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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-09-03
'El Inspector del
DlStritO NOrte
DON J. M. SALDANA RRGRESA
DE S u ESCU RSION AL OESTE.

Ha rsgres sdo d sn vista de ins.
peccion varios paehlos del oeste
de In Isla, Ell Inspector de Sanidad,
Sr. Ssldafs.
Sus impres mes del estado So
nitario en- dichos pneblos es el 81
gaieI Is: <En Lares, ha queds5o bss
tAnte satisfecho de IL cooperation
alif prestada por los antoridades to :
das, pues 81 bien en- 10 question de
deaag q 10 hay muehf no que hacer,
dada 10 topogrsffs del terreno y las
formas en- que estAn fahricaaas las
casas de los suburbios ser& do traba
10 de mu ohio tempo dinero; por 10
dem is hx podido obse-var one Sc
que ocupan con inter6s de Ii ob-er-
var cia de las leyes y reglamentos
sanitariCs.s
Ell cusnto San Sebastian no
In quedndo tan bien inpresionado,
pues encol 6 sllf infinidsd de def
cieneias; per dados los nuenos pro-
pos;sos del oficial de Ssnidtd y del
Alcalde, eOnffa en- que pronto sar&n
RENE diad&s.s
eDe Asuadilla srs impresiones
son eA. sordinariamante malas.2
SCI Doctor Saldafia estima que
en- dichs Wills, deben tomAree medi.
das muy severas, pues 40 &c han tie.
nido para NADIA en- cuenta sus reco.
mendsciones de hace dos AMOS, rala.
twas al meioTamiento de Ia pobla-
oi6n. Lejos de ESQ, no parsce sino
que haya hall 10 empef1o. en- hacer
apArecer las condolences senitAriAs
cads vez peores, como 81 la salud del
pueblo flera cosa tan baladi
sNada se ha hecho en- la cues
ton cementario, que debi6 hsbarse
clausnrado desde hAce mucho tempo,
Hacienda uno nuevo en- el sitio que
oportanamente design6 Las Gales
suclas p or dem&s y llenas de baches,
los dessg Il ,s abandonados com pleta
mente, siando este causa de q. ell ps.
ladisno impere elf, lsomo consecuen
cia de, t.ccamier tol e as agpss. Y
por este snor rodo cu<o higlene
pdblica atAne.
sEl doctor Saldsfia Sc ocapa en-
estos momentos de hacer su informe
Official & 10 Jurta Superior de SAM
dad.
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Tn general carliSta
detenidO en- Barcelona.

Bircelons, Esps ns, Agosto 10.
La policfs ha detenido OIL general
carlista Adelant2do
LEGO aquf procedenta de ra.
rrogons, parece que ell gobarna.
dor recibi6 un kilograms de Moret
interesRndo su detenci6n
La policia le esper6 Ia llegada
del express.
Suponese que de,de hace algu-
nos dias sc hospedsba en- ell hotel
Roncini.
Crosse que en et registro no Sc
le han ocupado doeume ntos impor-
tsntes.
Manifesto que viajaba como
particular, isndo uno de los numo-
rosos des contenSos 6 cAusa de la pa
sividad de don @ arlos.
R&llase Oct 3nido en- el despA-
cho del jefs de policfs.
A las dos do 10 t&rde la llam6 ell
gobsrnsdor, COL f sre ncisndo CON 81
largo ratio.
Sc ha dispuesto que ae le guar :.
de toda susrte de considar1ciones.
El gobernador esperR 6.denes
del miuistrO.
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= La Mujer en- su Casa
Revist0 de labores, modos " eco
nonaia d0naestica

Ell ndnero de estR publication
do & conocer en- primer t6rmino un
bonito Cuello boYdado de vsrS Adsra
fAntAsi.; este cuello dibujado en- su
seda y CON TODD el material necesa
rio para terminarlo, SO reparte en-.
tre las suscriptoras 6 la tercerA
cuarta edici6n. Eatre otra gran Va.
riedad de labores que d. & conocsr
merecen citarse tres modelos de cha
tecos bon d0dos para cGb01leTo; cltaleco
bordaGo po40 se7tora; una boIsst0 para
Ia ropo de noche, titulade Las aces ma.
riasds; unos bonitos modelos de er.
voltorios para la ropa blanca; bolsi.
tas nuy originates para pei aes y ce.
pillos, y para 81 cubierto y servi.le.
to; ma prsciosa collection de gacos
para 10 ropa sucis, los zapatos y 10
labor; M portacepillot; una psnta.
llita con fondo de tul, y an trAb. 10
& punto de HangsfA de g -an move
dad. Adem&s da & conocer un DO
nito cubrepiano. un maniel pata is,
un bcrdado esti G r'qu- II para
sill6n y nm bSberc n b rdadc Ri
chelieu sE t.ebol. u o 'eco;on de
bordado & maquina sobre LGbores de
7n0lla.
En- la S econ Modas expone
6 al ;amente y detalls con gran
precisi6n lAs d,timAs novedades de
Pal1s y Londres en- trsies DE- f.nta.
sis, de ianillA, crest6o, ps de ca
bra, ETC., b nsae, delantares, som.
breros, boss pro oias da In essa cio I,
trsjss para bsbes, Il ~ nifiss. Y,
por 4 timo, en- 10 secci6a de e :ono.
Ms don 6 tia contiene IN iptere.
sante aftfsulo sobre In manera de
pfeparar y decorar 10 Caseto para
la playa y otro sobre cocina CON una
gran AcliVi lad de recetAs consoles
oet los 6 la Drquesa Lsurs, termi.
uando ell n1nero CON Ia continuation
de 10 novela Teycingetorir.
Accmpaf1a al mismo nns Hoja de
tdbores, que contiene todas las del
texto al t&ns q . natural.
La revista hace cuAtro ediciones
diferentes, cuyos precios son 6, 10,
18 y 30 pesetss al sflo en- Madrid, y
z, IA, 81 y 81 en- provincias.
Sc admitsn suscripciones en- to.
dss las librerfas y en- Ii casa editors,
Bailly Baiiie-e 6 Hiios, P.aza de
Santa Ana, 10, Madrid.
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Doctor Rafael CeSterO.
CirrgfA general.
PArtos.
Enfermedades del aparato
geneto-prinArio 1el hombre y dc IL
mUjir.
CoEsultas de 2&4P. M.
GusyAmA.
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Declaraciones de Defuncion, en-
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Rl nlleVl) enhajador
en- Alemania
Mr. Hollis, successor de Mr..
White.
Almuerza con el Presi-
dente en- Sycamore Hill.

Washington. Agosto 25 Dfcese
como cosa cis-ta que Mr.. Frederic k
w. Hollis es 81 elegido del Pfesiden
to Roosevelt para el importsnte car
go de Emhsjador de los Estados
U aidos en- w Washington, en- sustitu-
c'on del Dr.. White que ACADIA de pre-.
sentA~ su rennncis.
Mr.. Hollis ha regressdo de Eu-
ropA recientemente, una de sus
primeras visitss fae para Mr.. Raose
veit, quien ie obsequio con IN lunch
en- su casa de Sycamore h II. Ha'
ce muchos amos que reina entire los
dos una amistsd bastante Iintima.
El faturo embajador cuenta
treinta y cinco ef1os de edai, 90 Ri
co, abogado de profession, con bufe-
te alberto en- 10 ciudad de Nueya
Yo,k, y en 1899 :s-5scretsrio ae la
Lsgacion americana en- Il fAmosa
confersncis de La Hsya.
Declaraciones de Defuncion, en-
To
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Union Y trabajo.

Hemos recibido 9, pl ner Z & ne
70 de este Eeri6dico que empez6 &
yer 10 luz en- S Juan
sUui61 y trabaios es organo de
ID sU1i0a de Torcedores de T sbaco
de Pne.t Ricos. Sc publicara So
mALalmente gratis.
Correspondence al saIuGo que
ID prensa airige de -ekndo'e p .ospeli-
dades.
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TARJETAS de vista con sobre-
= sin ellos, SO hacen en- xLa Cos
rrespon&encia. ,
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Interest,".

Necesitamos Agentes vendedores
para Ia venta por meuio de muestras,
de nuestros arofculos al comercio al
por mayor detail, de Ia isia do Puer
to-Rico. Los artfculos son nuy VEN
dibles con solo mostrarlos. Somos los
primeros y dnicos manufacturers
de los articulos de nuestro ramo, en-
el mando. Sc paga sueldo 8 conisioa
liberal. Para mas detalles dlrfjanse
J los interesados, incluyendo tres cen !
tavos en- sellos, q la "OAN-DFX MA I
NUFACTURING COMPANY" Bu- !
ffalo-N. Y. United States of America.
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Una DOmba.

Con volantas fjas, y lock, lieta
para funcionar al vapor, SO vende
b&rata. Informaran en- La Uorresnon.
annia
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-24
PLEASANT RiES.

"I suppose when you were in Rome
you did as the Romans do?" II tried
to. and in two days I was the laughing
stock of the whole city."-Chicago
Tribune.
DR.. Dosem-Troubled with sleepless-
ness. en-? Is your trouble of long
standing? Patient-Ycs, and OF long
walking. The baby's had collie every
night for the past three months.-De-
troit Free Press.
--Jones-Well, it's your own fault:
you ought to have thought twice be-
fore you asked her to marry you.
Johnson-she didn't give me the
chance; she was a widow, YOU know
Boston Transcript. .'..
What did G1mboge draw when he
was at the seaside?" "Blest II know.
But tlere is one thing I'm surs he
iidn't draw" whats that?' "a 70
Der brca.h."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-01-24

by ~. II, Grimm. Superintendent Arkan-
sas Valley Experiment Station.
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baby from Sunny South, Ala, are
visiting their sister, Mrs. G. o. Rouse.

baby from Sunny South, Ala, are
visiting their sister, Mrs. G. o. Rouse.
Messrs. John and Tom Singletarv,
OF Florence, spent last Wednesday
night with their cousin, G. B. Miller.
We are sorry to learn that Miss
Louise Cox is not expected to live !;
she is a daughter of John Cox, of
Lucknow.
Misses Sallie Lee and Ellen Sander
son, accompanied by Mr. Ates, atten-
ded the ice cream supper at Mr..
Greenwood's, south of Brandon.
Mr.. Oswald, accompanied by his
son, are visiting the neighbor hood.
Mr.. Oswalt will return to his home at
Pocahontas, and leave his son to at
tend school.
Perry Baker has new buggy.
Perry is making preparations to build
him new house. We would not be
surprised if he wasn't contemplating
matrimony.
Little Johnnie Sims, "a boy we all
know WE'LL" passed through this place
last Wednesday enroute to Brandon
to purchase pair of license. MAY
Johnnie always do we'll"
The school at this place has on roll
about thirty scholars. Every one seems
perfectly satisfied with their teacher.
May God bless him with the great re-
sponsibility that now is his.
News received from Brier Hill Bap-
fist church, that Brother Sutton had
a great revival He added fifteen, of
which nine were to be baptized.
Brother Sutton is good man. God
was with him. He is not like man
know who will stand in the pulpit and
beg sinners to come, and get out of the
pulpit and walk up to a poor sinner
Whose soul was starving for a kind
word" and say to that man eff you
have any notion of joining this church,
[ want to advise you not to join. 1t
might break up the church, - If the
saving of one soul will cause split
ting up of church, there is no true
christianity Ill it.
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Of it is as high as mules back, and
bids fair for good crop. The boys
and -four of cultivated 160
acres of land this year. We paid out
$5 for work, and were all down with
smallpox during the month of March,
and then our daughter, Cora, took
continued fever and was sick month.
That Of course, also hindered us
good deal from work, but during the
months of May and June we never lost
any time.
| am we'll pleased with the west.
1t is rich and healthy, and a little
inclined to drouths, but / can make
more here than I could in Rankin
county. I can cultivate twice as
much land and do it with more ease
than could in Mississippi.
went to the reunion of the United
Confederate veterans at Ardmore ON
the 90, % and %, and met up with
400 old territory soldiers and was
never treated better in my life than
l was there. Our grub and lodging
was all furnished and was of the best
quality. With best wishes for all my
Rankin friends, 1 am
Yours truly,
w. P. STAPLETON.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14
PISGAH.

Editor News: 1t is an item of in
terest to note, that Saturday evening
August 4, the people of this section
held meeting for the purpose of
devising plans for central grade d
school, The meeting was attended
by people from four school districts,
altogether, comprising not less than
thirty-six square miles.
The school question was discussed
and committee of nine were appoin-
ted to fix the place and time for be-
ginning, and to select a teacher.
The committee is as follows:
Pisgah-Buck Worley, John Nc
Baker.
Goshen Eugene Barksdale, G. W.
Long.
Robinson. @. Robinson, M. H.
Boyd.
Bates-E Slade, Ed Davis.
j. T. Baker was elected at large.
A meeting of the committee is call
ed for Saturday, August 16, and a full
attendance requested. The people here
have caught the school spirit, and l
have no doubt, will have an extended
term.
No better conditions are to be found,
both as to material and ability in our
country, than this section has.
Grown up boys and girls in all these
districts, eager to learn and ready to
sacrifice for their advancement.
Lookout for Pisgah in the future.
Yours truly,
r. d. MAUM.
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some of the "boys, at least. We feel
proud of them. 70: the hope Of a coun-
try depends on what they make it,
Mrs. w. P. Alliston, who has been
in such bad health for the past eight
or ten months, died Sunday evening
just as the sun was setting beyond the
western horizon, and we all hope her
spirit winged it's way to the Son of
Righteousness in whom she trusted
for life after this one failed. Rev.
E. B. Steen conducted the funeral SER
vices. To husband, brothers and sis
tiers and N ore especially her dear chill
dren, we all offer our sympathy in this
sad hour Of grief.
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KING.

Oscar Miller visited homefolks Sun
day.
Miss Florence Clark has returned
from Mt. Olive.
Mrs. Will Compere is quite sick
with typhoid fever.
Rev. A. L..O'Briant made flying
trip to King last Sunday.
Mrs. Francis Sandifer is very low,
not expected to live many days.
Little Miss Maude White, of Whites,
is visiting relatives of this place.
Miss Mollie Butler has been elected
teacher of Mountain Greek school.
Mrs. H. A. Laird has returned from
Florence, where she has been visiting
her father.
There will be preaching at Noun
tain Creek next Sunday by the pastor,
Rev. O'Briant.
Hon. w. u. Ccrley, of Collins,
spent last week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Corley.
Mrs. A. P. Dear and daughter, Miss
Jodie, were the guests Tuesday of Mrs
William Weathersby, of King.
Mesdames Clark and Walker, of Mt.
Olive, are the guests of their sister,
Mrs. Hardy Lofin, of this place.
Mrs. Matte Wallace, who has been
visiting relatives at this place, rerur-
ned to her mothers at Florence, Fri
day.
Rev. W. P. Price, of Jackson, spent
Monday night and Tuesday with his
sister, Mrs. J. TT. Harrison, of this
place.
Misses Dollie and Pearl Butler and
Lois Crawley are spending tie week
at Braxton, attending the Baptist
meeting.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison returned
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14
FANNIN.

Weather continues dry and hot.
Gardens beginning to fail again.
Miss Florence May Noble is in Jack
son this week.
Mrs. w. A. Sanderson is visiting
relatives in Newton county.
Miss Lillian Quimby, of Laurel, is
visiting DR.. Mobiles family.
Mrs. G. J. Sanderson is spending
this week with her son, w. A. San
derson.
The biggest watermelon seen by this
scribe this season was given to the
parsonage folks Tuesday by w. B.
Allen and family. Many thanks.
Rev. John T. Lewis, of North Mis-
sissippi conference, who was to preach
here last Sunday, has been quite sick
in jackson. We are glad to learn he
is improving in health.
OouCo AL. ACWlo, WIN IlIbo UOOn
working for the Chicago Portrait COM
pany for the last five weeks, came
home quite sick last Friday. At this
writing he is improving rapidly.
A protracted meeting has been in
progress in the Methodist church here
since last Sunday. It will run until
about the Goth. Brother B. w. Lewis,
of DeKalb, is doing the preaching.
The health of Mrs. Matte Afford,
daughter of Uncle Billie Moore, has
been real bad for some time. With
all her other trouble, size has had a
''bone felon'' on one of her fingers.
Our good afflicted brother, Floyd
Afford, is great sufferer at times.
His wife appreciates the many kind
nesses shown them by our good people.
HE that giveth to the poor lendeth
to the Lord
Two of our young men who went
west over week ago, returned to
Fannin Monday evening The
crowd was disappointed in not finding
something in the Fannin Dots about
their trip to the river so said good
woman to this scribe. The least said
about some things, the better.
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LANGFORD.

re. Bakers baby is much i'm proved
Willie Lee has been sick in bed for
the past week.
For various reasons, A. T. Miller
has decided to remain in Rankin.
L. G. Cooper has gone to Lumber
ton where he has accepted a position.
Benson Miller and family from Mon
terey, are visiting their uncle, G. B.
Miller.
We are having some awful warm
days, which makes cotton look ready
to die.
Dave Lowthe and wife, and Mas.
ter Earnest, are spending the week
with relatives.
Miss Murley and Mrs. Murley and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14
BROWNSVILLE.

Charles Grain attended court in
Brandon last week.
w. D. Thomas made business trip
to Brandon Tuesday last.
Misses Della Roberts and Edna
Cook are visiting relatives in Yazoo
county.
Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Annie Thomas,
with. little Eloise, are visiting Mrs.
Loflin in Braxton.
Miss Louvesta Bullock and her little
sister, Lucille, attended church at
Monterey last Sunday.
Clifton Bullock spent several days
last week visiting his uncle's family,
j. M. Bullock, in Brandon.
Misses Mamie and Halle Harper
are very sick with slow fever. We
hope to see them fully recovered in a
few days.
Cotton in this community is OPEN
ing real fast. The hoes will soon have
to be thrown aside and the cotton
sacks once more brought into use.
B. e. Haddon, from Tchula, who
has been visiting his parents at Har-
perville, arrived at his sisters, Mrs.
w. d. Thomas, last Tuesday and
spent several days before returning
home.
Miss Maggie McNair, of this place,
and Mr.. Berry, from near Westyille,
Simpson county, were quietly married
at the home of the brides parents, last
Wednesday afternoon. We wish for
them long and happy life.
Mr.. Mohler, the young man who
had secured the school here for anoth-
er term, has resigned and accepted .
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PUCKETT.

Health of the country is good.
D. S. Kennedy went to Edna Satur.
day.
P. P. Polk made a trip to D'Lo
Friday.
This community is still dry, no
rain yet.
DR.. and Mrs. Warren were here last
Saturday.
M. E. Daniel made trip to Magee
last Saturday.
DR.. Ware made business trip to
Edna Saturday.
Luke Donnell, of Johns, was a Wis
itor here Saturday.
The protracted meeting began at
Johns last Sunday.
G. w. Polk made business trip to
Brandon last week.
Miss Slina May, of Everett, was a
visitor here Saturday.
The protracted meeting begins at
County Line Saturday.
Miss Mary Gipson, of Daniel, was a
visitor here last Saturday.
Miss Maxey Everett, of Gallilee,
attended the singing school.
Mrs. H. W. Kennedy has been on
the sick list for the past few days.
Toby Mize, N. K. Holyfeld and
H. M. McLain were D'Lo visitors last
week.
Dave Wooley and wife, of Cato,
visited the family of F. M. Polk last
Saturday.
Rev. w. H. Boone went to Jones
county last Saturday to hold u pro-
tracted meeting.
Fodder pulling is the order of the
day. A great deal of that kind Of
rough food will be saved.
There is considerable complaint Of
cotton being injured by rust. It is
shedding very badly and is beginning
to open. Picking will soon begin.
The singing school closed at this
place last Saturday with large crowd
of people present and dinner was SER
we'd on the ground. Everybody enjoy
ed the day immensely.
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Look Pleasant, Please.

Photographer G. c. Harlan, of Eaton,
O., can do so now, though for years he
couldn't because he suffered untold ag.
ony from the worst form of indigestic n.
All physicians and medicines failed to
help him till he tried Electric Bitters,
which woked such wonders for him that
he declares they are a godsend to suff-
erers from dyspepsia and stomach troub-
les. Unrivaled for diseases of the Stom-
acb, Liver and Kidneys, they build up
and give new life to the whole system.
Try them. Only SOC. Guaranteed by
A. G. Thornton, Brandon: A. L. d.
Rhodes, Pelahatchie; A. G. Norman, Ca.
to, druggists.
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from Whites Saturday, where she has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mat
tie White. II - 49,
Master Earnest and sister, little
Miss Irene Laird, spent the week with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Rogers, Of Florence, returned
home Friday.
Messrs. William Weathersby and
Arthur Compere, of King, were Brax-
ton visitors Sunday. Of course, every
body knows there is an attraction out
there for the latter gentleman. Lis
ten for the wedding bells.
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A LETTER FROM INDIAN TERRI
TORY.

Commanche, Indian Territory, Au-
gust TO- Editor News: Having liv-
ed here twelve months and seeing the
seasons come and go, will endeavor to
write you a few lines. We are en-
joying the best of health.
We are having very good seasons
at present. Had short drouth of
two months duration chat injured our
corn crop, or at least the hot winds
hurt the worst. have 100 acres in
corn that I will get from 20 to 80 bush
els per acre. I made 600 bushels of
oats and my cotton looks fine. We
are finishing laying it by. The most
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14
CLEARY.

Mrs. Kate Pace returned home Mon
day.
Cotton picking is the order Of the
day It is opening fast.
Jonie Hester, of Memphis, Tenn,
visited his parents last week, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hester.
Misses Odems visited their uncle
Oscar, Tuesday. and attended the pro-
tracted meeting at Braxton, returning
last Friday.
Onr Rankin boys seem to be in de-
mand, as some Of them hold good pay
ing jobs all the way hpm Kansas City
to Gulfport, which speaks we'll for
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LIGHT.

Cotton picking time has again come.
Shiloh was we'll represented at Johns
Sunday.
1t is getting dry again, as every
body knows.
Miss Eunice Myers is expected home
the last of this week.
School will open at this place the
first day of September.
Miss Lula Martin visited relatives,
near Central last week.
Mrs. Gena Scarborough visited her
sister, Mrs. D. T. Myers, last week.
A business meeting of the Epworth
League will be held Sunday evening.
The young men of this town have
organized base ball team and played
a very interesting game OH Saturday
last.
H. L. Myers, our progressive mer-
chant, is at Harrisville, visiting
friends and looking after other business
also.
Several of the young people from
around here attended the ice cream
supper at Ben Marshall's, near Central,
on the 9Th inst.
Miss Bonney, of Satartia, is visiting
friends in our town this week Miss
Eddie Brown, of Lumberton, is visit
ing friends and relatives in this neigh
borhood this week.
On the evening of the 18th inst. !,
quite crowd of young people gath
cred at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. I.
R. Robinson and enjoyed themselves
with music and games for quite a
while. The refreshments were ice
cream and cake. At about midnight
the guests departed saying it was the
most enjoyable entertainment of the
season.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

A demure NJ ISIS OF less than 20 sum-
mers, bedecked in radiant headgear and
the latest style of Partisan waist and
skirt tripped lightly up to the ticket
window at station on l.. & n. railroad
and leaning forward in .patronizing
demurely said; Hand me your guide a
moment please" The good vender of
tickets who is devout Christian, hand
ed her his Bible with this remark: ''This
is the very best II assure you" "Quite
true" ventered the blushing damsel,
gazing intently at the volume, "but l
am afraid this book will not give me
directions for getting within in million
miles of the place want to go to. You
see l am looking up the road to Jackson