The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-08-11

cotton OF the 1867 crop was sold on
the floor of the cotton exchange here
at 40 cents a pound. 1t vas grown near
Winterville, Washington county, Mis-
sissippi, by Miss Flora Famunliner.
Corinth.-The contractor has arrived
with all necessary paraphernalia for
erecting the handsome $4,000 U. D.
c. monument to be placed at Shiloh
providing a concrete base, and Con.
National Park to southern war heroes.
Memphis.-The first bale Of new
cotton of the 1861 crop was sold
on the floor Of the cotton exchange
at 40 cents a pound. 1t was grown
near Wintervihe, Washington county.
Mississippi, by Miss Flora Famuliner.
The bale classed middung. 1M inch
staple.
Jackson.-H. E. Blakeslee, director.
general Of the Mississippi Centennial.
conducted preliminary negotiations
with officials OF the G. & S. l. Railroad
for the running of an excursion train
to Gufport on Sept. s and 9 for the &C.
commodation Of those who wish to at.
tend the laying Of the cornerstone Of
the Mississippi building.
Gulfport.-H. E. Blakeslee, director.
general of the Mississippi Centennial,
said that he will begin his permanent
residence in Gulfport the middle Of
September. A plan is being worked
out by the management for an extern
sive advertisement of the coast cities
in booklets issued descriptive of the
citis from Pascagoula on the east to
Waveland on the west.
Biloxi.-Dr. Valley, state health Of.
ficer, states that Biloxi secured first
place in her class of cities in the clean
city contest, and that Pass Christian
came third in her class. The Pass
would have been first except for the
fact that two bakeries there were
found to have flies. These have since
been cleaned up and the town is in the
A class from q sanitary point of view.
Greenville.-At the meeting Of the
board of supervisors here an order
pas passed advertising the county on
vict farm for sale or for a lease of
five years, and that the county prison
ers be worked on the public roads.
This recommendation was made by the
committee named by the board of SUI
pervisors and the chamber of com.
merce a year ago.
Greenville,-The board of %supervis.
ors at its meeting ordered that the
banking institutions of Washington
county be placed on the assessment
rolls at so per cent of their capital and
surplus, as was done last year. This,
1t is understood, is in co~ntravention of
the plans Of the state tax commission
created at the last session of the legis.
lature and the courts will probably be
called on to settle the legal points.
West Point. B. Lesley, a farmer
living one mile northeast of here, OWNS
a hen that will lay an egg only when
they ride her in a buggy. Some of his
friends shooed her out Of his buggy to
the street, thinking she did not belong
there, and when they saw the egg they
made inquiry. When none of the fam
lily care to take the hen buggy riding
they let her get in the baby buggy and
roll her around the yard, and 10 and
behold! there is the egg. 1t Is said this
hen Is an offspring from a rooster that
rode the brake rods from Columbus
to G~reenville. s
Observation-Disclosures those who
have attended the roundup school Of
instruction and exchange of ideas by
the corps OF farm demonstration
agents, district and county, at the
Mississippi A. &sM. College recently.
the experience has been both interest
Ing and helpful. All of the agents on
duty in the state have been in attend.
ance,and each has been called upon to
discuss and exemplify some special
point or feature Of the demonstration
work. P. P. Garner, assistant state
agent, whose districts South Missis.
sippi, declared that the 1916 roundup
meeting Of agents was the best and
most helpful Of the series since his
connection with the service.
Greenville.-The first bale of cotton
Of the crop Of 1916 reached Greenville
Aug. 3 by boat from the plantation
Of DR.. Norton at Varcluse, Ark.
Houlka.-Mrs. Lucinda James, loo
years old, died Of old age at the home
Of her son, two miles west of town.
She was the Oldest ~inhabitant OF
Chickasaw county and a very wonder.
full old character. She had won many
prizes for being the oioest lady or in.
dividua1 at yariOus picpioo apd oa1o