The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-03-12
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NOu0ty Iutt Nv Iihah ia VSoi0A
monthly session. The feature of the
day was the able address delivered by
State Superintendent of Education J. n.
Powers. He was greeted by a large au-
dience and his strong speech was well
received. His remarks were directed in
behalf of the country high school. There
was already a strong sentiment IN this
county in favor of such a move, and
the address of Prof. Powers will greatly
strengthen this sentiment.
Mrs. Alice Fairly was given a ver,iict
in the Circuit Court against the Jack
son electric Street railway for $1,000,
the suit being based on the failure OF
the employees in charge of a certain
street car to stop for her at a regular
stopping corner, where she vas accus'
toned to discriminating. Not only did
the conductor fail to stop, but wa also
rather impudent, as alleged, when he
was taken to task for the oversight.
The family of w. A. Barker, OF Me-
ridian, barely escaped with their lives
from their burning home. When the
fire was discovered the entire roc was
ablaze, and before all the members were
aroused the flames had eaten their way
through the ceiling. Two children, des-
perately sick with pneumonia, were
rolled in the bed clothing and rescued.
the bed clothing being on fire and one
of the boys feet burned before the COW.
ering could be taken off.
In the suit of Leona Farr against the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Company, brought up from Wiikerson
County, the Supreme Court affirmed a
judgment for So 500 recovered for the
killing of the husband of the plaintiff.
The killing was the result of a collision
due to a telegram directing a certain
train on which the deceased was riding
to meet another train at Harriston, be-
ing mislaid, the fault being that of the
operator who was the agent of the ap-
pellant company.
A white man named Worden was ar
rested in Leake County charged with i'm
~personating a United States official.
Complaint was made that Worden was
selling a boil weevil and potato bug
powder, representing himself as a special
agent of the agricultural department,
and United States District Attorney Lee
ordered his arrest on information. WOr-
den gives his residence as New York
State. He was committed to jail by
United States Commissioner Gully.
The people of Monticello, Lawrence
County, have secured their own new
trunk line and are getting ready to eel
citrate the opening up of traffic on the
New Orleans Great Northern in a hearty
fashion. This will be the programme
followed at Jackson, Georgetown, Silver
Creek and other communities which the
new line will touch and develop further
Chambers having been discovered to
exist among the stock of Mr.. Thomas,
near Walden, State Inspector James
Lewis Of Starkville ordered two mules
killed and all the other stock carried
and quarantined.
Hon. Jacob MeCavock Dickinson,
whom President Taft has appointed
secretary of war, is not only a native
of Columbus. but a member of sham
Harrison Camp, No. y, United Confed-
crate Veterans, of that city.
A $4,000 amphitheater and annex to
the State Charity Hospital at Vicksburg
will be built at once to accommodate the
University of Mississippi medical stu
dents, who will begin their studies there
in September.
Sim H. Lowenburg of Natchez, and
Frank J. Fisher of Vicksburg have in
a movement for u 10O-mile auto
driveway between the two cities. This
will also push a good road campaign in
jefferson, Claiborne and Warren coun-
ties.
The Right Rev. Thomas DuBose Brat
ton, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of
Mississippi, has given formal notice that
the annual meeting of the diocesan n
ell will be held in Christ Church, at
Vicksburg, commencing ON April 20 at
0 80 a. nj.
At a very enthusiastic meeting of the
directors of the Oktibbeha County Fair
Association held at Starkville, the dates
for holding the fair were set for Octo-
Der 6, Z, s, with the brightest prospects
for the largest and most successful fair
ever, before held in the county.
The annual meeting of the Woodmen
of the World of the State of Mississippi
met in Columbus Tuesday. About soc
Mississippians attended the meeting.
R. E. Duncan has been appointed man
ager of the Farmers Union warehouse
at Oxford to succeed J.. r. Harkin, who
recently resigned.
Rev. E. S. Lewis. presiding elder OF