The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-05-09

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In. the case of the state against w.
L. Gambrell before the supreme court
| Justice Mayes pointed out that the tes-
timony for the state had included the
| diving declaration of the man Grayson,
whom the indictment alleged Gambrell
had killed. The defense had objected
to this on the ground that the deceased
was alleged to have been an unbeliever,
an infdel with no belief in God or
future punishment. In the lower court
the objections were overruled, and the
declaration was permitted to go to the
jury without the qualifying instruction.
In the opinion of the supreme court
that point should have been submitted
to the jury, and for that reason the
case was reversed and remanded.
According to Insurance Adjuster A.
A. Weille, representative of the fire
underwriters in Mississippi, the indus
trial capital invested in this state has
suffered more severely during the past
twelve months than for years past. In
this time even of the valuable cotton
seed oil plants and a large number of
others, especially saw mills and lumber
yards, have been badly damaged by
fire, causing an aggregate loss of S313,-
900.
State Superintendent of Education
Powers declared the examinations for
negro teachers recently held through
out the state null and void. This &C.
ton was taken on positive proof that
the examination questions had again
been stolen and sold and distributed in
many places before the sealed questions
sent to the teachers in charge of the
examination had been opened.
The Gulf & Ship Island railroad is
running an excursion train to Gulfport,
every Sunday. The usual low rates
are in effect from all stations on the
road. The pavilion at the sea-end of
the great pier has been arranged for
the accommodation of eXcursiOnists.
Shipments of fruits and vegetables
from Mississippi have been greatly de-
layed by the recent heavy transforms
that have swept over the truck farm
ing belt, and in some communities q
large destruction Of crops is reported.
The assessment of the Western Union
Telegraph company shows a pole mile
age of 2,023 miles, valued at $50 per
mile, making a total of $50, $50. The
wire mileage is given at 15,S78, valued
ut $40 per mile, a total of S15S, $50.
The Sunday school superintendent
institute, under the joint supervision Of
the Sunday school board of the North
Mississippi and the Mississippi confer
ences, will be held at Durant May II.
l3 and IA.
Brookhaven has a new 800, 900 in
dustry-a gravel washing plant. The
daily expense of the plant will be $500,
and the projectors expect to have it in
full operation in sixty days.
Greenville will entertain the Louis,
iana-Mississippi United Commercia,
Travellers on May % and 80, and pre-
Darations for the event are being made
on a grand scale.
The railroad station at Verona was
burglarized and a lot of whisky secured
from the express department, a mail
sack was cut open and q number of let
ters riied.;
The state board of health will meet
at Jackson on May II and Ii to exam
inc applicants for license to practice
medicine in this state.
DR.. r. w. Owens, one of the Oldest
and most highly respected citizens OF
Tunica county, died at Tunica, aged 6S.
The total rewards now offered for the
fugitive negro John Joseph, slayer OF
Branch T. Archer at Port Gibson, now
aggregate the sum of 81, 25O.
Gov. Noel has offered a reward OF
800 for the arrest of the assassin OF
John o. Black, who was killed at Nox,
apater on Jan. 5.
The people of Okolona are enthusias-
tic over the fact that they are to have
q new road-the Observation-Disclosures
Valley.
The farmers of Mississippi are being
urged against increased acreage in
cotton at the expense of cereal and
stock feed crops.
About 4e0 delegates are expected to |
attend the annual meeting of the Mis-
sissippi Association of Elks to be held
at Biloxi.
In the contest for the most popular :
young lady in Pontotoc Miss Lindley
Anderson received the greatest number
of votes.
The board of managers of the Crys.
Springs Chautauqua assembly ap-
propriated 1880 to install q water.
works plant.