The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1915-04-02
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MFs. lNua thealrs was married at
her homE m bgbHa ta william oliver
Howell of seaaiaa.a minister from
tlarksdale performed the ceremony
Prof C. A. Cobb. assistant stale
ageut ot demonstratlon work. win
spend three DAYS Ia Tate county Ia che
interest oi h0ys corn clubs. speaking
az six places
Thomas po.tsyeat 5s banker and
business man, died at hls home Ia
shelby Mr. Polt0vent suffered a stroke
~ paralysis ln September 1914 and haa
grown gradually worse.
The board of trustees oi the county
agricultural high school at Klimichael
have elecled Prof 3 Kenua pHncl.
pal to succeed put W. NJ Taylor who
rosiened q take place % me faculty
q Clinton school
Frank Troadwoll died a hts home
at Early Grove. He was the first shcr
iff ot Benton county, having been az
pointed by Gov Aleoru when the couu
y was formed in iS70. he was ~
years Of age.
AZ the regular weekly meeting Of
The Clarksdale commissioner. the con
tract Tor the new zoo foot arteslan well
was awarded 70 D A. Theders OF
Clarksdale, his BID. tae5 per foot. be.
Ing lower than that Of bis opponent.
Some unknown person threw a stick
q dynamite under s nllups house In
Aberdeen, which dld considerable dam
age, but did not hurt any of the 0ccu.
pants. An oldtashioned chair. on the
spot whore the dynamite went on. was
torn into spllnlera Blo0dhonnda we're
carried to the scene and tracked ne.
gro 70 bis cabin, but the negro proved
an allhi
The Amory public school building
was destroyed BY fire IA the early
morning. When the fire was dlscov.
cred the building was envelOped Ia
flames and those first arriving could
not enter because of the intense heat.
No part of the library. furniture Or 9th.
Or equipment of the school OF build.
ina could be saved. Il Is total loss
to tho city Of about $4,000. except two
policies Of insurance amounting TO st0,.
600. Tho origin of The lire is unknown
Former sheriff W. r. Williams. who
last fall defaulted with Calhoun eoun.
ty's money and was finally captured
after several months al Ilnehamtnn,
Penn. and brought back TO pittsboro,
was indicted on three counts for en-.
bezzlement Gov Brewer appointed |
Scott Hardin as sheriff, pending an /
Of Williams affairs. sua.
pending Williams in the meantime. II
NOW develops that II Williams Is sen.
fenced 10 the penitentiary be will nat.
lrally be entirely removed from office
and his successor will also Do auto. /
natieally removed The governor has
been petltloned TO again appoint Har.
iln 10 serve aa sheriff until the board
4 supervisors can hold an election.
shlch they Will do at their April meet.
ne. In the meantime the court can.
bot run without sheriff. and f0r this
'eason sentence IL being withheld on
Williams until Hardin can receive his
commission
From telephone reports received
rom sarepta, Mss, an interior town
n Calhoun county, the most Of the
,usinesa part Of that town was de-
'iroyed by FIRE. The stores burned
sere the sarepta Mercantile company.
leachman's store, zinn'a store and
'oynter's store, each a complete loss.
The origin Of the fre is not known.
There was little Insurance carried on
buildings or stock Of any Of these
rms. The FIRE was under such head.
lay when discovered that little could
e done 10 save either stock or build
lge. as they were Of wood and burned
apidly.