The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-11
THE REFLECT OF
JACKSON LOBDlES
Crisp Cuttings of General Interest
Caught at the Capital City.
STATE FYREMEN'S ASSOCIATION
Second Annual Meeting Scheduled for
Natchez, June II and lS.---Veteran OF
Mexican War Lost His Grip.---C0rl.
press Association Elects Officers.

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most important assem- blages. from
strict business standpoint, that has
ever been held ia the State. The
fire chiefs and delegates from the
departments of the various cities
and town will meet and discuss the
general question of fire protection,
aud will De addressed by recog-
nized experts along that line, who
will afford them many valuable sug-
gestions. The adoption of modern
methods Of guarding against and
preventing fire losses means an I'M
mense saving in insurance. rates to
the people OF the State, who do not
appear to realize the immense tax
that is annually paid, simply be-
cause of insufficient facilities for
combating fires. The association
has already justified its existence,
although it has held only one an
nual meeting and has been organ
lied for less than two years. Since
the last annual meeting many i'm
portant improvements IN freight
Ing facilities have been instituted
in a number of the leading towns Of
the State, and the chance is, TO a
largee xtent, due to the useful in
formation and the valuable prac-
tica suggestions made to the fire
represen tatives.
J. ". Wheeler, one Of the special
~ invited guests at the laying of
the cornerstone of the new ca pitol
be reports TO the police, lost his
telescope grip, containing his Mex
ican war papers and valuable Cor
federate papers. Mr.. Wheeler is a
resident of Greenwood. The police
are on the lookout for the grip, but
as yet they have found no trace of
of it. Mr.. Wheeler is one of the
Oldest citizens OF the city, having
been a soldier in hte Mexican war
and also a soldier in the Confed-
eracy. He is an old newspaperman
and printer. and at the time of the
dedication of the old capitol be was
working on a newspaper ia this
city.
The Mississippi Conpre Asso-
citation has finished it's labors and
adjourned subject to the call of the
president. The following officers
were elected: J. V. Williams, Me-
ridian, president; w. r. Craig,
Vicksburg, vice president; w. M.
Drake, Vicksburg, secretary and
treasurer; J. F. Foard, Natchez; S.
T. Hearn, West Point, and f. L.
Jackson, Kosoiusko, directors.
The annual meeting of the board
of trustees of the Alcron Agricul-
tural and Mechnical College was
held in this city. Bishop Char.es
B. Galloway presided and the fol-
lowing mem Oers were present: c.
A. Gerden, Bloom, JEFF Truly, E..
n. Scudder, A. A. Kincannon, P
E. Williams and J. J. Conan. Pres
ident Lanier and all of the old mem
bers of the faculty were reelected,
except the professor of English,
who was not an applicant. The va
cancy will be filled at the next
meeting.
The trustees of the city schools
have named the colored public
school IN the Fourth ward, Smith
Robinson school, in honor of the
late Smith Robinson, one of the
most popular negroes who ever
lived in this city. Smith Robinson
was for many years member of the
board CT aldermen. President Gal
loway, IL conversation with Pic
ayune correspondent, stated that
the board of trustee of the CITY
SCHOOLS has adopted the policy of
naming the public schools of Jack
son. The school Ia the Seco nd ward
has been named Robert e. Lee, and
the trustees are now hunting for
name for the school ir the Third
EIoatinp Victims of the Flo0d.