The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-29

TEou sens lecture at Presbyterian
church tonight No admission charc
cd or collection taken.
The next attraction in the lyceum
course will be W. O. Frost, imperson-
ator, on April oath. Bob Taylor will
be here some time during May.
Capt. Dave Pickett is critically i'll
at the home of Ellis Patrick, in the
eastern part of the county. Very lit
tie hope is entertained for his recovery.
Mrs j. f. Robinson has recently
purchased the Frantz lot and will
probably have handsome residence
erected thereon some time during the
summer.
Hemby May, who has so ably served
the Brandon Mercantile 90. as sales
man, is preparing to 60 to Waco,
Texas, where he will take q business
course at Draughon's college.
Lafayette Martin, president of the
Braxton Mercantile Co., was in town
Tuesday selling cotton. He was ac-
companied by Matt Ponder, a SUBJ
stantial planter of Cato neighborhood.
O. l.. MoGilvra has sold his match
ed horses to Oscar Martin. This team
received first prize at the Mississippi
Industrial Exposition last year at
Jackson, being the prettiest and best
matched team on exhibit.
In another column today will be
found the advertisements Of the RAN
kin County Bank. This new institu-
tion is we'll and capably Differed, and
starts out under the most auspicious
circumstances.
At the congregational meeting of
Brandon Presbyterian church on last
Sunday, the congregation refused to
concur with Mr.. Sedgwick in his re-
quest to Presbytery to dissolve the
PASTORAL relations.
DR.. Watson has received his United
States patent on the watch fob that he
recently invented. Those who know
say that it will prove to be the most
useful fob on the market In this
event the doctor can pretty we'll count
on small sized mint out of it. We
hope so at least.
Tom Coulter, of San Antonio, Tex.
is visiting friends and relatives mere
this week. Mr.. Coulter was born and
reared in Brandon but left here about
% years ago for the Lone Star State,
where he has prospered, being the in
venter and patentee of device for
stretching wire, for which he is find
ing ready market.
Circuit court meets here the 4th
Monday in May, and will be presided
over by the new judge, whom the
governor is expected to appoint within
the next few days. Judge Enochs
will hold his last term of court as
judge of this district at Westville, be-.
ginning third Monday in April.
Charlie Lewis, engineer on the
passenger train that passes here at 5
O'Clock in the morning, was instantly
killed near Chunkey Sunday morning
in wreck caused by his train run
ming into an open switch. Mr.. Lewis
was we'll known and highly esteemed
in Brandon and his death causes uni
versal sorrow. He was an active and
devout Mason.
Brandon Royal Arch Chapter will
hold regular meeting next Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. W. W.
Kersh, Most Excellent High Priest,
earnestly requests that as many of the
companions as possible be present,
as there is some important business to
be transacted, and some applications
to be received.
In his speech at the court house
last Saturday DR.. Wood paid our
fellow townsman, Col. W. W. Robson,
very high and we'll deserved compli-
ment when he said that s'Col. Robe
son was the best secretary in the cot.
ton association, always being prompt,
efficient and reliable.'' The colonel
has taken great deal Of interest in
the organization of the county, and
has the work at heart.
Rev. Edward Thomson will de-
liver his great lecture on ssTrue
Americanism, or Duty of our People
to Preserve the American Type Of
Sunday Observance, at the Presby-
terrain church tonight. He is said to
be the most eloquent champion Of
Sunday reform in the world, and is q
man of excellent character and splen-
did abilities. Instead Of collection,
the people will be asked to subscribe