The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04


SI v Enochs, who is holding good
position with an insurance agency at
Meridian, spent Christmas with home
folks.
Rev. and Mrs. Bryan Simmons, who
are now located at Columbia, were
here during the holidays visiting
friends.
Our old and honcred tcwnsman, H.
A. Busick, received first premium at
the Mississippi Industrial Exposition
on Angora goats.
Misses Annie Hinton and Mamie
Wilson have returned to Vicksburg,
after spending the holidays very
pleasantly at home.
Sam and James McRae, Of jackson,
spent Christmas with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs r. d. McRae, a few
miles east of town.
Uncle Dave benson, county
treasurer, was here the first of the
week, making his settlement with the
board of supervisors.
W. r. Taylor is now travelling for
Cunningham Hardware Co., of Mobile.
William is fine fellow and we wish
him success on the road.
Prof. L. @. Mcintosh has returned
from visit to his old home in North
Carolina, and resumed his duties at
the Graded School Monday.
Representative Robinson and Rob-
erts went over to Jackson Monday to
be present at the converting of the
legislature on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newman
are keeping house with Miss Josie
Peacher. Mr.. Newman is assisting
S. L. McLaurin in his Office work.
DR.. Richard Gayden. of Ben La
mond, and Leon Gayden, of Green
vile, were here, with their mother,
Mrs. L. o. Gayden, in her last illness.
Earl Russell, formerly with the
News, has moved his household goods
to McHenry, having accepted per-
manent position with the McHenry
News.
| ". W. Pierce and, family, who
lived near the depot for several years,
hare sold their place to Brandon
Mercantile Co., and are now located
at Bolton, Texas.
Claude Buchanan left last week for
Birmingham, Ala where he has &C
cepted position. Claude is a fine
fellow and we all wish for him the
very best there is going.
We are glad to note that our
friend @. L. Martin is improving, and
hope that he will soon be with Us
again. He il an excellent citizen and
is sadly missed among us.
Married, on December "a, 1905, at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Shultz, the BRIDES parents, by DR.. W.
w. Kersh, of Brandon, James f. Rod
gers to Miss Beulah Shultz.
j. Ell. Richardson, the barb er, has
rented the front room upstairs in the
bank building, and will move his
shop to it as soon as it is completed :.
| f. e. Lester has rented the back room
Rev. N. N. Sidney, pastor of the
colored Methodist church il raising
funds to repair the damage done the
colored Baptist church in the Christ
mas wreck. The damage is estimated
at about $3.50.
The new drugstore is being opened.
All the the fixtures have arrived and
were placed In position by e. r..
Hendon. RH. Scruggs, the manager
of the new enterprise, is here and has
assumed control.
B. F. Mulhollan received on
Christmas morning a fine box of
cigars from Phil Reidesel. now of
Norman, Okla. MI. Reidesel lived
in Brandon for several years and has
many friends here.
| The return of Rev. J. A. Moore by
the conference gives our people unl-
versal satisfaction. Mr. Moore is an
excellent man and is good preacher,
and we are glad to have him returned
to us for another year.
| Carl StingiTy, the hustling real
estate agent Of Pelahatchie, was here
on business Monday. If you have
land to sell or want to buy home
or for investment-it will pay you to
consult with Mr.. Stingily.
| DR.. A. G.. McLaurin made a visit
to Nashville and Bell Backle Tenn,
last week. His son, Horace, is at