The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-30

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Harvey Watson is now night
operator at the telephone ex.
change and drummer for Oscar
Martins hack line during the
day.
All roads lead to Brandon, the
county seat, and it is the best
place in the state for a big CO.
operative Gin, Compress AND
storage warehouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Waddell,
Misses Ruth and Agnes Kline
and Messrs Luther Crane and ALI
Stubblefield, jr., visited friends
in North Rankin last week.
Business is good here now,
goods are being sold cheap to
make room for spring stocks and
cotton bringing a good price,
with ready all cash payments.
Mrs. Emerson. White, a charm
| ing lady of Jackson, was here
Monday in the interest of her
candidacy for one of the prizes
in the Clarion-Ledger contest.
Your attention is called to the
prospectus and charter of the
Planters Gin, Compress and
Warehouse Company which you
will find elsewhere in this issue.
DR.. w. w. Kersh has been re-
moved to the sanitarium and his
many friends will be glad to
know that he is rapidly recover
ing from severe spell of pneu-
'monia.
Miss Kirkpatrick's recital by
her pupils in music and elocution
has been postponed from tomor-
row friday night until Feb. 7.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend.
G. w. Pollock whose gin and
grist mill was recently destroyed
by fire, has purchased a complete
gin outfit of the Murray System
and will be ready for fall bust
ness at his same old convenient
location at the depot.
Rev. N. N. Sidney has been
returned to the charge of the
colored Methodist church of this
town by the recent annual con,
ference. He is we'll liked by the
white citizens, as his conduct has
always been good.
A young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenny Wynn, had a leg
broken a few days ago by gate
falling on her. She is getting
along nicely and the many
friends of the family hope fol
her a speedy recovery and ne
permanent injury.
The News tenders thanks tx
R. w. Patrick, cashier Of the
Bank of Neshoba, for a hand
some calender. Mr.. Patrick is {
Rankin County boy who is max
ling his mark in the bushes,
world and his many friends re
Ijoice in his success.
John H. Kelly, manager of thu
Vicksburg Newspaper Union
was an appreciated visitor las
Thursday and Friday, He is no
only a splendid business man
but is socially as pleasant al
relations with him as supplier O.
ready print is satisfactory.
We have noticed with pleas
ure the election of w. H. Barne
as cashier of the Jackson Ban]
of Jackson, Miss. This is a yer,
important position, and demon
strates the splendid business ca
pacity of Mr.. Barnes who has TO
: the last four years been cashie
of the Brandon Bank. Mr.
Barnes will remain a citizen an,
resident of Brandon, and con
tinue to give the benefit of hi
valuable services to the Brandon
Bank all the time that he Cal
spare from his duties in Jackson
Miss Lula Davis, of this city
has accepted a position for a few
weeks with The Brandon News
Miss Davis is a most excellen
young lady and has held i'm
portant positions on the editoria
staff of the Meridian Star, Far
mers' Union Advocate and othe
papers in the state. AS one O
the reporters of the Clarion
Ledger last year she did excel
) lent work and made man.
friends whose good wishes sh
has wherever she goes. - Clarion
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