The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-09-03
News Items of
Miss Il

Notwithstanding a loss esti-
mated here at 500, 900, the planning
mill of the Duss-Hetzler Company was
reduced to embers late on the night of
Aug. q.
Flora.-Flora received twenty-seven
bales of new cotton, the current price
paid for the fieecy staple being SA
cents. Cotton seed opened at SIG.
Booneville.-The United States Sec
ond Regimental Band of Mississippi
left for Vicksburg to play for the rife
practice. Before leaving they gave a
concert of popular and sacred airs.
This band is composed Of al good tai
ent as there Is in the state and they
are booked for several fairs.
Newton.-The formal opening OF
Clarke Memorial College took place in
the college chapel Sept. 1. Judge w.
w. Venable, Of Meridian, was sched-
uled to deliver the opening address,
followed by an address by Hon. l.. L..
benson. president Of the board OF
trustees.
Summit.-1n spite Of the boil wee.
vii some farmers are making excellens
crops. One of the progressive farm
ers, living four miles west of Summit,
brought in a stalk of the King i'm
proved cotton four feet high. The stalk
contained 95 bolls, some Of them open
and nearly all Of them grown, one limt
alone having IL bolls.
Meridian-News of the death In New
York of Col. j. V. White OF the coast
artillery was received here. He was
in charge of the coast artillery in the
southern district of New York. Col.
White was a native Mississippian, born
in 1854. He graduated from West
Point in 1877 and was an honor grad
uate Of artillery school in 'SS.
Artesia.-The NJ. & o. northbound
freight was badly wrecked a few
, miles houth of here, near Penn. Thir
, teen cars we're derailed and over
turned. Conductor E. NJ. Hassell ant
Fireman Jim Carter were painfully
but not seriously. injured. TIL
wrecking crew soon cleared away thu
debris.
Corinth.-Frank Davis, a well-knowl
farmer of this county, shot n k1lle'
himself Aug. &c at his home, fou
miles west of Corinth. 1t seems tina
the man had very carefully planne
self-destruction, al he went into
I buggy shed in his barn, removed tn
buggy and fired the fatal shot. TIL
l. weapon used was a shotgun, and hi
death was instantaneous. No caus
y is given for the act.
L Columbus.-Recent rains have bee
q anything but favorable to the cotto
= crop, and the operations of the DO
weevil have been geratly accelerate
. thereby. The cotton in the county
~ In good condition only in spots. TIL
. weevil has wrought considerable dar
age, cutting the yield down in man
localities at least 20 per cent. I'll
G plant is fruiting as well as could |
expected. and picking is in progre:
In many sections of the county.
" Redding.-Herman Lovone, a farm
er living three miles west Of Sla
re- Springs, Calhoun County, was almo
~ instantly killed Aug. 81. In connectiC
Oh with his farm Mr.. Lovone operated
u sawmlll, and soon after starting up,
o. piece of iron was thrown off from Il
saw with terrific force, striking him {
=. the head and fracturing the sku
from which he soon died. Mr.. Lovol
was about So years old.
20 Greenwood.-The cotton crop h
nd suffered considerable deterioratio
and the crop yield this year of t
fleecy staple is ~conservatively bas'
re at a 40 per cen crop. Weather &C
air ditions have been all but favorab
ne and greatly retarded fruiting, and h
ne stunted the growth Of the plant. She
ay ding has been largely in evidence, a
he the plant fails to show a healthy q
pearance. The r Is opening fast'
tut however, since the late rain, and pic
ne ing is becoming general. Ginning h
he started on a small scale, but gin
to ports are picking up.
Greenville. - The deterioration
the cotton crop Of the delta duri
the past three weeks has been heav
m in fact, the cotton has retained lit
or no fruit since Aug. 10. due to sho
eys and boil weevil, the latter maxi