The Grenada sentinel., 1903-01-03
Mississippi StateNews


Original land Grants.
Hon. L. E. Edwards, clerk of the
Chancery Court at Cleveland, last
week received three very interesting
documents, filed by Mrs. l.. Beard
of Clarksdale, Miss, for record.
They are original land grants, signed
by the President of the United
States, Martin Van Buren, on the
10th day of December, 184o, giving
to Augustus S. Campbell, of Tale
hatchie county, Miss, his heirs and
assigns forever, the east half of the
northwest quarter of section Z, in
township rs, of range S west, in tho
district of lands subject to sale at
Chocchuma, Miss, containing 80
and 17-100 acres; the second giving
to William S. Bodley of Warren
county, Miss, the south half of Sec
ton Z, in township rs, of range
west, in the district of lands subject
to sale at Chocchuma, Miss, contain
ing $50 66-1O0 acres; the third
granting to John B. Davis and John
a. Lane, ASST gnces Of Samuel Neill,
the west half of the northwest quar-
ter of section Z, in township rs,
range 5 west, containing so acres.
These documents are the oldest that
have ever been filed for record in
that district, being drawn sixty-fve
years ago. This is the only record
Of this subdivision Of land ever filed
in Bolivar county, and the wonder is
why it has never been done before.
The paper is as stout as parchment
and bears peculiar seal, the i'm
preston being made on a separate
paper and affixed with sealing wax to
the record
Raymond Fire-swept.
Fire broke out at Raymond last
week, destroying the following prop
erty: The postoftice building, with
the furniture and all the letters in
the boxes and a portion of the rec
ords; the building and stock of
goods owned by the Raymond Drug
Company, valued at $1,.50; stock
of goods of T. NJ. Thornton, valued
at $4,000, house owned by W. T.
Ratliff and the Masonic lodge, val
ued at $1,000; DR.. Prices office,
with books, furniture and instru-
ments, valued at $500; j. W. Beal's
undertaking establishment, valued
at $500; E. D. Futch & Bros store
house and stock of goods, valued at
$4,000; the Raymond Gazette office
and the Harper block Of buildings,
occupied by J. S. Armstrong, mer-
chant, and R. J. Miller & Co., drug
gists, took fire and were only saved E!
bv the most strenuous efforts. As
far as can be learned the only losses
covered by insurance are those of
the Raymond Drug Company, T. NJ.
Thornton and w. T. Ratliff. The !
fire began in the rear of T. NJ. !.
Thornton's store and the building !
was ablaze before it was discovered.
It is believed to be the result of the
discharge of fireworks.
whttecapp'ng Warnings.
Evidence accumulates to show that /
the whitecapping sentiment is still
on the rampage in certain South
Mississippi counties. Last week an
old negro came to Jackson from Lin
coin, bringing with him a notice to
leave which he had found in his yard
a few nights ago. It was threaten
ing in it's tenor and gave him only
until January 1 to comply. The
negro owns little farm of 16O acres
Of land and was at loss what to
10, as between his interest and his
fright. The notice was shown to
Gov. Longino. The negro stated
that he was on his way to the Mis-
'issippi Delta to look out for loca-
ion and to stay until he got more
:eassurred of protection. Other no.
ices of the same kind have been sent
Up here by negroes who found them
stuck up in their yards in the split
# stick. Following is the form
# notice employed by the terroriz-