The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

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Enon Baptist church and the town Of
Arkabutla, do hereby take this oppor-
tunity to deplore the brutal and inhu-
man murder of Mr.. BOSS" Veazey, q
young white man by a gang Of lawless
members of our race. We condemn in
the strongest terms the perpetrators of
this ~dastardly deed and hope that sum-
mary punishment will be melted out to
the guilty parties and We each of US
stand ready to offer any assistance to
oring the guilty parties to justice.
Signed by Rev. Geo. w. Veazey and
twenty. five other leading colored citi-
zens Of Arkabutla.
One of the latest and most practical
departures undertaken in educational
circles in this state was the joint expe-
dition to the interesting section OF the
state through and near which the Tom
bigbee courses, and other parts of the
prairie, in which students from the In
dustrial Institute and College, the
Agricultural and Mechanical and Mill
saps colleges participated. This was
the first of a series OF such trips which
have been mapped out in order to con-
duct practical demonstrations in the
study of the geological and soil condi-
tions, as near t o nature as possible.
DR.. Fred j. Mayer, who is to lead in
the state campaign for higher and more
practical sanitary and hygienic educa-
ton, is formulating his plans for q
practical itinerary. He has received
invitations and requests from a number
of points, from medical men and lay
men, earnestly inviting him to visit
them, and all these will be included in
the regular itinerary. 1t is the con-
sensus of opinion among the medical
men that, the state boardrof health has
made a decided advance step in taking
up this practical health and sanitation
campaign, and are particularly fortu-
nate in selecting DR.. Mayer as their
executive agent.
Judge. Henry G. Niles refused to
grant a federal injunction. to six OF the
leading railway lines in, the state re-
straining the enforcement of the order
Of the Mississippi railroad commission
reducing rates on cotton from all local
points to Gulfport. This is the most
notable victory the railroad commission
has achieved in the federal court for
several years, or since the noted 81
grain rate case was finally decided in
favor of the commission by the United
States supreme court.
Mayor P. M. Harding startled the
city council of Vicksburg by demand
ing the dismissal of Chief of Police
GroOme for allowing the unlawful sale
Of liquor on Sunday. Chief Groome dis
claimed all knowledge of these viola
tions. The mayors demand for the
chiefs removal was referred to the POI
lice committee with power to act.
Circuit Judge John N. Bush of Vicks-
burg decided that the city assessor and
not the railroad commission should
make the assessment, in the case of the
city of Vicksburg against the y. and
NJ. V. railroad. This case involves the |
settlement of back taxes covering the
years from 1900 to 1907. The amount
Judge Bush awards the city is $25, TAO.
The case will taken to the supreme
court.
Secretary of State j.. w. Power is
sending out formal notice to the Demo-
cratic presidential electors chosen at
the election Nov. 3, that they will be ex-
pected to meet in jackson on the first
Wednesday in December to cast their
votes for the Bryan and Kern ticket.
The financial affairs of the Missis-
sissippi and West Alabama Fair asso-
citation are in bad shape. The associa-
ton has lost money on nearly every
fair, and now owes S5,448.3 "a. This in
debtedness is secured by a mortgage on
the plant.
With Carroll county heard from the
secretary of state has been enabled to-
tabulate the general election returns
and ascertain the result all around.
The total vote of the state was: Demo
cratic, 64,25o; Republican, 4,463; Pop
ulite, 1900; Socialist, 1,O4S. Grand
total, 7l,O70.
Gov. Noel has appointed Hon. J.. B.
Stirling of the jackson bar as attor-
ney-general, to succeed Hon. r. v. /
Fletcher, who was appointed to the
supreme bench to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Judge Calhoun.
The Alabama & Vicksburg road is
preparing to establish q mail service
trains Nos. IL and IL between Vicks-
burg and Meridian. Heretofore these
have carried only locked pouch
service.
Boss iVeazey, q prominent planter of
Tate county, was murdered by Steve
Veazey, a negro, and his body thrown
into Arkabutla creek.
Gov. Noel gave the people of Missis-
sippi q surprise by appointing Attor-