The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-25
MISSISSIPPI
EVENTS
Gatheredfrom All Cor
ners Of the State ana
Told in Briefest Form

VI III. +. j. Iipbey OF JACKSON, MISS.
editor OF the Baptist Record. who's,
subject will be the Book of James
DR.. w. c. Tyree, pastor Of the FRS
Baptist church of Greenwood. Miss.
whose subject will be 1.-The Quicken
ing Of the Spiritual Life" DR.. ]. F
Tull. pastor of the Baptist church O
New Albany, Miss, will discuss stew
ardship, missions and systematic Civ
ing.
Hazlehurst-As evidence that hogs
grow to profitable size in Copiah coun
", and that this Is generally done
among the active farmers of the coun.
ty. the following will be convincing
to doubling Thomasas: S. r. Fair
ch1lds of seven miles EAST of Halle
hurst killed a Is months old pig that
dressed $40 pounds, and besides much
lard was made from the hog fat. The
hog, If sold on foot, was worth ss5
but after Mr.. Faj-childs killed it and
had 1T ready % sell. if he- cared to.
1t was worth $153, as pork is selling at
30 cents per pound here.
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Winona.-W. F. Blackston. clerk or
the city of Winona, has been notified
by telegram from Kaufman-Smith-Em EN-
ert & Co. OF st. Louis, Mo-, the firm
who purchased the $45,50O bonds Is
sued by the city of Winona' for the
purchase of the Winona Water. Sewer.
age & Light Co. that their bond law.
yers had passed upon the validity OF
the bonds and had approved them:
that the bonds would be Autographed
and everything in. readiness for the
final transfer soon
~%..s
MISUNDERSTANDING Superintendent
OF Education J, Q. Martin announced
that the fifth months pay for the
teachers will be ready soon. The
teachers of the county have been
short of funds all the session, but thev
VIII receive their sixth and seventh
months pay the middle of March.
they complete the school terms
OF the county. Slow tax collections Is
assigned as the reason for the teach.
ers not having received their full payl
10 date.
Vicksburg.-R. r. Goldsby. negro
escaped state convict and convicted
a receiver Of stolen property. died |
at the Warren county Jail here. Colds
by created a sensation in Mississippi
he signed statements charging
had paid State Senator Harry X.
and former Gov. Theo. Bilbo L
1880 to secure a pardon for him.
entered a denial OF Goldsby's
charges, but Bilbo claimed the action
vas legal practice. L
%sss. II
Blue Mountain.-Dr. r. A. Kim. {
field secretary OF the Baptist
tate mission board Of Mississippi.
Who covers IL counties In this part
4 the state. has Just returned home !
rom a session of a ministers' confer. {
nee IN Lee county. where he present ?
d to representatives. Of IS Baptist
congregations the question Of collect 8
ng the pledges In the Baptist s7s.- e
10000 campaign. g
Hazlehurst.-The freezing weather d
'hich struck Copiah county has cre-
ted much stir among farmers of this
fstrict- Hurry calls were made for t.
clip to cover up the young vegetable p
and the farmers were covering p
heir beds and field plants with pine o
broom straw OF with grasses. II
was feared, as several trains 60 p
south were covered with white II
axes. ir
Jonestown.-Mrs. Barr, who was
in Mississippi and taught here
y a number or years and is now d.
1lding the chair of mathematics In a:
hickasha. Okla. at the Woman's CT
ate College. and was elected score 3
ry OF the Oklahoma Teachers asso- b,
alton, a body Of 1000 men and wom- er
|. She was on the program to lead ar
e discussion of mathematics. ct
s..'' tn
Ecru.-The Northeast Mississippi
BILE Institute. that has been In ses-
at the local Baptist church, has Pc
1sed. The book Of Hebrews was M
ken up and discussed throughout the WI
There were fine sermons ct
some OF Mississippi's leading min ia
ers. The discussions were full of as
and were listened to by big tn
owds at all times. tn
"*' CHI
Marks.Coldwater river has been
a rampage and much farming land
1t had been plowed Is under water. LIE
three-fOurths of the Lambert. on
owder road impossible, the water lie
Ing five feet deep in some places. tri
dattiesburg.-With the assurance of
!, backing OF the Kiwanis club and Ito
Of the most prominent Hatties- Lu
re business men, delegates who at liv
lded the grand lodge convention of ga
lsons at Jackson are planning 20 ed.
Ike a strong bid to have the 1922 DEL
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