The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-21

lodge will come up for consideration,
and full attendance Of the members
is earnestly desired.
O. W. Girdlestone fell at the skat.
Ing rink Monday afternoon and broke
his right arm just above the wrist. Il
was Mr.. Girdlestone's first attempt 1t
skating and will probably be his last /.
The accident Is greatly deplcred by
his many friends.
Little Mary, the only child Of Mr..
and Mrs. O. B. Wilmington. died at
her home near jackson last Wednes.
day, February IS, and was inferred In
the cemetery at Yazoo City Thursday,
aged years and months. The
bereaved parents have the heartfelt
sympathy Of their many friends.
There should be no faction in our
little city. There should be mutual
interest In the prosperity Of our people.
When we see Indifference to the we'll
being of its citizens, we see town all
wise men shun. Success and failure
are each part of life and often those
who have made the hardest fight are
vanquished in the race.
The citizens Of any prosperous town
are always public spirited and united.
Stand together, work for the Interests
OF the whole town. Always stand ready
to do your part. Don't grumble and
spend your time in prophesying fail
ures. but help to make every enterprise
success, be 1t great or small. Be
energetic and enterprising and your
example will be initiated.
The management Of the skating
rink has given the daughters Of the
confederacy the right Of way to their
hall tonight, and q masked prize
skating contest will be held, mono but
the home boys and girls who have
learned to skate since the opening Of
the rink will be permitted to contest.
The affair promises to be very in.
teresting one, and all our citizens are
expected to turn out en- masse. Ad.
mission of ten cents will be charged
for those in attendance and not skat.
ing land fifteen cents for those engag.
ing In the favorite sport. Don't miss
this attraction.
Our idea of good citizen, and we
are glad there are many in this COM
munity, is one always ready to give,
according to his means, to community
enterprises. He takes stock in them
all, and doesn't lose his faith If an
occasional venture proves bad. He lie
not afraid to buy real estate and to
pay what it is worth. He talks up
his town at home and abrord, thinks
it is the healthiest place on earth, be-
lieves it to be destined TO be the big
gest city in its section and wants to
be buried there when he dies. And
he's worth whole regiment Of the
lukewarm kind.
The following named parties have
paid taxes on the lands assessed to
them and advertised by the sheriff for
sale on the first Monday in March,
having paid same since the advei tise-
ment first occurred in The News: r.
L. Benton, John W. Buckhalter, Hen
ry Ford, Emma Ford, M. G.. Gill, n.
F. Griffin, T. B. Gordon, VIM. How
ell, Isaac Howell, G. I. Horne, Aaron
johnson, julius Keiffer, Hannah
Lewis, P. Fl. Meyers, J. NJ. Monemy,
W. p. Morrison, W. j.. Mashburn,
Tom Moore, Mrs. A. E. Norrell, W.
T. Roberts, O. e. Shearon, John
Slater, VIM. st. Clair, Caesar Smith,
j. E. Stevenson, Maggie Zimmerman,
Martha Welcher, E. A. Wilkerson,
Joe Whitesides, W. G. Willie, Whey
Watson.
Mr.. Covington, the civil engineer,
is here making the survey for the
railroad. OF the routes he has ex-
amined he considers the one down the
old railroad cut 20 Busick's pond, and
bearing off to the right from that
point to the A. g. v. depot, the most
feasible one. The distance this way
from the depot to the Methodist
church is exactly mile and half,
and is without doubt the most practi.
cable route. The amount Of grading
to be done will not be as much AZ was
first expected. 1t is the intention Of
the incorporators to push the work as
fast as possible, and have the line in
operation within the next 80 days.
Arrangements for the cross ties and
steel have already been made. and
deal for an engine is under consider
alton.
The Industrial League held a very
interesting meeting at the court house
FRIDAY night. The proposition Of