The Brandon news., 1908-07-09
weeks visit to relatives and
friends in this county.

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The News publishes this week
the Board of Supervisors pro-
ceedings. Next week it will
publish the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen proceedings.
w. w. Mcdowell, of Refuge,
was here yesterday, returning
there after a visit to the old
home, near Fannin, where there
has been a family gathering.
Will Knight, long a Rankin
resident, but now living near
Crowville, La, attended the
barbecue Saturday and visited
relatives in this county last week.
The Baptist church of this
town gave it's pastor, Rev. Bryan
Simmons, a months vacation,
and provided him with the nee
cessary funds to enjoy the rest.
Col. and Mrs. Sidney L. Nc
Laurin, Mrs. Annie McLaurin
and Master Sylvester departed
Sunday for Monteagle to enjoy
the mountain air during the hot
weather.
Uucle Happy Dave" benson,
former county treasurer, was
here Monday. Everybody is
glad to welcome him and hopes
he will not lose the habit of
coming to each board meeting.
On Saturday next, at the Bran
don Mercantile Co., cream will
be served by the young ladies of
Mrs. G.. w. Whites Sabbath
school class. Everybody come
with nickle or dime, and we will
show you a jolly good time.
Capt. |. C. Enochs, Mrs. E. E.
Holcombe, Luther Enochs, Of
Jackson; DR.. A. c.. Enochs, of
Vicksburg, and Sam Enochs, of
Jackson, Tenn, attended the
funeral of their relative, the late
Judge j. R. Enochs, Friday.
The young ladies of the Bap-
tist Sunday School will give a
moonlight fete on Friday night,
July 17th, for the benefit of the
pastorium. The little folks will
be entertained from 5 to z and
the grown people from 8 to 10 80.
Ordered that section 16, town
ship 6, range 2, be leased to ].
G. Wirtz for one year at and for
the sum of S25. The above was
overlooked in publishing the
board of supervisors proceedings
in this weeks issue, which will
be found on first page.
Rev. M. E. Melvin, who
formerly was pastor of the Pres
byterian church here and beloved
by all as a good man, of splendid
intellectual attainments, has been
elected president of the Chamber
lain-Hunt Academy of Port Glib
son. No better selection could
have been made.
w. ]. McGee, Houston Bowers,
L. Engle, t. F. Ligon and P. B.
Bridges were among the Jackson
people at the barbecue. Jim
Mize, a one-time resident of
Brandon, and now chancery clerk
of Scott county, and M. E. Pom
der, assessor of that county, who
married Miss Bette Allen Of
Fannin, were prominent visitors
at the barbecue.
| The measuring party, to be
given Tuesday evening, July
18th, at the residence of L. O..
Gyaden, will be to all, both old
and young, an evening of pleas
ure. There will be music, reci-
tation and other attractions
! given by the best talent of the
town. Cream will be served
from 3 to II P. M. Proceeds for
unfinished pastors home. All
are invited.
j J. H. McGilvra, wife and little
daughter, left yesterday for
| Manson, Iowa, where they will
spend two weeks and then go to
! Whittier, California, their future
| home. He is an industrious man
who came here several years
ago and engaged in farming and
dairying, but leaves for the
golden West in search Of better
| health, being afflicted with rheu-
matism, but stated that he had
made more money out of the
ground here than he ever did
anywhere. The News wishes
| him good luck.
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