The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-01-30
NEWS OF
MISSISSIPPI
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One Of the best dairies in South
Mississippi will begin business at Sum
nit very shortly.
The ace for mayor Of Columbus is
warming up, with two candidates in
the field.
The Merchants & Farmers Bank Of
Weir was put into the hands OF a re-
State Chemist Hand has condemned
as unfit for drinking purposes, or even
for washing. the water from the new
flowing artesian we'll at Laurel.
Eighty-seven per cent Of the pupils
in the Jackson public schools, gram
mar grades, clean their teeth regularly
every morning.
Henry Shelton and jim Williams,
two negroes who were working on the
chain gang at the Baptist Hospital at
Jackson, escaped.
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy
was filed with Major L. +. Oldham,
clerk of the United States Court at
Oxford, by W. II. Goodwin.
Conductor James Ansley, who was
stabbed at Summit a few days since
by Monroe Newman. has been in a
critical condition since.
The winter term of chancery court
convened at Batesyille with /Chancel-
lcr James G. MCGOWAN, of Water Val
ley, presiding. The docket is heavy.
L. E. Davis, a prosperous farmer
about five miles south of Hickory, suf-
fered a serious loss when lightning
struck his barn and burned the build
ing.
President l. Marks, of the Highland
Park commission, at Meridian, has I'M
der way plans to establish n OF the
most modern and up-to-date play
grounds at the park in the South.
Two young negroes are in jail at
Port Gibson suspected of connection
with the killing of Anthony Wallace,
an aged negro, and an adopted boy
years Of age.
The suit of Walter S Harrison VS.
the Mississippi Central Railroad Com
pany for $4,000 damages has just been
settled at Hatties burg by compromise
The amount paid is not stated.
While returning from school at Pop
larville Jim Hutton, a negro boy about
IA year of age. threw a brick at an
other negro bay and hit a negro cir
of about the same age, who ran in be
tween jim and the other boy.
The United States government ha'
become very greatly interested in th'
possibilities of the Natchez district a
a live stock district, and proposes Il
do everything in its power to promot
interest in the great industry.
Every labor organization in the cit
was represented in a mass meetin
held at Meridian when resolution
were adopted protesting against an
change whatsoever in the state chill
labor laws.
The railway postal clerks on tn
New Orleans & Northeastern Railroa
have circulated a petition addresse
to the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion complaining against the railwa
mail cars in service on that road.
DR.. W. w. Moore, president Of Unio
Theological Seminary, Richmond. Va
has accepted Chancellor kincannon
: invitation to deliver the commenc
| ment address at the University OF Mi
sissippi in June.
, On last Saturday there was file
with Major L. E. Oldham, clerk
the district court of the United tSat'
for the Northern district Of Mississi
\ pi, four voluntary petitions in ban
ruptcy, all in the Delta division.
Sheriff Bagnell arrested and place
in Jail at Port Gibson a white man
the name OF Bob Stumpley and a Il
gro woman named Carroll, as beil
suspects in the murder of the neg
Anthony Walker and 7-year-old son.
The grand jury at Gulfport was q
) iourned after a session of two Weel
duration. Before leaving for the
u homes, the members filed a repC
e with Judge Ballenger, which, thou
l. brief, made caustic criticism Of con
= tions in the county.
Friday, January 80, Seumas Meme
us. a celebrated Irish poet, will arri
a at st. Mary of the Pines, to lecture
.s the students and faculty.
The meeting OF taxpayers OF
Mississippi levee district at Greenvi
& was a most representative body
Delta citizens.
According to indications, several
torneys of Meridian will contest I
Is right of Councilman ]. NJ. Slaugh'
to preside over police court and plS
1t fines. The lawyers contend that I
II law declares that the police power
a municipality is delegated to
mayor.
Meridian has not yet recovered fr
the establishment occasioned in
ic arraSt Of I Il lax. the WOOden-QOs