The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-22

bridal tour for Florida. They will
return in about ten days and will be
at home to their friends at jackson.
Miss Edna Waddell and Mrs. L. s.
May went to Lake yesterday to attend
the marriage of their brother Walter
to Miss Willie Wilkins.
Miss Alma Gayden was the success
full winner of the 12-pound box of
candy which was given away by Z.
E. Washburn in the drawing contest.
James Thomas Rodd, the genial
and accommodating representative of
the old reliable firm of E. O. Palmer
& Co., of New Orleans, dealers in
printers supplies, was pleasant Wis
itor at our Office Saturday.
w. nj. Smith, better known here as
Fancy" Smith, is making his annual
visit to his Brandon relatives and
friends. Mr.. Smith is engaged in the
real estate business at Birmingham,
Ala, and is doing nice business.
Miss Josie Peacher has purchased
the Langford house and lot, near A.
M. Shields, and will occupy it Jan
uary /. The residence is now occupied
by G. O. Sprague and family, who
will probably move to Mrs. Wells.
| Chancellor McCaskill is holding
court at Ellisville this week. The
judge is receiving universal praise for
the able and impartial manner in
which he presides over his courts.
A better selection than Col. McCas-
kill could not have been made.
Long may he live.
The light fingered gentry got in
their work at-Jackson during the car.
nival. Several visitors were touched
for their wads during their stay in
the capital city. Judge McCaskill
suffered to the extent of five or six
dollars. Some of the victims lost
as much as 5000.
E. L. Spann and Miss Florence N.
Jones were married Sunday afternoon
at the residence of the BRIDES parents
at Lucknow, Mr.. and Mrs. f. III.
Jones, Rev. H. M. Ellis, officiating.
The News joins their many friends
in extending congratulations and
best wishes.
Lewis H. Wilson and Miss Bertha
Buchanan were married Tuesday after
noon at the residence of the BRIDES
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Buchan-
an, Rev. Bryan Simmons, Of Flora,
performing the ceremony. They are
among our most prominent young
people and The News joins their many
friends in congratulations
The News has just completed print
ing the proceedings of the Mississippi
Division of the United Confederate
Veterans, which held it's fifteenth an
Judge McCaskill is the efficient chief
of staff and adjutant general of the
division. The reunion will be held
at Jackson this year.
Rev. Jerry Crouch, the colcred
preacher who had both eyes shot out
with double barrelled shot gun by
one of the sisters of his flock, is
improving rapidly and will soon be
we'll. The shooting occurred near
Brandon about two weeks ago. Joana
Wolverton, who did the shooting,
was indicted and gave bond for her ap-
pearance at the next term of court.
Prominent among the distinguished
lawyers who attended our late circuit
court was Hon. Presley Groves, of
Leake county, the eloquent senator
from the district. Mr.. Groves came
as one of the counsel for McDuff and
Fitzhugh, charged with the murder
of Capt. Young, in April last, at Lud-
low, Scott county. The speech of
Mr.. Groves in defense of these young
men fully sustained his reputation
as an eloquent and forceful advocate.
1t was his first visit to our court,
and our people hope he may come
again.
We are very much gratified to
learn of the extraordinary progress of
our young friend, Dewitt @. Enochs,
in the prosecution of his studies in
the law department of the State Uni
versity, at Oxford. He is taking the
two years course in one year, and
with this etxra duty his term report
shows that he made an average of
IS in the Senior Glass and SO 37-1OO
in the Junior Course. This was "a
higher mark than was made by any
other student taking the double course,
and in the Junior Glass it was higher
than any student taking only single