The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-09-10

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tions.
The board of supervisors placed the
levy for the fiscal year this morning
at 5 mills, which is half mill lower
than last year.
Services Sunday at the Presbyterian
church. Mr.. Melvin will occupy his
pulpit after an absence of month in
evangelical work.
The appointment of I. P. Russell
deputy surveyor for Rankin county by
Surveyor Whitfield was confirmed by
the board this week.
Mrs. Olin Green left Monday night
for her home at Meridian, after few
days visit to her parents, Judge and
Mrs. A. G. Mayors.
Rev. and Mrs. Maroon, who came
to Brandon early in the spring, left
yesterday for Fondulac, Wis, where
Mr.. Maroon has accepted call.
Clarion Ledger: Miss Irene Nc
Laurin, of Brandon, has returned
home after spending several days with
friends and relatives in jackson.
Capt. W. c. Steen has returned
from Stems Greek, and is at his post
of duty again, after severe SPELL of
illness. His health is some better.
G. Q. McGilvra is the grateful reci-
plent OF another check for $50 from
his brother in Seattle, Wash. He
thanks the Lord for such a brother.
S. +. Myers gave the superinten-
DENTS office good cleaning yester-
day, and as soon as his commission
arrives will be ready to take charge.
Sheriff Crook and Deputy Morris are
quite busy these days, preparing their
books for the annual payment of taxes.
The books will be opened October 1.
A fine boy baby was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Permenter Monday
night, at the home of Mrs. Perm
enters parents, DR.. ano Mrs. W. W.
| Kersh.
Barksdale Walker, brother of DR..
2. 2. Walker, is expected to arrive
tomorrow to accept a positiona as
| clerk with the Brandon Mercantile
company.
W. B. Collier, as will be seen from
the proceedings of the board of super
| visors published in another colmun. ,
now has contract with the county to
work the prisoners.
Capt. P. B. Berry, of Florence, and
W. K. Easterling, of D'Lo, were here
Monday, serving as pension examiners.
Nine applicants were received and ap-
proved and five rejected.
Judge Robson went to Oakdale
Monday night and performed the mar
riage ceremony of O. M. Evans and
Miss Ina Lewis, two prominent young
people of that community.
Miss Lillian Robinson went to Meri-
dian yesterday to attend a wedding.
She has been selected as principal Of
the Pelahatchie school and will enter
upon her work next week.
The Brandon Sumbeams will have
mission service next Sunday the 18th
at p NJ. at the school house. Every
body invited to come. All who wish
can bring a free-will offering.
Dr. Harry Watson is making many
improvements in his jewelry store,
and is receiving an elegant line of
new goods, which he purchased while
i'll Chicago recently. Read his new
ad.
The annual campmeeting at Shiloh
will begin October T. The gate fee
ystem has been re-adopted by the as
ISOLATION as the most satisfactory man
ner Of conducting the financial part of
/ the meetings.
Ben Ferguson, of Patrick was
in town yesterday, and sold bale of
this season s cotton for 10 1-3 cents
per pound. He says the cotton crop
is unquestionably very short in his
part of the county.
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Forest Register: E. D. Mellen,
son of Rev. and Mrs. T. L. Mellen,
formerly Of Forest, but now of Hat
tiesburg, has been elected principal of
the Dry Creek high school at Thorn
asville, Rankin county.
The Brandon colored school will be-
gin Monday, September 14th. The
teachers request that all the scholars
be present at $50 O'Clock. The pa
irons of the school are also requested
to be present at the opening.
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