The Brandon news., 1907-10-10

probably Tour or nvo families would
come if they could get suitable places
j. H. Whitfield was here last week
laying off lots for Carl Stingily in
his Ross addition. This is one of
the prettiest parts of town.
Chas. Duncan has sold his place to
Jno. Jones, who will come here for
the benefit Of the school.
B. f. EMulhollan has moved into
his new home bought of j. e. Moore.
We are glad to have them in our midst.
DR.. Clyde Stingily and family are
with us again. DR.. Stingily has
new Office in building built for him
next door to A. L. D. Rhodes drug
store.
Ross Bros, & Summer are breaking
the ground for their new brick store
on the Summer corner of Brooks and
1st street.
Pelahatchie is one Of the best cotton
in the state. A man living
in Eve miles Of here on last Thursday
carried bale Of long and bale Of
short staple cotton to Canton, and got
II cents for his short staple and 16
cents for his long staple. On the
same day man who lives in seven
miles of Canton with a neighbor
brought bale of long staple cotton
and bale of short staple here. He
sold his long staple bale at 20 cents
pound and his friend his short staple
for II 40. Comment is not necessary.
Ed. Davis was here on his way to
the association and brought two bales
OF his long staple cotton, for which
he was offered 24c a pound by j.. A.
Taylor & Son, but preferred to ship it !,
Albert Means, successful farmer
of Virgil, sold to Ross Bros. & Sum-
mer bale of staple cotton at 2OAc,
that brought him $1o3.75. 1t made
Mr., Summer scratch his head when
he paid him. Says he has been pay.
ing for cotton for thirty years and
this is the most money he ever paid
for one bale-has seen the time when
it took five bales to reach 500
We venture the assertion that Pela-
hatchie pays on an average more for
cotton than any place. Every one
gets the same price for the same grade
of cotton. AS an illustrations: On
Saturday j. A. Taylor & Son bought
Al bales of cotton, for which they paid
for the lowest l1.35, for the highest
11.40. Most of the towns pay one
man who has influence q high price,
and then cut down on the others;
then you hear about the high price
that was paid, but the ones that get
the low price are not heard from.
j. A. Spann & Go are having
their store freshened by a new coat of
paint,
Murry & Cawthon have new de-
livery wagon.
Fountaine Edwards and Ras Jones
are in Nashville studying how to
roll pills
There is some talk of trying to get
the Cumberland Telephone Go. to re-
establish an exchange. Over fifty
phones have been signed for.
Joe Tanner has made SO much
money off of his real estate he has
gone to st. Louis to spend part of it,
by buying stock of holiday goods.
A. G. Fore and wife are keeping
house for Mr.. Adams while Mrs.
Adams Is in Michigan with her sick
baby.
Ed Kelly and Geo. Rhodes, Of D'Lo,
were pleasant visitors here few days
ago.
The melancholy days have come.
The winters rain have our town In q
muddy condition, but the prospects of
turnip green's and Esorghum molasses,
sweet potatoes and 'possum makes us
feel at peace with all the world.
We are blessed in having in the
teachers of our public school devoted
Christians, and they are useful addi-
tions to our Sunday schools and
churches.
J. A. Taylor, ST.. and r. M. Taylor
were here Friday visiting the family
Of O. W. Taylor.
Tom Ross, Dick Mckay and Joe
Smith caught some nice trout in
Pelahatchie creek the past week.
Frank Price wants a two gallon
jug, but is afraid to take the advice
Of those who want to tell him how to
order it.
Mrs. Grimes happened to an un-
fortunate accident last week getting