The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-11-24
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consummated, and it is suggested that
there is community Of interest or un-
derstandlng between the Gould sys-
tenn and the Illinois Central and the
Gulf and Ship Island, by which an
extension will be built from Brook
haven to connect with the Natchez
branch of the Mississippi Valley,
probably at Stanton.
II. M. Quinn, Grand Keeper of Re
cords and Seals of the Knights of
Pythias, is sending out an address to
the different lodges in the state asking
them to take up collection in
Thanksgiving week for the orphan
asylums of the state. Such appeal
was issued last year and Melted about
$50, and it is expected that the
Pythians will do equally as well this
year.
Manager Mckay, Of the Cotton and
Corn Carnival, announces that some
OF the exhibits have arrived, and 9th
ers are expected in few days. The
Carnival has assumed much larger
proportions than was at first thought,
and it now promises to be one of the
most complete exhibits Of the pro-
duets of the state that has been held
IN Mississippi in many years.
Secretary Melville Of the State
Board of Control, received official no.
tice from Judge Sykes that at the re-
cent term of court in Oktibbeha coun-
ty, he sentenced B. Hometh to ten
years in the penitentiary for man
slaughter and Ben Buch to two years
for forgery, and that both men are in
Jail at Starkville awaiting transporta-
ton to the farm.
The charter of the Helm and North
western Railroad Company, incorpor-
ated to run road from Helm in
Washington county to Arnold in Boil
war county, has been approved. Work
on the road to begin within twelve
months after the approval Of the
charter. The incorporators are G. B.
Mccoy, J. B. Kemp, G. B. Ruck and
others.
The report from Memphis to the
effect that the Gould interests have
in fact secured the Mississippi Cen
trail property in this state, now the
st. Louis, Pascagoula and Panama,
seems to confirm the same announce
ment made several weeks since, at the
time the directors Of the Mississippi
Central changed the name Of the road.
Lee F'alkner, negro charged with
rape in DeSoto county, who has been
in Jackson Jail for safe keeping for
the past three months, has been taken
out Of his cell and carried back to
Hernandez, the county seat, by Depu-
ty Sheriff w. L. Messenger, where he
was placed on trial on the charge
made against him.
In accordance with the order of the
Board Of Control thirty-seven convicts
have been taken from the new Sun
flower Plantation and put to work on
the Dulaney place, in Issaquena coun-
ty, picking the cotton crop. The Off
Gals of the penitentiary expect to
have every lock Of cotton picked by
January.
The alleged whitecap leaders, Ham
ilton, Evans and Wactor, indicted
by the Federal grand jury and placed
in Jail here, were released on bond OF
81 900 each made before United States
Commissioner Moseley. They will be
tried at the next May term Of the
Federal court here.
It seems probable that the street
railway system of jackson will be ex-
tended from the Hospital for the In
sane, located in the northern suburbs,
The land owners Of that section OF
the city met and raised most Of the
bonus to have the system extended.
The penitentiary authorities have
one thousand bales Of cotton which
they will offer for sale. The date
and place that the committee from the
board Of control authorized to sell
the cotton, will meet and receive bids
has not been decided upon.
The charter Of the Minter City
Southern & Western Railroad has also
been approved to run from Mintel
City in Lefore county to Dockery II
Sunfower county. Incorporators, }
B. Kemp, G.. B. Mccoy, w. R. Tombs
and others.
Governor Vardaman has Appointed
Edward Mayes special judge to sit OF
the supreme bench in caseN IN WESct