The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-03-05
Harry Watson,
Jeweler and Graduate Optician.
LOCAL NEWS
The rain continues.


See Dr. Watsons new advertise
ment.
Miss Eleanor Fox is az home for
few days.
Preaching Sunday at the Presbyte-
rian church, all invited
Tyrian Masonic lodge will hold
regular communication this afternoon.
Miss Irene McLaurin, is spending
the week very pleasantly in Vicks-
burg.
Judge Mayors and S. l.. McLaurin,
attended court at AIendenhall this
week.
DR.. Harry Watson has returned
from New Orleans, and reports very
pleasant time.
MIS-. r. S. McLaurin and son, Mas
ter Edward Jack, are visiting Mrs.
E. A. Cheek, of Arcola.
On March 14th Rankin Camp will
arrange for attending the Reunion at
New Orleans, on May 10Th next.
Judge Enochs and District Attorney
R. S. McLaurin are holding court at
Mendenhall, Simpson county this week.
Miss Sarah Enochs, who is taking
course i'll music at Belhaven, spent
Saturday and Sunday with home
folks
The continued rains have kept our
roads in an awful condition, retarded
farming operations, and caused de-
preston in every business.
The board of supervisors will prob
ably adjourn tomorrow. The appoint
ment of road overseers for the fiscal
year has taken up most of their time
Walter Jack left few days ago
for the southern part of the state,
where he has accepted position with
9. D. Smith and company, railroad
contractors
Rankin Camp No 265, U. G. V. is
called to meet at Brandon, on March
18th. Important business will come
up before the camp. All who can
should attend.
The delinquent tax lands .were sold
Monday in front of the court house
door by Sheriff Crook, as prescribed
by law. The sale attracted quite
crowd Of prospective purchasers.
Latest advices from Braxton are to
the effect that Mrs. Wayne Sutton is
improving steadily, and her friends
now have every reason to believe that
she will be entirely we'll in the course
of a few weeks.
DR.. Harry Watson, the jeweler and
optician, has just placed new "regu-
lators'' in The News office and at the
depot, and by this means we hope to
keep the trains and The News on time.
Miss Emma Crook returned home
Sunday from Dry Creek, where she
has been assisting J. |. Covington
with the school at that place The
decrease in attendance rendered her
sery ices unnecessary.
A. w. Clark, who has been here
since October in the photograph bus
mess left with his family Monday
night, for their home at Enterprise.
Mr. Clark is an honorable gentleman
and made many friends while here.
Fl. A. Busick has returned from Ala
bama, were he went to visit Maj. J. r.
Stevens, who is quite i'll. Mr.. Bnsick
reports that Maj. Stevens condition
is very unsatisfactory. The Major
has many friends in this county who
will be panied to hear of his illness.
Board of Supervisors met Monday
morning and began at once the ap-
pointment of road overseers, and up to
the time of going to press they have
not completed the work For this
reason the proceedings are not prin-
ted this week. They will appear
in the next issue.
Our handsome and enterprising
druggist A. g.. Thornton, has placed
an order for an up to date soda foun-
tain and will have it in operation
about April 10. We understand that
Mr.. Thornton will only cater to the
white trade, and will have things
arranged in an attractive and invit-
ing way.
S. Fl. Williams, Of Patrick, brought
the News fall quart Of syrup the