The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-09
PeIahatchic, Miss.

last Tuesday.
When you get off the A. & v.
Train you can tell at once that a
competent agent is in charge OF
the depot, which is we'll kept and
where business is conducted on
business principles, with dis
patch, yet in polite and agree
able way.
Opposite the depot, convenient
ly located, is the Lessell Hotel,
where you can leave your bag
gage while you visit around
until dinner time, when if you
are not invited out to dine by
several of the hospitable ciizens,
which sometimes you cannot &C
cept owing to press of business,
you will find a meal awaiting you
at the hotel, which is, and has
been for years, noted for it's good
fare, neatness of the linen and
clean bedding.
J. T. Longmire, the post
master, serves his patrons well
and has done so for a long time.
Ross Bros. & Summer have Just
completed and moved into a very
large, handsome two-story brick
store, which has a side, as
we'll as front, entrance, making
it convenient to get in and de-
liver heavy goods. They are
good sound merchants, with
ample capital, to accommodate a
big line of customers.
W. ]. Bell & Sons are doing a
splendid business, which they de-
serve from their honest and
business like treatment of the
splendid trade they enjoy.
B. F. Mulhollan, formerly of
Brandon, while new merchant
in Pelahatchie, has been selling
goods for nearly two score years,
without ever a kick Of unfair
treatment to acustomer, and will
build up a business that will be
of large volume.
j. l.. Tanner who always has
something good to eat, will
always be hunted by those who
love to live we'll.
]. A. Spann & Co. do both
cash and credit business: thew
keep a fine stock, in a we'll ap-
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Gated store house, and treat their
trade with that consideration
that. holds not only their esteem,
but their custom,
J. A. Taylor & Son, are mer-
chants of ample cash resources,
which enables them to buy large
ly when the wholesalers must
have the coin of the realm and
the bargains they procure are
placed on their counters at
figures that share their profits
with ssthe buyers. Their sales
during Christmas were unpre-
cedented in the history of this
house, which has long been
known as one of the largest in
the county. C. w. Taylor, who
is in active charge is a thorough
merchant, both by training and
inclination. He also loves to
raise fine hogs and no one can
show better poland chinas in
Rankin county. His crop of oats
is decidedly the ibest the writer
has seen. Two drug stores keep
the surrounding country sup
piled, and fill the prescriptions
of the resident physicians, who
are skilful practitioners of the
healing art. Two livery stables
and numerous small stores do
their share in making the town
a good place to visit on business,
either buying or selling.
The Lockwood Lumber Co., is
fast getting their big plant ready
for operation. They have been
accumulating a very large
amount Of dry lumber cut by
several small mills they have
been running and have COM
menced to dress it as their
planners are now at work. Their
logging, road, standard guaged,
and permanently built for several
miles out, will soon be bringing
stocks for their big mill. They
are nice gentlemen w no will add
much to Pelahat chic by their
commendable enterprise.
Hon. r. F. Grimes is the may
or, and he shows no favoritism
in dealing with violators of the
law. G. R. Owens, the marshal,
arrests all who deserve to be
without any exception and makes
one of the best officers in the
state. Ask any citizen Of the
town what has caused it's steady,
COLD oroxxy+b on1 Won will