The Grenada sentinel., 1903-07-04
Mississippi State News
Had His Rooster.

Had His Rooster. "
Jailer Morris Of Rankin county is
very much puzzled over mysterious
happening in his Jail last week. A
negro prisoner was found sitting in
his cage one morning tenderly nurs-
ing a big one-eyed rooster which he
requested the jailer to have killed
and cooked for him. He declined
to tell how he had managed to get
the rooster, and as there were no Wis
itors in the Jail that day it is i'm
possible to fathom out the mystery.
The fowl was too large to fly in be-
tween the bars, and even had it done
so could not have been pulled
through the bars of the cage. The
negro had his chicken, but stoutly
declared that he would never tell
how he got it.
They Want Money.
The Prohibitionists of Mississippi
are finding themselves sorely in need
of money to conduct the campaign
for statutory prohibition, and an ap-
peal has been issued to the friends
of the cause to raise a fund of ST.
900 for immediate use. The cam
paign committee desires to get out
large amount of circular matter
to counteract the effects of the liter
ature being distributed by the Ma
tional Liquor Dealers Association,
and also to conduct the campaign of
inquiry among the legislative candi-
dates to ascertain if they are friend
ly to the proposition to submit a
constitutional amendment to the
people at the regular election in No.
vember, 1901.
Gulfport Still Grows.
Another new wholesale grocery
company has closed the contract for
site at Gulffort, and in a few
! days the company will be incorpora-
| ted. 1t is one of the largest firms
| yet to locate there. The building
will be 90x250 feet, built of brick,
three stories high. S. H. Floyd, of
Laurel, and II. L. Simpson, of Me-
ridian. are among those interested.
The Gulf & Ship Island is building
a spur track that will 90 along the
side of the building. The First Ma
tional Bank, in it's quarterly state
ment, shows an increase Of so per
cent. in its surplus and undivided
profits; also that its capital stock of
$250,00o is all paid up.
Bail for Rodgers.
H. II. Rodgers, the young lawyer
from Ncoshoba county, who in Oc-
tober, 1901, killed r. A. Byrd,
brother of Congressman Adam Byrd,
at Philadelphia, and who was tried
last December and convicted and
sentenced to Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for life, and whose case
was recently reversed and remanded
for a new trial by the Supreme
Court, was granted bail by Chancel-
lor McCool, at Macon last week, in
the sum of $4,000. The action was
the result of a habeas corpus pro-
ceeding before the chancellor, Rod
gers failing health, due to his long
and close confinement, being respon-
sible for the action Of the court in
allowing him bond.
| Hydrophobia Victim.
A distressing death from hydro
phobia occurred last week near Wa
terfprd, in Marshall county. Jones
Brooks, large planter, and twelve
others, some of them members of his
family, we're bitten by dog about a
month ago. They secured treat
ment from maidstone owned by
Ben Milan, but in Brooks case it
was not applied soon enough, Milan
claims. Mr.. Brooks was taken sick
and the case developed a violent
form, convulsions and other symp-
toms of the disease following until
his death. -: ga
Cornerstone Ceremony.
The cornerstone of the new. Tai
lahatchie county courthouse for the
Second district will be laid at Sum-
ner on July 3, the ceremony being