The Brandon news., 1907-05-30

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worst he has known for. years. 80
Clarion Ledger.
Uncle Billie Moore and accomplish.
ed granddaughter, Miss Prioh ard
Afford, will leave today for the delsa,
where they will spend the sum mer
with Mr.. Moore's son.
Miss Sarah T. Mcdowell will leave
today for several weeks visit to her
plantation near Fannin. She will be
accompanied by Master Eugene Nc
Dowell. Clarion Ledger
DR.. Enoch May, Of Silver Greek,
spent Monday night in town On route
to Macon, Miss, where he goes for
the purpose Of standing special ex-
animation for the practice of dentist
|ry.
Clifton Cole left Monday for New
Orleans where he will devote the
summer to labatory worK. Clifton is
one Of our brightest boys. and we are
glad to see him succeeding SO we'll in
life.
Mr.. and Mrs A. L. D. Rhodes, Of
Pelahatchie, spent Thursday and
Friday in Brandon, attending the
commencement exercises Of the Bran
don Graded school and visiting
friends.
A regular meeting of the Brandon
Knights of Pythias lodge will be held
tonight for the purpose of electing
officers for the ensuing term. A full
attendance of the members is respect
fully requested.
The popular hunting and fishing
grounds of Blue Lake and Old River,
together with adjacent lands have
been leased by syndicate. Hunting
and fishing will soon be thing of
the past for the common wayfaring
individual.
The News returns thanks to Charlie
Williams for liberal supply Of very
fine vegetables. MI. Williams is one
of the best farmers in the county, and
we are glad to know that he is making
a great success of his truck farming at
the depot.
Our efficient marshal, T. T. Cot
trell, has announced for constable Of
this beat. There is not man in the
county who could serve more accept
ably in this capacity than Mr.. Cot
trell, and we do not believe that he
will have any opposition.
The closing exercises of the Brandon
Graded School took place at johnson
Hall last Thursday and Friday. The
literary address was delivered Friday
morning by Hon. j. H. Currie. of
Meridian. The News will contain q
full account of the auspicious occasion
next week.
Sam Hobson, sergeant on the Bel
mont farm, was in the city yesterday
en- route to Brandon to spend a few
days with his family. Mr.. Hobson
brings a gloomy account Of farm oper-
ations in his section of the state, and
says they simply have no crops at all
on the Belmont state farm. &c Clarion
Ledger.
DR.. Ruel May passed succe ssfully
the state dental examination at Jack
son last week, and has fitted up one
most modern dental offices ia the state.
He is located upstairs in the Rankin
County Bank building and will be
pleased to have his friends call and
inspect his outfit. He spent Tuesday
at Florence.
Will Alexander has been giving
some moving picture exhibitions at
johnson hall this week, which ale
very entertaining and are being very
much enjoyed by our people. Twenty
per cent of the proceeds are donated to
the Brandon Chapter OF the Daughters
Of the Confederacy, and will be added
to the monument fund.
Amos McMullen, Rankin county
negro, was gathered in by the police
yesterday and landed in Jail. McMul-
len is charged with shooting at an
other negro, with intent to kill and
murder, and there is an indictment
now pending against him in Rankin
county. Officers came for the prisoner
and carried him back to Rankin
Clarion Ledger.
The ladies Of Star will give an ice
cream supper and musical at that
place on Saturday night, June s, com.
mencing at 7:30 O'Clock, for the
benefit Of Star Liberty church, which
has just been completed. A full
program of the occasion will be
printed in The News next week. II
promises to be very enjoyable affair,
and all who can do SO should attend.