The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-07-22
CROP CONDITIONS CONTINUE
VERY FINE.
MANY CHARGES AGAINST NEGpO
Revival Services to Begin-Mr. Gar
nett Lewis IlI-0ther News
Notes.

Satartia, Miss, July 10, 1915
Editor Sentinel: The past has been
an uneventful week, as far as news
items are concerned, therefore my
letter will be short.
As for the weather, it has been
ideal. We have entirely forgotten the
excessive moisture of week before last.
Hard, steady work in the fields has
cleared them of grass and weeds, and
all crops are in fine, healthy growing
condition. Young corn is making
rapid headway, cotton is fruiting rap
idly, and boil weevil doing no damage
to amount to anything. In fact, pros
poets for a good yield at the present
time are more favorable than they
have been in years. Under the old
one-crop system, labor was scarce in
this section, but with diversifcation,
this has changed, less labor is neces-
sary, fewer hands to pay and feed,
and consequently more net profit to
be realized from the crops.
Just about one year ago the calam-
ity howler was abroad in the land and
starvation $50 they said) was staring
3 US in the face. Today, prosperity is
predicted on all sides, with not an
inch of ground for a pessimist to
1eud It pleases me to be able to
n1Ie such a report at this time, for
the estimation Of MANY, il il tha
1sost critical in the year, for when
grass, weeds and vines cannot be con-
/ trolled, the outlook is poor.
\ Last Saturday Deputy sheriffs Law
SON and Muse brought to our town a
negro named VIM. Thomas, 10 be tried
before Squire Roberts for various mis-
demeanors on Mr.. p. M. Hogan's
Templeton Plantation. He was charg
ed with displaying a rifle in threat
ening manner, with threats to kill for
which he was fined $3.50 and 90 days.
Another charge was carrying N
cealed weapons, for which he was tax
ed $50 and 80 days; still another
charge against the peace and dignity
of the State of Mississippi, which gave
him the benefit of another fine of
$3.50 and 80 days--in all $3.50 and 27O
days. Why not have sent him up for
life?
Miss Nellie Martin, our efficient
postmaster has gone to the coast 70.
a deserved and much-nceded vacation
She will be absent about Two weeks.
Miss Inez Perry, Assistant Postmas-
ter, is filing the place very salts
factorily.
Services were held at the Baptist
church morning and night yesterday.
Rev. D. r. Grantham occupied the pull
pit. During the night services Miss
Ethel Logan, daughter of Mr.. Ed
Logan, living on Locust Grove Plan
tation, was baptized.
So far this year fishing in the lakes :
has been very poor, the water being 7
too high, the weather too hot, the !,
moon wrong and the breeze from the
wrong direction. Even the catfish in p
the river say, "No thank YOU" to the /,
bait. y
Protracted. meeting was started at a
Phoenix yesterday, Rev Roy Fl. Kleis- !,
sr being assisted BY Rev. Dan Kelly, T
The Mississippi Conference Evangei- !,
'st. Services arc conducted morning 1,
and night. This viii cortirue until IA
ana including Thursday night On
Friday morning it VIII star at
Heehaniesburg, to continue FIVE days !
md nights. The following week the |
PEOPLE ( Satartia and all who desire ID
% atteai VIII rereive t,ie bsneii7 If
rise words falling from 'he lips Of ?,
iess rm-ne''f dsires.
Yours for the good Of the cause.
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