The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-17
MISSISSIPPI
STATE BRIEFS

II OlAIE BKlEFS
Meridian.-On April "a the city of
meridian will vote on a bond issue for
S'o,ooO for school improvements.
lndianola.-The grand jury ad-
journed here after having been in SEES
! eight days and returned ninety.
dive indictments.
V1cksburg.--A verdict of not guilty
was rendered In the case of E. w.
Floyd, on trial for killing A. w. VIII
'iams for alleged insults offered to the
wife of Floyd. q
Summit.-In a game of basketball
here Ernest Murrah, a student of the
high school, had a finger of the right
hand SO badly broken that a%mputation
may be the result.
Observation-Disclosures Carter, an un.
married negro, 20 years Of age. whose
home was at Yazoo City, was struck
on the head by the engine OF south.
bound passenger train No. Is, and in
stantly killed.
Decentralization Sheppard Of the
railroad commission announced that
M. C. Moore Of Meridian had been
agreed on as rate clerk. The commits.
sioners were deadlocked for two days
over the Selection.
Holly Springs.-In order to avert
possibility Of mob violence, John
Smith, aged Is years, charged with the
murder Of his mother, was spirited
out Of Holly Springs by the sheriff,
and is confined in some Jail in
a nearby county.
Minter City.-James A. Townes,
known for many years along the Tai
lahatchie river as Uncle Jimmy" died
in Battle Creek, Mich, where he had
gone some time ago for his health,
which had been far from good for sew
eral years.
Meridian.-Secretary Striplin of the
Meridian Board OF Trade is working
diligently to secure special rates on all
railroads to Meridian for the Southern
intercollegiate Athletic association
field and track meet to be held here
on May Is and 1G.
Meridian.-More complications have
arisen over the carload of arms and
ammunition that was sold under an at
tachment by the sheriff at the instance
OF N. Carrie, who sued for $1,000 fol
wages alleged to be due him in say
ing the wal munitions in 1911 from
confiscation as c%ontraband of war.
Clinton.-T. J. Jackson had his team
engaged in hauling gravel to be pu'
on the grading when In crossing
large Bogue Chitto bridge the founda
tions of the bridge gave way and the
wagon, team and driver fell into the
water below, with the result of com
pletely demolishing the wagon, bu'
without further injury.
Carrollton. In the magistrate,
court here II. M. Thompson, ex-mayo
Of C~arrollton, was granted bail in tn,
sum of $500. Thompson is charged
with the Misrepresentation of about 81,
300 of the towns funds. He was al
rested and returned here from Jack
sonville, Fla, where he had assumed
the name of Clarke.
Summit. X. Barron, a resident o
this place ard employed by the Hi
nois Central Railroad company in tn
McComb shops at McComb City, Miss
met with a serious accident. The driy
ing wheel of an engine crushed hi
right arm so badly it was at frs
thought amputation would be neces
sary, but it is now believed the arr
can be saved.
Magnolia.-Upon the recommends
ton of William MICHIGAN. w. T. Den
man and Wallace Atkinson. highwa,
commissioners of the Fourth district
the board of supervisors accepted thu
bid of the Providence Savings Bank {
Trust company of Cincinnati for tn
remaining $150,000 of good road
b,p1c at nor with accrued interest. ths
buyers to furnish bond.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are com
plete for an elaborate entertainment o
the members of the Mississippi Stat
Medical association, which convene