The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
LOCAL and PERSONAL
MENTION.
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j. s. Alexander, of Pat, transacted
usiness here Tuesday.
DIR. Elgin, of Selma, Ala, was 8
Brandon visitor Sunday.
D. O. Harper, of Thomasville, left
Monday for Jackson where he will
enter Draughon's Business College.
An election for alderman will be
held at the court house next Satur-
day. D. NJ. Mayors is the only can
didate for the placc.
DR.. e A. May, of Silver Greek,
passed through town Tuesday en- route
to Atlanta, Ca, where he will finish
his course in dentistry.
Miss Mary Kline left Saturday to
take charge of her school at Redwood,
Miss, she was accompanied to
Vicksburg by Miss Cora Kline.
The News is requested to announce
that the Welcome school will open on
the third Monday in October. All Of
the students are urged to be present
on the first day.
Mrs. Nora Jones spent last week at
Braxton the guest of Mrs. Frank
Berry. miss Nora" speaks in high
terms of that growing town and her
progressive people.
Rev. Mr. Sedgwick, former pastor
of the Presby terian church of this
city, and now in charge of the Forest
church, is here visiting friends, who
!. are always glad to see this good man.
J. F. Williams, ESQ, of Florence,
was in town monday to make his
usual settlements with the county.
Mr.. Williams bears the reputation Of
being one of the best magistrates in
the county.
Judge W. K. McLaurin and Mrs.
r. L. McLaurin, of Vicksburg, Mr.
III. j. McLaurin. of Rolling Fork,
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Berry, of
jackson, were here yesterday on the
sad occasion of Wallace McLaurin's
funeral.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy
will have another spelling bee at
Washburn's Hall tomorrow friday
night. Admittance and 10 cents.
Those not attending will be fined 81
each and dunned until they pay the
just charges.
Hon. W. Fl. Hughes, of Raleigh,
Hon. A. @. May and wife, Messrs.
Geo. W. May, Jim Fuller and j. Fl.
Barnett, S. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Won Seutter, Capt Jno. A. Webb,
Joel Johnson, sr., Pridgeon and Joel
Johnson, jr., and others of Jackson.
attended the funeral here yesterday of
Hon. Wallace McLaurin.
Sheriff Buchanan requests The
News to announce tax paying time is
now at hand, and everybody is
earnestly requested to come forward
and pay before December 10Th as that
is the date fixed by law for damages
to be added to all taxes unpaid. Come
early and avoid the rush.
The Gulf & Ship Island Railroad
Company has put into effect rate OF
one fare plus twenty five cents for
the round trip, from all stations to
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Mississippi State Fair at that point.
Tickets will be on sale November
9th to 18th. inclusive, limited to re-
turn November 18th, 1907.
United States Senator and Mrs. Nc
Laurin announce the approaching
marriage of their daughter, Irene
Katherine, to Walter Thurston Pate,
the ceremony to be performed at $50
O'Clock on the evening of Tuesday,
the goth of October, at the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, Brandon,
Miss. On account of recent sorrow
in the family the wedding will be
very quiet.
Fl. l.. Myers and family are now
occupying Mrs. Dickson's residence.
As soon as Mr.. Myers can adjust his
insurance matters, he will probably
build another house where the old one
was burned. The News stated last
week that Mr.. Myers insurance
amounted to $500. This was an error.
The house was insured for $500 and
the furniture for $3.50. making a total
of 81, $50.
Mrs. Louise A. Young, of West
Point, Miss, has issued invitations to
the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Florence, to Edward Herbert Ohleyer,
of this city, on Wednesday, October
90, 1907. at her home in West Point.
Miss Young was for two years one Of
Brandon's most valued teachers and
was loved by all the little folk in