The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-18


Durant News: J. L. McCaskill and
Miss Bessie MoCaskill. of Brandon,
were guests of friends in Durant,
Saturday.
| Remember that there will be
preaching at the Baptist church, by
the pastor. next Sunday morning. Nc
night service.
The United Daughters Of the Con.
federaoy are interested in q good
cause. Let every one attend the ice
cream festival tonight.
Miss Ida Barnett has returned home
after two weeks visit at the Chester
house. She was accompanied home by
her niece, Miss Annie Crook.
DR.. Harry Watson left Monday for
Chicago, st. Louis and other points
of interest. He will remain in Chi
cage about 30 days, taking special
course in optics.
Miss Louise McRae, Of Calvert,
Texas. is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. D. McRae. She will 20
from here to st. Louis, and view the
fair before returning to her Texas
home.
Miss Stella Ford, Of Shreveport,
La, is the guest of Mrs. Bette Will
son. Miss Stella is en- route home
from the fair. She has many admir-
ing friends at this place, who always
welcome her return to her old home.
Miss Irene Hobson, who is held in
high esteem and affection by her
many friends, has returned noma after
pleasant visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney McLaurin. She is always &C.
| corded warm welcome in Brandon.
Miss Annie Hinton Wilson, one of
our most charming and accomplished
young ladies, spent few days here
last week, with her mother and
friends. She had been to the world 8
fair, and reports very pleasant trip.
Masters Cole Burns, Marion Martin
and A. G. Mayors entertained a num-
Der OF their little friends very pleas.
antly last night at lawn party. Ice
cream, cake and other delioaoies were
served, and the little folks enjoyed
themselves until late hour.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will give an ice cream festival at the
court house tonight to help raise funds
to erect a monument on the public
square, in memory of those soldiers
who enlisted from this grand old
county. Let every one attend, az it
is for good cause.
1t. Commander Joe Lee Jayne has
been put over all the wireless tele-
graphy business in this country from
Maine and Porto Rico across to the
Philippines. He has also the build
ing of coal depots over the same terri
tory, which involves the expenditure
of $40, 100000. Brandon always comes
out. strong.
The News is reliably informed that
there are several people in Rankin
county who have internal revenue
licenses. One Of our citizens will Wis
it Jackson and New Orleans in a few
days for the purpose of obtaining a
list of those so authorized in this
county. AS soon as it is received it
will appear in The News.
| This week DR.. E. K. White, of
Florence, notified DR.. A. G. McLau-
rim, county health officer, that there
were two cases of smallpox on the
Peatro@ place two miles from Pear
son and he went immediately and
found Will Moore's wife and her Sis
ter with the disease. They had been
visiting at Port Gibson, and contract.
ed it while there. People should not
fail to be vaccinated, as it is the only
|way to thoroughly stamp the disease
out.
Constable @. E. Martin went out
Monday evening and bagged a blind
tiger between this place and Jackson.
Twenty full bottles of whisky were
captured, and several empty bottles
found. Samuel Johnson, colored, il
the guilty party, and Tuesday he was
arraigned before Justice Robson on
charges Of selling whisky, carrying
concealed weapons, and whipping his
wife. He plead guilty to all the in
dictments, and on the first charge he
was fined 5000 and sentenced to sc
days in Jail; on the second $50 and &c
days, and on the third $40 and &C
days, and all costs, which means
about five years on the county farm.
Mr.. Martin is making quite record
in detecting the sale Of whisky, and
deserves credit for his untiring efforts