The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-29
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

the case of Mrs. Fannie Anderson VS..
the Cumberland Telephone Company.
from the Circuit Court Of Madison
county, that a messenger boy en-
ployed by a telephone or telegraph
company cannot be expected to per-
form the work Of a lineman. Mrs. An
derson's ~14-year-old son was killed
while doing the work of a lineman by
direction of the manager. Special
Judge Cox delivered the opinion, hold
ing that the company vas liable for
the death of the boy, and reversed the
case, which Mrs. Anderson lost In the
lower court.
In the case of o. B. Andrews VS.. the
Valley road, the court held that the
railroad Is not responsible for an as
sault committed on a trespasser by
one of it's employees. Andrews went
into the company's depot at Ruleville
and asked the agent to let him write
a letter. and permission was granted.
Afterward a fight arose between Them
about a private matter, and 1t is said
that the agent did up Andrews. The
court held that the agent was acting
In his private capacity, and not for the
company.
In the case of James Denmore and
Willie Wallace VS.. the State, the court
held that hearsay evidence may be adj
mitted in criminal cases. if it directly
quotes the party charged with the
crime. The boys were charged with
criminal assault. and after arrest a
lawyer named Gets heard them quar-.
reling about the matter, in which GER
tain admissions were made, which
were admitted by the lower court and
sustained by the Supreme Court.
Passengers who ride on the running
boards of street cars do so at their
own peril. P. B. Bridges, of this city,
while walking on the running board OF
a State street car, was knocked down
and thrown off. The Supreme Court
held that he should have returned to
his seat by the aisle, which was rot
crowded, and should not have walked
on the running board.
Financial Agent Whitney, OF the
State Cotton Association, has struck
one section Of the State where the
crops are fine. Mr.. Whitney has just
returned from Philadelphia, Neshoba
| county, where he went to attend the
| Neshoba County Fair and address the
farmers. He says that the Neshoba
County Fair is a great success, and,
speaking of the crop outlook in that
section, says: 1.-THE crops are very
fine in that section of the State-in
fact. they are the best / have seen in
any part of Mississippi. / saw cotton
fields near Newton that will compare
favorably with the best cotton grown
in the delta. 1t is all a mistake to say
that Mississippi will not have a fine
corr crop this year. | believe the
yield will be larger than that OF last
season, and | base this statement on
close personal observation in the sec
tons of the State | have visited. Oh
course. in some communities the out
look is but the general prospect
is as good as l have eve seem"
l. S. Lewis, of Polkville, Smith coun'
ty. a prosperous farmer and merchant
of that section, is rejoicing in the re
turn of his son, Lera Davis Lewis, VIII
disappeared last December. Mr.. Lew
Is. who is well-to-do, spent about
thousand dollars hunting for his son
but he was unable to get trace OF him
The young man says that while on his
way home from school he was Kid
naped by two men and held a prisoner
for several months. He made his es
cape and found himself in a distant
city, without funds or friends. ant
claims that he walked 1900 miles II
order to reach his fathers home. do
ing odd jobs on the way for his food
His condition was pitiable when ~
reached home, being but poorly clat
and about half starved. The yount
nan does not know for what purpose
he was kidnapped.
The report of the treasurer OF TIT
mississippi Levee Board for the sem
annual period ending June 80, snow
the receipts to be 1851, 720.66, Sf5,Oo'
of this amount being realized from tn
sale of certificates of Indebtedness
and also including 1926, 1904, which
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