The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-17

Agnes and Ruth, in the excellent
schools of that city.
DR.. Clifton Cole, who came out
from Glendora, in the Delta, a
few days ago is quite sick with
fever at the residence of his
mother, Mrs. Viola Cole.
Rev. Adam Lewis will preach
at Jerusalem colored church, 4th
Sunday in September. Two SER
mons and dinner on the ground.
The white people are invited to.
hear him.
Brandon boys and girls, with
several married chaperones in
dulged in possum hunt Monday
night. AS they hunted without
a dog, the catch was small-a
few briar scratches.
w. L. Fox left today for New
ton where he has accepted a
position on the Mississippi Bap-
fist. Mr.. Fox is a splendid man,
and we heartily commend him to
the good people in his new home.
The we'll contractors, Porter &
Mathews, who own the county
right for Rankin for a deep we'll
boring process and machinery,
pulled up stakes this week and
returned to Leake county, their
home.
DR.. Ruel May and his mother
Mrs. Rosa May, left yesterday
for Rolling Fork, being summon
ed there to attend GARAGE May,
who is said to have appendicitis
and will be carried to Vicksburg
for an operation.
Any one wishing marble work
from the modest tombstone to a
costly monument, will do we'll to
get estimates from A. j. Martin,
Vicksburg, Miss, who has placed
beautiful work in the Brandon
cemetery. His prices are reason
able.
The saw mill, of E. F. Muse,
near Star, burned early this
morning, together with quite a
lot of lumber. Loss probably
So, 900 to SO, 1000. No insurance.
The fire is supposed to have been
caused by sparks from a
passing locomotive.
All parties indebted to Rankin
County Township Funds are
are hereby notified to renew, OF
pay. up, their.notes on or before
the first day of December next.
In compliance with a passed
order made by the board of
supervisors. By order of the
board.
Genial Fred Yerger, who has
many friends here, who learned
to admire the manly young man
when he was connected with the
Brandon Bank, were glad to sec
him Saturday. He came to say
good bye before leaving fol
Seattle, Washington, his future
home.
Rev. c. F. Emery will preach
at IL o'clock next Sunday at the
Methodist church. A full atten.
dance is requested, especially of
men, as some important business
will be attended to, in view of
the Fourth Quarterly Conference
which will be held on Monday
September 18th inst. There will
be no preaching at night as the
pastor will be out of town.
J. M. Derrick, a we'll known
citizen OF Jackson and a former
Rankinite passed through here
this morning for Meridian, where
he goes to take charge of the
Masonic Home at that place as
superintendent. No better selec-
ton could have been made and
the Home is to be congratulated
on securing the services of not
only a competent man, but one
whose kind and sympathetic ma
ture makes the selection a very
suitnble one.
E. H. Ohleyer leaves tomorrow
for West Point, Miss, his future
home, where he has accepted a
position as manager of the Glib
son Grocery Co. Mr., Ohleyer is
a good business man, whose life
has been spent in the mercantile
line except three years he has
been assistant cashier of the
Brandon Bank, which position he
resigned to take the management
of this wholesale grocery con-
Germ. His friends here wish him
every success which he will SIRE