The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-08
MISSISSIPPI
STATE BRIEFS

Lexlngton.-In the municipal cleo
ZION held here d. r. Ruff was elected
mayor over W. l.. Dyer, the present in.
cumbent.
Wesson.-Mr. James Foster, one of
Coplah county's Oldest and most sub.
stantlal citizens, died at his home five
miles east of Wesson.
Hermanville.-The twenty-first an
nual commencement exercises of the
claiborne county graded schools were
held at the pavilion at Hermanville.
Clarksdale.-Joe Esgro, an Italian
i've stock dealer and butcher, was
llned So0 for violating the quarantine
law by bringing green hides from Quit
man to Coahoma county.
Greenwood. A beautiful wedding
was solemnized at the Church of Ma
tlvlty, when Miss Ethel Margaret Nc
Shane and William Poindexter Ram
burg were united in marriage.
Meridian.-Jim Davis, a negro, is
In jail at T~oomsuba, twelve miles
from Meridian, on a charge of assault.
ing Madelee Howard, a seven.year-old
negro girl.
Purvis.-Property of the Western
Union valued at $10,247.61 in Lamar
county has been levied on by Sheriff
G. w. Holleman and is advertised to
be sold for its taxes.
Crystal Springs.-William Cooke, a
o of Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Cooke. had
the misfortune to break both bones
just above the left wrist and sprain
the right one.
Natchez.-A carload Of cabbage was
shipped to Indianapolis by the Natchez
Truck Growers association, with nine.
ty-three hampers of mixed vegetables.
This is the initial carload shipment,
BiloXi.-Four skulls and numerous
bones were found on the Hayward
property at the corner of the Beach
n Porter avenue, when the north
part of the lot was graded down to
the level of the front.
McComb.-The demolishing of the
old opera house building, on State
street and Broadway, has almost been
completed and within another week
this old landmark will have entirely
disappeared.
Meridian.-J. N. Harvey, a prosper
JUS farmer living four miles north Of
Marion, has exploded the theory that
alfalfa cannot be grown in this sec
ton. He brought to the city some
fine specimens of alfalfa.
Arkabutla.-Miss Esther More, the
eighteen-year-old daughter of J. V
Moore, a well-to-do business man Of
Arkabutla, ran away from home this
week and was married to Cecil Hollo
way, also of Arkabutla. The marriage
was quite a surprise to friends and
relatives Of the young lady.
Clarksdale.--In an effort to do the
tango wabble on the streets of this
city, Walter McCutcheons, the famous
tango dancer and actor, broke the
speed limit, resisted an officer and
was arrested. He was fined $25 in Pc
lice court, which was promptly paid
Laurel.-Frank A. Tate, president
of the Farmers and Traders bank
which transferred its deposit accounts
to the Commercial Bank & Trust
company and the First National bank
gave out a statement in which he says
that the bank decided to go out OF
business, 'in view of the fact that
the expenses of operation for several
months has been in excess of the
profits"
Jackson.-J. c. Masters, leading
promoter of the Albemarle Develop
ment company, who is alleged to have
sold one hundred acres of well-nigl
worthless North Carolina hill land
more than ten times over, netting
$250,0OO or 100000 on his multitudin
Jus transactions, was placed on trial
in the federal court here on charge
of using the mails with intent to de
fraud.
Natchez.-Approximately 100 head
of 900-odd cattle brought to Natche2
several days ago to restock Adams
county farms have died since the work
under the supervision of the govern
mental authorities at the plant of the