The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-05-14

Miss Edith Sugard OF LOUISVILLE, ny,
died suddenly May 8 at the Martin no
tel at Okolona, where she had been o
guest several days.
Judge Marion w. Reilly, candidate
for governor, wound up a whirlwind
campaign Of Leflore county here May
6. speaking to large crowds at Schlater.
Itta Bena, Sidon and in Greenwood.
Notwithstanding the heavy downpouJ
Of rain.
Hon. w. 8. Knots, who for the past
two years and a half has been mayor
Of Belzoni. has rendered his resigna-
ton as mayor to the board of alder
men. c. L. Primrose, who is the vice
mayor, will probably have no opposi
ton in the election.
An up-to-date school house, modern
In every respect. Is to be erected at
Eatonville. to take the place OF the Ea-
tonville consolidated school. which was
burned last winter. Bids will be re-
ceived June Z, the first day Of the June
meeting Of the board.
Gen. E. T. Sykes of Columbus. ad-
jutant-general and chief of staf Of the
Army Of Tennessee department, United
Confederate Veterans. has issued gen.
eral orders naming the members Of the
general and personal STAFF Of Lieut.
Gen. George P. Harrison, commanding
officer, to take part in the Richmond
reunion.
In the concluding sessions Of their
convention at V%icksburg May Z the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
agreed upon Gulfport as the next meet
ing place, and officers were elected as
follows: Honorary president, Mrs. Sa-
rah Dabney Eggleston of Raymond;
president, Mrs. Virginia Redditt OF
C%arrollton.
Federal officers have arrested DR..
W. ]. Anderson and DR.. ". R Card.
two prominent physicians, on charges
Of violating the Harrison anti-narcotic
Jaw at Meridian. Both are held under
$500 bond. Three young white men
have also been arrested charged with
having morphine unlawfully in their
possession.
Fourteen negroes were killed In a
cyclone that swept several large plan.
tations near Clarksdale on May 6
Property damage is heavy. King &
Anderson alone suffering 10000 loss
by destruction of tenant houses, barns
and outbuildings. On this plantation
the cyclone cleaned a path through 4
stretch of forest a mile wide.
Will Swoope, a planter of the prairf
section east of Columbus, met with a
serious accident recently, when a
bridge spanning a ravine 80 feet in
depth collapsed. One Of the horses
was killed outright and the other ia.
tally injured. While Mr.. Swoope's in
juries are severe, they will not prove
fatal. A negro driver was also In
jured.
A special train will bring q thou
sand students to Columbus from the
A. & NJ. College at Starkville for the
annual track meet and baseball games
between the Mississippi institution and
the University Of Alabama at Tusca-
loosa. The Alabama institution will
aand 1osnn rApwnnt ~ NCnknro
and track men for the meet. The occa-
sion is an important one In collegiate
circles.
Robbers blew open the safe at the
postoffice at Coldwater May 8 and Sc.
cured over $1,000 in stamps and about
$25 in small change. Money orders
from No. 500s0 to $4,000 were also TAX
en-. and 20S postal saving certificates
ranging from 81 to $50 in value. Three
suspicious characters were arrested,
but two Of them proved to be travelling
painters and were released. The other
was carried to Jail and will be held
unti1 the investigation is completed.
w. ]. Carter & Bros store at Bass
field was recently robbed. Entrance
was effected by breaking into a front
window. Evidence indicates the par
ties were negroes. as old hats and
shoes were left In exchange for new
new ones.
Pontotoc county. for a number oil
years recorded In the annals Of polit
ical Mississippi the banner Vardaman
county. and by virtue Of that record
laying claim to be the fountain head Oh
pure Democracy for the state. on May
7 received Senator James X. Varda,
man first. and later the vice-president
Of the United States, Thomas A. Mar
shall. The vice-president's speech was
on national tendencies. He was intro.
duced by Senator Vardaman, and In
his reply to the introduction the vice
president paid a tribute to the Democ'
racy and allegiance Of the senator from