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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-28
SARnIS.

MsAhster OF Oyilla was here
H..
Delk is trying his best to
Ford car.
and Mrs. Philip Curry OF
we're here Sunday.
and Mrs, Edgar Seay were
Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Fudge Of Waxahachie was
nday taking dinner with
aryin.
3 V. High of Waxahachie
Sunday, taking dinner with
apHn.
and Mrs. G. e. Raines of the
we're here visiting the home
p Jackson.
and Mrs. Tom Middleton Of
aaa were also here visiting
A3ly and family.
Hassell and wife Of long
we're here Sunday. taking
a the Deik home.
Ad Mrs. league and Mrs.
p Of Waxahachie we're here
Ihey visited the Ralston
II and Mrs. Verheyden of
laepel We're also their
I'm carder while upon a
~Sa.ns up, fell. badly bruis-
last Thursday.
--'s received rains weekly
several weeks. A heavy
night so could not
services 40 the church.
AlE was very large
sunday morning. and in
| "a syeat number of
sls came and lefs.
CLOUD and rain. hut a
4t church after the
| Wagner preached on
| t Brthrlght."
n.fa ShaN OF On
| lay ding the
| -aa AIRS. q. ".
lea ery night
urday nisht.
amily OF Md
aeeH aud TAM
we're here
in the home
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LACE CURTAINS
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MIDDLE BLOUSES

$l0O MiddieS. see
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All our goods marked in plain figures
pom sale price and regular prices.
All Dress Goods, Wash Goods, Dry
hoods, Laces, Embroideries, Notions and
Ribbons are reduced
BARGAINS IN MUSLIN UNDERWEAR
20c Soft Muslin Gowns. .39c
l9c Muslin Gowns. SOC
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LADIES' WAISTS
$l.50 Ladies' Waists. ...... 9Sc
$3.50 Ladies Crepe de ChiI'e Waists $1.9S
Evening star., 1916-12-24

the last ever heard of Dominic Mears, or
his wife, either.
Their disappearance is talked about to
this day in eastern Connecticut. Some
say their ship went down; Others say they
were eaten by cannibals. Whatever their
fate, in due course of time the Probate
Court expressed itself convinced that MIR,
and Mrs Mears had perished somewhere
in the South Sea Islands Martha. of
course, came in for all her parents prop
erty. and Uncle Ben was appointed us her
guardian.
From her mother Martha inherited
$1,000 in the Norwich Savings Society;
Frog Cottage. valued at $1,000; and fur
niture inventoried at $500.
From her father she inherited nothing
at all except two legacies that are never
mentioned in "A will nor listed in an
inventory:
The first was the sense of beauty.
And the second was the gift of imagina-
ton.
PEN TILLEY, justice of the peace,
~ was one of those characters who are
born of bleak hillsides and stony fields;
Evening star., 1916-12-24
Bv GEORGE WESTON

and these not only showed in his features,
but had affected him internally as well.
Yes. hard man was Ben Tilley-with
a hard eye, hard voice, hard mouth,
and heart that was hardest of all. He
was bachelor. His sister Lydia kept
house for him and did most of the sewing
for Turnerville besides. Ben's idea of
heaven was to fine an offender "one dollar
and costs" adding in an indescribable
tone: "The costs are SlS.65-got it with
you?
JUST as | should like you to consider
the Judge as product Of environ
ment. so too wish you would think of his
sister Lydia, the village dressmakcr, as
being partly the victim of circumstances
over which she had no control, When
Martha first went to live with them Lydia
was over forty, and the seal of spinster-
hood was stamping itself upon her.
When tell you that Aunt Lydia was
growing sour and sharp, doing her sewing
in "a shrewish manner and developing
tongue like hornet when | also tell
you that she wore black gloves at her
housework had fiat chest, a fiat coitfure,
Evening star., 1916-12-24

London, and once a month Aunt Becky
sent Martha her old magazines, thus not
only making room for the new ones, but
also giving Aunt Becky pleasant feeling
of patronage over her poor little niece.
Occasionally there was a French style book
among these magazines, for Aunt Becky
had two manageable daughters who
needed all the adventitious aids to beauty
that they could find; and nearly always
there was a fashionable periodical or two
which told what was happening in New
port, or Aiken, or Hastings, or whatever
the place might be.
And now | will relate what Martha did
with her evenings.
AS soon as she got to her room, she noise
lessly locked the door, pulled down
the blinds, and then on the top shelf of her
wardrobe she groped till she found red
silk cover which she had made for her
lamp. Next, from under her mattress she
drew the last months magazines which
Aunt Becky had sent her. And finally,
slipping off her shoes and herself into
kimono, she curled herself up in her
easiest chair. and after she had read
Evening star., 1916-12-24

a fiat back, and fiat voice,-I
don't want you to blame Aunt
Lydia altogether, but please put
a little of your censure upon the
Prince who had never come.
SUCH was the couple who brought
up Martha. She went to school,
and then to high school, and was
one of those serious, thin-faced girls
who have the knack of blossoming
into beauties when they get to be
about eighteen.
In the daytime, as soon as she
was big enough to wear an apron,
Martha did most of the housework;
and when she grew older she helped
Aunt Lydia with the sewing; and,
because the gifts that her father
had left her simply had to break out
somewhere, it wasn't long before
she developed downright talent
for needlework.
Now l want to tell you what
Martha looked like when she
reached her twentieth year,-the
time my story opens, s,-and | also
want to tell you what tricks she
did in the evening when her uncle
and aunt had retired for the night
and thought she was fast asleep.
In appearance Martha was
neither short and plump, nor tall
and queenly. She was just about
right, carrying herself shyly, as
if she were half proud and half
afraid of those glowing young
curves that the fulfilment of time
had brought upon her. Her beauty,
in short, was the beauty of youth;
and, though she had a pair of
dreamy eyes, she showed in all her
movements and in all her express
sions that she was eager for life and
in love with life, and could hardly
hold her soul in patience to see
what life was presently going to
bring her.
Martha had rich aunt in New
Evening star., 1916-12-24
BENJAMIN TILLEN
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

turning his salary over to Sarah Jane as
.soon as he received it, an arrangement
that went into effect Immediately after
his purchase of the cast-iron frog.
For another thing. the dominic had
the secret habit of writing poetry, to say
nothing of a great passion for playing the
clarinet: two accomplishments that were
constantly being interrupted by his good
wife Sarah Jane. Indeed | think it was
these Interruptions that finally led him
to his doom-and Sarah Jane to hers.
For when Martha was four years old her
father pledged himself to the Lord to go
to the South Sea Islands, ostensibly to
labor among the heather, but in reality,
| think. to write book of poems that
was in his mind and to play his clarinet in
peace.
After a stormy interview, Sarah Jane
pledged herself to the Lord to go with
him, ostensibly also to labor among the
I,eathen, but in reality, think, just to be
cbntrary. They were only to be gone
year; so they closed their house and left
little Martha with Sarah James brother
Ben: he whose sign later appeared under
meath the frogs umbrella. And that was
Evening star., 1916-12-24

"HIS is a story of girl who
dressed herself up as
Christmas tree. Her name,
- moreover, was Martha
Meekness Mears. And, so that
you may understand two mat
ters so strange, | must get me back
to the beginning of things and tell
my story properly
If you have ever been through
our part of Connecticut,-which
isn't many miles to the north of
New London,-you have probably
noticed a small old-fashioned house
standing next door but one to
church, a house marked by two
peculiarities. On the front lawn
is fountain-a cast-iron frog
almost as large as boy, and
perpetually holding an umbrella
over himself: frog with its eyes
apturned and its mouth wide open,
as if eternally uttering an eter-
nally silent "Jug-a-rum! Jug-a-
RUM" And, hung ingeniously un-
der the frogs umbrella, in such IA
position as always to be shielded
from the elements, is sign:
BENJAMIN TILLEN
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
This is the house where my hero
inc was born; and. so that you may
better understand the frog and the
sign, | must tell you further about
the father of Martha Meekness
Mears.
Martha's father had been
minister. and because it was
family custom with the Mearses
to give their children two such
names. he was better known as
Matthew Strongheart Mears. AS
a matter of fact, however, he had
been one of the meekest of men.
especially after he married Sarah
Jane Tilley.
1t wasn't long, for instance,
after his marriage before he was
turning his salary over to Sarah Jj
.soon as he received it, an arrang
that went into effect Immediately
his purchase of the cast-iron frog.
For another thing. the dominic
the secret habit of writing poetry,
nothing of a great passion for playi
clarinet: two accomplishments tina
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-28
COHinS.MCP CPherSOn.

On last Saturday evening at 6 o clock
at the residence of Mr.. J. w. Hill in
Grenada, Mr.. L. Taylor Collins and
Miss Matte Mcpherson were united in
marriage, Rev j. c. Carothers officiat
ing. The groom was reared at Coffee
vile but has been citizen of Grenada
for several years and is now and has
been for the past five or six years
bookkeeper and cashier for the Gre
NADIA Oil Mill in this city. He is a
quiet, orderly citizen and may be relied
upon to perform any duty to the very
best of his ability. His brides home
was at Crystal Springs but owing to
the fact that her father, G. T. McPher-
son, was i'll it suited the convenience of
both parties for her to come to Gren ada.
She is lady of many charms of heart
and mind and possesses peculiarly those
characteristics so essential in the gooo
wife and successful housekeeper.
The Sentinel tenders congratulations
and joins the many friends of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Collins in wishing them smootl
voyage thru life.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-28
Thlrty.Flfth Wedding Anniversary.

January goth marked the thirty-fifth
milestone in the married life of one of
Grenada's most popular couples, Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Brown, and in honor of
the event they gathered their children
about them and entertained at very
lovely reception, the only cloud being
due to the fact that the eldest son and
his charming wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Brown of Asheville, could not be
present.
Loving hands had made the already
attractive home doubly so with its rose
shaded lights and profusion of beauti-
full ferns and growing plants.
In the receiving line were the bride
and groom of thirty-five happy years,
Mrs. Maggie Hughes girlhood friend,
DR.. and Mrs. Trotter their pastor and
his wife of the Baptist church, and the
latest bride and groom of the home,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Brewer, the latter
wearing the beautiful gown which so
short time ago graced her own we'd
ding, while Mrs. Brown was gowned in
shimmering gray satin and silver. car
rying an arm bouquet of pink Killar-
neys. The other son of the home, Mr..
Ben Brown. with his sister, Mrs. Nc
Gehee. of Greenville, welcomed the in
coming guests, while the eldest daugh-
ter, Mrs. C. H. Calhoon, presented
them to the receiving line. Mr.. CAL
hoon had charge of the handsome grafa-
nola and made the evening much more
enjoyable by the splendid music. As
sisting Mrs. Brown were Miss Hervey
of Water Valley and Mrs. Ely of Wi
mona in the punch room, with Misses
Hughes, Dubard and Annie Elise Roane
and Mesdames Dudley and Lawrence
in the hall, while Mrs. Will Mitchell
showed the guests to the dining room
where they were very graciously served
by Mrs. Stevens and Misses Hattie
Moody and Kate Lickfold, the refresh
ments being cream as white lilies and
heart shaped cakes with the dates 1881
and 1916, dainty pink and white mints
also heart shaped and salted nuts were
on the exquisitely decorated table,
while the souvenirs were tiny sprays of
valley lilies and ferns, fitting emblems
Of the lovely occasion.
All their friends and we'll wishers.
who are numbered only by the extent
of their acquaintance, hope for Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown many more such anniver-
saries and that the coming years may
be even brighter and happier than those
that are passed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-28
BLAKESLEt MAKES TALK.
Discusses Matters Of Peculiar Inter.
est to Farmers Just Now.

Hon. H. E. Blakeslee, state agricul-
tural commissioner, was in Grenada
last Monday and when the circuit court
recessed for dinner he made short
talk to those who were present. Mr..
Blakeslee discussed farm marketing,
the crushing of limestone rock by the
state and various other things that are
just now of peculiar interest to the
farmers. He urged that the farmers
not be fooled by the present fair prices
for cotton into planting big acreage
this year and insisted that the curtail-
ment of the acreage last year had much
to do with putting the price of the pres
ent crop to where it is. Mr.. Blakeslee
was given earnest attention and it is
hoped that his address may bear fruit
into putting more business into farm
ing methods.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-28
In MemOriam.

On the afternoon of Tuesday, Janu-
ary the eleventh, 1916, at her home
near Youngs in this county, the spirit
of Mrs. Virginia Gaines Anderson re-
turned to the God who gave it.
She was born in Carroll county, Mis-
sissippi, Jnly %. lS45. and was the
daughter of Henry and Sarah Harris
Gaines who came to Mississippi from
South Carolina. She was the last of
large family and the only one of the
number who lived long, her age being
70 years, 6 month and IL days.
In 1865 she was married to Richard M.
Anderson of Carroll county, who pre-
ceded her to the better land eight years
ago.
Six sons and two daughters were
born to them, of whom four sons and
one daughter still live. There are
eight grandchildren.
For almost a year Mrs. Anderson had
been in bad health and complication
of troubles proved fatal. She suffered
much but was very patient through it
all. She had long been member of
the Baptist church and during the fifty
years of her residence in this county all
who learned to know her best found in
her a good neighbor and true friend.
She was ever ready to do some deed of
kindness, never so happy as when her
hospitable home was thrown open, as it
so often was, for the entertainment of
relatives and friends.
She will be sadly missed by her fam
lily and friends, and the home she left
will never be the same, but it is great
consolation when we can think of her
free from suffering, at home over there
with her dear ones gone before, wait
ing for the ones she left on earth.
BLESSED are the dead who die in the
Lord from hence forth, for verify they
do rest from their labors, and their
| works do follow them"
A Friend.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-28
Officers TO Hold Election HI District Z

The election commissioners of Gre
NADIA county have named the following.
persons to hold the special election
ordered by the board of supervisors in
district 3, Feb. s:
Spears Precinct NJ. o. Gray, J. N.
Roberts, c. M. Anderson, Judges. A.
A. Hinson, Herman Clark, Clerks.
Enon Prdcinct-A. j. Mccormick.
Ed. Mccormick, J. F. Smith. Judges
E. l.. Sanderson, Jas. Pritchard, Clerks
The first named officer at each pre-
cinct is returning officer and ticket
commissioner and is expected to come
for and return the ballot box.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-28
GRENADA POST OFFICE
Made Distributing Point For Post
offices In Five Counties.

An order issued by the Postmaster
General became effective Jan. Is, max.
ing the Grenada postoffice distribut-
ing Office for all general supplies for
third and fourth class postoffices in the
counties of Grenada. Yalobusha, De-
soto and Pamela, which is no small
tribute to the officials of the Grenada
office. The arrangement will neces-
sarily increase the business of the Gre
NADIA Office and be the means of course
of increasing the number who will visit
Grenada.
The Sentinel takes great pleasure in
expressing what is the universal ver-
dict of the patrons Of Grenada post
office and that is that it is we'll man.
aged and that there is one of the best
and most efficient and accommodating
forces in the Office in all its history
Postmaster Bell is to be commended
and congratulated.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-28
BURGLARY Work in Town.

At about 3 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing some burglar used brick in smash
ing one of the plate glasses in Heath
Bros. show window and supplied him
self with tip top suit of clothes. size
3S. So far there has been nothing to
locate the guilty party.
On Wednesday night the cellar of
the store occupied by the Pressgrove
Dry Goods Co. was entered but what
ever was taken was not missed. WIN.
Miers uses the cellar as store-room.
The same night an attempt was made
to enter the store of H. K. Barwick.
The loss of Heath Bros, including
glass, is about $55. 90.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-28
THE CAT THAT WAS
BROUGHT TO TOWN.
He Was Caught and is Now in GAP
tivity in Rear of Duncan { Co.'s
StOre.- Overtdken In Ak
Ship.-his Capers in Court
House Bell Tower.

A real live wild, yes wild, catamount
was brought to Grenada this week and
entrusted to the care and custody of
one of Grenada's best and most sue
cessful business men, one who can see
humor where there is frown, and who
will make you believe almost that the sun
is shining brightly when the storm is
raging. Well the cat came and was
seen and went away. 1t was said the
morning after his departure that he
sought the bell tower at the court
house the night before as a place of
refuge and that he swung to the bell
rope which caused the bell to ring and
ring to the extent that the fire COM
pany was called out thinking that
fire was in progress. The cat became
so frightened at the gathered and jab-
bering throng that he leaped from the
bell tower and struck the earth not far
from the Grenada Oil Mill. Authority
would be given for this cat story but
it is not desired to vouch for all the
head of the fire department sees or
the merchant friend sees when there
sis fire. where there is no fire. The
cat was seen the day of his captivity a
so much per sight or peep under the
sack.
Later-It is learned that the cat was
pursued in an airship and his move
ments summarized to the extent that he
was taken by the allies and is now ir
the safe keeping of a nom beligerent
citizen, B. c. Duncan, and can be seer
in the rear of his store without charge
Those who view the animal do so a
their own risk as Duncan & Co. will
not be responsible for any accidents.
j The Sentinel is also advised that tn
h cat was caught by Mr. c. l.. Clark,
resident of the Young's neighborhood
25 miles east of Grenada
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-28
CIRCUIT COURT IN SESSION THIS WEEK.
Judges Charge Covers Many Things Among Which
We're Expenditures on Roads and Drop Your
Nickel" Devices. No important Gases But
Quite Large Number Disposed of.

method, the Judge explained, that it
would be unnecessary for witnesses to
remain from day to day around the
court.
Sheriff Crowder was perfectly at
home in his duties which he met in such
an easy and gracious way that one was
almost made to feel it a pleasure to in
quire of him about any matter.
Circuit Clerk Barnes resumed his du-
ties which he laid down sixteen years
ago with gracious smiles.
The grand jury empaneled last Mon
day has been in session all the week.
w. R. Baker was made foreman and
the following are his co-laborers:
T. B. Keeton, w. H. johnson. B. J.
Harris, R. B. Thomason, ]. F. Thorn.
ason, Graham Clark, w. R. Johnson,
G. L. Pollard, R. W. Caffet, R. L.
Lilies, H. H. Heath, J. C. James, P. A
Gray, J. T. Vance, l. M. Stevens. G
R. Koonce and M. O. Gray.
The following are the petit jurors TO
the week:
Jury No. flames Cuff, Jr., T. F
Weir, M. O. Gray, J. N. Provine, Wal
ter Blaylock, J. D. Mccormick, Clau
Shaw, A. S. Wolfe, D. w. Hayden, W
!. H. Tharpe, w. E. Ables, A. J. Nc
Cormick.
Jury No. 2-T. A. Horton, w. j
Scale, ]. F. Singleton, R. A. Gray. W
o. Curry, H. L. Windham, A. j. Thon
ason, j, G. Wright, W. S. Carver, F
X. Rice, j. C. Staten and W. P. Rusl
! There have been no cases of unusu'
J. Importance tried but the court is mo-
} ing at rapid gait.
: Upto Wednesday afternoon the grar
} jury had returned eight true bills.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-28
Now In Progress at Methodist Church

The Board of Missions of the North
Mississippi Methodist Conference met
in Grenada yesterday according to an
nouncement. The services have been
interesting. Besides the presiding ell
ders, there were several prominent
laymen of the church present. Bishop
James Atkins of Waynesville, N. c.,
arrived Wednesday and was entertained
by DR.. Countiss at Grenada College.
There will be preaching tonight
friday by either the Bishop, or by DR.;
Rawlings who so delighted all who
heard him when he was here last year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-28
LADIES HAVE MADE
INITIAL PAYMENT.
One Thousand Dollars Paid on Play
Ground Purchase and Deed Made.
Work to Be Commended and
viii Add Much Worth to the
Public School.

The ladies who have been laboring so
persistently and SO faithfully 20 pur-
chase additional Fairgrounds at the
white public school announce that an
initial payment of $1,000 has been
made and that deed has been properly
executed conveying the vacant lot or
lots just south Of the school building.
There is 81, 500 more due on the prop
erty. These ladies are to be commend
ed as we'll IS congratulated and in do
ing what they have undertaken they
are rendering service, the value of
which it is difficult to estimate, to the
childhood of the community and build
ing q memorial to themselves more
lasting than monuments of marble. 1t
was no small task. As in everything
worthy and enduring there were obsta-
cles to be overcome and at times un-
pleasant duties to the task, yet these
good women never halted but kept on
and as result two fifths of the neces-
sary amount is in hand. Of course it
will require time and money as we'll as
more work to complete what has been
begun and equip these ground for the
use of the children. Certainly if Gre
NADIA children are to be given that
which health authorities say they should
have in the way of out door sports and
exercise and if this community is to
keep anywhere in the neighborhood OF
the other best schools of the state, the
additional grounds are almost neees
sity and will yield in better physically
developed men and women far more
than the paltry investment. Again it il
well understood that the average homs
is without the room to accommodate .
playground for children and much mis-
chief often comes of the children hav
ing nothing to do. The additiona
grounds will supply long felt want il
this regard when arranged and equip
ped and the pirls and boys. espseiasl.
the smaller ones, may well felicitat
over what is in store for them.
Were The Sentinel not afraid of fail
ing to mention some of the good wome1
who have given of their time as well a
their purse for this enterprise, name
would be called, but suffice it to sa
that q good work has been wrought an
it is now up to the community to hel
carry out what has been 80 well in
augurated.