The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-05-12

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Corinth. - Robinson, 1o-months-old
son of Cletus Robinson, residing south.
west OF Corinth, was severely burned
when he overturned a kettle OF hot
water on his body.
Montrose.-A. l.. Brady. skidder
foreman for the Marathon Lumber
camps, located neal here, was acct
dentally struck by a log, while being
decked, and was hurried to the hos
pital at Laurel. He died from his
injuries shortly after placed there for
treatment. He leaves a wife and sew.
eral children and a host of friends.
Natchez.-Natchez will again COM
pete with jackson for the honor of en-
pertaining a state convention, when
the Knights of Pythias meet at Laurel
this month. At this time Natchez will
make an effort to secure the 1917 con-
vention Of this body, and it is under
stood that jackson will be a strong
contestant for the same honor.
Yazoo City.-According to County
Farm Demonstration w. r. Ritch, Yazoo
county is now infested with the much
dreaded hog cholera. Demonstration
Ritch says that the disease is showing
up in all parts of the county and that
he Is receiving messages every day
from farmers, begging him to come to
their aid. The cooperative shipping
Of hogs in Yazoo county amounted to-
over $4,000 during the past thre,
months.
Hazlehurst.--The board of supervis-
ors of Copiah county, at its recent
meeting, ordered an additional bond
issue Of $4,000 for the crawling Of
public roads in District No. s. The
original bond issue was $3.50, 900 for
that district and the total now will be
$175,OOO. The board will sell at its
mex meeting $4,000 district school
bonds for the erection and equipment
of the Hopewell district school, near
here.
Hattiesburg.-The Forrest County
Democratic executive committee vir-
tually declared itself in favor Of VIII
liam Jennings Bryan as delegate-at-
large from Mississippi to the national
Democratic convention, in st. Louis,
when it. elected DR.. J. D. Donald Of
this city as a delegate to the state
convention. DR.. Donald had already
announced that, In the event he ~
chosen to the state convention, he
would place the nam Of the Nebraska
commoner before that assemblage.
Laurel.-Citizens of Laurel have
voted in favor Of the city issuing $780,
900 bonds for the South Mississippi
Charity Hospital to be located in the
offering the best inducements.
Laurel has had no opposition for the
and the vote of the people
practically Ensures 4ts location .ir-thts~
city. The vote was more than three
to one in favor of the hospital bonds.
The total vote was S41 for and 1O1
against. The city commissioners will
now pass ordinances providing for the
bond issue and advertise the bonds
for sale as soon as possible. The
state of Mississippi will appropriate
at least $40. 900 annually for the main
tenance of the hospital.
Natchez.-Judge Minor, the 13-year.
old negro boy who shot down Robert
Byrd, a 10-year-old white boy, near
Jeffrey, on Jan. II, has been found
guilty Of murder by the jury before
whom the case was tried at Vidaha.
The jury remained out for about two
hours. The murder for which the
youthful negro may pay the death pen
atty took place on the tracks Of the
& P. railway. Byrd's body was
found by a negro stretched out near
he track. He had been killed with
shotgun fired at close range, the
taking effect in the back of
head. When he was first ar
rested he denied the crime. but later
down and confessed.
Jackson.-More than 1900 school
teachers Of Mississippi, coming from
every county in the state, were pres
ent here to attend the 31st annual con.
vention Of the Mississippi Teachers
which opened at 8 o'clock
the evening in the Galloway Memo
rial Methodist Church, with the an.
nual address of the president of the
association, Prof. R. P. Linfield, of BIZ
loxi. The address of welcome on be-
lalf of Jackson was delivered by Mayor
;. I Taylor while State Snnerinfond.