The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-30
LOCAL NEWS

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L. S. May is confined to his bed
with fover
Mrs. w W. Robson is on the sick
list this week.
Rev. and Mrs. Maroon are prepar-
ing to move back north
Rankin county has 1911 white quail
flied voters and 100 colored.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. B. Bridges have
returned to Jackson after visit to
Brandon friends.
Prof. Willie Kennon, of Jackson,
spent two days this week with Col.
Walkers family.
Mr.. Busick has located another we'll
near the present famous one, and the
stream seems to be very strong.
Mesdames George Miller and Walter
Burney are spending while at
Browns wells, in Kinds county.
Those who attended the show last
night pronounce it the biggest frand
that has struck town for long time.
Governor Longino and Hon. James
K. Vardaman will be among our
speakers Monday. Come out and
hear them.
The school board met today at the
office of the superintendent, but no
business was transacted ON account of
the absence CT Mr.. Cook.
VIM. s. Harris and Miss Hattie
Lowry, one of Meridian most popu-
lar young ladies, visited at the home
of J. @. Bruce last week.
The News received a telephone mes
sage from Pelahatchie this morning,
stating that there would be no dinner
on the ground there Saturday as was
announced last week.
Leon Gayden, who came home a
couple Of weeks ago with fever, is
able to be up again, much to the de-
light of his friends. He expects to re-
turn to Greenville within the next
few days.
Mrs. VIM. Walker has as her guests
this week, Mrs. Kennon Jayne, OF
jackson, with her two children, Miss
Margaret Camp, of Groesback, Texas,
and Miss Mary Kennon, of Scooba.
Deputy Sheriff Morris jailed two.
negroes here yesterday charged with
the robbery of the store and postffioce
at Plain last week. One of them
has admitted his guilt.
Thos. Rector and sister Miss Leo
nora, and Miss Ellie Floweree, of
Vicksburg are III town for week,
trying Baughs' well water. They
are at Mrs. Robeson's.
Miss Annie Hinton Wilson, one of
Brandon's most charming young Ia
dies, who is in the employ Of the Ma
tional Military Park commission at
Vicksburg, is now at Manchester,
Iowa, where she will be for a month
the guest of Miss Ruth Rigby, daugh-
ter of the president of the commission
Tt is with regret that The News
chronicles the death of l. B. WEIGH,
which occurred at his ..home at Vir-
gil last week. Mr.. WEIGH was an ex-
cellent citizen and an all round good
man and will be sadly missed in his
community. He was about 70 years
of age.
Mr.. MaslIburn, from Pelahatchie,
was here today and informed us that
Gray Stingily, charged Ewith the
burglary of Dr.. Edwards horse, had
been apprehended at Kosciusko and
was in Jail at that place. The horse
has been returned to the owner.
Read J. A. Taylor and Son S adver-
tisement today. They are making
some rare offers in the genuine Ham
ilton Brown shoes. If you are need
certainly be to your interest to save
80 cents on each and every pair you
buy of them.
Miner Hobson was in town Satur-
day and exhibiting rattle snake that
measured 78 inches long and 10 inches
in circumference. The snake was kill
ed by colored man on his place, and
was the largest ever seen in this part
of the country. "a
Hon. O. @. Miller. of Meridian, is