The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-09-11
MISSISSIPPI BRIEFS

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siderable excitement this week near
town. 1t visited farms several miles
apart, and bit half a dozen or more
other dogs.
Oxford.-The boil weevil and army
worm nave put ia their appearance in
some sections Of this county. The rains
aha not weather we have had for the
past Tour weeks have forced growth
OF cotton.
furvls.-Tow politics is becoming
quite warm here. There are four can
dldates in the field for marshal, John
Murry, Seal Wyatt, r. Woods and Mack
Simmons. Mr.. T. w. Davis, the pres
ent mayor, has nc opponent.
Bay Springs.-The hanging of Nose
Johnson, a negro, was witnessed by
the largest crowd ever in this little
town. Johnson was convicted of kill
ing Fitzpatrick, paymaster for the Gil
chrlst-Fordney Lumber company,
Canton.-One of a string of flat log
ging cars being pushed ahead of the
engine left the rails about eight miles
from town. About twenty colored en-
ployes of the mill were on this car
and many of them we're badly shaken
and bruised.
Hattiesburg.-The mayor, T. E. Bat
son, put a ban on the drinking of liz.
uor in public. He has instructed the
chief of police to enforce the strict let
ter of the statute and to put a stop to
sociable drinking in stores and bust
ness houses uptown.
Moss Point.-Judge James H. New.
/ lille. candidate for office of circuit
judge of this. the Second, judicial dis
trict, addressed the voters of this
place and vicinity here. The speaking
took place at the Hippodrome theatre,
an open air moving picture show.
Hazlehnrst.-The 9-year-old daugh-
ter of Lon FUR and the 12-year-old
daughter of Walter Glenn were in.
stantly killed near the Furr residence,
"a miles west of this place, near the
line of Jefferson and Copiah counties.
by being crushed by some logs which
became detached from a wagon. A
third child, also a daughter Of Furr's,
was seriously injured and may yet
die from the effects. A fourth child
escaped injury.
Meridian.-Fast freight train No. SO.
north of Marion and about 10 miles
from Meridian. Four loaded and six
empty ears went off the track. In one
Of the empty box cars that left the
track were two white men and a ne
gro, one of the white mel being killed
hours later. The negro had his nost
troxen and disappeared from thu
wreck and has not been seen since.
Vicksburg.-With a view Of meeting
all demands and properly taking car
Of the cotton crop of this section, TIL
banks, clearing house and the com
presses have organized a movement t.
receive all cotton sent in here, and b.
storing it. it is believed that there will
not be any great hardship resulting 70
the cotton producer this season. 1t wa
learned through the leading bushes
men and bankers, that this plan Is nov
being worked out with a view of finanC
mig Tie present ClOp. iNhobui ia
facilities for putting away about 1000
bales in the Gulf compress, and abou
ten to twenty thousand bales in tn
other presses.
Clarksdale.-Acting County Attorne
Brooks Miller received telegram fror
Mr.. John Neuvene, head of the job
Neuvene company of Chicago. stain
that he would attend the meeting c
the board Of supervisors at Friar
Point to discuss the payment OF tn
bonds recently purchased from tn
county. The firm bought the $4,000
of good roads bonds issued some tim
ago but never turned over the cas-
for them. They claim that the Eur
pear war has so affected the markt
: that they cannot now afford to TAX
them. The board is determined {
. make the purchasers stand up to he
: bargain. Mr.. Neuvene wished the boar
to come to Chicago to settle the ma
,. ter. but they telegraphed him that sue
: action would be useless, and that the
would take a definite step In the ma
u ter at the Monday meeting. Accor
ingly he wired that he would be pre-
: ent at that time.
u Hattiesburg.-In a conference b
tween the mayor and Chief Of Poli'
. Bennett, it IA decided to begin
!, once the strict enforcement Of Il
u state law relating to liquor drinkir
u IN public places. The mayor has
= structed Mr.. Bennett to cause an q
~. rest in every instance of liquor drin
II ing in public or where it can be SEE
t. from the streets. The action has BET
undertaken as the result of numero'
20 complaints which have beer filed
the city hall recently which say that
"a some of the stores and other busine
!, places men have been seen to cong
- gate and drink liquor. The mayor sa
that his action is not hasty; that
has had the matter under adviseme
for several days. and has made Inv