The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-16


Grafton was performed, and that Ras
is improving. His many friends here
hope for his speedy recovery.
Herbert A. Sprague, the we'll Known
impersonater, will appear at Johnson
Hall Saturday night, Nov. %, in Rip
Van Wrinkle. This will be the
second attraction furnished by the
Rice bureau.
Doc Thornton has rented the place
occupied by J. R. Graves and family,
and will occupy it as soon as it is re-
paired. Mr.. Thornton is travelling
for the Hannah Distributing Co., Of
Jackson.
s. R. Williams, of Rankin, was in
town last week, selling molasses that
was acknowledged by every one to be
the finest they ever saws He was
selling it at the remarkably low price
of 80 cents per gallon.
R. W. Walker, chief sanitary in
spector of Birmingham, Ala, brother
Of our fellow townsman, D. P. P.
Walker, returned to his home at Bir-
mingham yesterday, after pleasant
visit to homefolks.
Owing to improvement in progress
on their church building. the Metho.
dist congregation will worship in the
Presby terrain church on next Sunday
morning and evening. A cordial in.
vitation is extended to all. J. A !.
Moore, pastor.
Pa, what do editors live on 2"
why do you ask that Billy?', "Be
cause ! heard yon say that you had
taken oAr home paper nearly two rears
and had never paid cent for it,"
MARY Jane spank that child.'
The trial OF G.. P. Jones, charged
with assault upon W. e. Darnall.
which occurred in Barnes g. Ragland's
store last sprins, was heard by Mayor
Gayden last week, which resulted in
fine Of $15 being imposed upon Mr..
Jones, and costs of court.
Marriage licenses have been issued
during the past week to the following
parties: Henry Finch and Daisy
Norris, colored; W. P. franklin and
Miss Belle Till, white; s9die Davis
and Minnie 1eWia. colored, John
Berry and Bette Green, colored; r..
NJ. Gray and Mrs. Leah Myers, white.
W. l.. Manning is without dou BIT
the champion potato raiser of the
county. He planted half an acre in
July and two weeks ago gathered 200
bushels Of as fine yams as ever grew
in the state, many Of them measuring
over foot laHg. The News Ia in.
debted to him for liberal supply.
The new bank building is being
rapidly constructed, about fifteen men
being employed on the work. The
contractor says that he will have it
ready in ample time for the new in
stitution to begin business by Decem-
Der 25th. The work is being done
entirely by colored people.
'Sailos Jean. a unique character
who y walking and pushing his stroll
leyette'' to every state capital in the
Union, distance Of ~. 900 miles, will
be in Brandon on Saturday, November
Is. This is the longest and most re.
markable trip any man has ever under
taken on foot. It is equal to crossing
the United States seven times, Sail,
or JEAN has waIkek over -, ee9sa, miles
since April |, 1898 Issa
Ehere is q minister who appre !
oiates the editor. At . recent edi-
torial convention he offered the fol-
lowing toast: ITO save an editor
from starvation, take his paper and
pay for 1t promptly. To save him
from bankruptcy, advertise in his
paper literally. To save him fram
despair give him items o. naws To
save him from profanity, write your
sorgespcndense plainly on one side Of
the sheet and send it in a. early a.
possible. To save him from mis-
takes, bury him. Dead people are
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