The Grenada sentinel., 1899-08-05
SOUTHERN oLeANIN.,..
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.ae !acA u ms mead, evidently ipa;o,
ca with a hatchet or az. convincea s'- .s
neighbors that the man had hssa 'he
victim of foul play. He was ts,. ." 'ae
the City hospital, where he rea.i n 20
his senses. He Immediately inou;a iaea
Tor his wife. In an incohereut 'si wau
told the officers that he was sittins ne
his porch and fell asleep. Hs s l oa
nothing until he found himself in nD1w NV
hospital. Officers went to his hon, me
search OF his wife, and discovered ,h "a
old lady lying on a cot, dead. Tha oe ae
was saturated with blood, and IN ~. wv
side Of the bed was found the ak w,;os ;,s
had done the deadly work. Cr;ty;a V" =;
90 years OF age, and his wife wac :"
He has no idea who attacked him. m. W.
man, it is believed, will recover A
Having a Rough Time Of II.
Three Mormon elders have been .o,
Quoting campaign in portions -,
central Georgia. At Monticello ths.
were rotten-egged out of the town r,
an indignant mob, who objected !.
their teachings, and in Conyear w;n
dere and other towns they were snh
ject to many inbignities. The Mormon.
have trick of attending oiher
churches and interrupting the preach.
er by telling him that he Is mt
preaching the proper gospel. This h,.
led to several fights, out of which tho
Mormons came with broken heads ,na
bloody noses. A mob carried off ,hr
three elders from near Jackson tool
them into the woods, stripped and he,t
them numerically. The Mormons
were told to prepare for death, and
while they prayed and plead for mercy
the mob beat them with sticks on their
backs.
Tennessee-virEinia Boundary,
Gov. McMillin of Tennessee In.
written letter to Gov. ]. Hoge Tyler
of Virginia, requesting him to name
the date and place for conference to he
held early in August, to carry out The
intention of the Legislature, as cx.
pressed in April, and which is similar
to one which is understood to hav.
passed the Virginia legislature. This
act authorizes and empowers the GOV.
ernor of Tennessee to communicate
with the governor of Virginia. and
make provision and arrangements and
take all necessary steps for the run
ming and marking Of the state line be.
tween Tennessee and Virginia, in ac.
cordance with the decision Of the s,l-
preme court of the United States, and
to have durable monuments set up
along the state line.
A Strange Case.
Between forty-fve and fifty years
ago Mr.. Joseph Biggs and wife moved
to Marshall county, KY. and settled
four miles from Birmingham. Soon
thereafter each one of them planted a
walnut or bush to grow and make
each one a coffin. Mrs. Biggs died a
few years ago; her tree was cut and
her coffin made from it. The other
day Mr.. Biggs died. His children
would not consent to anything but
that his coffin be made from his tree.
The tree was cut, the log taken TO the
mill, sawed into lumber, the coffin
made at his house and he was buried
beside his wife in his orchard.
Aged Couple Killed by Lightning.
H. H. Mcconnell and wife were killed
by stroke of lightning at their home
near Cottage Grove, Henry county,
Tenn. The bolt struck the chimney
and killed the wife in a room upstairs,
setting her clothes on fire and the
mantle-piece, and struck Mr.. McCon-
nell in the lower hall, also burning his
clothes. They were about 6s and 65
respectively. Others in the dwelling
were not shocked, and saved the house
from fire.
| Killed Father and Children.
Matthew Stanford, one of the most
prominent white farmers in Washing
ton county, Tenn, shot and kl!lrt
Preston Carson near Washington col!
lege. He then went to Carson's home
and shot two of his victims children
one four years old and the other six.
The younger will die. Stanford was
captured and taken to Jonesboro Jai'.
Fatal Collapse of Shed.
John Real and three companions
stopped to rest under the shed OF an
old warehouse on the banks of the
Coosa river, at Hokes Bluff, Ala. wait
ing for steamboat. The shed fell
killing Beal instantly and seriously
wounding his companions.
Scared His Timid Brother to Death
| At Chattanooga, Tenn, Solomon
Ch. mbers, aged 13, was frightened ia
de.tt. by an older brother who jumped
on: from dark place and said "boo!
| Col. Horace Harding.
Col. Horace Harding, for many years
United States engineer in charge Of
government work at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
died at Grand Rapids, Mich, aged ~
Farmer Kills . Negro.
! Alb Fairly, a negro 20 years old, was
| killed in Lawrence county, Miss, by
farmer, Adra Russell. He was on 's''s
sells gallery .Aourishing knife
Army WORMS In Alabama.
Army worms are in the Choccoloc"(