The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-06-12

TO-DAY 10 w. II. Ramsey, OF that place.
Magee Herald: Robt. Whitfield
informs us that his brother. Richard,
who has been very low with typhoid
fever at jackson, is slowly improving.
Miss May Mary Reid, recent grad
uate of the Central Miss. Institute
will spend the greater part Of the sum
mer with Rev. and Mrs. M. e. Mel
vim
Get your crops i'll good condition
and be ready TO come to Brandon on
the 4th of July. We are anxious to
have our farmer friends with us that
day.
Jesse Shields, who is holding a
lucrative position with the New Or
leans and Northeastern railroad at
Meridian, is spending few days with
homefolks.
The News inadvertently failed to
, mention the arrival of Mrs. Aura
Purnell, from Mayersville. She is
the guest of Mrs. Moseley, ON Col
lege street
Mondays and Tuesdays are good
days to subscribe for The News.
Other mighty good days are Wednes-
days, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays.
Another carload of the celebrated
Pansy and Gilt Edge flour just receiv-
cd by HI. A. Busick This flour is
growing in favor every day. Try a
barrel and be convinced
Remember that the success Of the
4th of July celebration depends large
ly on the manner in which the COM
mittees perform their duties See to
it that your work is we'll done.
The News is requested to announce
that Rev. S. B. Culpepper will preach
at Hebron on Saturday night and at
the Brandon Baptist church Sunday.
All arecordially invited to attend.
Mr.. Stovall, the genial and accom-
modating pharmacist for A. G. Thorn
ton, is quite sick at the Brandon
hotel. His parents were called to his
bedside Tuesday. He is reported
little better today.
Magee Herald: Miss Ira Maxey
has begun her music shcool here for
the summer. Miss Maxey has the re-
putation of being very fine musician.
She will give lessons on the piano or
any of the stringed instruments.
Miss Annie Hinton Wilson, Of
Vicksburg, is at home to spend few
weeks with her mother. Next week
she will have as her guests Misses
Mamie and Maude Martin, of Vicks-
burg.
Oliver Lamar, the Simpson county
murderer, who escaped from the Men
denhall Jail a few weeks ago, has been
recaptured by Sheriff Magee and placed
behind the prison bars at Jackson to
serve life sentence.
There are two classes of business
men who can afford not to advertise.
| One is the fellow who has so much
money that he doesn't need any more
business and the other is the man who
handles goods that he is sure nobody
| waits.
: A letter from Robert Rice states
that he is now at Ship Island, Miss.
and will probably be at home before
long. Robert left here about four
years ago and has been to nearly every
country OH the globe. His friends will
welcome him back.
Uncle Doc Mulhollan has re-
turned from Hot Springs, and we are
glad to say he is much improved in
health. He intended staying longer,
but says he got lonesome and had to
come back to Brandon We welcome
you nome, OLD man.
Cards are out announcing the
approaching marriage of Miss Sudie
Singletary, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Singletary, of Florence, to
Robert J. Brown, Wednesday evening,
June %, at s O'Clock, Methodist
church, Florence, Miss.
Magee Herald: Rev. J. r. john
ston filled his regular appointment
here Sunday. There were eleven
accessions to the chruch eight by
letter and three by experience. The
protraced meeting will begin on Sat
urday night before the fifth Sunday in
June.
Bay. St. Louis Prorgess:. Prof. M.
M. Jayne returned last Sunday from
Brandon wither he was called to at
tend the bedside of his mother during