The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-04

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how they manage to live by buying
on credit.
J. P. Bullock and Prof. j. I. Gov
ington, of Thomasville, spent Monday
in town. Prof. Covington has been
engaged to teach, the Dry Greek school
for the ensuing session.
Read j. A. Taylor and Sons ad.
in tooay's paper. Mr.. Taylor has just
returned from the best markets of the
world, and the stock selected by him
is right in price and quality.
r. G. Berry, of Monterey, has been
placed under bond for his appearance
at the next circuit court, on a charge
of retailing, true bill being found
against him by the last grand jury.
j. M. Bullock and family have
moved to the Chester hotel building,
where they are keeping house. They
are now we'll situated and seem to be
highly pleased with their new quar-
tiers.
Petitions for the extended free term
have been presented to the board at
this session, and from what News
reporter could ascertain late yesterday
afternoon there is not much doubt but
what the extra tax will be levied for
that purpose.
Mrs. Pira Bruce returned from a
short visit to Greenville Tuesday.
She was accompanied home by Mrs.
Nora Jones and little Cary Bruce,
who have been on an extended visit to
Greenville, Clarksdale, Yazoo City
and other points.
Miss Zou Miller Burney left Mon
day night for Murfreesboro, Tenn,
where she will enter Soule College,
She was accompanied by Miss Ira
Maxey, who will remain few weeks,
and take special course of voice and
violin under Prof Strain.
Hemby May left Monday for Brax.
ton, where on Tuesday he entered the
Braxton Collegiate Institute for the
ensuing session. Hemby has been
valued employee of The News for the
past two years, and his services will
be greatly missed in this office.
W. L. Manning was in town Mon
day on crutches, the result of a bro
ken blood vessel in his right leg,
which occurred Friday, while he was
making his escape from falling tree.
He is improving slowly, and we hope
to see him himself again real socn.
Mrs. S. j. Crook is now occupying
the house recently vacated by G. E.
Martin and family near the Episcopal
church, and is prepared to keep
boarders. Miss Rosa Buchanan, w.
D. Ralgand, Billie Darnell and Will
Evans constitute her boarders at pre-
sent.
J. E. Martin has purchased the
complete mill and gin outfit of John
Yost, and is now ready to serve the
public in that line. He respectfully
requests liberal share of the public
patronage, promising at all times his
usual promptness and courtesy with
orders entrusted to his care.
@. L. Martin returned Sunday from
Ardmore, Indian Territory, where he
had been to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Cooke, Mr.. Martin says
crops are very poor in that part of the
country. The drouth cut the crops to
about one half, and now the boil
weevils promise to finish it up.
Miss Mary Willie, the charming
and accomplished daughter Of Col.
W. B. Easterling, has just returned
from Kemper county, where she has
been conducting teachers institute.
Miss Easterling will leave about the
first of October for Jackson to assume
charge of the primary department. of
Belhayen college, to which position
she was elected some time ago.
The following card from Rev. T. J.
Miley, of Mayton, is self-explanatory
Brandon News: Please say to the
members of the Rankin County as
ISOLATION that our next meeting will
be with Clear Greek Baptist church,
Pickett postofice, on Tuesday before
the first Sunday in October, 1902,
which is Tuesday, September 30.
See minutes of 1901.
The many friends Of B. F. Null
hollan will be panied to hear Of the
death Of his mother, which occurred
at Leggett, Texas, on August %, after
a few days severe illness. Mrs. Mul-
hollan was with her daughter, Mrs.
Lee, at the time of her death. She
lived in Brandon for a number of years
and numbered her friends here by the