The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-31

fore. this season.
J. 9. Atkins, assessor, has completed
the assessment rolls for 1909, with an
increased valuation Of one hundred
and eighty three thousand dollars.
Mrs. Nora Jones is visiting rcla-
tives and friends at Clarksdale and
may extend her visit to Memphis and
Yazoo City before she returns to Bran
don.
The annual Baptist protracted meet
ing will begin at Brier Hill church
Saturday, and will probably continue
throughout the coming week. The
pastor will be assisted by Rev. !. p.
-Lipsey, of Clinton.
Tom Lewis, of ..Vicksburg, was a
Brandon visitor last week He was
accompanied home by his little
daughter, Cornelia, who, with her
mother and sister, have been guests
of the Brandon hotel.
Mr.. Sparks living three miles East
of Pelahatchie at old Armisted lost his
dwelling by fire on the morning of
the 25th inst. with almost the entire
furniture. Fire supposed to have
originated from sparks from a fire in
the yard where his daughter in law
was washing
Glenn P. Jones, one of Rankin
county's most progressive young bust
ness men, will leave for Yazoo City
next Thursday to engage in the whole
sale and retail shoe business in that
| city. Mr.. Jones will carry with him
the best wishes of his numerous
friends in this section.
Lige Pridgen, former member of
the police force of the city of Jack
son, was shot and probably fatally
wounded Tuesday afternoon by Lee
Jones, a restaurant keeper of that city.
Bad blood had existed between the two
men for nearly two years, and the
tragedy is. supposed to have resulted
from that.
S. G.. Buchanan, one of our most
promising young men, is making ar
rangements to open first class shoe
store at Brookhaven about September
Il. He has designed an original and
unique trade mark, which consists of
a picture of male deer, Eand hand
on shoe, which makes it read, Buck
Hand on Shoe. We wish for our
young friend abundant success in his
new venture.
Forest Register: The Forest base
ball team is winning laurles every
week. They played the Brandon team
in Brandon last Friday and wiped
them up to the tune of Z to and ON
Tudesday morning they played a game
at Hickory which resulted in score
of 9 to in our favor. The feature
of the game at Hickory was Left
Fielder Claude Steele's good work.
A special from Utica, dated ycster-
day, says: ''This is big day in
Utica, as the congressional candidates
are here. All of the candidates made
speeches and were literally applauded
The favorites were Col. Hooker, of
this county, and Hon. Pat Henry, of
Warren. There was probably more
applause for them than for the rest.
Mr.. Henry made very pleasant lm-
preston on the people of this section. ("
The Brandon and Forest churches
have granted Rev. M. E. Melvin a
months vacation. He will spend
part of the time holding meetings, -
one at Learned and the remainder Of
the time i'll Madison county with his
relatives. The Brandon pulpit will
be supplied by Rev. Jno. w. Moseley
in his absence. Mr.. Melvin leaves
Saturday, and will stop over to
preach for Rev. j. B. Hutton, of
Jackson, Sunday.
The meeting at Rock Hill will be-
gin in the Methodist church first Sum
day in August, conducted by Rev. J.
T. Lewis, Of north Mississippi. Dim
ner on the gronud every day. The
meeting will begin at Monterey the
second Sunday in August, assisted by
Rev. I. L. PEBBLES. The meeting will
begin at Mt Carmel the third Sunday
in August, conducted by Rev. j. 7.
Lewis. Everybody accessible is in
vited to attend these meetings.
Braxton New Era: It is the sad
duty of the New Era to chronicle a
very deplorable tragedy which oc-
CURED here last Tuesday. M. H..
Mullins, the popular proprietor of the
Union Hotel at this place, stabbed
Jack Barton, his son in law, who died
from the effects of the wound late
Wods,ocdou avouinO pravinuc dnrnns-