The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

to put in another gin stand and other
wise improve their plant for handling
the cotton crop. They will start grind
ing corn next Saturday morning.
VIM. McUuthen came home from
Texas Saturday sick. He is able to be
up now and will leave in a day or
two for Meridian and other points in
the interest of Liberty Bells TOBACCO.
Miss Mary Willie Easterling, who
mas been sick so long with typhoid
fever, is rapidly recovering, and is
now on visit to relatives and friends
along the Gulf and Ship Island rail
road.
A letter received from Walter Wad-
dell, who is now in st. Louis, con-
veys the information that he had the
misfortune to have his purse stolen the
other day which contained $50 in cur
rency.
Preaching Sunday at the Presby-
terrain church morning and night. Mr..
Huber, of Crystal Springs, the former
pastor, will fill the pulpit. Mr.. Mel
vim GOES to hold meeting at Bethel
near Virgil, in this county.
j. @. Bruce is now at work making
two copies of the personal assessment
roll. as provided by for law, one for
the state auditor and the other for the
sheriff. Mr. Bruce has assisted in
this work for the past twelve years.
W. N. Hawkins, editor of the Halle
hurst Courier, visited Brandon friends
Friday. Mr.. Hawkins is making the
Courier one of the best papers in the
state, and his many friends here will
he gladlt know that he is prospering.
The steel netting has been
placed in position at the bank, which
imgreatly improves the looks of that
prosperous institution. The bank is
now equally as we'll equipped and fit
ted up as any first class city banking
concern.
Mrs. DR.. Goodman and two interest
ing children have arrived from Vir-
ginia, where they have been spending
the summer and will visit Mrs. Good
mans mother, Mrs. John Ohleyer, be-
| fore their return to the delta.
The residence of Mr.. Hall, formerly
owned by Fl. 9. Ford, was totally de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour last
night. 1t is thought that the fire orig
mated from the stove The house
was insured for several hundred dol
lars.
o. J. Ragland, prosperous farmer
of the brownsville, neighborhood,
was in town yesterday, and stated that
the people of his community were in
need of school teacher and would pay
$50 per month for the right kind of
man. This is splendid opportunity
for some energetic young man.
Prof. M. L. Stringer, principal OF
the Bay Springs Hill school, is here
conducting the institute for the col.
ored teachers. He requests us to state
that tomorrow--Fr iday-night the
teachers will give public exhibition
at the court house, the program being
made up of songs, recitations, etc.
The entertainment will be free. There
are fifteen teachers in attendance.
Gov. Robt Lowry has returned
from Brandon where he obtained a yer.
dict in the circuit court for So, 900 In
favor of the heirs of Mrs. Dye, against
the Gulf and Ship Island railroad.
Mrs. Dye was put off the train at Ma
gee station and sustained injuries that
resulted in her death. Clarion Led.
ger. Gov. Lowry is the same courteous
and dignified gentleman. and has lost
no mental or physical vigor, but is
still power before the juries of the
country.
| e. Ell. Johnson, the colored lawyer
was placed under a $500 bond yester
day for his appearance at the Febru
airy term of circuit court, on charges
of forgery, two indictments having
been returned against him at the sit
ting of the grand jury last week. The
Indictment are the result of the bold
forgery that The News made mention
of some weeks ago, in which johnson
was charged with forging the name Of
an old colored woman to a deed te
her land.
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