The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-07-16

OF the Velma community, was found
crushed almost beyond recognition on
the railroad track at Velma. a flag
station near Water Valley, July II
He leaves a wife and several chill
dren.
According to reports. the people Of
Pontotoc County have the finest crops
that they have raised for years, and
will this fall harvest, in addition tc
their cotton crop, all the corn and
meat necessary to last them anothe,
year.
Marshall Montgomery, OF Indianola
July 10, closed a trade with ]. Daily
OF Grenada, Miss, for the sale Of his
Brady plantation, ten miles south Of
lndianola, comprising 1900 acres, SOC
Of which are in high state of cultiva
ton, for the sun of 100000.
Andrew Lowe, a prosperous farmer
living nine miles north of Water Val
ley, dropped dead in his field July s
He was about 60 years old and leaves
a wife and five children. At about the
same hour r. NJ. Ritter, a farmer
three miles west, dropped dead at his
home. Ritter was SO years old and
leaves a wife and a grown son.
Diving off a springing board into
water over his head, and being unable
to swim. Henry Manuel, aged Il, of
Yazoo City, was drowned before help
could reach him. Young Manuel, with
a number of companions. went into
the river July Il. Searching parties
are dragging the river in an attempt
to recover the body.
Henry Manuel, a young man about
II years Of age. employed at the Sen.
tinel office at Yazoo City, was
drowned in the Yazoo river July II
while in swimming. He went down
in about 40 feet Of water, and where
the current is swift. His body has not
been recovered. His parents and two
brothers and two sisters, all residents
Of this city, survive him.
W, H. Pratt, marshal OF the town
OF Inverness, shot and instantly
killed T. H. Lee, merchant of that
place July II. 1t is said that Mr.. Lee
had been under the influence of liquor
when he approached Pratt, and sew
eral words passed between them. Mr..
Lee ran has hand into his hip pocket,
according to reports, and Mr.. Pratt,
thinking he was going to draw a pis-
tol, shot him twice, the bullets taking
effect in the breast, from which hi
died almost instantly.
Dit Seals and Peter Bolen, negroes,
will be publicly executed at Stark.
Vile on Aug. 6. under the order passed
by the board Of supervisors of Oktib-
beha county. The sheriff has been in
structed to make all necessary ar.
rangements for the affair. The negroes
murdered a young negro who was in
the employ of the NJ. & o. railroad at
the A. and NJ. College about a mile
from the institution, and after muir
dering him robbed his person of $35
Both were sentenced to hang last De.
cember, but the cases went to the SUI
preme court. That body affirmed the
decision of the lower court a short
time ago, and resentenced the culprits
to be executed Aug. 6.
The board Of Mississippi levee CON
missioners met in regular s~emi.annual
session at Greenville July ~. Presi.
dent Walter Sillus Of Rosedale pre-
sided and all the members we're pres
ent. Chief Engineer W. L. Thompson
made a report showing the levees to
be up to the tentative grade in the
district from the Coahoma County
line to a point in ~Issaquena County
above Mayersville. The board au-
thorized the chief engineer to adver.
tise for bids to be received Aug. II
for the construction of approximately
100000 worth OF levee work, most OF
which Is on the lssaquena County
front. The report OF Secretary and
Treasurer l.. Pink Smith showed re-
ceipts from Jan. / to June 30, 1915,
including cash on hand Jan. l, of $75S,
777.04, with disbursements for the
period Of $694,015.O2, leaving a casf
balance Of $64,762.02.
Charlton has again broken out In
Adams County. after an intermission
of several weeks, on the place OF Ed
Hamilton, at Sibley, thirteen miles
from Natchez. Ten cows. four mules
and n horse have died, and it is
thought that other stock may be in.
fected, although they have been vac
cinated. Until the present cattle and
horses have escaped the disease, and
4 has been confined entirely to mules. |
Thousands Of head of stock in the
Natchez district have been vaccinated
10 nroy0nf charhon and hlack Lac