The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-04-09

john bOgan, negro porter at tne
state capitol. was shot and killed by
his son, Ernest, while returning from
church. Began was known to every
legislator in the state.
Sol Lambert, an aged citizen living
In the Antioch church community. IL
miles asst of Brookhaven, was found
dead in his bed. 1t is presumed that
he died from heart disease.
The third annual South Mississippi
field meet will be held in Hattiesburg
April II, when all the schools south
Of the A. & v. railroad will be invited
to participate in the events.
The board of trustees of Jefferson
Military college. at Washington, six
miles from Natchez, have let a con-
tract for the erection of a new two
story, twenty-room dormitory.
Seventy-four bales Of cotton were
sold by s. j. Dalton to one of the larg-
est mercantile firms in Bonneville, re-
ceiving Sk cents per pound all round.
This is not all the cotton raised on
Mr.. Dalton's farm, neither is cotton
all Mr.. Dalton grows. He raises and
sells orn and alfalfa hay. Farming
in Prentiss county is profitable.
j. NJ. McBeath, of Meridian, chair.
man of the state Democratic execu-
tive committee, issued a call for a
meeting Of the committee at Jackson
at noon Wednesday. April IA. The
meeting is for the purpose Of fixing
the date of the state primary election
and for such other business as may
properly come before the committee.
Within two weeks of the Lynn Cas-.
tie hotel fire that cost nearly $4,000
the fashionable three-story new, Mag
nolia hotel. Pass Christian, was burned
to the ground with a property damage
Of more than $4,000. All the hundred
or men, women and children, princi-
pally Northern tourists, escaped. 1t
Is reported that many lost costly cloth
ing and other personal effects.
Within two days father and son died
last week near Louisville. the unfor-
tunate persons being w. D.. Wright
and his son, Myrtle. The latter was
a young man Of promise. at the tim
of his demise being a teacher in the
Center high school, and was a candi-
date for representative. His father
was a prominent citizen Of Winston
county.
The most disastrous hail storm that
has struck Hattiesburg in years swept
a wide area of Forrest and adjoining
counties, tearing the roofs from build.
ings. breaking out window panes and
damaging early crops hundreds Of dol.
lars. Reports reaching Hattiesbure
tell Of the disaster caused by the hail
stones, and local hardware companies
have been filling orders for glass
roofing and the like.
The romantic marriage Of Gen.
Stephen d. Lee and Miss Regina Har.
rison in Columbus during the Civil
var will be ~re-enacted during a
pageant the last week in May, depict
ing the history of Columbus from the
time it was established as an Indian
trading post 100 years ago. Students
of the Industrial Institute and College
will present the pageant on the
campus. Gen. Lee, comamnder-in.
chief of the United Confederate vet
Grams at the time Of his death, was o
dashing lieutenant when he married
Miss Harrison, daughter Of the late
Col. J.. T. Harrison. Miss Harrison't
brother is James T. Harrison, lieuten
ant-governor under Gov. Longino
Blewett Lee, only son of Gen. Lee. is
general counsel of the Illinois Central
railroad at Chicago. He will CONF
here and witness the re-enactment
The scenario Of the pageant was writ
ten by Mrs. Rice Gather. Of Mobile,
who Is here directing rehearsals. The
pageant will be presented under the
joint direction Of Mrs. Gather ant
Miss Emma Ody Pohl.
Forty.five thousand dollars good
coin was turned loose In Meridian
when checks for this amount, so pei
cent due creditors and depositors Of
the defunct Union Bank & Trust com
pany. were distributed by attorneys
for Receivers J. A. Mccain and w. c.
Moore. The remainder Of the amount
due depositors and creditors Of the
bank $4,000, will be paid on or be
fore November %.
James A. Beard. 81, q farmer Of
Union county. dropped dead at hi
home. neal New Albany.