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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09
Resolutions of Respect.

We, your committee appointed to
draft resolution, touching the death
OF our brother, DR.. P. P. Walker, re-
speotfully submit the following:
Hall of Tyrian Lodge No. 427, F.
and A. M, Brandon, Miss. Whereas
the fell destroyer, Death, has again
sounded ''the alarm at the outer
door of this lodge, invaded it's inner
temples, and summoned our beloved
brother, DR.. p. P. Walker, to appear
before the Judgment bar Of God, to
give an account of the deeds done in
the body; and whereas, we bow in
meek and humble submission to His
inscrutable decree, and try to say,
Thy will be done." SO mote it be;
Therefore be it resolved by Tyrian
Lodge No. AT, F. and A. NJ,
1. That this lodge has lost one Of
It's brightest jewels, one Of its most
beloved and respected Master Masons,
the county one of its best citizens,
the dental profession one of it's most
useful and progressive members, and
his family fond and devoted husband
and father.
2. That this lodge tender to the
bereaved family its unfeigned sympa-
thy, commencing them to the care and
protection of the God Of the widow
and the orphan, to whom we pray
they may look for guidance and solace.
3. That this lodge as a further
mark Of respect for our deceased
brother, wear the usual badge Of
mourning for thirty days.
A. That copy Of these resolutions
be sent to the family of the deceased,
and also be published in The Brandon
News. Respectfully submitted,
PAT HENRY,
J. l.. BUCHANAN,
G. O. ROBINSON.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09
Brandon, Miss

Chandler were called to- the bedside
OF Miss Edna Pruitt last week, who
had had the misfortune to have her
arm knocked outof place.
Mrs. q. 7. Ross. Of Star, spent
Monday at this place.
r. A. Kennedy and Mr.. Mcmillan,
two Of our planning mill boys, spent
Sunday in Simpson oounty's capitol,
and report that the work on The court
house IL nearing completion.
Lon Brent, formerly of Kinds
county. but now in the employ Of j..
r, Webster 8 Co., at this place, spent
Monday night IN Star.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09
langfol,d.
Had some more rain.

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The health Of our town lie extremely
good at present. We seldom have 4
great deal OF sickness. Good water,
good we'll drained soil, three square
meals day, Langford is an ideal place
70 live. Come and see us. We have
no railroad and not but very little
talk Of one, but we are smoking and
saying nothing. hoping some time in
the near future to get an extension Of
the Brandon 8 Laurel. giving us d.
rect intercourse with the three largest
cities in the south,
It seems that our statement some
time ago that q reduction In cotton
acreage Was unlikely. will be cut ont
by Providential hindrance. It is get
ting late and June corn makes better
than June cotton.
We did not intend to cast any slurs
on the good people Of Fannin by what
we said in behalf Of DIR. Mobiles
candidacy. We only wished to be
construed as showing the DOCTORS con-
sideration for his people and his big.
heartedness. II it was taken any
other way we apologize forthwith.
Come on doctor. we want You on the
ticket.
The wet weather is doing what
farmers unions have been trying to do
for the past three years cutting down
the acreage Of cotton. It is getting
SO late In the season that cotton will
not make q full crop, and many who
have already planted have to plant
over. Corn is worth about sixty-fve
cents, and will make q full crow now
II tended right
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09

Light.


Farmers would be glad to see the
rain hold up for few days.
Several from this place went to
Pelahatchie Saturday to hear Hon.
Earl Brewer speak in the interest Of
his candidacy.
Rev. P. D. Harding, Of Yazoo City,
visited relatives here last week.
Miss Ella Robinson has gone to
Gnlfport to attend the State Teachers
Association.
Charlie Martin, Of Brookhaven.
spent several days the past week with
his father A. e. Martin.
Robert D. Crook, Of jackson, is
visiting his parents at this place.
Very few candidates have made
their appearance at Light yet.
The Sunday school is preparing for
Children's day some time soon.
We would be glad if Lynwood and
Andrew Chapel would let James Bngg
alone, he belongs to our community
and we would be loath to see him
gone, especially some Of the girls.
Bob. Hunter and wife and Joe
Hunter have gone to Seminary on
business.
The patrons and Trustees have
elected Miss Annie Cooper Of
Monterey, to teach the Shiloh school,
they feel sure of good school another
term.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09
Plain.


Listen for the wedding bells.
Farmers are not.busy, on account Of
wet weather.
Emmett and Nolan Brown went to
Jackson Saturday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Scarborough
and little daughter, Of Jackson, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Brown Sun
day.
Rev. J. M. Afford filed his regular
appointment here Sunday.
James Sessum and wife, of jackson,
visited Mrs. Sessum's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. B Nicely, s unday.
John Williams, who has been visit
ing homefolks, left Sunday for Hat
tiesburg.
Prof. W. P. Harper attended the
state teachers association at Gulfport.
Miss Pearl Nicely, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Sessum, Of
jackson, returned home Sunday.
Miss Lelah Hemphill, who has been
teaching music at this place. returned
to Mendenhall Monday.
B. A. CLARK, candidate for chancery
clerk, was in our community Thurs.
day.
Miss Mary Collins went to Florence
Friday and returned Saturday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09

OF 81 900 is prescribed for any COR
poration which violates the provisions
of the bill. Every political party in
Pennsylvania was pledged to two
cent fare in the campaign of last fall.
The railroads contend that the act is
unconstitutional because it is nm
reasonable regulation They say
they will test the bill in the courts.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09
Signs for Two-Cent Fare.

The bill recently passed by the
Pennsylvania legislature making the
NAHUM rate of fare two cents on all
railroad lines in that state has been
signed by Gov. Stuart. The new law
goes into effect Sept. 80. A penalty
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09
Whites.

We are still having unsettled
weather; cotton that is up is looking
bad, and some Of 1t is dying. Corn
10 at q stand still. It is thought that
some cotton will have to be planted
over.
Tommie Sandifer has very sick
child with fever.
W. B Moore has child in serious
condition with heart trouble.
Ernest Brinson, . little son Of J.
B. Crimson, is troubled with asthma.
Some Of the Clear Branch Woodmen
attended the woodmen lodge at
Florence Saturday night.
Warren Barlow, Of Whites, and q
student Of Clinton college, has been
at home for few days. He will return
to the college today.
MIS-. Purley Tucker made trip to
Jackson Friday to have some teeth
extracted, she was accompanied by her
husband and Mrs. M. q. White.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. r. Wallace who had its hand
treated by Drs. Chrisler and Harrison
is getting along very nicely. It's
hand is very near we'll. It's little
finger was amputated and the flesh
taken from it and put on another
finger. The doctors say II they could
have had flesh to start on they could
have saved its little finger.
Miss Mamie Dear, of Whites, left
last Friday evening for Delisle, Miss. ),
where she had q contract for teaching
school through the summer, she was
accompanied by j. B. Harrison and
daughter Miss vesta.
Children's day is planned for the
second Sunday in June at Clear
Branch.
Sunday school was very we'll at
tended last Sunday.
Miss Mary Williams, who has been
teaching school for the orphanage at
Jackson, is visiting relatives az
Whites. She will assist her BROTHER
O. B. Williams in steaohing Clear
Branch school next term. There has
been no second assistant selected yet,
we have an application by Miss Bul.
lock which will be considered.
A telephone line from Whites to
DR.. Crawley's is now in progress,
more than half Of the amount that IL
will take to build line has been
subscribed; where people are united
anything in reason can be done, but
il there is only one person in tbs COM
mnuity that is selfish, his influence
may be . great hindranoe in some
things. Unity can build up, bnt
selfishness can tear down. We should
learn to observe the 18th command
ment. that "Christ gave IS his
people, that they should love one
another; then il we love one another
as ourselves, we will work together
Tor the prosperity Of our country and
for the cause Of Christ.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09

There are plenty Of competent meu
to fllI the various offices. Don't make,
the mistake Of supporting an ipoompe.
tent man.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09
Breakfast Foods.

Mother eats predestined wheat,
Grits is grandma's cry,
Sister eats oatmeal concrete,
Pop, a little rye.
In the barn, at break of day,
Grandpa eats q bale Of hay.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-05-09

business.
The patrons and Trustees have
elected Miss Annie Cooper Of
Monterey, to teach the Shiloh school,
they feel sure Of good school another
term.
Fannin.
News scarce.
Rain and mud plentiful.
A crowd from here attended the
Scott speaking in Brandon Monday.
Miss Matt McLaurin has returned
from Pelahatchie.
Miss Ida Lee and mother spent q
few days in jackson last week.
Tucker Latham and sister, Misl
Ioie Owen, spent Saturday IN Jackson
Mrs. Fl. L. Ellis returned Sunday
after q pleasant visit to relatives in
Jackson.
We are sorry to hear that several Of
W. B. Aliens family have measles.
E. q. Lee was shaking hands with
Fannin friends Sunday. He and Mrs.
Lee returned to their home in Jack
son Monday.
Bro. Harmon preached here Sun.
day, and will preach again next Sun
day. All come out to hear him.
There will be concert here at the
close Of school, May nth, 7 o'clock p.
M; admission free. Come, every.
body.
T. S. Lee left Sunday for jackson,
where he will be some time attending
federal court.
The stra wberry supper last Wednes-
day night was a success, despite the
bad weather. We made over sixteen
dollars.
Mrs. J. J.. Wilmington came near
being killed last Wednesday night
while going home from the straw
berry supper. Her horse ran in q deep
ditch turning her buggy over and
throwing her and the two little girls
with her out They were badly
bruised, but not seriously injured.
Cleary.
We have quit guessing at the
weather.
Farmers with the blues can't do
anything but fish, and they won t bite.
After all we have signs Of progress
we will soon be in touch with the
outside world by telephone, as DR..
Whitfield and Will Renno have the
poles out and will soon have the wire
up from here to Florence. Also chance
for free mail delivery. L. W. Ellis
has petition with the required num-
Der to have the route inspected.
Mrs. Arabella Smith, who has been
visiting her son and daughter at Anse,
returned Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Black are visiting
the latter's mother, Mrs. Lizzie
Smith, who for some time has been
suffering with carbuncles.
Miss BERTHE Longs condition il
about the same as has been for some
time.
Mr.. Jones, OF Bolton. visited hil
friend, Walter Brown, returning Mon
day.
II. A. French, Of Jackson, made
his usual visit, returning Sunday.
Plummer Harper and Dovie Brinson
Of Whites, attended church at Hickory
Ridge Sunday and visited relatives.
W. r. Alliston, Of Florence, At.
tended church here Sunday.
Miss Il. O. Lowe, OF Oakley, VIII
has been visiting Miss Watkins, 70
turned home Monday. q
W. 4. Winstead. Of Clinton, visited
her uncle and family, returning Mon
day.
| For those that fox hunt II ms
sound > little foxy, but The Wansley
brothers and Jones boys last April
year ago. caught ok o. seven bab,
foxn and oaued fh0m FOR three or I'M
months, then marked and IN then
looss. This April they recaptnred 81
d tbem near tho place whore they drn
caught them, 4 being ton miles Away
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-11
SHOT TO DEATH.
A Young Man Meets UntimeIy
Death In Darlington
Apparently Accidentally Shot Tn
Store of j. Wiley Rhodes, Who
Had Difficulty With Negro.

A special dispatch from Darling
ton to The State says the fourth of
July celebration was marred that
nlght by the unfortunate killing of
Llde kilgo, aged 16, of Bishopville.
The killing of young Kilgo was a
most unusual affair. 1t seems that
young kilgo had gone to the fruit
store of j. Wiley Rhodes for the pur-
pose of making purchase. While i'm
the store it appears that negro
named Sam league was there also
and. it is alleged, had insulted the
wlfe OF the proprietor.
Rhodes came out with pistol in
hand, with the intention, it is said
OF resenting the insult to mis- wife. In
the melee which followed Rhodes
pistol was discharged, the ball strik-
ing the negro in the forehead, the
bullet glancing, entered Kilgo's head
Just between the eyes, killing him in
stantly.
The negro, who was only slightly
injured, made his escape, and at 10
O'Clock Thursday night was being
searched for and his arrest is expect
ed, as witness before the coroner's
jury.
The unfortunate young man. ac-
companied by his father, Mr. ]. p.
Kilgo, came over from Bishopville to
attend the Fouth of July celebration.
The elder MIR. Kilgo left in the after
noon for Bishopville, leaving his son
with some friends to return later
Mr.. Rhodes, from whose pistol the
fatal bullet was discharged, is re-
garded as good citizen, and is a
singer in the choir of the Baptist
church.
The affair is greatly deplored in
Darlington.
Young kilgo had just graduated at
the Bishopville public school and ex-
peoted to enter Furman University
at the approaching session.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-11
SOUGHT CLEOPTRA'S FATE.
Kentucky Woman Courtcd Death
Through Snake Bite.

Mrs. Rose bloom, of Paducah. Ky.
is at deaths door, with the upper
part of her body swollen to frightful
proportions, as the result of an at
tempt to emulate Cleopatra, the
Egyptian queen, who, in ancient his
tory, is credited with clasping the
deadly cobra to her bosom as balm
to wounded feelings after love epi-
sode with Marc Anthony.
Mrs. Bloom went to Obian, Tenn,
several days ago from Union City,
accompanied by her husband. Mr.
Bloom has been missing for several
days, and when the doctors were call
ed in to attend Mrs. Bloom for convul
sionS, they found live reptile in her
room and the woman in semi-con-
Scious state.
She said she did not care to live
longer, and that she had driven into
the country for the express purpose
of obtaining the poison-spre9di ding ad-
der, species of native snakes, whose
bite is considered fatal. The woman
had placed the snake in her corsage
and the snake hit her many times.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-11
DARING RASCAL.
Chester Runyan, Teller of a Trust
Company Walked off
In Broad Day Light With Nearly One
Hundred Thousand Dollars of the
COmpany's Money.

A reward of $4,000 is offered by a
New York surety company for the
capture of Chester b. Runyan, pay
ing teller of the Windsor Trust COM
pany of New York, who, il is charged
on Saturday, walked out of the trust
company's Office with S96.S17 of the
banks money stuffed away in his
dress suit case. rhe theft was de-
tected Monday. 1t had been execut-
ed with a boldness as startling as
the deed itself was surprising to
those who had known and trusted
the young man.
Runyan had announced his inten-
tion of spending last Sunday with his
mother at Rochester. and no surprise
was expressed when he brought his
dress suit case to the bank Saturday.
Though the paying teller cage is in
plain sight from the working posi-
tions of other employees the paying
tellerS vault was literally emptied
during the afternoon.
AT 1890 o'clock, Runyan locked
the vault doors and leaving the dress
suit case. filed with money in the
cage went out to lunch. In forty
five minutes he returned and pick
ing up the dress suit case, left the
office. No trace of his subsequent
movements have been discovered.
Runyan's wife is prostrated, at
their modest four-room apartment
uptown. She, too, had understood
that her husband was to spend Sun
day at Rochester.
Runyan. who is 81 years old, lived
frugally, never gambled, it is said,
had no interests outside his Office
and home and was considered "a most
matter-of-fact, level-headed person
Mrs. Runyan's brother, John Car
ney, bookkeeper, who lived with
the couple declared that his sister
had been left penniless. His brother
in-law, he said, earned $1,S00 year
and the family lived simply.
Runyan was born in Rochester.
where he worked for a time in Il
drug store. Later he got "A place
with the Traders Bank of that city.
and then with the Alliance Bank.
where he was bookkeeper for five
years. He went to New York about
nine years ago.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-11
n FEARFUL RECORD.
The Number Killed and Wounded
Celebrating the Fourth.

Thirty-seven men, women and
children are dead and 2,153 are
manned, lacerated or burned as a re-
suit of the Fourth's excess of pat
riotism in the United States. The
number of dead does not include five
drowned during the day.
The roster of dead is four more
than last years mortality. A year
ago thirty-three persons were dead
on the morning after the Fourth, not
including five drowned.
Unfortunately, the death roll will
increase day by day, and even the
late days of August will witness addi-
tional numbers. Tetanus, that grim
aftermath of gunpowder wounds.
claims its victims by the scores and
even by hundreds for weeks after the
Fourth.
New York leads the cities of the
United States in the number of killed
and injured Ten persons are deaC
in that city, while six more are so
seriously injured that it is expected
they will die in few hours.
PittsburS, Pa, ran a close second
to New York in the grim race. nine
persons yielding up their lives on the
altar of frenZied patriotism.
Chicago, although the second city
in the union. had only two deaths.
Springfield. ILL.,, supplied three vic
Tins, Chatham, ILL.,, two and Aber-
deem, s. D., two.
The following places furnish one
victim each: Des Moines, EfIingham
ILL.,, Greenup, H., Harrisburg, Pa.
Hartford, Conn, Kansas City, Kan.
Montpelier, VT, Spokane, Wash, and
y. Y.
The total number of injured, p
1853. is under last years figures
which were 2,7S9.
The causes of the 2,153 injuries
show that fireworks were responsible
for ,046 cases; gunpowder for 347;
and firearms for 292. Cannon addet
1922, while toy pistols came next will
205. and runaways, caused by eX
plosions, made up the other forty
one injured on the list.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-11
SLICK ROGUE.
Hated Cafe Cashier Skips With Five
Hundred Dollars.

Charles Duncan. the cafe cashier
of the Hotel Knickerboker, of New
York has disappeared with $500
The Knickerboker has lost so many
cashiers since the ocean resort open
ed this Summer that Duncan was
snapped up five days ago, without
even the usual formality of an in
demnity bond.
Wednesday he was given the usual
bag of $500 in bills and silver with
which to make change during the
day. When night came the bag was
turned over to the manager with
rocks, rivets- and couple of paper
weights. Not suspecting it was lock
ed in the safe with the rest of the
cas- overnight.
Next morning. when the bag was
united, the substitution was discover
ed; but Duncan hasn't been seen
since in spite of the efforts of the
Pinkcrtons. He is said to come from
New Haven, where his father is ho-
tel man.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-11
KILLED HIMSELF.
Rejected suitor Found Dcadne New
Iy Nrrae Crave. u.

Quarreling with her, Christen Jan
sen of Maxwell. Ark, a hard working
Swede, took leave of his sweetheart,
Lula Jones, Sunday night. after his
proposal of marriage had been turn
ed down, vowing that he intended to
end his life.
Nothing more was thought of the
matter until search was instituted
for Jansen, with the result that the
body was found in a newly dug grave
in the family cemetary on the Jones
plantation, with tiny bullet through
the brain.
The facts connected with his love
affair were brought ont at the in
quest with the verdict being return
ed that he came to his death from his
own hand. A brother of the man
committed suicide several years ago
IL is said
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-11
BUILDING WRECKED.
by Bag of Powder Thrown Over the
TranSom.

Mysterious explosions partly wreck
ed two buildings. one in Manhattan
and one in Brooklyn Wednesday. In
the former case a bag of gun powder
was thrown over the transom of
Winghing's Chinese laundry.
A fuse was evidently attached. for
the powder exploded, damaging the
laundry and Rosenthal restaurant ad-
joining. The laundry and restaurant
are under a five story apartment
building.
A panic followed. though no dam
age was done TO the upper floors OF
the building. The explosion was evil
IDENTITY carefully planned. Winghing
says he is at odds with none of the
Chinese tongs and Rosenthal denies
that he has received any threats from
Black Hand or other similar organi-
cations.
The Brooklyn explosions was un-
der Broadway tenement it is uneX-
planned. The explosion did little
damage, but a fire followed, which
was quickly eXtinguished.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-07-11
The DirefuI Results of Too Much
Patriotism in the
STATE OF new York
Seven People Killed, Half a Dozen
Dying and Hundreds Being Treat
ed at Hospitals i'm New York DAYS
Kecord.-One Man Discharginr Re-
voiver Killed His Aunt, and then
Committed Suicide.

A dispatch from New York saws
independence Day, ushered in h
much noise, went out tonight IN =
blaze of pyrotecnics. the most i'm
posing that New Workers have ever
Witnessed. A deafening roar main
tanned throughout the day by the
burning OF millions of dollars worth
or powder. gave way after nightfall
TO the eXhibIuon of fireworks ex-
perts, who lighted the skies with eff
fects of surprising beauty.
Viewed from its brighter side. the
holiday was truly glorious. A smil-
ing sun and moderate temDerature
brought the tens of thousands 10 the
beach, the public parks and amuse-
ment resorts and everywhere there
was noise and fun making.
In the background the police and
ospital surgeons went grimly about
their work of removing the dead and
ministering tC the wounded Tonight
the police were reckoning the cost i'm
casualties of the days celebration
Az late hour the celebration had
cost seven lives, half dozen per
sons were dying and hundreds of
otEers were being treated in the hos
pitals for injuries. ranging from
slight burns. with the possibility of
tetanus developments. to bullet
wounds and lost limbs.
OF the dead three died in prema-
ture celebrations. The others were
killed during the day. In an ecstacv
OF patriotism Arthur Carraro rapidly
discharged a revolver in his back
yard
One of the bullets entered the head
of his aunt, Mrs. Alfonzo Fucarino.
and she fell dead. The next bullet
by design or accident killed the cele-
brator, who fell dead over his aunt's
body.
Fucarino was prevented from i'm
mediately committing suicide by by
ISLANDERS.
Eighteen year old Nimpa Grizzanti
was struck by a bullet as she stood
near the open window of her room
dressing her hair. Several Italians
were arrested. No motive is known.
Henry Englehardt, aged four years.
was killed by a bullet while looking
out of the window of his home.
Jesse Guseviter, 21 years old. is
dying from another stray bullet
wound.
John Graham, 10. was mortally
wounded by charge from toy
cannon.
James Beneso, 6, was all but burn
ed alive, when a fire cracker igniied
his clothing.
Arthur Carfoot. %. is one of a
dozen, who had hand blown off.
Lost eyes and fingers and scar
leaving wounds added to the total of
emergency cases.