The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-24

VS. ngton. Senator McLaurin has
brt, l-layed on account Of bis recent
spill illness, from which be has
not entirely recovered yet.
The court house snnex Il rapidly
nearing compilation. Il is sub
stantial pieoe Of work. and Will
greatly add to the convenience and
comfort Of the county ofacials and the
courts. Our progressive board IL to
be congratulated upon this move.
Olaud Cook. Of Thomasville, and
Miss Maggie Myers. Of Dobson, were
married yesterday afternoon as 8
O'Clock at the home Of the brides
parents, Rev. Bryan Simmons, Of
Brandon. performing the ceremony.
The Adams lomber mill ct Rankin
Switch, on the Alabama 8 vicksburg
road was destroyed BY fire Sunday. in
volviDg loss Of between $4,000 and
$40. 900. Only . small sum Of insur-
ance was carried. The origin Of the
fire is unknown.
Judge A. g. Norrell was among
the prominent visitors to Brandon
Tuesday. We understand that Judge
Norrell will not be candidate for
the legislature this time although he
has received many solicitations to.
offer for the place.
DR.. Harry Watson, who is now
travelling for Leonard Krower, Of New
Orleans, was mingling with his Bran.
don friends yesterday. DR.. Watson Is
very popular here and his friends are
prevailing on him to ''come back
home" and open jewelry and optical
business.
A. e. Mahanah, who recently pur.
chased the timber on the Cole land. .
few miles south Of town, has put in an
up.to-dats saw mill outfit and is cut
ting the timber off in q hurry
O. E. Martin has the contract Of
hauling the lumber from the mill to
Greenfield, from which point It is
being shipped.
Tom Myers, an employee Of
Alexander's mill, at Pat, had q very
narrow escape from death the other
day. While working around q swift.
ly revolving shaft his clothing got
caught and he was instantly jerked
into almost insensibility. Very for
tunately his clothing gave way under
the sudden strain and he was released
with but slight injur $.
Our good friend J. s. Alexander, of
Pat, telephones rs that DR.. q. v.
Watkins, Of Clinton, has located 1T
Dry Greek and taken up the practice
of DR.. Whitfield, who has located at
Florence. DR.. Watkins comes to the
people Of that community highly
recommended, both a. q gentleman
and physician, and they feel very
fortunate in securing him. The
people Of Dry Greek are among the
very best in the world, and we are
always glad to note their good fortune
and progress.
Col. Jonas s. Hamilton died at his
home in jackson Sunday morning at
10 O'Clock after short illness. Col.
Hamilton was we'll known in this
county, and his death will be greatly
mourned. He was tried and acquitted
in the Rankin circuit court in 1884 on
the charge Of killing Percy Gambrell
on Town creek bridge in jackson in
1888. The case was brought to this
county on change Of venue. The
late A. q. Mayors was judge at that
time. and the trial continued for six
weeks. Hon. A. j. McLaurin was
the leading counsel for the defense.
E. Fl. johnson, ST., and son e. n.
jr., the colored lawyers who were
convicted in the Rankin circuit court
Of forgery, and sentenced to years in
the penitentiary, and whose case was
afterwards reversed by the supreme
court, are now practicing law under
the firm name of Johnson and John.
son, at jackson. They are making
an effort to have the case Of Lionel
johnson appealed to the supreme
court. Lionel was convicted Of horse
stealing here and was sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary, nearly
two years Of which he has already
served.
A very peculiar accident occurred
at Martins stable Wednesday morning
at about 2 o'clock. One Of the match
horses that Mr.. Martin recently pur-
chased Of O. L. McGilvra fell into
cistern in the rear Of the barn. The
opening in the top of the arch Of the
cistern was not over az feet in diam.
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