The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-08-20

/ S. F. Dupree, a prominent
merchant of Yazoo City, was the
guest Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
| w. Birdsong.
/ Jim Dickson is making prepa-
ration to build on his lot south of
Mrs. Thornton's place on College
street extended. sT
| Joseph Wilson, of Jackson, is
over on avisit to his uncle jim
Glass. They are trying to catch
fish on secret lake.
! j. C. Berry, Lon Barrow and
G.. B. Harris, were In town Mon
day, attending meeting of the
county school board.
Prof. Herring, of Winona, who
conducted the negro institute
here last week is a splendid teach
er and accomplished gentleman.
j. C. Bruce, secretary of the
county school board, is nearly 88
years of age and has served for
81 consecutive years on that
board.
w. A. Moore, one of our oldest
and most highly respected citi-
zens, is spending a few weeks
with his daughter, Mrs. Shields,
of Jackson.
J. C. Bruce gave the News Of
flee some very fine apples grown
by him from trees native to this
section and improved by inteIli-
gent cultivation.
| w. B. Collier, a former citizen
of Brandon, but now living at
Tullahoma, Tenn, spent a few
days here this week with rela-
tives and friends.
]. G. Foulks, of, this place, a
! few years ago gave 81, 600 for
100 acres of land near Birming-
ham, Ala, and recently sold
some of it for SIG, 900.
Mrs. Eliza E. Sanderson, an
old resident of Fannin, moved
down here Saturday and will
make her home with her son-in-
law, Hon. j. S. Roberts.
The Brandon school will open
: Monday, Sept. 7th. From pres
ent prospects the attendance
next session will be the largest
in the history of the school.
Brandon Mercantile Company
is preparing for this seasons cot
ton crop by building good plat
form of heavy lumber under Its
shelter, that will keep all cotton
; off the ground.
T. B. Carson, of Rankin, Ed
Ferguson, of Fannin, D. H.
Lofin, Dry Creek, and j. M.
Stingily, of Pelahatchie, were
prominent Rankinites in town
last Saturday.
Miss Inez Watts passed through
Brandon Saturday to her home
1 in Meridian, after being the
. guest of Miss Sara T, Mcdowell
at a house party at the Mcdowell
home near Fannin.
Miss Nell Wynne Weatherly,
who has been at Busick's Wells
for the past few weeks, has re-
!, turned to the city and resumed
: her duties as private secretary tt
: Hon. H. NJ. Quin. Clarion Led
] ger.
Wade Patrick, one of the bes1
farmers of Rankin county, sent
t a load Of Is Watermelons to Pela
: hatchie yesterday-the melons
covering the bottom Of the wager
bed, except a few inches at one
!, end.
The field crops are laid by. Mr.
road overseer is your road laid
: by SO that the grand jury vii
gather an indictment, or vii
you gather merited praise in
: large boquets of thanks from
{ grateful travellers?
Prof. J. NJ. Kenna, of Sum.
mitt, is holding the institute here
7 this week for white teachers,
t which is not as well attended as
| it should be. Many teachers Of
this county have valid excuses on
account of having taken summer
normal courses.
Hagar McAfee, wife of March
McAfee, living on DR.. Fairly's
place, 8 miles south of town, was
; found dead Monday morning, in
the backyard Of her home. She
was about 70 years Of age, and
always bore the reputation of q