The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-15
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STATE BRIEFS

Vicksburg.--The Vicksburg Automo-
bile company's place of business was
seriously damaged by fire.
Hazlehurst.-Mrs. Ona Atwood, age
So years, wife of w. T. Atwood, of
this place, died suddenly, She is
survived by a husband and four chill
dren.
McComb City.-The funeral of Mrs.
Leota Holmes. wife of Marshal
Holmes, took place here at the lam
lily residence on Pearl River avenue.
lnterment in the McComb City GENE.
terry.
Meridian.-The trial of Grady Sulli-
van, charged with murder in the shoot
ing and killing of Fred and Robert Ed
wards in a railroad camp, has again
been changed.
Meridian.-J. F. Barbee, q stock
man of considerable reputation, is
moving to Meridian from Kentucky.
He has already shipped three carloads
Of fine h~orseflesh to Meridian.
Natchez.-Joe Banks, colored, made
complaint to the police department
that he had been robbed OF s4S. The
negro is a pensioner and had just re-
ceived his stipend from the govern
ment.
Natchez.-The board of supervisors
of Adams county refused TO pay a bill
presented by the Corinna hotel of
Natchez for s95. This bill was for
lodgings for the juries of the circuit
court recently adjourned.
Vicksburg.-At the convention of the
Mississippi Bankers association Off
Gals were chosen as follows: Henry
Hart, Winona, president; S. ]. High,
Tupelo, vice-president; f. p. Peacock
Water Valley, treasurer.
Tupelo. Superintendent Suther.
land of Prentiss and McCord of AL
corn counties met here for the purpose
of perfecting plans for holding the Tri-
County Normal at Kossuth. to open
July 10 and continue four weeks.
Paulding.-Trouble arose between
Jim O'Flynn, who was experimenting
the dipping, and Henry Cruise, col
ored. Cruise had taken a bell off of
O'Flynn, who O'Flynn drew his u
and fired, killing him instantly.
Toccopola.-The preliminary hear
ing of the case wherein Rube Bratton
was charged with the killing of John
Golfer near Dallas, was held at Tula
before Magistrates Coleman and Cliff
ton, and resulted in the acquittal Of
Bratton on the ground that he shot
Golfer in self-defense.
Meridian.-The fact that one citizen
of Clarke, two of Jones and two Of
Lauderdale counties are now under in
dictment on charges of interfering with
Tilted States officers in the pursuit Of
their duty and violating the federal
cattle law, the d%ynamiting of dipping
watts in Jasper county continues. Last
year watts were d%ynamited in Clarke,
Jones and Smith counties, but federal
officers got so close behind the Of
tenders that things have remained
rather quiet since that time.
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege. - The annual commencement
exercises at this institution will begin
this year on Sunday, May 81, and con
clude June 3. The approaching exer-
cises will mark the thirty-fifth annual
commencement of the college, and one
of the largest graduating classes in
the history of the institution will re-
ceive diplomas commencement day.
Not only is the present senior class
perhaps the largest since the found
ing of the school, but there has never
been a class to graduate from the A.
and NJ. possessed of a higher average
in scholarship and general deport
ment.
Aberdeen.-Anderson II. French, Jr.,
shot and probably fatally wounded J.