The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14

he will open full and complete STOCK
of shoes. Mr.. Jones will handle shoes
exclusively, and being we'll experience,
ed in that line, we have no doubt OF
his success. The News commends him
to the good people of that city.
Bob Warren, who has had charge OF
the telephone exchange for the past
few months, left Monday for his home
at Pelahatchie, where he will. take a
few weeks rest before taking his pc.
sition with Jones Shoe Store, in
Yazoo City. Bob is a good boy, and
wherever he may go, he will always
have the best wishes of The News.
Geo. G. Hurst, the efficient princi.
pal Of Stems Greek High School, and
the facile editor of the Stems Greek
Times, spent Monday in Brandon.
Mr.. Hurst says the outlook for the
next session Of his school is very en-.
couraging, and the enrolment will
more than likely exceed that OF any
previous session.
Deputy Sheriff Morris will leave
in few days for Memphis, where he
goes for the purpose of bringing Lee
Garrett back to this county for trial,
the charge being an implication in a
shooting affair that happened near
Jackson on July 4. Garrett is color
ed man, and was arrested by the Mem
hpis authorities last Saturday.
What might have proved a disas-
trious fire was narrowly averted at J.
M. Bullock's residence Monday night.
A lamp was overturned and the oil
caught fire and for while it looked
as though the house would be destroy
ed. Mrs. Bullock finally succeeded in
extinguishing the flames, but was
slightly burned about the hands and
face.
Freeman Smith came in from south
Rankin Sunday afternoon with jugs
for supply of Busick's famous we'll
water. This popular water is growing
in favor every day, and as we have
before predicted, the day is not far
distant when it will be one of the
greatest health resorts in the country.
For bronchial and lung troubles
it is unsurpassed.
J. n. Gates, who has been associa-
ted with DR.. s. H. Stapleton in the
soda water and ice business at this
place for the past several months, ex-
poets to move to Texas about the first
of next month to accept a position as
book-keeper for the people with whom
he worked prior to his moving to Bran
don. Mr.. Gates is an expert account
ant, and commands good salary.
J. M. Bullock returned Saturday
from all extended trip through south
Rankin and north Simpson, and re-
ports crops about one half the average,
cotton being little better than corn,
although the former plant is suffering
considerably just now from rust. Mr..
Bullock says that he saw great deal
of cotton that would not average a
bale to every ten acres.
The Baptist protracted meeting clos
ed at Brier Hill Friday with fifteen
accessions to the church. The meet
ing will begin at Dry Greek Saturday
and will probably continue throughout
the week. The pastor, Rev. Mr..
WEIGH, will be assisted in the meeting
by Rev. l. P. Lipsey, of Clinton, one
of the ablest preachers i'll the state.
There will be dinner on the ground
every day, and everybody is cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs. L. H. Babb's residence on
College street, which she recently pur-
chased Of G. E. Cunningham, was
completely destroyed by fire, this morn
ing between IL and O'Clock. J. N.
Gates, who occupied part of the
house, was the first one to discover
the fire, but the flames had made such
great Roadway that it was impossible
to conquer it. The fire originated
in the kitchen, but just how it started
is mystery to Mrs. Babb. The house
was insured for $500. Mr.. Gates
loss in household goods will amount to
about $50 Mrs. Babb's loss in fnrni-
ture, etc., was comparatively small.
E. B. Chapman, the newly elected
principal of the Brandon Graded
school, spent few days here this
week, meeting the patrons of the
school. Mr.. Chapman lives at Indi-
anola, and comes highly recommended
as teacher. He held the position OF
first assistant in the Gloster High
school last year, and would have been
promoted to the principalship OF the
school, but the patrons were anxious