The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-02-19
NEWS or
MISSISSIPPI

! MISSISSIPPI (
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j. d. Carr, city marshal of Acker-
man for II years. is an applicant for
travelling sergeant of the state peni
for next year
S. d. Helm and Miss Nell Allen were
married at the Baptist parsonage In
Macon. They viii reside at Mr.. Helms
country place, three miles south Of
Macon.
Jones county tobacco shipped to
Wilson, N. C., is liked better than
the South Carolina tobacco accord
ing to reports received from the ware
house Of that city.
Baldwin defeated Bonneville at has.
ke. hall, Is to 0, in Baldwin. Johnsey
and Shinalt starred for Bonneville.
This was the first game of the cham
PiOii7Iiip S'iiCs " Dt pa Gu Al AIis
section.
Work will begin in a few days on
six miles of additional macadam
streets in Tupelo. and when complet.
ed Tupelo will have a total of II miles.
The white way" is to be extended
from Main to Franklin streets, max
ing five blocks.
Sam G. Myers, a mail carrier,
killed himself at the Columbus house,
Columbus. Nq cause has been assigned.
ried. He was a son of w. G. Myers. a
prominent planter living in the north
eastern section of the county.
The first trophy to he offered 10 the
golfers Of the new Country Club of
Jackson arrived and when the links
are ready for playing, within the next
month, the golfers will compete for
the trophy. The trophy is a hand
some solid silver loving cup.
Two hundred delegates were in at
tendance at the Mississippi Baptist
Mems association in Meridian. H. r.
Stone Of Meridian presided. The ses-
siOns were devoted to THE Kingdom
and the subject of Mr.. Stones address
was "Bible Study and the Kingdom
Alcorn County raised the largest
cotton crop, it is reported from Cor
NTH, that has ever been known. Last
year was considered an unusually good
year in cotton. but this years crop,
the number Of bales weighed. shows
an increase Owe last years crop Of
1900.
The people of Starkville and com
munity assembled at the FIRST Method
list Church to pay a last and sad trib'
ute to the memory of Mrs. Lutte Lips
| comb. wife of the Rev. T. II. Lips
comb, pastor of the NJ. +. Church. Her
death occurred after a very short i'll
ness and was a sad shock TO the nu
merous friend.
The problem of how to prevent over
flows of Town creek into the business
district of Jackson is now being solved
and within a short time the work OF
removing distractions that were re
sponsible for the overflow last year
will have progressed to such an extent
that it will take six inches of rain tc
put the water out of the banks.
Three men were camping near Nc
Comb City and built a fire to warn
themselves. They leaned against Z
tree and soon fell asleep. The fire
they had made spread to the tree
catching it and burning it so that il
fell directly on one of them, killing
him. Letters addressed to w. f.. Der
mond were found in his pocket.
The lumber industry in South Mis-
| sissippi has shown ONE signs of i'm
provement. Weather conditions have
been better than for any week since
the holidays, Is the report from Hat
tiesburg. The tact that some lew millle
have resumed operations and that 9th
ers will resume during the neXt few
days indicates a better feeling and 6
more hopeful outlook for the manufac
turer.
A surprise greeted the many friends
Of Miss Estelle Dulaney and Wesley
e. Simpson, who were married IL
Marks at the home OF the bride. Mrs
Simpson is the daughter OF W. f. Du
laney, while Mr.. Simpson is a respon
sible employe of the Y. & NJ. Y. rail
road, having been appointed agent Of
that company at Lambert, where they
will be at home after Feb. 20. The
ceremony ives performed by the Rev
Mr.. Boone of the Baptist church.