June 22, 1926: News was received here yesterday by Associate Justice Carroll D. Wood of the death by fire of the three year old daughter of his son, Maj. John Shirley Wood, in Hawaii. the accident occured June 7 when the little girl, Edith, was playing near a fire at their home at Schofield Barracks, about 24 miles from Honolulu, where Major Wood is stationed with the United States Army. While the child was left along for a few minutes her clothes caught fire and when her mother heard her screams and returned she already was burned so seriously that she died a short time later. Major and Mrs. Wood have two other children, Carroll D. Jr., and Jack, both older than the little girl. Sept. 14, 1926: Mrs. Mary V. Owens, 68 years of age died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G.T. Owens near this city inst. Tuesday night at 11:45. Mrs. Owens was born and reared in this county, and was the wife of the late L.D. Owens, deceased, who for a number of years was County Demonstrator in Drew Co. She is survived by several children: Mrs. Martin Stewart, Mrs. G.T. Owens and J.E. Owens of Monticello; D.T. Owens of Little Rock, W.H. Owens of North Little Rock; Miss Minta Owens of Little Rock; and Mrs. G.B. Erwin of Tillar. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at Mt. Pleasant cemetery conducted by Mrs. Kate McQuiston, Reader of the Christian Science Church, of which she was a member. Same date: Mr. L.H. Carroll, aged 72 years died at the home of Mr and Mrs. Wesley Carroll, in this city inst Saturday afternoon about 4 o'clock after an illness extending over four or five years; and the last two weeks of which was confined to his bed. Mr. Carroll was born June 9th, 1854 in Birmingham, Ala. and moved with his parents in early life to Starkville, Miss., and where he grew to manhood. He came to Monticello in 1901 and established the L.H. Carroll Co., and has made this place his home since, with the exception of two years which he spent in Yazoo City, Miss. He is survived by two sons, Wesley Carroll of this city and Claud Carroll of Miss., one brother, J.O. Carroll of Greenwood, Miss., and one sister, Mrs. M.A. Kimbrell of Ala, and several grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock conducted by Rev. C.D. Wood, pastor of the First Baptist church, and burial was in Oakland Cemetery. Pallbearers were: P.A. Whiteaker, A.T. Cotham, W.H. Har! ! dy, J.M. Deal, G.H. Hudgens, W.A. Coker, W.H. Nunn and C.H. Killian. Jann Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com