The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-08-06

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According to estimates pre- pireu in
New Orleans early in the morning Of
August 4 by the Times-Picayune Rely
will be leader by a slight plurality in
the Mississippi primary election for
governor. This estimate was made
with very incomplete returns, and later
count from counties claimed by Bilbo
may change complexion of final re-
suits. Owing to the length of the bal
lot many counties will not complete
the count until late in the afternoon
of August 4.
Louis st. John, a wellto-do farmer OF
Ptckens County, Ala, was run over
and killed by a M. G. o. freight train
near Delmarville, a station about 35
miles from Columbus. on the night of
July 30. Mr.. st. John, who was ex-
ceedingly deaf, was walking along the
track, and although S. E. Smith, the
engineer of the train, saw him and
blew his whistle several times, the
farmer did not hear the warning. Mr..
st. John, who was As years old, is sur.
vived by a widow and four children.
The annual rifle practice for State
Guardsmen at Camp Williamson, nea.
V~icksburg this year will be partici-
pated in by LOO men. They come in
five squads for a week at a time to
each squad, beginning Aug. IS. The
first squad will consist of the Merid-
ian, Columbus and Aberdeen compa-
MES, or a greater part of them. The
practice will as usual provide for the
payment of the State Guard. and there
will be about $4,000 paid u to the
militiamen.
Results Of the Mississippi primary as
compiled in Memphis early on the
morning Of August 4 by the CONNER
cial Appeal show Lieutenant-Governor
Bilbo to be slightly in the lead. This
result. however, may be changed when
all the votes are counted. When the
estimate was made not half of the bal
lots over the state had been reported.
The surprising feature Of the race,
according to the Commercial Appeal.
Is the Disappointing showing made by
Tally, Quin and Stovall. Bilbo's
strength showed in the northeastern
part of the state.
Fire in the plaut of the J. J. New
man Lumber Company at Sumrall,
July 20, resulted in a loss estimated at
5000. 900. This estimate was made
while the flames were still burning and
the loss may be greater. The flames
travelled eastward into the lumber
yard, endagering the negro quarters
nearby. The machine shops next
caught fire and the water system col
lapsed. A call for assistance was SEM
to Hattiesburg, and that city respond
ed by sending a gasoline motor pump
However. the machine was rendered
useless when a piston rod broke. The
portion of the lumber plant destroyed
includes the dy kilns, boiler and en-.
CINE room, pump house, saw mill and
lumber yard at No. 2 plant.
A tragedy occurred at the home OF
P. d. Rushing, n mile north of Blue
Mountain, on the night Of July 80,
when Harvey Moore was stabbed to
dQath l 10 o11oUnI hNr hig fotLxr L.
law, P. d. Rushing, with whom Moore
and his wife lived. Some time ago,
following unfortunate circumstances,
Moore, who had fled the country for a
time, returned and married Miss Rush
ing. The sad occurrence of last even
ing was evidently the climax of some
unfortunate affairs concerning Moore's
child. Moore, who was stabbed in the
large artery. Of tie left leg, fed from
the house and started toward the home
of his brotherin-law. J.. w. Turner,
about 300 yards away. He fell, ex-
hausted from loss of blood, but was
carried there later, where he died be-
fore daylight. Rushing is old, feeble
0ho oaAa hOt " OC III tuC DCSl VI Htu-
tai health. He was arrested and com.
mitted to jail.
During a personal difficulty in the
public road near Steens. Miss, a small
station ten miles east of Columbus,
July 20, Red Lofts was shot and pain
fully wounded by Sam Tagart. Tag
CART claims that Lofts had assaulted
him with a stick. The two men we're
alone at the time. Taggart gave him.
self up to officers and was released
from custody after giving satisfactory
bail.
A large number of typhoid fever
cases have been reported in the terri
tory surrounding Natchez.