The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18

other day and requested y. L. Martin
to accept the position of street com.
missioner. As yet Mr.. Martin has
not accepted the place.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
are requested to meet at Johnson Hall
Friday, June 10Th, at 4 O'Clock. All
applications must be brought i'll.
Miss Annie Hinton Wilson left
Tuesday for Vicksburg, after few
days visit to friends at this place.
She was accompanied by Miss Lucille
Elicit, who was her guest while here.
Mrs. r. l.. McLaurin, of.Vicksburg,
Miss Irene McLaurin, of Brandon,
who have been touring in Canada for
several weeks, returning by Niagara
Falls, will arrive home next Saturday.
Hon. John l.. Evans, of Florence,
candidate for legislative honors, was
a visitors to our town Saturday Mr..
Evans is quite favorite among our
people and his visits are always well
come.
The sidewalks of the town, es-
pecially those leading from the Meth
odist church to Baugh's we'll, have not
improved to any appreciable extent
since our last Issue.
Richard Whitfield, private secretary
to the state superintendent of educa-
ton, left Monday night for Ashv1lle
TO. attend the Southern Students con-
vention as one of the delegates from
the University of Nashville.
Miss Mary Gayden, the charming
and accomplished daughter of John
A. Gayden, has returned from a very
pleasant visit to relatives in Atlanta
Ga. She was accompanied home by
her cousin, Miss Matte Wilkins, who
will spend several weeks in Brandon
A. M. Shields calls your attention
to new advertisement His assert
ment of first class merchandise is com
plete, and he stands ready at all times
to prove his assertions that he can
easily save you money on your pur
chases, be they great or small.
Mrs. c. P. Wallace, Mrs. E. z.
Beder, and two charming little chill
dren, Lucille an Erwin, arrived yester-
day from the delta to spend some time
with DR.. and Mrs. W. W. Kersh.
Mrs. Beder is better known in Brandon
as Miss Annie Wallace, she having
spent her school days here.
Senator H. D. Money, candidate
for reelection to the United States
senate, will address the people of Ran
kin county at the court house in Bran
don, Thursday, June 20, at 10 o'clock
a NJ. on the political questions now
being considered by the people. Come
out and hear him.
The News inadvertently failed to
mention last week that Drs. A. j.
Price, of Dobson, J. @. Russell, of
Langford, and J. W. Miller, of near
Vicksburg, were before Dr. Walker
for temporary license to practice den
tistry. Drs. Price and Russell are
Rankin county boys, and are bound
to succeed in their chosen profession.
| j. A. Taylor and company, of Pela.
hatchie, one of the biggest and stron.
gest mercantile firms in the county,
have new advertisement this week.
They have just received big lot OF
seasonable goods, and name prices in
their advertisement that are hound tic
move them. Note the prices carefully
and call on them and you will save
money.
0. ". Owen and Son have new
advertisement today. They have just
received a new tire shrinker and are
better prepared than ever to repair OF
build wagons. If your mower
is dull and in bad shape, take it tc
them and they will make it like g
new one. In fact, they are the only
first class machinists in this part Of
the county.
Prof. George G. Hurst, principal OF
the Stems Creek High school and
editor of the Times, spent Saturday
in town. The next session Of his
school, which will open IN Septem
Der, promises to be one of the best in
the history of the school. Tho same
corps of teachers have beer retained,
and next year S work will be first class
in every particular.
From the New Orleans Picayune VIZ
take the following ''D1. Milton
Clay Vaughan, one of the oldest and
most highly respected citizens of Ocean
Springs, died on the 9th. DR.. Waugh
an has been in feeble health for some
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