The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-23
The Monterey picnic was I;

great success. The speeches
were good, the dinner splendid,
and in spite of the hot weather,
all present enjoyed themselves.
Several from Brandon attended
and unite saying it was glorious
day.
A memorial service in memory
of the late Judge J, R. Enochs
will be held at the methodist
church next Sunday morning.
Rev. Emery and several friends
will pay loving tribute to the
memory of a good man in all
that that word implies.
wallace Lane, of McComb, was
fined $17.05 for stealing green
corn, and being unable to pay
his fine, is in Jail. He is the man
whom will Stokes has been given
a penitentiary sentence for con-
spring with Lanes wife and a
negro man to kill. The wife
and negro have not yet been
tried. The green corn may have
been good, but all the rest bad.
Capt David M. Womack, a
resident here many years ago,
died last week in Meridian and
was buried at Forest Friday.
He was long a travelling salesman
widely known and very popular.
His many friends here will
regret to hear of the death of
the whole souled, genial Uncle
Dave" Womack, who had the
esteem of all who knew him.
Beulah Kersh, a negro woman,
about % years of age was killed
by a stroke of lightning last
Thursday on the old May place
about 10 miles from town. She
and another woman were wash
ing under a willow tree. The
Kersh woman was instantly,
killed, but a small child who was
hanging on to her dress was not
hurt. The other woman was
knocked fiat but not seriously
injured.
"Mr. O. P. Brown and Mrs.
Cora Keen were married we'd
nesday morning at the Methodist
parsonage, Rev. J. C. Cameron
officiating. They attended the
picnic at Latexo and will spend
a few days with friends at Porter
Springs before returning home.
We extend best wishes for their
future happiness" The above,
from the Messenger, of Grape
land, Texas, will interest the
friends Of the groom, who for
merly resided at Fannin.
The following are at the
Crystal Springs Chatauqua, fifty
six miles from Brandon: Misses
Mary white, Annie Robinson,
Margaret Foulkes and Mary
Berry. Miss Berry has told the
Brandon folks so much about the
pleasures of the Chatauqua that &
large representation from the
town that Clip made famous is
expected here before the session
is over. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Waddell and A. M. Shields are
at the Ably House, registered
from Brandon. New Orleans
Picayune.
| Among the many visitors at
tending the Sunday School Con
vention here Thursday we notec
from Brandon, Mr.. and Mrs
Darnall, Mr.. and MRS. w. G.
Barnes, Misses Irma Crook, Eft;
Gayden, Margaret Folks, Annie
Robinson, Mary Berry, Edna
Waddell and Sudie Grain an6
John Grain, Tom Berry, Louis
Gayden, Robt. Brown, Sam Oar
nall, Lambuth Robinson, Roy
Crook, Rev. C. T. Emory, James
Buchanan, P. II. Hobson, w. D
Ragland and Tom Buchanan. :
Florence weekly.
| Birds can eat and digest from
ten to thirty times as much fooC
in proportion to their size al
man can. If a man could eat as
much in proportion to his size az
a sparrow is able to consume he
would need a whole sheep fol
dinner, a couple of dozen chick.
ems for breakfast, and six tur.
keys for his evening meal. One
turkey for Thanksgiving anc
another for Christmas is all ever
a heavyweight newspaper mar
can expect, so it's a blessed
good thing he is not an enlarged
sparrow in requiring food.
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