The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-07-23

very little ana was Caught ny uuOep
The body was recovered.
George Burnett, who lives a few
miles west of Louin, has received news
that his son, Orion, wen down on one
Of the vessels which was sunk by the
Germans on the Atlantic. Orion ran
away from home about a month ago
and was on passage to England, on
stock vessel.
A monthly statement compiled by
the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Com
shows 16 vessels to have cleared
from Gulfport for the month OF June
with a net registered tonnage of 1920
The total export lumber ship.
ments consisted of 13,4S9 feet, valued
at $24S,717.
Robert Haines of Rome, the young
white man who was almost instantly
killed Andrew Brown, a negro tenant
Of one Of the plantations near Dublin,
was given a preliminary hearing at
Dublin on July 10, before Justices Of
the Peace ]. B. Killebrew and r. B..
Eggleston in joint court, and was re
leased.
The preliminary trial Of BufOrd Will
son., charged with the killing Of Lock
Lam in a quarrel at a baseball game
at Aberdeen July s. was begun July 10
before Judge James M. Acker, mayor
of the city of Aberdeen. When ar
raigned, Wilson pleaded not guilty. 1t
is said that Wilson will attempt to
show that he shot in self-defense.
]. s. Barbour, brother Of Hon. j. F..
Barbour of Yazoo City, manager of the
Mound Plantation, in the western part
of Yazoo county, had a narrow escape
from death on the night OF July IA,
when some one, believed to have been
a negro on the place with whom he had
had trouble, fred into the bed Were
he was in the habit of sleeping. At
the time he was not in the bed, which
was literally shot to pieces.
The three pigeons shipped to NJ. G.
Spence from Rochester Flying Club
and liberated at West Point, arrived in
Rochester, N. Y, on June 20 after fly
ing 1850 miles. The first bird arrived
in five days and two hours, the sec
ond bird arrived in six days and
seven hours, and the third bird was
out nine days. The birds were In a
storm and the cloudy weather hin.
dered them from finding feed easy.
The unwritten law will probably be
pleaded as defense In the case of State
VS.. Gillian, charged with the killing
Of Lamar Conn, a young railroad man,
who was recently found unconscious
at Tutwiler and whose death was re-
ported as a result of having been
struck by a baseball bat in a game
near by. Gillian has been arrested
and is out on $4,000 bond on a charge
of m~anslaughter. Gillian was arrested
at Sumner.
Anthrax or Charlton, the infectious
and usually fatal cattle disease, has
appeared in the extreme lower section
OF Lowndes County and in Noxubee
County, and DR.. John Oliver, veterina-
rian Of Columbus. has been delegated
by the state live stock and sanitary
board to take charge Of the situation.
DR.. Oliver has declared a quarantine
In the locality where the disease has
appeared, and every precaution is be-
ing taken to prevent the spread of the
malady. Already the deaths of five
cattle have beer reported from Nox,
ubee.
During a joint debate at Wesson on
the night of July Is, Gov. Brewer in
formed State Senator Lee M. Russell,
the latter AYERS, that If Russell align
made the charge that he Gov. Brewery
had stolen a bill pending in the Legis-
ture, he would cut Russell's throat
from ear to ear. The threat was ut.
tered in a low o for Russell's ben
eft alone, he said, and after delivery
OF the warning Gov. Brewer left the,
speakers stand. Russell afterwards
the crowd. consuming the
time allowed for his rejoinder, and told
the crowd Of nearly 1000 that the gov.
ernor had threatened to cut his throat.
After a search through FIVE states for
seed wheat suitable for this district,
D. E. Nicely has returned to Natchez.
He found the kind that he was looking
for In Missouri and will within q few
days return and close a deal for about
10000 bushels. The result of the first
trials In wheat In this section was q
yield of 26 bushels per acre, and the
hrst car Of wheat that went into st.
Louis this year was shipped from
Natchex.