The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-26

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other ono at an early date.
7. II. Crimes, i popular candidate
for chancary clerk, was hero shaking
hands with his friends yesterday. If
sobriety, honesty and proficiency
count for anything Mr.. Grimes will
be hard to beat.
Miss Bessie Bond, who has boen
employed at Tho News office for the
past month or SO, left today for her
home at Vicksburg, for a few days
visit to her brother and family who
are preparing to moyo to Montana.
She will probably return. next week.
The merchants Of the town have
agreed TO close their respective places
OF business at o'clock evenings on
and after April l. The employees
deserve the rest, and our town poo
pie should see that their orders are
sent III before that hour.
Mrs. Ras Ross. Of Lynwood, who
is here under treatment, is, we are glad
to say, doing very nicely Drs. Der
~, McLaurin and Patrick performed
very delicate operation the other
day, and they have every hope for her
recovery.
Genial John Cox, from Lucknow,
was here Saturday. Mr.. Cox is always
cheerful and in good spirits and it is
a genuine pleasure to be in his corn
pany. The heavy rains nor the long
dry spells never worry him he has
always worked hard and as a result
has sufficient amount of this world rs
goods
J. A. Taylor and Son, of Pelahat-
chic, have new advertisement this
week that will prove particularly in
teresting to the ladies. @. w. Tay-
Tor, the buyer for the firm, has just
returned from the greatest bargain
centers of the globe and with his tif-
teen years experience in the business
he succeeded in getting the very best
and latest goods produced. >The firm
has made special effort this season
to purchase goods that would be en-
tirely acceptable to their trade, both
in price and quality, and from reports
received they have succeeded. Give
them call and inspect their goods,
even if you do not care to purchase.
There was beautiful home we'd
ding III Pelahatchie on the 18th inst,
at the residence Of j. NJ. Evans, Esq.
A. L. d. Rhodes was joined in holy
wedlock to Miss Cora Evans by the
Rev. G.. S. Harmon. Mr. Rhodes is
p prominent citizen of Pelahatchie,
and the bride is one of the handsomest
girls in tho state. There wore present
only very few Intimate friends.
Indeed, the wedding was surprise TO
every one, for the contracting parties
had kept it secret till noon of the day
on which they were married. The
News extends to them hearty congratu-
lations, and the wish that their path
way may ever bloom with life's
sweetest flowers.
Miss Hughes, missionary to China
from the Southern Methodist church,
was the geust of Mrs j. T. B. Berry
on Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. She is taking her vacation
from the laborious work among hea-
then, to do service for the home
church among the Southern confer
ence. She spoke beautifully to par
lor full Of home workers at Mrs. Ber-
rvs Thursday morning. She showed
a number of curios from China. Her
talk brought very clearly before her
audience the state of affairs in fan
off Tsang -Kiang The public missed
a great deal in not having an oppor-
tnutiy to hear her. She is hoping to
be with rs at our district conference
and will then give herself the pleasure
Of speaking to the Brandon people Old
the subject nearest her heart the
need of the heather in China.
To the Trade ! put notice in
last weeks paper asking everybody to
look around and price but not to buy
and wait until Mr. DaInell returned