The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-08-04

to visit Miss Eunice Washburn the
last of the week.
W. G. Runge, Il. S. May and T. D.
May expect to leave Sunday tor two
weeks visit to st. Louis and the
worlds fair.
Miss Eunice Washburn and Mrs.
T. T. CottreH were called to Edwards
last week on account of the illness of
Mrs T. P. Martin. who we are glad
to state is some better.
Misses Meddie Robinson, Ora
Robinson, Edna Waddell, Lena May
and Lambuth Robinson returned last
night from ten days visit at the
worlds fair.
Judge McCaskill and daughter,
Miss Bessie, Maj Pat Henry and
daughter, Miss Annie, left yesterday
for Aberdeen to attend the annual re-
union of the confederate veterans.
The teachers institute began Mon
day morning, Profs. Woodley, of Hat
tiesburg. and Kimbrough, of Durant,
in charge. There fare about twenty
teachers in attendance, and much in
terest is being manifested.
W. D. Ragland, the accommodating
manager of the grocery department of
the Brandon Mercantile Co., is spend.
ing the week down on the Gulf and
Ship Island railroad, with view to
investing in real estate.
The good people of Pelahatchie
have raised the sum of $75 for which
they will offer for the arrest and con-
viction of blind tigers in their midst
1t is good scheme-an example that
Brandon might follow with profit
The Rankin County Oratorical con.
test will be held at johnson Hall next
Saturday. Dinner on the ground and
everybody invited to attend The
citizens of Brandon and surrounding
country are urged to bring baskets
swell filled.
/! Probably the biggest.sale ever offer
ed in Rankin county will begin at
the store of j. A. Taylor and Son,
Pelahatchie, tomorrow and continue
for fifteen days Read their big ad.
on the first page. It will pay you to
go many miles in order to get the
prices they offer.
David Morgan left Tuesday for
Crystal Springs, where he has accept
ed position with carpenter. He
has been helping in the vegetable
business. He says they shipped over
eleven thousand carloads Of tomatoes,
besides beans, cabbage and other
things. Why can't Brandon do the
same? Truck farming beats cotton
growing all hollow.
Hon. Bee King and Esquire Helsep,
of Pelahatchie, were in town Monday
ascertainnig the assessed valuation Of
the village of Pelahatchie for the pur.
pose of issuing bonds for the erection
of handsome school building. The
citizens of our neighboring city are
wide awake and progressive, and it
will only be short time before we
will recognize in her town of no
mean mag nitude.
A mass meeting was held at the
court house last Saturday for the pur-
pose of devising some means of rid
ding the county Of the blind tiger
nuisance on the turnpike. The meet
ing was very well attended. W. S.
Crook was chosen chairman and j. Fl.
Whitfield, secretary. Senator Nc
Laurin addressed the meeting, saying
that it was high time that the good
people of Rankin were taking steps
for the suppression of this open and
fragrant violation of the law. The
following committee was appointed to
draft resolutions and suggest some
mode of procedure: J. FL. South, beat
L; J. HI. Whitfield, beat 2; DR.. u. e.
Noble, beat 3; @. W. Taylor. beat 4,
D A. Kersh, beat s.; VIM. Walker,
county at large. Another meeting
will be held Saturday afternoon 3
O'Clock, when this committee will re-
port. The citizens Of the county
generally are urgently requested to
be present at this meeting.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.