The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08

Miss Annie Hinton Wilson, OF
Vicksburg. is spending the week with
Brandon relatives and friends.
Miliner Hobson and Eddie Crook
are preparing to engage in the mer.
camille business. near their homes.
The infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. Linton
died Saturday night and was buried
Sunday. 1t was only few days old
J. Butler Kersh, son Of DR.. W. W.
Kersh, is on visit to his father,
after an absence Of five years in the
delta.
The News is glad to report Mrs. H.
s. Cole improving rapidly. Little
Robert Burns also continues to i'm.
prove.
Mrs. Annie Green, nee Wynn, Of
North Carolina, is expected to arrive
this week to visit her brothers, Joe
and Kenny Wynn.
DR.. W. W. Kersh has just received
notice of the death of his brother,
Dan Kersh, Of Salmon, Texas, which
sad event occurred on February 90.
John Ohleyer, who has been in the
employ of Lock Moore g. Co., at West
Lake, La. for some time, has severed
his connection with that firm and il
at home.
@. O. Sims, the contractor for
the Rankin County Bank building,
has about completed the work. The
building is handsome one, and is q
great credit to the town.
The board of supervisors are in SEES
sion this week, most Of the time be-
ing consumed in appointing road
overseers for the various roads Of the
county. The full proceedings will be
printed next week.
The condition of Mrs. Willis Jones
made it necessary for Drs. Berry and
McLaurin to amputate her left leg
last week. She stood the operation
very we'll, and considering her con.
diton prior to the operation, she j.
doing very nicely.
Among those who visited Merid lar
Sunday to view the damage wrought
by Friday nights tornado, were j.
W. Birdsong, DR.. P. P Walker. j T,
B. Berry, F. E Lester, Walter Nc
Caa, B. O. Washpurn. DR.. r. H
Scruggs, j. r. Corley, Will Whit,
and W. S. May.
After breathing the pure air o
Brandon if one was doubtful Of it
healthfulness, look at the children
the middle.aged and the old people o
this town, and conviction is certain
that no place surpasses this as plac
of residence. People live longer ant
enjoy life more than anywhere else
Besides it is business town and fas
growing.
| Brandon Royal Arch Chapter, No
f21, will hold special meeting
Thursday March 10. at 6 p m, TO
the purpose of comforting the Roya
Arch degrees, Grand Scribe Martin, O.
Meridian, Grand G. of H. Geo. B
Power. of jackson, and Grand Lee
turer Sadler, of Natchez, have beer
invited to attend. A grand ban
quet will be served at the Chester
House at night
| Senator McLaurin introduced bill
IN the senate last Monday to refund t.
DR.. Peter Farley five hundred dol
lars paid on bond of j. o. Lott, ant
who was afterwards re.arrested on in
formation given by DR.. Farley, ant
got favorable report of the bill or
Tuesday morning, and had il passed
| by the senate by unanimous oonsen
Tuesday evening, without its ever 60
ing to the calendar. That was quick
and efficient work.
A great deal has been said by oul
! law makers and the press in regard tx
the assessment Of money on hand, or
deposit, or loan. Mr.. Atkins, GU,
county assessor, says the assessment il
misleading; that frequently a mar
who lends money and takes mortgage
on land or other property, as security
prefers that the same should be as.
sessed as solvent CREDITS Thinks be
will have less trouble with the reve
niue agent if asses sment is made thai
way. Again, mortgages or vendors
lein may be partly paid, while thu
record does not show it, and the tai
payer will substitute money for thu
pald-up part, to avoid Trouble again.
On last Sunday afternoon there wal
ORGANIZED at the Baptist church Z
Baptist Young Peoples Union. The
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