The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-01-07

In the last few years a remarkable
change has been made in Washington
county in its record for law and order.
In the term of the criminal court to
convene this month there are only two
murder cases for trial, and one was a
change of venue from Bolivar county.
The other criminal cases are misde-
meanors and lighter forms, with either
county farm penalties or limited years
in the penitentiary in cases of convic-
ton.
The department of agriculture at
Washington has announced to the Bust
ness League of Greenville that the sub
ject of the address to be delivered in
G%reenville January II will be Cotton,
the Greatest of Cash Crops" in which
it will be shown the Importance of main
tanning the cotton industry in the South
and the notifications in the present sys.
tenn of farming necessary to be made
to succeed under boil weevil conditions.
1utulC ii IhlVlP iiSC 10 'o
promising along the line of manufacture
of iron, cement, glass, porcelain and
earthenware. Analyses have been made
of the iron ore vein found here by DIR.
j. H. Stubbins, Arthur j.. Kesler and DR..
E. T. Cox. The first two are mineralo-
gists of England and the latter is late
State geologist of Indiana. Their analy.
SEES show the ore to make an average
of as per cent. of iron to the ton.
Pursuant to the mass meeting held at
H~ermanville for the purpose of condemn
ing the practice of foreign labor agents
stirring UP settled labor, Il committee
was appointed from the most promi-
nent citizens of the town and county,
to act as a permanent organization to
deal with any further attempts to en-
tice the laborers of the community to
emigrate.
The president of a company which
has under consideration the construction
of a railroad from ST. Joseph, Mo-, to
Ala, will visit Greenville some
time the latter part of the month, and
while there will make a personal inves-
of the territory northwest and
of Greenville as a possible
for the road, crossing the river at
or near that point.
Letters are being sent out to planters
in the delta generally advertising the
proposed visit to Greenville, January II,
Of Dir. S. A. Knapp, chief of the bureau
Of plant industry in the agricultural de-
partment at Washington, who will speak
at the courthouse on the afternoon of
hat day on diversification of farm pro-
lucts.
Hon. d. A.. Scott, president of the
of levee commissioners for this
district, and in answer to questions as
TO the probable personnel of the board
for the ensuing term, which begins in
March next, said that he had 40 positive
information on the subject, but that In
solar as he was personally concerned, he
lad decided not to be an applicant for
-eappointment, and that he had SO mott
led Gov. Noel.
George Mitchell, the negro who killed
young white man named Walter King
rear Nola, Lawrence county, December
Is, was arrested about 16 miles east OF
Norfield. AS there was some talk OF
ynching the negro if captured, Sheriff
1reer and the sheriff of Lawrence county
ave been directed by the governor to
,eep the negro in the Lincoln county jail
until further instructions.
The drainage conference called by the
and representatives in the Legis-
allure from Washington county to con.
ider the question of the drainage OF
Black Bayou and an outlet for same, was
leld in Greenvllle. There was a large
presentation from Sharkey and Wash
ngton counties, while Issaquena was
represented by a few delegates.
Three negroes, Wesley Newsom and
Zen Blevins from Bolivar, and Charley
ioodwine from Copiah, received life SEN
ences during December. This last was
he negro whose stray shot at another
legro on the streets of Jackson last
resulted in the death of Mrs.
rene Sullivan Harris, for which he was
ried on change of venue to Copiah coun
J.
The Marshal County Breeders Asso
iation has just been organized at Holly
The purpose of this organi.
is to improve the live stock OF
hat section of Mississippi.
Mrs. Rose Kelly Lambert, widow OF
he late Capt. James w. Lambert, died
t her home in Natchez, aged SO years.
he had been i'll with pneumonia for
days. She had never fully
covered from the loss of her husband
he two having been inseparable from
he day of their marriage.
There is no more cotton in the fields