The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-01-02
NEWS OF
MISSISSIPPI

federal Judicial district established in
the state.
Jim Simmons, q negro, was shot and
seriously wounded by several white men
at W~ilsondale on the Meridian and Mem.
phis railroad Friday.
A. p. Lusk, former city clerk of Jack
son, arrived in jackson from the A. x
"A. College at Stakville to remain for .
few days, mineling with friends.
Will Wells, a negro, is badly wanted
by the police Of Jackson on a charge OF
passing a forged cheek for $40 at the
West jackson store of Jones Bros.
Burglars entered the store of E. p.
McGee at Natchez and secured a guam
tity of groceries and merchandise. No
clew was left by the intruders to their
identity.
Capt. Jesse r. Barry died at his home,
IS miles northeast of Oxford, Thursday,
after an illness of several months. He
was a Confederate veteran and served
his country well.
7. d. Moran, one of the bar pilots, re-
ported that D.. James Laughlin, the sur
geon in charge Of the quarantine station
at Ship Island, had found The Belle" a
gasoline launch. adrift.
Government Gin Statistician e. NJ.
Spinks has announced that figures com-
piled by him show cotton ginnings up to
Dec. IS, 6,3o4 bales, against 1923 last
year, In Lauderdale county.
State Auditor Thompson has figured
out the rather startling and unpalatable
fact that by the time the legislature
meets on January 6, it will be to meet a
treasury deficit of a million dollars.
When 6-yer-old Edwin Harris saw his
playmate, Ernest White, s years old,
skate through a hole in the ice on
Partridge pand, near Auburn, and dis
appear, he went home and said nothing
of the accident.
The Clarion-Ledger basketball team
Company, and the Merchants Bank team
was victorious over the Magee-Hawkins
team, in the contests in the gymnasium
Of the Y. NJ. G. A. at Jackson.
Merchants of Shannon shipped by ex-
press a solid car of dressed turkeys to
Mobile. This place has always han
died a large amount OF poultry at this
season OF the year, but this is the sec
ond year that a ear has been handled.
e G. ii. Mkhsm prest,spt Of the Hi.
=" nois Central railroad, arrived in Jacks,
- to hold a conference with a commit
u of the Jackson Board of Trade relati'
:, to the Capitol street crossing that HI
, long been a subject of lively interest
that city.
q Mrs. Harriet b. kells aged 20 year
president Of the Mississippi Woman
Christian Temperance Union, and fc
merly editor of the Union Signal"
: temperance magazine of Chicago, di
U suddenly in her boarding house at star
vile.
s. At Meridian Sam Strop, already
Jail on a charge OF petit larceny, viii
acting in the capacity of trusty, aga
is let his thievine proclivities get the be
"a of him and stole a suit OF clothes, a pa
u OF pants and a pair of shoes from
!. pressing club.
C. A. Cobb, federal government az
40 cultural expert in charge OF work
the Boys Corn Clubs in Mississippi,
90 now preparing exhibits to be sent to t
sixth annual National Commerce Exl
sition to be held in Dallas, Texas, Fl
n. ruary 10 to February "a.
49, Mrs. Tom Coore, wife OF an electric c
vs. motorman Of jackson, was badly frigl
M encd by a negro ut her HON on Bail
X avenue and Fortification street, a I
to nights ago, but despite efforts Of I
police to get the right man no clue
lie his identity has been discovered.
re Two Christmas marriages that to
place u few days before the holida
We're those of the Bowman commun
where such happy events are Of I
quent occurrence. Charlie Lowery Q
IRE Miss Mary Wallace, a popular you
err. couple, were quietly married, as W
ry also Polk Martin and Miss Harris,
'at latter of Independence.
~ The first snow of the season fell
II Coldwater and continued throughout
day. The earth vas wrapped in a m
tie -four inches thick, notwithstand
much of the snow melted as it fell.
wv, The Methodist Sunday school of G.
On, water has shown great activity in ri
w. ing funds for the support of the Meth
as list orphanaee at Jackson.
c. +. McCord section foreman Oh
Gulf and Ship Island railroad at Ma,
and Joe fiomdon, a negro section Ina
were brought to Hatticsburg and tai
~ to the Ha%ttiesburg I%nfirmary, the wi
~ man badly wounded and the negro
fering from buckshot wounds in the S
~ The shooting vas done by an unkno
negro, who made his escape.
The three Masonic lodges, King s.
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