The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-21
it was for the same time last year.
This is very encouraging, despite the
very gloomy prospects for crop.

Our merchants are going to give
the top of the market for every bale
sold here this season.
Mrs. E. A. Cheek and little son.
Gilbert Austin, of Arcola, are expect
ed to arrive next week to visit Bran.
don relatives and friends.
P. P. Polk was in town Wednes.
day. He brought Ola Donnell Cup tc
take the train for Huntington, Texas,
where he will make his future home.
Mrs. S. R. Wood, and sister Nell
Wood, of Grenada, arrived Saturday
for a visit of several weeks to Mrs.
Woods daughter, Mrs. j. E. Martin.
If some of our moneyed men would
build few modern cottages they
would have no trouble in renting
them. The demand is greater than
the supply.
f. A. Ward, who has just returned
from an extended trip to Niagara
Falls, Canada, New York and other
points of interest, has returned and is
now visiting his relatives in this
county.
Married, at the residence of S. O..
Smith, Alvin, Texas, at O'Clock p.
M, 14th inst, Judge S. M. Jack to
Mrs. Tillie Easterling, of Jackson,
Miss, Rev. Shives, of Presbyterian
church, officiating.
G. L. Martin and daughter, Miss
Josie, left this morning for Antlers,
l. T., for visit with Mrs. Fl. R.
Cooke. Mr.. Martin will be gone
but few days. Miss Josie will
remain there for some time.
Hon. Morgan Stevens, prominent
young lawyer of Hattiesburg, spent
Sunday in Brandon. Mr.. Stevens is
a brother of Judge Forest Stevens of
Carrollton, and like his distinguished
brother, makes friends wherever he
goes.
There is no doubt but what Bran
don is improving. There is not a
vacant house in the town. Several
good families are deslrous of moving
here, but are prevented from so doing
on account of their inability to get
a house.
j. M. Bullock was called home
Tuesday from Crystal Springs on ac-
count of sickness in his family.
Mr.. Bullock says the crops are in
worse condition in Copiah than in
Rankin, some parts being absolutely
parched.
DR. w. w. Kersh was here FRIDAY
for the first time in over year. DR..
Kersh says he expects to move his
family back to Brandon at an early
date provided he can secure a resi-
dence. He will then travel, practicing
osteopathy.
Forest Register: A. 0. Watson,
one of Polkville's best citizens, was
in Forest with his friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Mize, yesterday. He is
making arrangements to move to
Texas this fall and thinks of locating
i'll Hill county.
DR.. Rice has received a letter from
his son, Robert, which was written at
Barry Dock, Wales, on July 30. He
was then preparing to go TIC the Can
airy Islands. He is getting along
nicely, and says that he has no idea
when he will be able to come home.
Pat Henry, of Forest, travelling re-
preventative of the Clarion Ledger,
was here Tuesday, looking after the
interests of his valuable paper. The
Clarion Ledger is one of the best daily
papers in the state. 1t reaches Bran
don in less time than an hour after
leaving the press.
1t is said that DR.. P. P. Walker
has purchased Of DR.. Berry the resi-
dence near the railroad cut. now &C.
cupied by j. M. Bullock, and will be-
gin housekeeping as soon as he can
get possession Mr.. Bullock is I'M
decided as to where he will movesto.
Voting began at an early hour this
morning and great deal .of interest
is being manifested as to the final re-
suit. Mr.. Henry will, Of course,
carry this county by several hundred
majority, and it is predicted quite free
ly in Jackson that he will carry Kinds.
Everything points to his nomination
in today's primary.
@. H. Cox, who received pardon
from Gov. Longino last week, writes
The News from Shreveport, La, to
extend thanks to his many friends
here who SO cheerfully signed the
netition for his release Ho ic now