The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-25
THOMASVILLE.'

We had nice shower Sunday after
noon, but not enough. The clouds
look as if we migth have more.
Crops are not good as rule. There
will not be much cotton shoulder
high by the fourth of July.
Messrs. j. 1. Covington, w. T. Bar
low, Fletcher Harper and Misses En-
ma Harper Eunice McNair attended
the beat contest at Johns last Satur-
day.
Quite number from Brandon,
Star, Monterey, Dobson and other
places attended the ordination of dea-
cons and children S Bible day exercises
ia D ry Creek last Sunday.
Mrs. Haddon, of 9Harperville, who
has been visiting her daughter, Mis-.
W.D. Thomas, for two weeks, will
leave for home next Wednesday.
Miss Mollie Webb will leave this
week for an extended visit to relatives
in Texas. We are sorry to loose
Miss Mollie from our social circlesthis
summer, and wish her most pleasant
time.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Womack enter
tanned the young fpeople of this com
munity last Satruady evening. Ice
cream and cake was served. After
they had INDUCED in such games as
finch and crackinole, and listening to
the most charming music until eleven
O'Clock, all went home profuse in
their praises of their host and hostress.
There will be Children's day exer-
cises at the Methodist church the first
Sunday in July. Only a morning
program will be rendered. The chill
dren are being well drilled, and every
body are cordially invited to attend
and promised an enjoyable time.
The protracted meeting will begin
at the Baptist church the fuorth Sun
ady in July. The writer has not
learned whether Brother WEIGH will
have any assistance or not. Let
everybody pray for the success of the
meeting and attend the services, not
for the good dinner and fun that may
be bad, but that they may receive an
out pouring of the Holy Spirit, be
built up in the most holy faith, and
strengthened for life's duties.
On Saturday, July IS, the people
will meet to clean up the cemetery
and repair the fence. This is some
thing we cannot neglect any longer.
Our loved ones are sleeping there, and
thoughssthey are gone from us they are
not forgotten. We must keep the weeds
from off their graves and see that
flowers grow. Let every body come
and bring dinner and we will spend
the entire day at work. Those who
cannot come send hand or money to
pay hand. People for miles around
are interested in this and should be on
hand. Remember the date, Saturday
| the 18.
Last Sunday Messrs Shelby Garrett
and Benson Miller, were ordained
deacons of Dry Greek church. The
pastor was assisted by S. B. Culpepper
| After the brethren had been interro-
| gated by the minister and found to be
sound In the faith, Bro. Culpepper
preached very eloquent sermon on
the qualification and duties of deacons
after which the new deacons were or
dained and the audience dismissed for
dinner. About 4 80 O'Clock the people
again gathered in the church Ito wit
ness the children's exercises, which
came up to their expectations in every
particular. For the next hour and a
half we listened to recitations, songs,
and papers. A collection was then
taken which is to be used in buying
Bibles for those who are not able to
buy them. People showed their ap-
probation Of the exercises by their
/ liberal contribution. Every body
went home wanting to know when
Dry Creek would have another ''all
day exercise"