The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-02
burg, was howdyin0 with Brandon
relatives and friends Tuesday and
Wednesday.

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Wednesday.
Miss Aura Purnell, who has spent
the summer very pleasantly at Bran
don, left this week for visit to
Shreveport, La.
j. M. Ponder, ST., Of Joe, was a
pleasant caller at this Office yesterday.
Mr.. Ponder is in his 10th year and is
hale and hearty.
The contract for ceiling the Metho-
dist church has been awarded to John
Cooper for the sum of $156, he being
the lowest bidder
The News is indebted to Joe Neal
for fine specimens of potatoes, averag-
ing about five pounds each. Joe is q
good farmer as we'll as good man.
Miss Dora zelle McLaurin, of Fan
min, passed through town this week
en- route to Meridian where she will
attend the Moffat. McLaurin institute.
Albert Gayden, who has been clerk
ing at the drugstore for the past year
or two, left this week for Clinton,
where he will enter Mississippi Col
lege.
All trains on the Alabama & Vioks.
burg railroad are now running on
schedule time, the two afternoon
having been put back on last Thurs.
day.
Miss Msy Haddon, of Harperville,
spent few days with Miss Virginia
Bullock this week. She left Tues
day for Oxford, where she will take
a teachers course.
Col. W. W. Robson will offer all
his household furniture at auction
during the November term Of circuit
court. T. T. Cottrell has been en-
ployed as auctioneer.
T. D. May moved to the Nicholson
place this week, which he recently
purchased Of l.. S. May. Mr.. May
has moved here for the benefit of our
excellent school facilities.
For printing obituaries The News
makes charge of cent per word for
all over 30 words. Count the words
and send the money with the manu-.
script. No deviation from this rule.
DR.. P. P. Walker has just returned
from weeks stay at Birmingham,
Ala. While there he had the pleas
ure of listening to Mr.. Roosevelt s
speech, which he considered very
fine.
The young ladies Of our town met
Friday last with Miss Jean McLaurin
and organized q social club to be
called the "Smart Set.'' The first
regular meeting will be held tomorrow
afternoon with Miss Alma Gayden.
The next attraction at Johnson Hall
will be Herbert A. Sprague on Nov.
25th, in Rip Van Wrinkle. Mr..
Sprague is we'll known impersona-
tor, and is very highly endorsed by
those who have heard him.
The leading teachers of the county
will prepare papers for next meeting
of the teachers association, which
promises to be an exceedingly interest
ing meeting. Every teacher in the
county ought to be present.
Active work has begun on the Ran
kin County Bank building. The ma
terial is being placed on the ground
rapidly, and with few weeks Of good
weather the contractor will soon have
the building ready for business.
Col. and Mrs. W. ". Robson have
moved to the Chester house, having
decided that it is better for them to
board than to keep house. The house
vacated by them will be occupied by
@. @. Sprague and family.
DR.. g. A. Tunison, Of Monticello,
Grand Lecturer OF the Masonic fra
ternity of Mississippi, spent the early
part Of the week here, lecturing to
Tyrian lodge. DR.. Tunison is q very
able man, and by his genial manner
won many friends while here.
The cash drawer at Rnnge Bros &
Co.'S store was relieved Of about SO
Tuesday afternoon, while the manager,
Miss Lena Bradford, was in an ad-
joining building. Suspicion rests on
two or three little negro boys who
were in the store at the time.
T.unnhorfnu HoodhIncks Miss HnW