The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-12-03

city tax rolls tabu-
lated by City Tax Assessor and Col
lector L. B. McRaven and Assistant
Cecil CASTOR, show real estate valued
at 5000. I55, against $S.S67 900 last
year; personal $4,3S7. 740, against S4,-
649,365; foreign corporations 1885,
4ot. against $1,19O,0G3, and 1904 poll
and street taxes s23,412, against S,11e
last year or $24,357.
acknowledgements has peer re-
ceived here of the death at Garland
vile, several miles south. OF here, of
an old negro woman, who was said to
be ia years old. She was the mother
OF eight children, and there are now
five generations of the family living.
She had a daughter to die five years
6 at the age of 81. She was able to
hoe in the field this year.
Natchez.--Infcrmation has just been
received here of the accidental killing
of Mrs. Bernard Netterville by her
husband at their home about eight
miles from Woodville. From what cam
be learned they were handling a re-
volver which they believed to be emp
ty when by some u~naccountable means
1t exploded and the bullet struck Mrs.
Netterville in the back Of the head
killing her instantly.
NewtOn.-Dan King and Tom Ross,
the two young white men arrested by
the Jackson police as suspicious char
acters, have been returned here to
stand trial for robbery. One Of the
suspects confessed the crime, telling
how they had entered J. Engle's store
during a %downpour Of rain and helped
themselves to several suit cases which
they packed full Of goods, and made
their way by train to Jackson.
Greenwood.-Means Johnston of
Schlater, IS miles north of Greenwood,
in this county, shot and instantly killed
DR.. r. E. Birdsong. Two shots took
effect, n In the heart and the other
In the head. The exact cause of the
killing is yet unknown. Immediately
after the killing Johnston surrendered
to Sheriff Taylor and vas brought to
Greenwood and placed in the county
Jail. 1t is understood that the men
had heretofore been on friendly terms.
Birdsong's brother is the step-father
ston was interviewed at the jail he
stated that he had to protect himself.
Johnston is a popular young attorney
about 30 years old. a graduate Of the
University of Mississippi. and has been
practicing law in this county since
1903. Last August he was elected coun-
ed county prosecuting attorney over
two opponents in the first primary,
which attests the high esteem in which
he is held. DR.. Birdsong was n Of
the leading physicians at Schlater and
had practiced his profession at Schla-
ter more than ten years and had many
friends.
New Albany.-A number of persons
were injured, some seriously. and $75,
600 worth of property was destroyed
when fire originating from an un'
known cause in the basement of the
Rainey Hotel, almost wiped out the
business district of New Albany. The
occupants Of the third story Of the
hotel became so panic-stricken that
e. B. Noble. the proprietor, and Alloy
Elder had to forcibly take two ladies
and carry them down the fire escapes
DR.. Y. d. Butler jumped from the third
story and landed on the storehouse OF
Craig Brothers, breaking his leg. He
was carried to Memphis for treatment
Mr.. Boothe, a travelling man from Tu
pelo, became suffocated and fell dowr
stairs, being injured internally. Johr
Thompson, chief of the fire squad
was painfully hurt by falling debris
The following fire losses were sus
tanned: Thos. Goodman, druggist, com
plete loss, $4,000, no insurance; E
B. Noble, the Rainey Hotel, complete
loss, no insurance; New Albany Ga
zette, loss $4,000, with $1,000 iusur
ance; Will Cook, barber shop, los
pOUU, Will lO uucS, ANSN
Meat Market, loss $500; Merchant
and Farmers Bank, fixtures worth 81
900, no insurance.; j. l.. S. Rogers
druggist, loss $4,000 with $4,000 in
surance; Craig Bros, loss $1,000 witt
$4,000 insurance; Norris Hardwar
Company, loss 81 1000.
Neutrality-suspicious. Samuel A
Whherspoon Of the Fifth Mississippi
district, died at his home in this city
following an illness Of about ten days
While his death was directly cause
from heart affection, his original IL
ness was an attack of acute indiges
ton. Mr.. Witherspoon was serving hi
third term in congress and was a men
Der Of the house committee on navs
affairs. He Is survived by his wifi
one son, s.. A. Witherspoon. Jr., an