The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-29

nanifesting considerable interest in
he State Retail Grocers' Association,
which meets at West Point.
Hattiesburg.-W. S. F. Tatum took
he first steps toward putting down a
lest well fair oil, when work Of erect
ing a derrick was actually begun at
Sanford.
Hermanville.-The beautiful ante
bellum home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Shields. one mile northeast of town,
together with the barn, were destroyed
by fire.
McComb City.-Mr. J. West. fore
man of the Illinois Central tool
at this place, was badly injured when
q motor car jumped the track and was
wrecked.
Starkville.-The own of Sturgis will
issue bonds in the sum OF $1,000 for
the purpose of erecting a suitable
school building and land, and 10 equip
the same.
Meridian.-Repo-ts from the rural
districts are that the oat crop is badly
affected with smut and except for a
few fields has practically ruined tn
crop in this section.
Meridian.-Jake Weaver an en-
gineer on the Mobile and Ohio rail
road, was seriously, if not fatally, in
jured when he was struck in the head
by Caleb Green, a negro.
West Point. - Final arrangements
have been completed for the reception
and entertainment OF the delegates to
the Mississippi Merchants association
which holds its annual meeting here.
Columbus. Engineers from the
United States government office at Mo-
bile arrived here from West Point.
where they have been working from a
bench mark for the purpose of estab-
fishing a datum in Columbus from
which calculations will be made in
making a geodetic survey of tho Tom
bigbee river.
Holly Springs.-W. G. Neil. Jr.. ,;
years of age, cashier Of the People
bank here, shot and killed himself il
the old Frisco depot. Friends OF Mr.
Neill say he was a victOm OF a nerYou.
= breakdown. brought on by The strait
, of o~verwork. Officials Of the bank de
clare that his accounts are in soo-
, shape, and that the affairs OF The in
n stitution are not involved in an way
Clarksdale. The Godsey murd2
. trial took a sudden and unlocked 10
turn when Special Judge Maynard eN
, cused Juror Wellman from turtle
service on account of illness. There
upon the state Immediately moved TO
. a mistrial. This was granted by tn
! court. who ordered that a trial d. nov
begin at once and that the nine juror
q no had already qualified AMI bee
c accepted by both sides previous t
. Mr.. Wellman's illness. should b
n placed in The jury box as the begil
: ming of a new jury.
DISQUALIFICATION L. G. Sellers Of IL
7 George County Times, delegate to III
nj grand lodge of |. o. O. F., brought haC
!, the bacon in the shape OF the pril
bo,par ouarlad hv the Grand lOtgp
the state of Mississippi 10 the Luc
dale Lodge No. 1870, l.. o. o. F.. for II
largest gain in membership of ar
lodge in the state. The grand lod:
"a has recently been in session at La
IA rel. Miss. To judge Editor Sellers fro
his optimistic disposition and beamil
ii. countenance, YOU would know that
al nor the original of Mark Twain's ct
NJ Mulberry Sellers he az least is a
ad rect descendant OF that i'lustrious sc
he tleman.
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err Greenwood.-One of the cases tn
ca attracted the most attention OF t
to present term of the Leflore o Il
err circuit court was the quo warranto p
he ceeding BY District Attorney 7. f. NJ
i'll timer and County Attorney o. l.. Ki
he brough to remove j. l.. Haley from t
board of supervisors of Leflore COZ
ty. The plaintiffs alleged in their p
ceeding that Mr.. Haley was pre-
dent of and a member of the board
supervisors of Leflore county, a me
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