The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-07-14


roads Of this county have been sur
veyed by a government engineer. 1t
is proposed to follow plans laid down
by him, and have the roads improved
during the present summer.
Jackson.-Two badly wrecked auto
mobiles and a little child Of c. Beagle
of Canton painfully injured about the
head and shoulders followed a coils
ion that occurred directly opposite the
entrance to the State Insane Hospital
grounds.
Hattiesburg.-The corn crop Of this
entire section is a mass Of devasta.
ton; the cotton crop is in little better
condition; thousands Of fruit trees are
lost; tens of thousands Of dollars
worth Of timber is on the ground and
much Of 1t will be lost.
Philadelphia.-Rev. ]. Leon Hooper
left for Manila, Philippine Islands, by
way Of San Francisco. His wife, for.
merly Miss Rosa Lee Edwards, one OF
Mississippi's greatest Sunday School
workers, will Join him in San Antonio,
Texas. They go as missionaries to the
Islands under the auspices of the
Presbyterian Church.
Laurel.-The damage to growing
crops, occasioned by the storm, is even
greater than at first reported. Farm.
ers from all sections of the county
and from the n%eighboring counties OF
Jasper, Smith. Wayne and Perry de.
clare that the ORR crop will be cut
short 60 to 70 per cent.
.Richton, Miss.-The corn crop IN
this section wac damaged IS per cent
by the tropical hurricane. The Rich. |
ton Lumber Company plant was badly
crippled, and will be closed for weeks
Characterization. John Rumble, the
chairman of the State Illiteracy Com.
mission, has announced the appoint
ment of the County Illiteracy Commits
sion for Tallahatchie county, as fol
W. H. Dick, of Philip; Mrs
B. Abby, of Webb; H. l.. Gary and
]. r. G. Hewlett, of Charleston, and
County Superintendent R. H. Harrison
chairman.
Jackson.-James r. Mcdowell oil
Jackson, secretary of the Mississippi
Bar Association, received from Pfesi
dent A. T. Stovall at Okolona the list
Of standing and special committees tc
during the remainder of the
year, which he has appointed afte,
study. Mr.. Mcdowell has hae
list printed. which will be sent
TO the members of the association
throughout the state.
Vicksburg.-At a joint meeting Of
The Warren county board of super
visors and the V~icksburg board OF
-rade, it was decided to give the state
agent for the United States depart.
of agriculture and members OF
state live stock sanitary board
absolute freedom and full control to
act in the matter of Kidding this couu
y of the cattle tick, which has given
Increasing trouble during the past few
months.
Aberdeen.-The preliminary hear
ng of DR.. F. E. Lee, DR.. Houston
Bloomfield, negro. and Clyde Ingram,
with the murder of Miss
Nary Miller of Plattsburg, Miss, was
Begun in the city police court, Judge
'ames N. Acker, mayor. After the
and defense rested Judge Acker
aid: Il am of the opinion that the
hree defendants should be placed in
all without bail to await the action
the grand jury, which meets in 90.
Jackson.--Property and crop dam.
ge in the tropical hurricane which
wept over Mississippi, Alabama ana
Gulf coast line on July 6 will
to probably six million dollars,
ccording to meager wire reports re-
from the stricken areas. Mis-
lssippi will lose more than 10000. 900
ushels of her corn crop. The crop
amage is heaviest in the southern
ortion OF the state, where the corn
was the heaviest.
Natchez.-A petition signed by
lrge number Of the electors of the
inc Ridge district of Adams county
as been presented to the board of
lpervisors, which asks that an addi-
onal assessment OF one mill be
on all property in the district,
funds thus realized to le used for
,hool purposes.
charlottesville board Of superyis.
s. which has been in session here.
authorized the issue Of bonds to
'ect an agricultural high school At F.:
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