The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11

ker residence is progressing nicely.
When completed it will be one of the
handsomest homes in town.
The News has the best corps of
county correspondents of any paper in
the. state. We point with pardonable
pride to this feature of the paper.
A drug clerk recently sold 60 cent
diamond for $l56. It is difficult
to break drug clerk of the habit of
exacting the usual drug store profit.
Prof. w. S. Huddleston closed his
teachers institute for the colored Sat-
urday, and left on the afternoon
train for his home at Harperville.
Jesse Shields has given up his posi-
ton with the Northeastern railroad in
Meridian and will be associated with
B. E. Mulhollan in the cattle bust
ness.
! Brandon is one of the best markets
III the county. Our merchants pay
the highest prices for cotton, and sell
goods as reasonable as could be ex-
pected
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. E. Melvin have
returned home much to the pleasure
of their many friends. While away
Mr.. Melvin conducted meetings at
Flora opd Po1o;ob
Hon. VIM. Buchanan and Col. Sid
ney McLaurin attended court at Raj
eigh this week. Mr.. Buchanan has
returned. Mr.. McLaurin will remain
until the latter part of the week.
Clifton Cole has been quite sick
with fever this week. He intended
to enter Mississippi College, at Clin-
ton, today, but illness prevented.
He will go as soon as he is able.
L. Washburn left last Thursday for
Boston, Mass, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. G. f. Swift, of Mem
phis. Mr.. Washburn will remain
north until some time in November.
Superintendent Whitfield returned
to Jackson Saturday, after having
accomplished the purpose of his visit,
that of having the extended free
school term allowed by the board of
supervisors.
The News job Office is printing the
minutes of the Eighth annual session
of the Lebanon Baptist association,
which was held at Laurel last week.
Rev. @. G. Elliott, of Meridian, is
the clerk and treasurer.
Rev. j. R. Mutt preached two in
teresting sermons at the Baptist
church Sunday. After the evening
service the rites of baptism were adj
ministered to Lloyd Pierce, who con
nected himself with the church few
Sundays ago.
HI. A. Busick, Brandon's old relia-
bic ano enterprising merchant, has
just completed a telephone line from
this place TIC Langford. The people
about Langford are highly elated over
this new convenience, and are sim
cerely thankful to Mr.. Busick.
The colored school will begin Mon
day, September Is. The patrons are
requested to have their children ready
to begin the first day. The teachers
extend cordial invitation to the pat
rons and friends of the school request
ing them to be present at the opening.
Senator A. J. McLaurin received a
letter from Judge James M. Griggs,
chairman Of the democratic congress-
ional committee, urging him to take
the stump for the democracy in the
northern and western states The SEN
ator will probably accept the invita-
sion.
G. e. Stovall has returned and re-
sumed his position as pharmacist at
OIO I'll uS SUOAO. . 4AA. 0UOt OIL Iou a. 80
we're spell of illness, and for many
weeks his condition was considered
very serious, but now he has COM
pletely recovered and his many friends
gladly welcome him back.
Thos. Esteem, who left this county
several years ago for Klondike, and
who later returned to Missoula, Mont.
is now at Blanchard, in the same
state. He writes that the weather is
very cold out there now, they having
had several freezes during the month
of August.
Miss Hattie Williams, of Florence,
writes The News to forward her paper
to Lumberton, where she has been re-
elected to position in the school at
that place. Miss Williams is one Of
the county's best teachers, and Lum-
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