The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24

church Sunday, some Of the members
deeming it unwise for him to come
over from jackson on account of the
yellow fever scare.
Rev. Wayne Sutton and W. e.
Laird, were Brandon visitors Thurs
day. Mr.. Laird has purchased the
splendid farm at Mountain Greek,
which belonged to the heirs of the
late Maj. B. f. Sutton.
Brandon is expecting and will re.
ceive tremendous business this fall.
Our merchants are all preparing to
lay in immense lines of goods, and
will pay the highest market price for
cotton.
T. D. May, of Dry Greek, has pur-
chased the Nicholson place of L. S.
May and will move with his family
here about September LIST. Mr.. May
will move here in order to get the
benefit of our excellent school.
Our handsome and genial friend e /.
II. Ohleyer has been appointed notary
public for the town of Brandon, an
onor and trust worthily bestowed.
He has just received a beautiful Of
fetal seal, and will be found at the
bank, ready to serve you.
The young people enjoyed very
| pleasant entertainment at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Washburn last
night, given in honor of Mrs. Wash
burns charming and attractive niece,
Miss Bessie Mangum, of Greenfield.
All who have SO kindly agreed to
contribute and help the daughters of
the confederacy, will please send their
contributions to the academy Saturday
morning to the ommittee-Mrs.
Harry Watson, Misses Annie Henry
and Bessie McCaskill.
Those who rarely see the sun rise
ought to make strenuous effort to
get up at O'Clock on Wednesday,
August 80, to see brilliant Venus and
Jupiter and glorious Orion before sun
rise, and also to witness a partial
eclipse of the sun.
The Pelahatchie High School will
open September 4th, with Prof. j. r
Rumble, of Leake county, as princi-
pal. The enterprising people of Pela-
hatchie have erected good modern
brick building and have secured good
teachers. and the prospects for a good
session are fattering.
FL. L. Myers, of Rankin Station,
has purchased M. G. Stubblefeld.s
house and lot and will occupy it soon,
Mr.. Stubblefield having bought the
Coulter place, few miles south of
town. Messrs. Myers and Stubblefield
have formed a partnership in the
blacksmith and wood shop, the firm
style being Stubblefeld & Myers.
The medals offered by Prof. Geo.
G. Hurst and County Superintendent
S. r. Myers for the best defamation
and recitation at the county oratorical
contest, which is to be held at Bran
don next Saturday, ale furnished by
Dr.. Harry Watson. They have been
faultlessly engraved and are beauties
in every respect. They can be seen
at DR.. Watson's store.
''Tobe' Heslep and Mr.. Till, of
Pelahatchie, were in Brandon Tues
day. Mr.. Heslep says that he is of
the firm belief that the dreaded boil
weevil has made it's appearance in
that community. Cotton is being
greatly damaged, and the work is be.
ing done by bug that fits exactly the
description OF the Mexican boil weeyil.
D. j. Lessell sent The News one of
the bugs few days ago and a practi-
cal farmer who has spent several
years among the weevils in Texas,
gave it as his opinion that it was the
genuine article
The state has pretty nice field of
corn, 700 acres in extent, on the Ran
kin farm that promises 80 or rs bush
els to the acre. Sergeant Rainey,
who is in charge of that place, is
said to be one of the best farmers in
the state, and will no doubt bring
the Rankin farm up equal to the best
in a few years. He is also in charge
of the tock-raising operations COM
menced by the state, and is progress
Ing finely.
DR.. W. T. Lowrey and Prof. J. L.
Johnson, presidents of Mississippi
College and Hillman College respect
lively, announce that their schools
will open September sixth, as sched-
uled, unless the fever situation be-
comes more alarming than at present.
II circumstances compel a postpone
ment of the opening, the patronage