The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-23
and report very pleasant

present, and report a very pleasant
| time.
The ladies of. the Baptist church
are raising funds to defray the ex-
penses Of their pastor, Rev. j. r.
Mutt to the Southern Baptist conven-
tion, which meets in Savannah, Ca,
soon.
MIS-. S. E. Chapman, of Indianola,
is tho guest of her son, Prof. e. B.
Chapman. Mrs. Chapman will re-
main in Brandon until the graded
school closes and will be accompanied
home by her son.
Robert Mcdonnell has been chosen
street commissioner by the town coun-
Gil, which held meeting Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Mcdonnell succeeds G.
L. Martin, who did not care to re-
tain the offie any longer.
An effort is being made to organize
a Knights of Pythias lodge at this
place. Nearly enough charter mem
bers have already been obtained, and
Grand Chancellor Kramer, of Bolton,
is expected today to perfect arrange
ments for an immediate organization.
Brick are being placed on the
ground for a fire proof room al
tho rear of the bank building.
This room will be for the accom-
mediation Of valuable law books and
records that cannot be placed in the
bank vaults.
A week from tomorrbw is the date
agreed upon by the merchants to begin
closing their respective places of bus
mess at 6 o'clock evenings. In behalf
of the ovcrworked ano faithful clerks,
they are urged to fulfil the agreement
to the letter, and we have no doubt
but what they will.
Walter Ward, principal of the
Shiloh high school, writes The News
as follows: please state in this
weeks issue that the program for the
closing exercises of the high school
failed to carry, and that we shall not
have any exercises ON that date. We
regret to disappoint our friends but it
could not be avoided. :"
| L. Z. Bu1nham, who lives south
of Clarksburg, requests us to give out
the information that there is quite
an epidemic among the rabbits of his
neighborhood. We do not know the
cause of the epidemic, or the nature
of it; we simply comply with his re-
quest, and hope that steps will be
taken to prevent a general epidmic
amongst that tribe. Probably it
might be we'll to establish quarantine
lines, as we are sure we don't care
to have oul Brandon rabbits ''drapp-
ing off, in any such manner.
Friday night, Cole Atkins and Miss
Virginia Bullock had very narrow
escape. They had started down the
long incline just this side of Mr.. Mil
ler's home, when the bride broke and
the horse became unmanageable The
horse was going at rate of about 40
and passed seven buggies ahead with
ont collision. Mr.. Atkins and Miss
Blu lock, realizing the eminent dan
ger, jumped from the flying buggy and
alighted without injury. The horse
kept up his terrific speed until the
livery stable in Brandon was reached,
VIII IN it was found that he had made
the record breaking trip without in
jury to himself or buggy.
On last Tuesday evening at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs G.. ". White,
Misses Young and Augustus entertain
ed quite number of their friends at
progressive finch. All who were in
attendance agree that the entertain
mont was one of the most enjoyable Of
the season. Those present were ::
Misses May Haddon, Jennie Bullock,
Sudie Thomas, Alma Gayden, Edna
Waddell, and Eva Todd, and Messrs.
E. B. Chapman, Webb D. Ragland,
Billie Darnell, G. 0. Robinson, R. v.
Shields and R. S. Maxey, jr. Miss
May Haddon being the most successful
player was awarded the first prize
which was a nice box of Huyler's
candy, and Billie Darnell being the
most unfortunate player was awarded
the BOBBY pIize, which was the rules
Of the game. Robert S. Maxey, ir.,
with few we'll chosen words, deliver
ed the prizes to the winners, complI-
menting Miss Haddon on her excellent
playing and commenting very extern
siyely on the Importance of Mr.. OAR
nell's studying the rnles of the game
with the greatest care.