The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-11
BOND A ITINERARY.
Would Arrange School Meetings So
Department Officials May Attend.

department Officials May Attend.
Jackson.-State Superintendent OF
Education w. F. Bond has sent out the
following self-explanatory notice to
county superintendent: "Since II
has been agreed that there should be
held annually a meeting of the trus.
tees of the rural schools of practically
every county in the state, and since 1t
was not at all possible for the MEM
bers OF the state department of edu-
cation to accept ever a small number
of the invitations received to attend
these meetings last year, the superin.
tendents have requested that we make
out a schedule of meetings for the en-
tire state, in such a way that some
member Of the department can attend
every meeting, IL such should be de-
sired.
please answer Immediately the
questions below and return:
81. About what date between now
and nex September would you like
to hold a meeting Of your trustees?
q. What day of the week would
you prefer to have in your county?
49, Would you like for some mem.
Der of the department to attend your
meeting?
~. Would it help for the state
board Of education to write a letter
to each one OF your trustees, request.
ing them to attend the meeting?"
oyip ofou nh hoard rs frodo 90
a special meeting, adopted the report
Of a committee recommending the
erection of a cotton warehouse to con-
form with the provisions for govern
ment bonded warehouses and recon-.
mending a system of cooperative
marketing Of cotton and the appoint
ment of a committee to confer with
officials of the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley Railroad company, with the
view of securing a floating rate on
cotton shipped from this point.
Lexington.-The Holmes County
Teachers association had one of the
best meetings of the year recently.
The feature of the meeting was an
address by Prof. Roswell w. Rogers
Of the University of Mississippi. DR..
spoke on the qualities that go
make up a truly qualified teacher
the realizing of the standard Of
he teachers Of the state. About 100
Of the teachers and patrons of the
county were present.
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LOuiSville.-A monster wild cat was
IN exhibition in NaXapater recently,
been brought in by a farmer
FAMED Cap Clay. While trapping on
Tallahaga creek few days ago he
vas surprised to find the cat in his
rap. In its maddened efforts to es-
ape the animal had broken all its
ront teeth and two of his claws were
acerated in the endeavOr to tear up
trap.
Meridian.-Miller C. Davis, aged 16.
f Bessemer, Ala, died in a local hos
ital recently of injuries received
hen he attempted to board a fast run
ing freight train on the Alabama
Col oOutiItIh IOdu lHO CdOI
f Meridian. Davis attempted to
atch the ladder of a box car as it
assed, missed and was badly crushed
bout the shoulders and breast by the
heels.
West POint.-West Point has raised
er allotment for the starving chill
ron in LNpr0nn EnnhlAc ID
ugan and J. A. Crawford were u on
lie streets just long enough to see all
the citizens of this thriving little I
ty and the allotment was raised. The
eople are happy to give to a cause
Ike this and the committee reports '
at it had no task, but a pleasure. |
JacksOn.-WiH Wilkins of Nle Utica
in this county was
ought to Jackson recently suffering
ON a gunShot wound in his thigh. :
in a street encounter at Utica
Albert Harrison. Both are well
Town citizens of this county and the e
Ooting occurred over some personal S
.fferences. Wilkins is not seriously L
jured. II
JOnestOwn.-Since putting down the a
w pipes in Jamestown the people "
We had a scare as to the impurity U
the water. However, the last anal q
is received shows that the water is h
pure and there is no danger OF
the use of it. The water comes
I'm deep artesian wells and the only
ir has been Of the new pipes.
Dakenhardt, a -.
Unknown young white man Of this =.
was killed recently by Joe Will -
ms, a negro. The only eye witness 80
killing was a negro woman, who ~,
lined that Dakenhardt was after -
negro, who took. refuge in his ~,
Use, and that the negro killed him -,
en- he broke down the door.