The Brandon news., 1903-06-04

clerk, spent few days in southeast
Rankin last week in the interest Of
his candidacy. He reports crops in
that section looking fairly we'll.
J. w. Birdsong left yesterday for a
short visit TO his old home at Bolton.
He will then make an extended visit
to Hot Springs, Ark, and other points
before returning to his post of dnty.
| DR.. PIP. Walker returned Thursday
from Jackson, where he had been to
aid in the examination of applicants
for license to practice dentistry. Thir-
ty-three applied and 81 passed. None
were from Rankin county.
The contract for building the jail
yard fence has been awarded to J. A.
Morris for the sum of $40 so. There
were three bidders, John Gayden bid
$50, Mr.. Lilies $40. so and Mr.. Morris
$40 so.
Miss Lillian Robinson is at home
from Hickory, where she has been
teaching for the past four years. She
has been reelected for another session,
but has not yet accepted the place.
Drs. A.G. Hollingsworth, of Terry,
W. @. Dennis, of Jackson, Norman
Henry, Of Vicksburg, and J. B. Ross,
of Flora, were before Dr. P. P. Wal
ker Friday for temporary license to
practice dentistry in this state.
The picnic given by the Baptist
Sunday school at Busick's we'll last
Thursday was an event of much
pleasure. An elegant spread was
served and ice cold drinks were in
abundance. Appropriate speeches
were made by.
Prof. Holyfeld, who has just closed
successful session of school at Har-
risville, passed through town Tuesday
Ell route to Jackson to attend the cor
ner stone laying. Mr.. !Holyfield has
been unanimously reelected to the
principalship of the school for another
session.
J. Fl. Grundy, of Forest, has re-
turned from trip to Texas, where
he was called to the bedside of his
wife, who has been quite sick. Mrs.
Grundy expects to return to Missis-
spipi as soon as she is able to travel,
and will probably spend the summer
at Brandon.
The Daughters of. the Confederacy
will meet at the Academy Friday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. A full at
tendance is requested, and all new
members will be welcomed. This
meeting will be important, as next
week something must be done to pre-
pare for decoration day, and the Gem
etery is in need of much work.
Miss Lillian Robinson, chairman Of
committee beat No. 2, of Rankin
County Oratorical Contest, requests
The News to state THAT the members
of said committee are earnestly re-
quested to meet at the court house in
Brandon next Saturday, June 6, at
O'Clock p. LII. Let all the committee
be present if possible. Contestants
will receive notice in next week S
News.
Rev. T. J. Noteworthy has arrived
and the big meeting will begin tomor-
row. Tomorrow's services will be
held in the church, and after that
they will be held in the mammoth
tent, between S. l.. McLauIin's resi-
dence and the church. Mr.. Norswor-
thy comes here from Columbia, were
he has just closed Ga very successful
meeting, several conversions resulting
and much good being done. He is
one of the ablest evangelists in the
state, and we feel sure that the people
of Brandon and vicinity will attend
the services regularly, as it is an op-
portunity rarely offerd
r. l.. Dent, prominent young at
torney of Williamsburg, was in. town
to0ay. He was accompanied by MI.
Matherson, sheriff of Covington
county. They report that John Burns,
who escaped from Jail in that county
Saturday night, was captured in Smith
county Sunday, and is safely behind
the bars again. 1t will be remembered
that Burns was sentenced to hang at
the last term of court at williamsburg
for numbering a man in the railroad
camps near that place. He is the in
dividual that gave Judge Enochs a
cursing when the death sentence was
pronounced.
DENTAL NOTICE.
| will be at Pelahatchie the s and
8, and at Forest the 10, II and 10.