The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-18
By Il. Z. BLAKESLEE, Jackson, Mss.

and Merchants Bank Of Lexington.
authorizing the establishment Of
branch banks.
Mississippi Farmers Aid Society,
domiciled at Shannon, Lee County.
No capital stock.
Eastern Mississippi Lumber Compa-
n.y. domiciled at Iuka, Tishimingo
county, with capital stock Of $780,
900. L. E. Sawyer and others, in
corporators.
Center Graded School, domiciled in
Lawrence County, Capital stock ST.
900.
Newton Laundry Company, domi-
clled at Newton, in the county of
Newton, with capital stock Of 3d.
600.
Petition for the Incorporation Of
the village Of Riverton, in the coun-
ty of Coahoma.
Derma Real estate Improvement
and Construction Company, domiciled
at Derma, in Calhoun county, with a
capital stock of $4,000.
Cooperative Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, domiciled at Eupora
in Webster County. Capital stock
$5 900.
Bank Of Schlater, domiciled at
Schlater, Lefore county, with a cap
ital stock Of $50 1000.
A. L. Hutchinson Company, domi-
ciled at C-vstal Springs, Copiah
county, with a capital stock of $780,
900.
Steens Ginning and Milling Com
pany, domiciled at Steens, Lowndes
county, with a capital stock Of $4,000.
Union Mercantile Company, domi-
ciled at New Albany, Union County,
with capital stock Of 100000.
The Woman's Auxiliary Guild Of
the Mississippi diocese Episcopal
church will hold its annual session in
Jackson commencing on Thursday
morning, May Is, and continuing two
days. From seventy-fve to 100 del
egates are expected, and all the par
ishes and mission churches in the
state will be well represented. In his
campaign for church extension and
the Rt. Rev. Theo. DuBose Bratton,
D. D., bishop Of Mississippi, is de-
pending largely on the work Of the
woman's auxiliary, and during the
convention he will deliver an address
to the delegates outlining the assist
ance he expects from this quarter.
| Other speakers will be Rev. Walter
c. Whitaker, rector Of st. Andrews
church, Of this city: DR.. Carter Of
Vicksburg, and DR.. Gum, Of Winona.
The auxiliary will be presided over by
Mrs. Phelps, Of Greenville, president
Of the body. Miss Lizzie Kausler, Of
Jackson is secretary, and Miss Fox, Of
Vicksburg, treasurer. On Thursday
evening commencing at s o'clock
i special mission service will be held at
which musical program will be rem
dered by the full vested choir under
the direction Of Harleigh M. Bradley.
The annual session Of the Missis-
sippi branch Of the Kings Daughters,
at Gulfport, adjourned, and one Of the
important matters brought up was the
enactment Of a memorial appealing
to the state legislature to enact a
child labor law at its next session.
The Kings Daughters originated this
movement in Mississippi, and at the
last session secured the passage Of a
satisfactory law through the lower
house, but it failed to reach the sem
ate in time for consideration by that
body. Mrs. r. L. McLaurin, of Vicks-
burg, State Secretary Of the Missis-
sippi was reelected for another term,
the constitutional limit allowing her
one more year to serve, and under her
energetic direction and guidance the
order has enjoyed a fourishing
growth since the death of the lament
ed Mrs. Mary Thompson Howe, Of
this city, founder Of the state branch.
A span Of the large Tallahala River
Bridge, near Laurel, fell through, pre-
cipitating a fine team Of horses be-
long to Cnlpepper & johnson, Laurel
liverymen, twenty feet. Three ne
groes, a woman and two men, we're
| in a carriage attached to the horses.
! The woman arm was broken and the
men were more or less injured. One OF
the horses was killed and the other
seriously hurt.
There are considerable quantities
Of timber accessible to this place, and
there are rumors Of large sawmill
in the near future. Prospectors have
been looking over the immense forests
If yellow pine.
The state board Of health complet-