The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-14

test for the medals.
Presiding Elder Lewis will preach
at the Methodist church Sunday night,
and on Monday the second quarterly
conference will be held. A full at
tendance is earnestly desired.
Miss Mary Willie Easterling one of
our most accomplished young ladies,
now a teacher in Belhaven college at
jackson, has been appointed maid Of
honor on Gen. Webb's staff for the re-
union at New Orleans next week.
L. Il. Wilson returned yesterday
from Meridian where he had been at
tending the Grand Lodge Knights ssof
Pythias, as representative of Bran
don Lodge No. 159 He reports a
pleasant time.
William Sessions, of Clarksdale,
organizer Of the Endowment Rank Of
the knights of Pythias, was here
Monday and assisted in the initiation
of four candidates into the order Mon
day night.
The News has received a letter
from Percy Price, son of Senator
Price, OF Dobson, stating that he has
moved from Greenwood to Iverness,
Miss, and is now we'll located and is
doing nicely. He is farming on an
extensive scale.
DR.. Apder Price, who has just re-
turned from the Louisville School of
Dentistry, was pleasant caller at
this office Tuesday. DR.. Price won
second honorable mention from a class
of 90. Another instance ssof Rankin
county's grit to get there Eli.
At meeting of Brandon Knights
of Pythias lodge, No. 159, held Fri
day night, the Rank of Knighthood
was conferred on Messrs. G. 9. Sprague,
S. L. McLaurin, ". r. Taylor and
DR.. Berry. Another meeting of the
lodge will be held Monday night.
The meeting of the Daughters of
the Confederacy has been postponed
from Wednesday 18th, to Friday the
10Th at p. NJ, in Miss McCaskill's
room at Academy. Let there be a
full attendance with new names to be
enrolled.
Quite number of our people will
attend the commencement exercises OF
Stems Greek High school today and
tomorrow. The candidates love feast
tomorrow at p. m. is something ex-
traordinary, and no doubt every can
didate will avail himself of the OPP
portunity.
Thos. J. Harris, who has just closed
very successful session of the Bran
don Colored Graded school, left last
week for Clarksdale, where he has
secured summer school. He is one
of the best teachers the school ever
had, and is a good citizen. We COM
mend him as worthy of the confidence
and respect of the good people of
ClarksdaIe.
c. R. Cook returned from Johns
yesterday where he lad been looking
after his legal interests. A large crowd
was present, eager for the case to come
to trial, but owing to the main wit
ness for the state being sick the case
was continued till the gath day of
June.
In writing The News from Indian
ola, E. B. Chapamn, says: ''It is
believed by most Of US of the delta
that Noel will carry every delta coun-
ty except Lefiore and Washington, and
he may carry Washington. Varda-
mans policy is ruinous to the inter
ests of the delta country and has affect
ed labor to some extent.
". Ell. Burn, of Mountain Greek,
spent Saturday and Sunday with the
family ssof J. A. Morris. On his way
home Sunday afternoon Mr.. Burn had
the misfortune to fall from his horse
and break his arm. The accident oc-
CURED near S. B. Stubblefelds', and
Mr.. Stubblefeld dressed the wound
and Mr. Burn proceeded on his home
ward journey.
Prof. J. I. Covington, who was
here standing the examination for
county superintendent of education
last Friday and Saturday, was called
to his home at Coffeeville by tele-
gram announcing the death CT a
sister He left Saturday and returned
Tuesday of this week. His many
friends are deeply grieved over his sad
misfortune.
DR.. e. E. Bullock left last Satur-
day for Perkins, Okla, where he will
make his future home. He was fol.
lowed by the best wishes of host OF
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