The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-05-03

blooded COW. for sale, giving milk,
three tons Of hAy, lot Of chickens
ana several stoves. While we have
always had the greatest respect for
meek -eyed gentle bossy. we never sus-
pected for moment that she would
branch out into the junk.shop business
And she full-blooded, tool No "yal-
Ter" dog or posthole in her makeup.
Too bad.
Capt. @. G.. Snead. formerly known
as prominent merchant and farmer
at Pelahatchie and Stems Greek,
after an absence Of 81 years, called on
his way home from the reunion to
spend several days with his kinsman,
IL. O. Bruce and family, who were,
with his old friends, delighted to see
him, and to find that time had dealt
SO gently with him, as we'll as to know
that his business as stock raiser and
farmer in the "Old Dominion has
prosperod so much.
The investment by conservative
citizens in business and residence
property is very good Indication of
the faith of the citizenship in the
town. Their advance has been gradual
but it has only been in keeping with
the general prosperity that has been
prevalent in this place. People who
formerly resided in our town on their
return visits are quick to see the
change in conditions. There is an at
mosphere Of good times prevalent.
Prof. W. F. Taylor who, for the
last five years, has been principal Of
the preparatory department. of Missis-
sippi College, has resigned to accept
the principalship of the Florence High
school. Prof. Taylor is graduate Of
Mississippi College in the class Of 1897
and is teacher Of superior attain
ment. The people of Florence are to
be congratulated On their securing SO
worthy man to carry on the splendid
work which Prof. Hurst leaves to his
charge.
We regret to see disposition on
the part Of few Of our young people
to quit school. Stay at school
another year or two, and don't be
ashamed of what ought to be your
glory, that you want to learn more.
Step from the district school to the
high school, from the high school to
college, if you can. Get business
education by all means-you will
never learn too much. If you desire
to become a mechanic instead Of an
engineer or farmer, an education will
not unfit you to become either. 1t
will always be capital bearing a
large income of interest.
The News is indebted to Sidney
Oeulson, who has resided in San
Francisco for the past several years,
and who was there at the time of the
great earthquake and fire, for copy
of the San Francisco Chronicle, giving
q graphic description of the greatest
calamity that ever befell any Ameri-
can city. In letter to The News,
Mr.. Coulson says: st am alive
that's about all. Everything had
burnt. It is something fierce. The
papers put the best face on everything
they can. am at 1858 Lombard
street, near the government reserya.
ton"
| A special from Florence states that
definite announcement was made here
this week that G. G. Hurst, who has
been principal of s rs Creek High
School at this place IL. seven years,
has bought an interest in Stanton Col
Iege, at Natchez, and the University
Training School at Oxford, being as
ISOLATED in the purchase with j. K.
Morrison, now Vice President Of Bell
haven College, at Jackson, and Rev.
J. NJ. Wyatt, headmaster Of the train
ing school at Oxford. This is the
most important deal in college
property that has been made in the
state in many years, and means the
vigorous and aggressive development
Of both institutions. The University
Training school will be the first high
class preparatory school for boys in
Mississippi modelled on the plan of in
stitutions of similar grade at the
north.
| N. A. Mott, Secretary Of the Mis-
sissippi Conference Sunday School
Board, wishes to announce to all del
egates who will attend the Sunday
School Institute at Columbia. May
10 that the G. & S. I. railroad branch
| from Mendenhall to Columbia is now
open for travel. Passenger trains
over that branch leave jackson for
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