The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-03-27

commonly called "The New Opera
House" is being torn down.
instantly killed here by an Illinois
Central engine at a crossing.
Oxford.-Miss Annie Lewis died al
her home in this city with pneumonia.
and was buried at College Hill.
Jackson.-The state Of Mississippi
has purchased 81, 900 worth of blooded
stock for the p~enitentiary farm.
Coldwater.-The rapid increase of
appendicitis cases in this vicinity has
caused a movement for opening a hos
pital here.
Meridian.-The new First Presbyte-
rian church, which has just been com
pleted at a cost CT about $4,000, will
be dedicated Sunday. March %.
Decentralization. A. J. Mcintyre. a
successful lawyer of this place, has
announced his %candidacy for chanc-,-
lor OF this, the first chancery district.
Crystal Springs.-For the benefit of
the cemetery fund the L. d. G. gave d
spelling match in the school building.
Quite a nice sum was realized to beau.
tify the city OF the dead.
Meriiian.-Mrs. c. +. Smith, aged So.
was burned when he clothing caught
fire from all open crate. Mrs. Smith
was burned about the face and hands
Her burns are not serious.
Yazoo City.-Minnie Bulloch, a ne
gro woman, was killed by a street car
while en- route to town with a baby
and heavy bundles in her arms. The
baby was not badly hurt.
Nazoo City.-A knitting mill for "a
zoo City. with a capital stock Of prob
ably $4,000, was projected here by To-
cal capitalists, and almost half the
capital stock has already beer
pledged.
decentralization VI. Sparkle. for
mer cashier of the Bank of Herman
willie. which suspended a few days ago.
has been released in $4,000 bail after
a preliminary hearing on charges OF
embezzling $1,000.
Vicksburg.-The arrival here Of fifty
nine bales of cotton. consigned to a
local firm. shipped from e Centre,
Imperial Valley, Cal. was perhaps the
longest route that a load of cottou
ever came TO the Vicksburg market.
Canton.-Two young men Of the T.
S. marine service who had deserted
their regiment at Pensacola volun-
tarily surrendered here to Capt. Short.
One of them claimed 10 be from Ten
nessee and The other from Michigan.
Gulfport-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed two beautiful homes on Eas-
Beach. The blaze originated in the
home q Or. and Mrs. R. A. Anderson.
who barely escaped with their lives
from the burning building.
Canton.-At a meeting OF Canton
lodge. B, P. O, F.. the following Off
GERS We're elected: :. G. Loeb. exalted
ruler; w. D. Lowe, esteemed leading
knight; j. w. S,on. secretary: c. G..
Bell, treasurer: J.. F. O'Malley, tyler.
Meridian.-Wiu Dorsey shot and in
stantly killed his wife, Viola Dorsey.
negroes. Dorsey shot the woman to
death in cold blood. three bullets en-
tering the back of her head. coming
out in the forehead. Dorsey is in the
county Jail.
Gulfport.-The field day exercises TO
be held here will include music. reel
t%ations. declarations, spelling and high
jump. broad jump, potato race, egg
race, pole vaulting and sack race. The
awarding of prizes and medals for mu-
sic, readings. oratory, quartette sing
ing. speaking. etc. will occur IN tn
auditorium of the city hall.
Meridian.-A storm Of protest has
been made over the working Of a
white man named Thrash in the city
chain gang. Thrash was recently con
victed of selling whisky and fined
5000 in police court. The main pro.
test made was because Thrash was
compelled to work with a shovel and
broom with the regular street gang OF
negroes and was attired in stripes.
Derma.-Walter Dye, a farmer liv-
ing north of here. was burning brush
in his new ground and was seized with
a CONFUSION and fell into the fire, He
died from the burns.
Meridian.-The building committee