The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-23
shape on short notice. Horse shooting
will be made speciality with him.

ooHilnS famous as resort for people
in i'll health. Several people from
surrounding towns are rusticatins
there this week.
The coats of paint that the
court house has received has improved
the looks of the building very much.
The old house will be in good shape
for the new officials.
Your attention is directed to the
advertisement OF j. A. Taylor and Son
III today's paper. They are prepared
to do you good. Visit thier store and
investigate their claims.
A. M. Shields, of Blue Front fame.
has new advertisement today. He
carries the biggest stock of goods in
Rankin county, and is prepared to
save you money.
On the last page will be found the
advertisement of Mississippi College,
at Clinton. This old institution is
too well and favorably known by
our people to need any special men
ton. Write for catalogue.
The Sunday School convention at
Pelahatchie last Thursday was suc-
cess, the occasion being enjoyed by a
vast throng from all over the good old
county. The convention will meet at
Dry Greek next year.
The election commissioners are in
session this week. All names that
appear on the polls books illegally are
being erased, and parties who have
been illegally denied registration are
being regulated.
Prof. Dawsey, who has been chosen
principal of the Graded school tor
the next session, has arrived, and is
looking after the school interests Mr.
Dawsey is from Dothan, Ala, aud
this is his first visit to Brandon.
Mrs. T. d. Harris, accompanied by
her two charming and az )mplished
grand daughters, Misses Helen and
Marie Collier, left Saturday for Look
out Mountain, Monteagle and other
places of interest They will be alb
sent about month.
Wesley M. Smith, better known in
Rankin county as Fancy" Smith,
arrived yesterday for few days visit
with his friends, who are numbered
to the limit of his broad acquaintance.
We are always glad to have him with
US.
The Stems Greek High school has
an advertisement in this issue. The
next session OF this well known insti
tuition will open September 1. its
teachers are the best, and as a high
school it is without peer in the state.
Write to Geo. G. Hurst, principal, for
catalogue.
Miss Mary Willie Easterling, the
brilliant and accomplished daughter
of Col. and Mrs. W. B. Easterling,
is, we are glad to say, improving,
after a severe spell of typhoid fever.
Miss Easterling contracted the fever
just after commencement at Belhayen
college, and has had a fearful siege
of it.
The good people of Pelahatchie and
vicinity are preparing to entertain the
candidates and visitors with a basket
dinner on Saturday, August 1. Every.
body is cordially invited to come, and
help to make the day grand success.
Those that can so are urged to car.
ry we'll filled baskets.
The United States Interal Revenue
Agent was here Monday, interviewing
those that had been convicting of re.
failing. They were all pulled fol-
license for business already done. The
amounts collected depended entirely
upon the amount of business the
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vendors had done, ranging from SO to
$40.
Clifton Foster, who is in jail al
this place, awaiting the action of tic
grand jury on charge of bigamy
became tired of Jail life last week
| and decided that he would liberate
himself. He accordingly procured 8
piece of broken CRATE and attempted
| to take out brick around the win.
dow. He failed utterly in his at.
tempt, his efforts to remove the brick
being hardly perceptible. He wrote
Mr.. Norris note the day before he
intended to escape, thanking him III
the following manner: 'sMr. Morris
Please give my grip to Jerry. Many
thanks to you for your kindness to me.
Foster" He is now very much grieyed,
and says that lie was not in his right
mind at the time or lie would never
have undertaken such thing.