The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13

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Will Evans is now engaged in
business at Pelahatchie.
Miss Meddie Robinson is at Stark.
Vile attending the normal.
Miss Simmons, of Lake, is visiting
her sister, Mrs Tatom, at Mrs. WELLS
W. W. Mcdowell and sons, will
Gray and Eugene, were here last
Monday.
Miss Mary Kerr Dunbar left Tues
day for Oxford to attend the summer
normal
Mrs. W. H. Waddell is spending
the week with Brandon relatives and
| friends.
Mrs. Frank Williams, of Vicksburg,
is visiting her mother, Mrs Bette
Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Devices, Of
Jackson. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
O. A. Devices this week.
Miss Anna MoLaurine, of McComb,
will spend a few days here next week
with Mrs. D. M Mayors.
Mesdames S. f. Carr and A. T.
Butler are visiting their parents, Rev.
and Mrs. J. H. Whitfield.
Mrs J. Il. Dantzler and children,
Fran and Mayors, reached here Tues
day on visit to Mrs. A. g. Mayors.
A. G.. and Miss Nan Dantzler May
ers are in New Orleans for a two
weeks visit to Lewis McLaurine' g
family.
Our friend, Charlie Williams, IL
furnishing the local market with very
fine vegetables. His tomatoes are
especially fine.
Wiley Burke, of Natchez, is spend
| ing the month of June with his uncle,
Rev. Bryan Simmons. Mr.. Burke has
been attending Mississippi College.
Hon. Emmett Thomas, candidate for
governor, will speak at Pisgah, on
Saturday, June %. All who can do SO
should be present and hear Mr..
Thorn as.
DR.. s. II. Stapleton, one of the
most prominent candidates for chan.
Gerry clerk, has been spending the
week in the vicinity of Johns, in the
southeastern part Of the county.
There were four accessions to the
Baptist church at the last service
two by letter and two by experience.
The baptismal rites will be admins
tered Sunday morning.
Some of our friends are walking
around considerably these late days,
but suppose they have good excuse
as the weather is hot and the ground
is wet and not much doing.
B. A. CLARK, prominent candidate
for chancery clerk, passed through
town Tuesday evening enroute to
Pisgah and other points in North Ran.
kin in the interest Of his candidacy
Mrs. Penn, who has 80 efficiently
served as assistant postmaster for the
past several months, has resigned or
account of close confinement, and II
now assisting at the telephone ex
change.
J. A Bradshaw writes The News
that he has withdrawn from the race
for magistrate in beat a in favor Of
Pat White whom he regards as better
qualified for the soffioe than himself
Mr.. Bradshaw announces for constable
John Taylor, who recently pur
chased j. w. Evans stock Of goods
is preparing to build residence neal
M. O.. Stubblefield's place. Mr.
Taylor is good Citizen, and we are
glad to have him with us.
W. D. Heslep was shaking hands
with Brandon friends the latter part
of last week. Mr.. Heslep is re.
ceiving great encouragement and bill
friends feel sure that he will be one
of Rankin's next representatives.
We are panied to learn Of the
serious illness of our good old friend,
Nv. g. Barnes, of Florence. He has
been critically i'll for several days,
and the end is expected at any time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Barnes, OF this
place, are at his bedside.
| Miss Maud Robbins is spending
this week with her sister, Mrs. Pen
ME Russell, of Hickory, who ex-
poets to leave soon for Battle Greek,
Mich, where she hopes to be cured Of
rheumatism, and we all sincerely
hope she will.
Miss Stamps, head nurse at the