The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-07-09

president of the Meridian board Of
trade, succeeding X. Threefoot, whose
term Of office expired.
Tupelo has a daily newspaper. The
first edition Of the Times Daily was
very creditable. It is edited by Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin M. Wilson, who for
merly edited the Guntown Hot Time
at Guntown. Miss.
On those streets of Clarksdale which
have not been covered with asphalt or
graveled oil is being applied, n car
Of this material has already arrived
and is now being put down and one
more car is to follow within the next
few days.
Edward w. Moss, formerly cashier
of the defunct Merchants and Farmers
bank Of Duncan, Miss, has surrender
ed, and is now confined In the county
jail at Cleveland, under indictment for
embezzlement in connection with the
failure of the Duncan bank.
The East End Methodist Church Of
Meridian will in the near future It is
understood, erect a new building to
cost about $50. 900. The church has re-
Gently purchased a most desirable To-
cation in the eastern suburbs of the
city for the new building.
News has been received at Marks
Of the killing of Mart Pitts, white, in a
timber camp near Crowder, Miss, on
the night of July 4. Pitts body was
found In his tent with the trouser peck.
cts cut open and empty, which indi-
Gates robbery as the motive OF the
crime.
Byhalia has been so law-abiding that
heretofore no edifice for the incarcera-
ton of prisoners was deemed neces-
sary. However, of late so many ar
rests have been made that the city
council has deemed it necessary to
build a jail. The new building, which
IL Of concrete. was recently opened for
occupation.
II fishes drink "booze' those that
make their home in the waters Of the
Sunflower river near Clarksdale were
given a treat July 1, when Attorney
Dan c. Brewer destroyed several hun
dreds Of pints and half pints Of blind
tiger whisky. recently seized in raids
made by the officers. The bottles were
dropped into the water after the necks
Of them had been broken Off.
Miss Kate Cunningham is giving
free public demonstrations on canning
beans and household conveniences at
West Point. According to govern
ment instructions. in Clay county, she
will be in Pheba, July I; H~enryville,
July 8; Montpelier. July 16; Sloan.
July 10; Griffith, July 20; Prairie
Lawn. July %; Una Lawn. July 20.
West Point will be given a later date.
During a very heavy rain and wind
storm at Union on the afternoon OF
July 4 a bolt Of lightning struck the
residence Of ]. H.. Moore, doing great
damage to the building, and striking
one of his daughters, who was so badly
shocked that she was unconscious for
a period of an hour or so. No other
member of the family was injured by
the lightning. Mr.. Moore's residence
was recently damaged by a cyclone,
which made 1t necessary for him to
move to another place, and 1t was his
new residence that was struck by the
lightning.
BeaufOrd Wilson, manager on the
plantation of E, o. Sykes, shot and
killed Lock l.. Lam on the afternoon
Of July 5 at the Monroe County Fair
Grounds at Aberdeen. Lam was sell.
ing tickets for a ball game, and asked
Wilson to buy one. Some words werc
passed and, it is alleged, Lam struck
Wilson over the head with a stick.
Wilson then drew an automatic and
shot him four times. three bullets tax
ing effect, one through the heart, one
through the abdomen and one in the
leg. He died within a short time. Mr.,
Lam was assistant manager of the
Lam & Carter Hardware company OF
Aberdeen. He was unmarried. Wilson
was arrested and placed in the Monroe
county jail.
Coot Carter, negro. bad customer, Is
dead. Coot attempted. unsuccessfully
on a recent night at Water Valley to
relieve Dean Coleman. a conductor on
the Illinois Central Railroad, Of his
%valuables by the hold-up process, but
was driven off by a vigorous resist
ance. After being placed under arrest
by Marshal E. H. Rogers, he made
break for liberty. Rogers got busy
with hin pistol, M shot Of four going
through Coot's body.