The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-20
DR.. r. r. tvaKer,
DenfiSf.
LOCAL and PERSONAL
MENTION.
Cotton today, SA'

Miss Laurie McLaurin it at home
fer the holidays.
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. III Waddell are
at home to spend the holidays.
Will White arrived last night and
will spend the holidays at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. McLaurin are
spending few days at Hot Springs.
Miss Cora Moore, of jackson, spent
last Thursday with Mrs. f. B. Walrod.
Elston Ragland is assisting Barnes
& Ragland during their Christmas
rush.
Be sure to take advantage of our
liberal offer of The News and Com
mercial appeal.
J. e. Murray, of Johns, will spend
the Christmas holidays with his
family at Clinton.
Miner Hobson has been quite sick
for several days, but we are glad to
report him better today.
Mr.. Eckhart will give another
balloon ascension Saturday. It will be
worth the trip here to see him.
Sy Mitchell, an old and respected
colored man, living few miles west
OF town died Saturday night and was
buried Monday.
DR.. Walker is still confined to his
room. and it will probably be several
weeks yet before he will be able to
resume his practice.
The firm of Barnes e Ragland will
De dissolved on January /, W. D..
Ragland retiring. The business will
be continued by W. G. Barnes.
Miss Matte Cofer and Alma Webb
will not return to the Monterey
school after the holidays. The school
has lost two of its best scholars.
Brandon Lodge Knights of Pythias
will hold a regular meeting tomorrow
-Fridry night for the purpose of
electing officers for the ensuing year.
The Bazaar held by the ladies of
the Episcopal church. Friday and
Saturday, was very successful, the
ladies being we'll pleased with the re.
suit.
Our good friend, j. T. Cooper, OF
Plain, came to town Saturday and
witnessed the balloon ascension. He
spent the night with Mr. and Mrs. 8.
r. Myers
In order to get our Office cleaned up
and our business in shape for another
year, The News will not appear next
week. The next issue will be on
January 8, 1907.
Willie Waddell and Miss Bessie
Boyd were married yesterday at the
home of the BRIDES parents, near
Pisgah, the groome's uncle, W. W.
Robson, performing the ceremony.
A. M. Shields had the misfortune
to cut his foot very badly on piece
of glass Monday night on his way
home from the store. He is only able
to get around by the aid of crutches.
Read NJ @. Stubblefeld's new
acknowledgements -, <bis ;eero IT, Lcr
opened a shop at his home near
Owens mill, and is prepared to do all
kinds of work for the public.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Ferguson and
their fine baby boy, of Fannin, spent
Saturday night with their grand
parents, DR.. and Mrs W. W. Kersh.
Their baby is DR.. Kersh's first great
grandohild.
W. g. Cooper, of Florence, was a
Brandon visitor Friday. Mr.. Cooper
has just returned from Vicksburg
where he sold bales of long staple
cotton for even 5000. The cotton
factors said it was the cleanest and
best cotton they had seen this year.
Mr.. Smith. of Meridian, and
Miss CLARA Currie, of Dry Greek
neighborhood, were married Sunday
afternoon at the home of the brides
uncle, W. D. Riddle, Rev. G.. w.
Riley performing the ceremony. W.
B. Collier and Prof. L. @. Mcintosh
were among those from Brandon in
attendance.
Rev. G. W. Riley, who has served
the Baptist church at this place for
the past year, preached his farewell
sermon to this congregation Sunday
night. He has accepted q call to
the church at McOomb City. He il
succeeded in the passionate Of the
church here by Rev. Bryan Simmons,
who formerly served the same church
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