The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-02-08

A. s. Kersh, of Goshen Springs,
was h re Monday, on business before
the board of supervisors.
DR.. s. w. Robinson. Of Pisgah,
was in town Monday, shaking hands
with his Brandon friends.
Mrs. Rosa McCaa, Of Coushatta,
La. arrived Tuesday for an extended
visit to her daughter, Mrs. W. s..
May.
Judge Miller dismissed the manda-
mus suit in the Sandy Bayou matter,
and the case has been appealed to the
supreme court.
George Pollock had the misfortune
to lose his thumb last week. 1t was
badly mutilated in gin, and had to
ampntated.
Pay your subscription to March |,
1907, and we will give you q years
subscription free to the Weekly Com
mercial Appeal.
| AS will be seen by the board pro-
csedings, the game law has been
amended SO as to permit hunting un-
til the first of March.
Brandon Royal Arch Chapter, No.
| 121, will meet tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock A full attendance of the
brethren is earnestly desired.
Now is your time to get the Com
mercial Appeal and Brandon News
one year for 81 This offer IS only
good for the month of February.
Tyrian Masonic lodge held very
interesting meeting last Friday after
noon, and M @. Stubblefield was
passed to the entered apprenticed de-
gree.
Mrs. R F. Brown has returned
from Birmingham, and wrs accom-
panied home by her sister, Mrs. Leona
Cheatnam, who IS much improved
in health
The News regrets to chronicle the
illness of Mrs. H. S. Cole, who is
suffering with pneumonia. She was
taken suddenly i'll Sunday night, and
her condition is alarming to her
family and friends.
r. G. Seividge, of Florida, an ex-
perienced man in bank work, has
arrived and will assist Mr.. Ward in
the duties as cashier of the Rankin
County Bank. Mr.. Selvidge is board
ing at the Chester house.
Mrs. Jessie Grain. of Dry Greek,
died Saturday night and was buried
Sunday. Mrs Grain was one of
Rankin's oldest and most highly es-
teemed citizen, and her death causes
universal sorrow. To the bereaved
family we extend our heartfelt
sympathy.
The county cotton association met
saturday and decided to assess each
member 81 to defray the expenses of
Judge A G Norlell to travel over the
county and make speeches in the in
terest of the cotton growers. This is
a worthy object and every member
ought to readily respond.
Gus Ford was arraigned before
Justice Clark at Dry Greek last Satur-
day on charge of assaulting, or de-
tanning, the one-arm negro mail car
rier between Brandon and Thomas
vile. The case was finally com.
prom Used. the fine and costs assessed
against Mr.. + ord amounting to $53. :
co.. which he promptly paid and was
released.
| What might have proved very
serious accident was narrowly averted
last Sunday afternoon during the
funeral procession. The hearse
stopped for few moments, and the
sudden stops of the vehicles behind
threw Mrs. O. S. Harris from her
buggy, painfully bruising her about
the breast and face. Mrs. j. T.
Shields jumped from her buggy and
also sustained painful injuries. Both
parties have about recovered.
The first list of subscribers to the
Commercial Appeal will be sent off
February Is, and the second and last
list March 1 BIZ sure to get in on this
deal. Pay your subscription TO The
News TO March |, 1901, and we will
give yon free years. subscription TO
that great southern weekly, the Com
mercial Appeal. Nearly a hundred
people responded to the proposition
this week. You can't afford to miss
| it, The offer is only good during the
month of February. Parties at Fela-