The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-03

were among those from Brandon who
attended the Rankin County associ-
alton at Briar Hill this week.
Fl. L. Myers residence and it's en-.
tire contents was destroyed by fire
Sunday night. The origin Of the fire
is unknown. We understand that
the building was insured for $500.
Hon. A. B. Stubblefield and COL.
W. W. Robson were among those
from Brandon who attended the re-
union at Meridian last week. The
reunion will meet at Greenwood next
year.
A. o. Hollinsbe, who has been en-
gagged in the contracting and building
business here for some time, left
Sunday morning for Louisville, KY,
where he will take course in theol-
ogy at seminary.
The Rankin County Baptist as
ISOLATION met at Briar Hill Tuesday
Morning, and renamed in session two
days. Rev. Wayne Sutton was elected
moderator and Sol WEIGH clerk. The
next meeting Of the association will
be held at Pisgah.
Mrs. N. L. Buckley left Thursday
for Terry, where she has accepted a
position as music teacher. She was
accompanied by Miss Matte Oofer,
who will spend few weeks at Terry.
The regular meeting of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy will be held
at the usual place next Wednesday
afternoon at 4:30, All of the members
are urgently requested to be present.
Mrs. Wayne S. May, President.
Mrs. J. M. Sedgwick, of Forest.
visited the family of J. O. Bruce and
other friends here this week. She
was met here by her husband on his
return trip from Kentucky, they both
have host Of friends in Brandon.
The moving picture shows at the
academy last week were very we'll at
tended, and seemed to give perfect
satisfaction. The receipts amounted
to about $45, 20 per cent of which
was donated to the Daughters for the
benefit of the monument fund.
Clarion Ledger: ]. A. Warren, a
prominent merchant Of D'Lo, who
was in the city yesterday, reports that
a young white man was run over by
the train just north Of D'Lo Sunday
night, but he was unable to learn his
name.
The minutes of the Strong River
Baptist Association, which met at
D'Lo in the early part of September,
were printed by The News last week
and shipped to the clerk, T. NJ. Kelly,
for distribution. The next session
will be held with the Mendenhall
Baptist church, at Mendenhall, Miss.
Maj. G. R. Kemp, superintendent of
the Gulf and Ship Island railroad, and
Hon. r. L. Dent, general attorney
for the same road, were in Brandon
Thursday of last week, compromising
some cases against their road that had
been filed for hearing at the Novem-
Der term of circuit court.
The foundation for the confederate
monument has been completed, and
the raising Of the main shaft will oc.
cur within the next sixty days. All
of the material has been shipped from
Columbus, the railroad granting half
rate. Mr.. Stinson reports that the
figure has arrived from Italy perfect
condition.
y e. N. Ross was in town yesterday
and informed us that he was prepar-
ing to close out his stock of merch-
andise at Virgil and engage exclusively
in the real estate business. In an
other column of today's paper will be
found an advertisement setting forth
/ Italy U6Ikdlu6 Unat ChA 10 eCCulOu 0V
his store. Mr.. Ross means business
and if You need anything now is the
time to get it.
A special election will be held at
the court house Saturday, October 18th
for the purpose Of electing an alder
man to fill the vacancy on the board
caused by the resignation Of J. w.
Birdsong. The friends OF D. NJ.
Mayors have requested him to run,
and a petition asking the commission
ers of election to place his name on the
ticket was circulated yesterday and
the required number of names secured.
| Hon. r. f. Grimes, Lord Mayor Of
Pelahatchie, was in the city yester-
day on business, and states that his
town is one of the growing ones of
this section. Prosperity and push
can be recognized on all sides and the
Mississippi Railway Company, whose