The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-22
Ground Breaking Date Set.

Exposition the commission at the
meeting at Gulfport last week finally
and definitely fixed the dates for the
ground-breaking ceremonies as Oct.
IL and IL, which will be the two days
following the business mems conven.
ton in Jackson and New Orleans. Ar.
engagements have been made for a one.
fare rate from all points in Mississip.
pl, with a special leaving Jackson al
$3.50 m on the 18th. to reach Gulf.
port about o Immediately on
reaching Gulfport the visitors will be
taken to Pass Christian, where an en-.
tertainment will be provided, and.
following this. they will journey to
Biloxi for the evening.
On the 18th it is proposed to carry
out a program of exercises that will
be suitable to such an event at the
exposition grounds.
Warning Against lnfantiie PARALYSIS.
DR.. w. S.-Leathers. director of pub.
lie health, for the Mississippi state
board of health. has prepared a special
bulletin relative to infantile paralysis,
n the importance of taking warning
against its spread with the opening of
the scholastic terms throughout the
state.
1t Is timely to issue a word of warn.
ing to the various school communities,
and cities of Mississippi rela.
tive to infantile paralysis. With the
opening of school, there is danger of
the spread of this disease in Missis.
sippi unless every %precaution is taken
m its prevention and treatment.
The germs Of this disease NAV be
spread by the nose and throat secre.
fions, and bowel discharges Of the pa
tients and convalescents. It may also
be spread by well persons who become
carriers by association with pa
TENTS, The carrier is perhaps one of
the most common causes of the occur
renee and spread Of this infection.
Since the disease is insidious in Il.
spread. and occurs in the most unex.
pected places, eternal vigilance should
be the watchword throughout he en-.
tire state at the opening of school.
Work 10 Progressing.
According to those In a position IN
know. the work Of turning the newlv
acquired land for penitentiary planta-
tion purposes. lear Lambert, in Quit.
man county, into a we'll kept and well
conducted state convict farm ia pro.
crossing. A squad Of convicts under
Sergt. Allen is in possession and the
essential duty Of erecting a cage, Of.
Ulcers quarters, barns and other ad-
Juncts Is being carried on. Superin.
tendent O'Keefe had made all his ar.
engagements in advance of the negotfa.
tons. anticipating that sooner or later
the property would come under his
and when the actual
was finally made it was only
a matter Of loading the men and tho
onto trains and heading for
Lambert.
The high cane and cotton NJ tho
plantation is aiding many con.
victs to escape. and during the mas,
a number Of men have ucceed
cd In eluding the guards and getting
away.
6i'bo To Washington.
Gov. Bilbo has gone to Washington
matters deemed OF great impor.
lance to the Mississippi Centennial
He. in company with Messrs.
and Connell Of Gulfport. have
authorized by the centennial
to visit the national CAP
tai n to call personally on all rep.
esentatatives of foreign governments.
o extend through their ministers. am.
,assadors or charges d~'affairs, invita-.