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

boy behind cigarette Is '11t subject
for the reform school.
/ The president Of the, United Daugh.
ters Of the Confederacy requests afull
attendance Of the members Monday
afternoon at 4:8O. Be on hand prompt
" a. important business 10 70 come
before the chapter.
jackson News: Miss Joh lnie May
Jones. the accomplished daughter Of
Fillmore Jones, Of near Brandon, who
has been the attractive guest Of Miss
Beulah Cnlbertson on north jefferson
street, has returned home.
E. r. Hendon came up from Mt.
Olive Sunday, and packed up his
household goods Monday and Tuesday
and shipped them to Mt. Olive We'd
nesday. He and his family lAft
last night for their new home.'
Cecil Chapman, Of Puokett was in
town Friday, Mr.. Chapman has been
prominently spoken Of as candidate
for county superintendent of education
but he informs us that he has given
up that idea and will enter the
ministry.
Brandon can boast Of q man who
came here to make this place his home
in 1862, and has lived here continu-
ously ever since. He is now actively
engaged at his profession masonry,
repairing a brick building built by
him many years ago.
The boy who saves his money be-
comes the banker, the merchant, the
professional : man. The boy who
never saves cent makes the man who
learns his bread by the sweat of his
brow" who never owns home or en-
joys the l0xuries Of life.
Mrs. James W. May, Of Parchman,
spent last week with her brother Del
Mont Myers at Dobson. Mr.. and Mrs.
May q many friends in this their home
county, will be glad to know that they
are enjoying good health in the delta,
and are getting along nicely.
The ovation rendered John Sharp
Williams at Jackson Saturday eclipsed
anything of the kind ever before wit
messed in the state. Nearly eight
thousand people joined in calling for
the greatest statesman in the country
the man who is to succeed Col.
Money.
The News job department. Is print.
ing the minutes of the Strong River
Baptist. Association which convened
at MRgee last week. A. L. O'Briant
was elected moderator, A. G. Berry,
treasurer, and T. M. Kelly, clerk.
The association will meet at D'Lo
next year.
George Kincaid, who has been in
the employ Of f. B. Walrod for the
past several months, will leave next
week for his old home in illinois.
Mr.. Kincaid is christian gentle
man, and has made many friends
while here who regret very much to
see him leave.
Mrs. Kate Lee Brewer relative
of Mrs. b. f. Mulhollan, and 'neice Of
Mrs. R. P. Thomas. Of New Orleans,
died at Shreveport, La, last Friday
and was buried at that place Satur-
day. Mrs. Brewer was but recently
married, and was only about 20 years
of age at her death.
The knights of Pythias held very
interesting meeting Monday night.
Several candidates are to be initiated
at the next meeting-second Monday
night in October. There will be
something doing that night and all
members are urgently requested to be
present to partake Of the feast.
No place else on the globe will you
find az big-hearted, generous and
noble people as reside in Brandon.
They are not much on dress parade.
They do not all wear silk stockings
and silk hats, but they have hearts as
big and warm as ever pulsated In
human breasts.
Mrs. John Boggs, sister of our fell
low townsman, B. F. Mulhollan, died
at her home at Fort Worth Texas,
last week, Of pneumonia. Mrs. Boggs
was about 40 years old, and, was the
mother of four children. She was
born and reared in this county. and
her old friends will be panied to hear
of her death.
This is just the right size town
to settle down in and enjoy life.
Everything for the comfort Of life can
be bought here and SO will 60 as far
as $25 will in the large cities. When
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