The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-24
LOCAL and PERSONAL
MENTION.

Cotton today 1919.
DR.. J. E. Noble, of Fannin. was in
town Monday.
DR.. Ruel May visited his mother al
Dobson Sunday.
Miss verna Berryhill will leave
Saturday for Gulfport.
Judge A. G. Norrell, of Plain, was
pleasant caller last Saturday.
Judge W. W. Robson and Yelling.
ton Waddell spent Tuesday in Jack.
son.
Hon. T. j. Birchett, of Vicksburg,
transacted legal business here We'd
nesday.
With three cotton seed buyers at
the depot, farmers are sure of the best
price for seed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Mcpherson, of
Port Gibson, are visiting H. L.
Myers and family.
Geo. @. Sprague made business
trip of several days this week in the
counties below here.
Tyrian Lodge No. 427 met Tuesday
night and conferred Masters degree
on J. G.. Wirtz, of Lucknow.
Mrs. Kate Hobson Porter, and
daughter Miss Katie, of jackson,
visited relatives here last week.
Jones Bros. Go. have q change in
this weeks issue, which intending
purchasers would do we'll to read close
ly.
Mrs. Annie Busick Weathersby has
returned after an exteuded visit to
Reidsville, and other North Carolina
points.
The committee to arrange for the
unwilling Of the monument will NEE,
at the court house next Thursday af
ternoon at 4:30 O'Clock.
Sheriff Buchanan has the tax books
ready and everyone is notified to call
and settle, for after December 10th
you are liable to damages.
All county and beat officers are re.
CURED by law to be present the frs,
day Of circuit court to hear tht
judges charge to to the grand jury.
W. o. Pattie, OF D'Lo, was in
town last Saturday to pay his taxes
and left an evidence Of his good will
to The News in another years sub
scription.
ed e Morton, of Fannin, who has
been i'll with typhoid fever, is i'm
proving. His daughter. Miss Dolly
has returned home from a visit Il
East Rankin.
Those in need of Office supplies OF
books, would do we'll to call on OF
write the Office Supply & Book Co..
of Jackson, who ask for your trade il
today's News.
Another Rankinite who has sue
ceeded in another state is Hon. W. O..
WEIGH of Columbia, La, who is, and
has been for some years, sheriff Of
Caldwell Parish.
Attention is called to the card Of
w. s. Matthews, of D'Lo, Miss,
who offers to do your painting. He
has just finished painting the school
house at Johns.
Hon. Geo. r. Edwards jr., state
treasurer elect was pleasant caller
yesterday. The people made no mis-
take when they entrusted the state g
funds into his keeping.
The Proceedings of the Rankin
County Baptist Association were
mailed early this week to the clerks
of the churches belonging thereto. by
The News Office which printed them
W. W. Robson, Worshipful Master
Tyrian Lodge, has been advised by
Grand Master 81. O. Yawn, that he
will offioiate at the corner stone lay.
ing of the confederate monument on
November 1, 1907.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
have changed the date of unwilling
the Confederate Monument from
Thanksgiving Day to the day after.
wards. Please remember the change
in date and everybody come.
Wright Lyles, an old negro known
to all OF orr citizens died Sunday
night. He preached occasionally and
did odd jobs around town. He was
confined to his bed for some time be-
fore death came to relieve him.
Attention is called to o. e. Mar
tins card stating that as he has sold
his livery barn and must give
possession soon, that be will sell hil