The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-16

| MISSISSIPPI BRIEFS
Meridian. Moore, a book
binder, from Oklahoma City, Okla,
was hit by freight train In the yards
here and literally ground to pieces. II
Is not known where the mans rela'
tives live.
Houlka.-Sallie Belle Moore, we'll
known negro "auntie" of Chickasaw
county, hanged herself while In the
Houston jail by making rope out OF
blanquets and quilts. She had been ad
Judged insane
Newton. while out hunting birds
Ed Byant OF this place fell and acct
dentally discharged his gun, which he
was carrying along with the hammer
cooked, and mangled his left hand so
badly that it had to be amputated al
the wrist.
Gufport.-Tie captain and crew OF
the American schooner John w. Dana,
of Boston, towed to this ely in an open
boat. have reported their vessel had
sunk four miles southeast of Chande-
leur island. The Dana was loaded with
asphalt from Brighton, Port OF Spain.
The schooner with cargo was valued
at about $z6,500.
INSTRUMENTATION police authorities
have been requested to institute a
search for E. o. Rankin, who was In
charge Of construction job done by
the Rust Engineering Company OF Bir-
mingham, Ala, at Greenwood. OFF,
GERS of the company fear that Rankin
has met with foul play, as neither he
nor any trace of $500 which he secured
from the bank can be found.
Meridian.-An application for ha
beas corpus before Circuit fudge Car
| roll, In behalf OF L. w. Mckee, who
shot and killed Jack Walker, at De-
Kalb, Kemper county, has been set
for hearing at DeKalb. 1t is under
stood that self-defense will be the plea
entered, and because of the physical
condition OF Mckee will ask that h
be allowed bail
Agricultural College.-Reports have
been enormously circulated over the
state to the effect that there is an cpl
demic of typhoid fever and other dis
eases at this institution. 1t is assert
ed that there should be no fear what.
ever, as the authorities have the affair
we'll in hand. There has only been
three cases of typhoid fever. These
cases, 1t is now believed, originated
| outside Of the college.
Biloxi.-Plans are being formulated
In this city for the attendance of one
hundred citizens and members of the
Bilbo Club at the inauguration Of Gov
ernor-Elect Theodore Bilbo in Jackson,
January 10. Members of the party
from Biloxi will be joined those from
Gulfport and Pass Christian and to-
gether they will so by, special cars
over the Gulf & Ship Island railroad &c
the state capital.
vicksburg-The National Associa-
ton of vicksburg Veterans, preparing
for a peace jubilee in Vicksbarg in
October, 1916, have prepared memo
rial to Congress asking an appropria.
ton sufficient to provide for the nee
essary camp, equipage and utilities for
the sustenance of the attending veter.
ans during the continuance OF the six
days. celebration, in which civil war
veterans of the north and south wiz
be invited to participate.
Columbus. The finding of the body
of Cordelia Stevenson, a negress, hang
ing to the limb of a tree near New
Hope, small station on the Mobile &
Ohio railroad, ten miles east of Co
lumbus, is still mysterious affair.
Efforts to learn just how the woman
met her death was unavailing. The
supposition is that she was lynched
for implication in the burning of the
barn of Edward Franks, white man
several weeks ago.
Benton-The body of Arlie Stringer,
a., son Of l. J. Stringer, was found
dangling at the end of rope in barn
on his fathers farm near Hardin, this
county, an hour and a half after he is
thought to have tied the rope around
his neck and hanged himself to death.