The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-05

pleasant visit to her mother at this
place.
Misses Helen and Marie Collier,
who are attending Judson Institute,
at Marion, Ala, spent the holidays
at home
Miss Lena May, who is teaching
school uear Fannin, spent few days
with Brandon relatives during the
holidays.
Misses Annie Lee and Kate Berryhill
are spending Christmas with their
cousin, Mrs. Anna E. Tay lor at Her
manville.
Billy" Gayden, the genial repre-.
Sentative of J. and M. Schabacher,
of New Orleans, was with us during
Christmas.
The Rankin County Teachers asso-
citation will meet at Brandon Jan. 80.
All teachers are urgently requested to
be present
Mrs. A. Teblemann and sons, Hen
ry and August, have moved to Jack
son, much to the regret of their many
friends here.
Mrs. I. w. Shields came down
from Pelahatchie and spent the holt
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Robinson.
The local chapter of the daughters
of the confederacy will furnish the
banquet for the Pyrhian installation
Monday night.
Mrs. Aura Purnell, who has been at
the Chester house for some time, left
Last week for Dunedin, Fla, to visit
friends and relatives.
Miss Maria Belle Thornton left
Saturday for her home in Texas, after
very pleasant visit to her brother,
A. G. Thornton, at this place.
Frank Gayden, prescription clerk
for M. E. Ward, at Scooba, spent
the Christmas holidays with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Gayden.
W. W. Robson has rented the
Nicholson place and will move to it
as soon as it is vacated by Mr.. Nichol-
son, which will be about March 1.
Frederick Yerger, private secretary
to Senator McLaurin, expects to leave
Saturday night for Washington, to re-
main until the adjournment of con.
gress.
Master Henry Girdlestone enter
tanned number Of his little friends
Christmas Eve at a Christmas tree,
Those present report very enjoyable
evening.
j. E. Martin has purchased the
Cassell property, on College Street,
and will remove the old house and
erect handsome residence some time
next sum- er.
Fl. O. Washburn went out hunting
Monday morning and bagged feroci-
GUS wild cat on the Bibb place a few
miles south of town. He says they
are plentiful down that way.
Mrs. J. l.. Buchanan and sons Sam
and James, and little daughter, have
been quite sick for several days. Mr..
and Mrs. Nicholson and daughter,
Miss Myrtle, are also on the sick list.
The patrons of the telephone COM
pany at this place are pleased to have
M. Allen as local manager again
Mr.. Allen is prompt and obliging
and gives service that is entirely
satisfactory.
Miss Eunice Washburn went to Ed
wards Sunday to attend the marriage
of Miss Mary Wilson to Sam Smith,
both of Lambert, Miss. They were
married at the home of the brides
sister, Mrs. T, 2. Martin.
G. @. Sprague and family have
moved to the Fielder residence, Mr. !.
and Mrs. Fielder having moved to
Jackson. The house vacated by
Mr.. Sprague is low occupied by Miss
Josie Peacher, who recently purchased
it of Miss Annie Langford.
Robert Maxey, jr., representing
Ely & Walker Dry Goods Company,
of st. Louis, spent few days at
home last week. Robert is an excel.
lent fellow, and his many friends
will be glad to know that he is doing
well.
The News inadvertently failed to
state in it's last issue that o. L.
McGilvra of this place received first
prize on dairy products at the corn
and cotton carnival at Jackson. Mr..