The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-09-27

- =. =. myers mas just neQ
big ]. I Of report cards printed for iii,
various schools Of the county.
W. g. Ellis, prominent young
business man Of i florence, IL spending
the day At the county capital.
Mrs. T. T. Cottrell and children
and Mrs. 4. ]. Rodgers are visiting
friends and relatives At Canton.
Miss Pearl Jack has returned to
Hattiesburg, after pleasant visit to
her sister, Mrs. r. s. McLaur.n.
The quarterly statement Of the Oit-
liens Bank, at Florence, will be
found in this Issue Of The News.
Several parties from the country
are thinking Of moving to town, pro.
vided they can secure homes here.
John Harris Potts, manager Of
Soule's steam feed works In Meridian,
was guest in the Bruce home Sun
day.
w. o. Smith. of Trailer, Smith
county. was In town Monday on
business connected with chancery
court.
Ellis Patrick, of the eastern part
Of the county, had the misfortune to
lose two horses by lightning last
week.
John Darnall is quite sick with
typhoid fever. At last reports he
was doing as we'll as could be ex-
pected.
Misses Minnie Watson and Ivey
Davis left Tuesday for Columbus to
attend the Industrial. Institute and
College.
DR.. R. W. May, Of Florence, was
in town Tuesday. He will leave in q
few days for Atlanta to finish his
course in dentistry.
Real estate in some parts of the
town has enhanced 100 per cent in
value since theN water works and
electric lights talk began.
Chanoery court convened Monday
with His Honor, Judge J. L. Nc
Oaskill. presiding. Full proceedings
will be published next week.
Material is being placed on the
ground for II, A: Busick's warehouse,
which is to be erected on the lot
north of the Methodist church.
Be sure to register If you want to
vote in the water WORKS election.
Books are in charge Of g. W. White,
at Brandon Mercantile Co.'S store.
o. W. Girdlestone, special agent
Of the Alabama and Vicksburg rail-
road, is being examined at this term
of court for admittance to the bar.
John Sharp Williams was caught
in q spontaneous empustion Of en-
thusiasm at the Bryan meeting,'' is
the way the Clarion Ledger expresses
It, -
Would 1t not beNa good idea for the
board to take some steps against teams
being left standing hitched to vehicles /?
We have had several runaways re-
Gently.
Will Robinson, who has been visit
ing his fathers family here for q
month or SO, left yesterday for Texas.
He may accept position in Mexico
later on.
DR.. r. j. Bonner, of Plain, was
among the prominent visitors here
Tuesday. DR.. Bonner is being talked
Of as probable candidate for the
legislature.
The board of supervisors will open
the sealed bids submitted for building
the annex to the court house on the 9th
day Of October, instead OF on Monday,
as advertised.
Buy of your homo merchants and
you are Increasing the value of your
property. This is q fact, the better
the town the more demand there will
be for property.
The marshal Of the town requests
The News to remind the people that
the cow law goes into effect October
|lst. All cattle found out after that
ate will be taken up.
The rains Of the past few days have
b On very destructive to cotton. Re-
pd it's come from all parts Of the coun-
~ that the staple is rotting in the
boz Is, and the seed are coming up.
a runaway team on the streets.
Monday created q little excitement,
and damaged J. Q. Chains buggy to
the amount Of SIS, which the owner