The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-09-20

tieman.
Mississippi City has recently chosen
Prof. r. H. Hester to preside over it's
schools, which will be matter of in
terest to Mr.. Hester's many Grenada
friends.
Still further on towards Biloxi are the
Sea Shore Camp grounds, which have
grown to quite large proportions. The
Gulfport Military Academy is going to
be great addition to that section. This
institution was recently moved there
very pretentious buildings.
Biloxi reaches far into the past. 1t
would require the pen of poet to
properly picture it. Some of its homes
are positive palaces. The luxry and
ease, the stateliness and the charm of
days gone by show themselves in the
yards, the trees and the very atmos-
phere of the place. 1t has some nice
stores; its banks show up we'll and give
every evidence of prosperity. 1t has
two good newspapers that stand for
the best that is and that are leaders in
every movement for the progress of
that section. The Daily Herald and
The Advertiser keep the citizenship
posted on all the worlds latest happen
ings. 1t is in Biloxi that the church of
fhe Redeemer is located. 1t is one of
the quaintest and one of the most beau
tiful little edifices in the whole coun-
try. Its vine-covered walls are but a
; foretaste of the exquisite interior,
, where the wood work blends so well
with the glow through. stained-glass
windows. In this church Jefferson
, Davis and his family worshipped so
, many years that the walls seem to al
most echo something of the life of this
, world-famed character.
: The government building there is a
/ a gem of gray marble. Just opposite it
is the beautiful Elks' Home, worthy in
every way to be the home of the "best
people on EARTH"
= DR.. H, c. Bloodworth, we'll known in
Grenada, is practicing dentist there.
f He is doing well and has made for him.
. self large circle of friends.
Leaving the coast and coming north,
e there are pine trees and "cut-over'
f lands almost as far as the vision reaches
8 The land lies beautifully and is destined
s to be valuable for farming purposes. l
o is sandy and is said to take fertilization
e properly. On the cut-over lands sheel
and cattle are grazing and the sheep in
!. dustry is no small affair in those parts
|
It The cut-over lands are owned mostl.
h by lumber companies. Settlements arr
l. rare for a number of miles away fror
J. the beach and the line of the G. & S.
" railroad. One sees an occasional pate
l. of corn. some sugar cane and quit
30 good sized sweet potato patches
& Where the pine trees are standing, a
te far as as can be seen, they are "blazed
f. near the ground and cups or other re
le ceptacles are placed on them to cate
a the pitch from which turpentine is maj
is ufactured. Turpentine stills are NOR
ry numerous than cotton gins in this SCI
O. ton. About five dollars per acre
at said to be realized by turpentine m;
kers. Well timbered, virgin fores
# are worth from $45 to $50 per acre; an
Fl, just think of it! Twenty years ago tn
yh land would hardly sell for more ths
: o one dollar per acre. This serves to ir
of press the lesson of land values and
m show the greatness of Mississippi al
of what the future has in store. When
n. is stated, "Watch the long-leaf pil
g. belt of south Mississippi" attention
a directed to a section that is undev'
IS. oped as regards farms and homes. b
nv one that has wrapped in its bosom u
told possibilities.
is A visit to the coast IS well Wor
he while. The sea breeze, the terror
IS. the waves, the fish, the oyster indr
it. try, the fruit and the flowers, can b
lid give one glowing impressions. This
en- Just the season to go. The writer ]
he turned last Saturday in company wi
nd that clever, accommodated and roy
he hearted good fellow, Drew Roane, W
to was accompanied by his excellent WI
IN and their very attractive daught
he Miss Mary, and their two other cf
Ir dren, John Archibald and little Da
he Lee. The other members of of the
Ich turning party were that solid, subst'
Ir. tial, undetermined man, Robert Sha
be and his very charming wife and tn
nv lovely little daughter; Grenada's m
ar. capable and efficient postmaster, II.
md Miller. Mrs. Lawrence will remain
asst the coast for perhaps a month. M
he A. T. Inman and their little daught
in Hazel, and Miss Estelle Rollins,
the E. Underwood and wife. Mr.. and M
om R. Doak and DR.. J. w. Sharp are
,ro Grenadians still on the coast.