The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-04-30

superintendent ). L.. Stringer Tor the
next session. This makes his fifth
year as superintendent.
Two solid train loads of Mississippi
red gum lumber and timber were re
Gently shipped from Clarksdale to
Gulfport. The shipment is destined
for Italy.
Secretary Lowther of the CONNER
ctal union at Gulfport. has been ad-
vised that the Rural Letter Carriers
association will hold their state con
vention in Gulfport on July S and 6.
The association is composed of 200
members.
After a week of suffering. G. G. NJ.
Stamps, Jr.. died at Alligator. April
IS. A record-breaking run of IS miles
In one hour and 40 minutes by a spe'
cial train on the Y. & NJ. V. railroad
was made 10 bring an eminent Mem
phis physician and two trained nurses
to his bedside in an effort to prolons
nfa-
A preliminary meeting of the alfalfa
hay growers of the prairie belt OF Mon.
roe county was held to effect a perma-
nent organization at Aberdeen. The
purpose of this organization Is to es'
tablish a cooperative marketing asso-
citation and build warehouses at all the
principal shipping points in the prairie
section Of the county.
Climbing down from the third story
on a blanket ladder, Johnny Pace, al
legged hold-up man, now in the Forrest
county Jail awaiting the action of the
grand jury on five or six charges OF
highway robbery, made a daring and
successful attempt to break from the
county institution April 81. He was
recaptured three hours after his es
cape.
Yazoo City.-While City Marshal
Dalton OF Louise, in the northwestern
part of Yazoo county. and Deputy Sher
If John Purvis were attempting to ar
rest John Montgomery, q negro, the
negro fired on Purvis as he entered
the house to make the arrest, and shot
away a part Of his face with a shotgun.
Purvis will recover, but will be badly
disfigured.
A special election has been ordered
by the city council of Meridian for
Thursday, May 20, when the repeal
Of the slaughter house and meat in
spection law will be submitted to the
voters of Meridian. Another measure
will be submitted at the same time,
erty allowed chickens, which measure
Is actively urged by ladies of the city,
who complain of neighbors' chicken
destroying gardens and flower beds.
An entire family of negroes was
drowned in the Timbogbee river imme.
diately south of Columbus. April %,
The negroes were Emmanuel Eggle'
ston. his wife and their two children.
Details of the accident are lacking
but II appears that the negro had been
visiting a relative and was taken i'll.
His wife and children went after him
with a wagon. and on the return trip,
which was after dark, the negro los
his way and drove into the river.
Arrested in connection with the as
sault on December rs. 1912, on ]. T,
Williams, formerly a Hattiesburg po'
liceman. which nearly two years later
resulted in the death OF Williams.
Herbert Blakely, a ~well-known Hatties'
burg man, has been lodged in the
Forrest county jail, pending a more
complete investigation into the affair
Blakely was arrested In Bogalusa, La
He denies any knowledge of the as
sault.
The climax Of a series of threatening
blackhand letters received by w. c
Meek an attorney at Columbus, was
reached when he discovered a dyna
mite bomb under his home. A heavy
rain is believed to have prevented the
fuse being lighted, as several struck
matches were found nearby. Mr.. Meek
during the past several months re
ceived threatening anonymous letters
and on n occasion he fired severa'
shots at a prowler on his premises.
Formal notice has been received by
Maj. J. r. Slattery. engineer in charge
at Vicksburg, of the recommended
amount by the Mississippi river com
mission Of funds to be used in the i'm
provements, u Of the recent appro
priation. The commission recommend.
the sum of s1,257. 900 for the Third dis
trlct. the bulk of which. so Maj. Stat
terry states. will be expended in revet