The Grenada sentinel., 1902-09-27


ford mine Of the New Central Coal
Co., near Fairmont, w. Va, four men
were killed and several others badly
hurt. The explosion is said to have
been caused by the firing Of a charge
of dynamite. AT the time Of the ac-,
cident there were only rs men at
work, and all have been accounted
for. Supt. Stewart was at the mine
when the explosion occurred, and
took charge of the work of rescue.
All the bodies were recovered.
street Railway Consolidation.
1t has been announced that the
merger of the three street railway
lines of Macon, Ga, has been COM
pleted. The deal involves about ST.
ooO, 900, and was arranged by Savan-
nah, Richmond and Macon capitalists,
who have bought out Boston owners
of two of the lines. TT. Carlin, pres
ident of one of the lines, will be in
control of the operation of thescon-
solidated system.
Predicts City's Destruction.
Rev. Sitten, a travelling evangelist,
created considerable excitement at
Tulsa. I. T., by declaring that the
town would be blown to atoms by the
explosion of the gas wells. He says
divine wrath will surely overtake the
city. The cause of Rev. Sitten's pre-
diction is the refusal of the people of
the town to attend his meetings.
Survivors of McCook's Brigade.
A number of the survivors of Col.
Dan McCook's brigade, who are MAX
ing a tour of the battlefields where
the brigade fought during the civil
war, held memorial exercises at Ma
rietta, Ga. The survivors will erect
monuments and marks on the differ
ent positions held by the brigade dur
ing the battle fought.
Adopt New Conatitution.
At birmingham, Ala, the repub-
lican state convention adopted a reso-
luton to accept the new state consti-
tuition, disclaiming all responsibility
for it's enactment. j. A. Smith, of
Birmingham, was nominated for gov
ernor. President Roosevelt was in
dorsed for 1904.
Farmer Murdered.s
Thomas H. Womack, a prominent
farmer, was murdered at his home
near Medina, Tenn. Mrs. Womack
found her husband shot through the
head, and saw two men escaping from
the house. The motive was evidently
robbery, as several valuables were
missing.
Negro Murderer Arrested.
w. 5. Brown. a negro wanted at
Uniontown, Ala, on a charge of MUIR
der, was arrested at St. Louis, Mo-,
by Detective A. w. Wilkinson on evil
dence contained in a letter Brown
wrote, which accidentally fell into
the hands of the detective.
Was Davis' Friend.
Maj. William E. Estes, veteran of
the Mexican war and the civil war,
~ years of age, died at Texarkana,
Ark. He was a member of jefferson
Davis regiment in the Mexican war
and lifelong friend of the confed-
crate chieftain.
" mite MAN FOun0 DeAO.
The dead body of white man, with
his skull crushed in, was found along
side the Louisville & Nashville rail-
road tracks, near Scranton, Miss. Pa
pers on his person identified him as H.
Rathman, a cigarmaker, from Cincin-
natl.
william Hicks, Aged 80.
William Hicks, aged 80, one of the
best-known citizens in the vicinity of
Paducah, KY, died at his home near
that city of general debility. He had
been in the employ of the 1llir ois Gen.
trail railroad for 30 years.
Electric Cars Collide.
Two electric cars collided at the
base of Lookout mountain, near Chat
tanooga, Tenn. A. G. Harris received
fatal injuries, and two lady passen-
gers were seriously hurt.
May Start Gambling Crusade.
A Hot Springs '(Ark.) judge has
granted an injunction against the op-
orators of slot machines, and it is ex-
pected that a general crusade against
gambling will follow.
Confederate Veterans.
The confederate veterans of east
Tennessee and southwest Virginia
held their annual reunion in Bristol,
Tenn. There was a marked reduction
In membership.
Sweet Potato Crop Short.
The sweet potato crop, SO impor-
tant q factor in the winter living of