The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1915-12-23
WEALTHY BACHELOR DIES WITH.
OUT WILL.
OWNED ENTIRE GEORGIA COUNTY
Poor, But Ambitious Girl Win Now
Get The Education That She
Earnestly Sought.

respectable parents, but with a lauda-
bile ambition to rise in the world and
Esecure an education that she recog-
nizes is essential to life's success,
Mamie Chisohm, a fifteen-year-old
school girl Of Free Run, in this coun-
ty, is about to have her dream come
true through the death Of near rela-
tive in Georgia who has just died,
leaving millions to a few near rela-
tives, one Of whom is the young lady
mentioned.
The story reads like a work of fc-
ton, and seems almost too good to be
true, but from the information now
at hand, there seems to be no doubt
of the facts that have thus far been
brought to public notice.
James Smith was wealthy bache-
lor Of Smithonia, Ga. He died on
DIG. 10, Of this year, leaving an es-
tate valued at several million dollars.
In fact, it is said that he owned every
foot Of ground in his home county,
including the courthouse and the en-
tire town, except one farm, and be-
sides his broad acres, he owned rail
road stocks, government bonds, and
other valuable securities, besides cash
and other property. When his per
sonal effects were examined after his
death, no. kill could be found, and in
the absence Of the will, his next Of kin
will Of coufve inherit his vast estate.
The ndlresl lsknown relatives reside in
Yazoo and 4iolmes Counties, and the
Holmes County heirs have employed
ex-Gov. Noel and Hon. George A.
Wilson, both of Lexington, to look af-
ter their interests in the matter. The
heirs in this county are Mrs. John
Chisholm, of Free Run, and Mrs. ]. I.
Day of the same postoffice. Gov.
Noel came to the homes Of these. two
ladies late last Saturday, to see about
the matter and they went to Lexing-
ton Monday, and made arrangements
with Gov. Noel to represent them, and
he is now in Georgia looking after
the matter. Among other heirs are
some citizens Of Lexington.
There Is a human interest story
running through the case that at once
arouses the sympathy Of all who read
it. Mrs. Chisohm is a grand-niece Of
the dead Georgia millionaire. She and
her husband with large family OF
children, resides on a small place near
Free Run. Both the parents are in
poor health, and unable to provide
bounteous support for the growing
family. Among the children is a girl
Of Is fred with the ambition to sue
ceed in life. as evidenced by a letter
which she recently wrote to one Of the
professors Of the Agricultural High
School at Benton, in this county, IN
which she offers to work to pay her
expenses through school. She writes
to him:
kind Sir: / am poor girl and
want to enter your school for another
year. haven't any money but want
an education, If can possibly get IT,
4 thought maybe could get into
your school. / am is years old and
in the seventh or eighth grade; viii
be in the full eighth this term. will
be willing 70 come and work all
can to apply on my schooling next
year
Il have a sister working her way
through school at Moorhead. guess
sou know her, Carrie Mae Chisohm-
Ny father and mothers health is bad,
and we have six others to 20 to school,
and Professor, L a girl hasn't an
education IN this day and time, she
is IA bad fix. So II you can possibly
take me, Il viii be more than can
thank you. and win appreciate your
kindness 7 =ill start n with the IN
tentioa Of getting an edueation- ]
viii do my work perfect, and please
you IN any way about the work that
vou give me 70 do. I went 10 school
10 Hr. Hugh Ball for two years IN sn-
yer City. but he IS Supsriutendent of
Ed1cztion noT
en can enter your sehooi. please