen
nington, a T~allahatchie county planter,
killed w. A. Greene. The only eye-wit-
ness to the tragedy was a negro laborer,
and the negro t~estifies that Green was
advancing on Pennington with a Ratchet
when the latter defended himself with his
fists with such deadly effect.
It is estimated that the Jones county
cotton crop will be anywhere from 40 to
so per cent. short this year. The corn
crop is very good; there has been just
enough rain to make the corn grow well.
The acreage of corn has been increased
about 10 or Is per cent. while the cotton
acreage has been reduced about 10 per
cent.
That nearly every druggist in Green.
vile has been selling whisky on prescrip-
tions from local physicians, in fragrant
violation of the prohibition law, is the
charge made by Judge j. M. Cashin, cir
cult judge of that district, who has
brought the matter before the grand jury
for investigation. The charge created
somewhat of a sensation.
The Brookhaven summer normal closed
after a four weeks' term. This years
was the largest one held in the
State, surprising that of last year, the
attendance being over 500. The work
was of a higher order and greater ex-
cellence.
According to Charles F.. Scofeld, secre-
tary and business agent for the Mississip-
pi River & Western Railway, the prelim-
details of which are still in the
formative stage, the prospect for success
full exploitation of the project seems
quite satisfactory.
The ~advisability of the farmers of La
county raising wheat being
apparent from the high price
If flour, several large planters hav-
ng already signifed their intention to
plant wheat this fall.
Chief of the Fire Department j. j..
of Meridian, was badly burned
With white vitrioi acid. The jar of acid
c%opI;pn oroipcf tho wall close 70 |