The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-23
PelahatChie.

Mr.. Craig's family have moved
from their home in the country to
the c. w. Duncan place on Second
street.
The home of Capt. R. F.
Crimes, our efficient mayor, burned
Sunday, 18th. The loss was fully
covered by insurance.
Mr.. w. G. Williams and Mr.. A.
F. Summer have formed a co-part-
nership for the purpose of doing a
general mercantile business. They
will be found at Ross Bros. and
Summers old stand.
Lee Myers has moved to the A.
L. ID. Rhodes dwelling recently va
Gated by Mr.. LaRue, he having
moved to the Luther White house
on Grimes street.
Mr.. Glen Adams is having the
lumber placed on his lot near Ross
Addition for a two-story building.
This part of town continues to
grow rapidly. Three years ago
there were only four white families
south of the railway.
Bob Longmire is completing a
handsome new residence on Brooks
street for Mr.. j. A. Spann. This
will be the most elegant residence
in town. The workmanship is fin
ished, and the plan artistic. Bob
is workman and draughtsman of
exceptional ability.
DR.. c. R. Stingily has bought
the Grimes lot on Grimes street,
and will erect thereon modern
cottage, the work to begin in the
near future. DR.. Stingily says he
is now permanently located. He
has owned and sold several homes,
but says this one is not for sale at
any price.
Mr.. A. J. Glaze, formerly of
Trenton, Miss, is now employed
at w. j. Bell's store.
MeSsrS. w. E. Kelly and Bob
Polk were visitors here short
while last week.
j. G. Kelly, of Clear Branch,
Scott County, has bought the gro
Gerry store of j. L. Tanner, the
man who always kept something
good to eat. Mr.. Kelly will take
charge about Feb. 1, and promises
to continue to serve the trade with
the best the market affords. He
will build and move his family
here in the near future.
Announcement was made some
time ago that deep we'll water had
been found on the property of the
Lockwood Lumber Co., but owing
to delays in getting proper equip
ment and machinery for the we'll,
Mr.. Hanna, the contractor, until
Saturday was unable to bring to
surface satisfactory supply. He
has now succeeded in bringing in
tine well of water, both as to guam
tity and quality. The certainty
that an ample supply of pure, deep
we'll water is available is very
gratifying to US all, looking for
ward as we are to the time when
Pelahatchie will have grown
enough to justify system of water
works. The Lumber Company
has enough water to quench the
thirst of their 5 I5o-H. P. boilers,
and some to spare Mr.. Tom Ross
for his own "pfivate boiler"
You know Pelahatchie is the
best cotton market in the country.
She pays the highest market price
to every one, not fancy price to
a fellow or two just as an adver-
tiSement. She means to reach out
more and more for trade this year,
and expects to handle more cotton
than any year during her exist
ence.
Mr.. Lockwood Ross suggested to
the writer a few days ago that
Pelahatchie could get electric lights
through the efforts of some one
who would give the matter a little
attention. The price he names per
light is cheaper than the bad oil we
are getting, and the lights several
times more satisfactory. What do
we think about ita
Pelahatchie people are not given.
to complaining, but it is a fact that
the telephone service we are get
ting is bad, almost intolerably bad.
1t takes a days loss of time and
worry in addition to a toll and
messenger fee to get connection.
The Cumberland Telephone and
Telegraph Company get about half
the business they should from this
place.
Cotton prices ranged as follows
this week for white cotton: Mon
day, Il.o5 to 1905; Tuesday,
100 to l2.o5; Wednesday,
1877 IL to 1900.