The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-30

With olgnC ears on IL, eacn one
was more or less filled out, and
5 were ferfect ears, though not
large.
Mrs. Sue Downs, Of Waco,
Texas, Mrs. Lee Davis, baby and
nurse and Mrs. w. S. Wood and
daughter, of Brunswick, Miss.
are recent arrivals at Busick's
Mineral Wells.
Col. Sidney L. McLaurin while
off on his summers vacation in
Tennessee, will purchase a pair
of fine matched carriage horses,
also a combined saddle and
harness horse.
Tom Brown, an 8 or 10 year
old negro, was accidently killed
by an older brother while bird
hunting Saturday near Cato.
The coroner's inquest decided it
was an accident.
J. C. White, of Memphis, is
visiting the family of J.. G..
Foulkes, and also looking after
his stock farm west of town,
where he has a large number of
mares and mule colts.
T. J. Gates, one of the best men
of Johns, who has been at the
Brandon Sanitarium for some
weeks, is able to be out and was
on our streets Monday to the
delight of his many friends,
Hon. James D. Thames filled
several appointments to speak in
this county this week; DR.. Hallam
will speak at Goshen on the LIST,
and Maj. Pat Henry is prose-
cutting a vigorous canvass in other
counties.
Supt. S. R. Myers and Presi-
dent of Board of Supervisors R.
D. McRae, Senator McLaurin,
DR.. McLaurin, Col. Sidney Nc
Laurin, Maj, Pat Henry and
Hemby May were visitors to
Jackson Monday.
Marion Wilson got back from
Washington, D. G. Monday, after
an absence of six weeks in the
National Capital, where he saw
all the sights an industrious and
observant young man could see
in that length of time.
Louis Ohleyer and wife are
visiting Mr.. Ohleyer's mother
and brother here. He has long
been a resident of ST. Louis,
where he stands high in his line of
business, but still loves Brandon,
where he spent his childhood
days.
Alton Riddle was bitten yester-
day morning by a rattlesnake
pilot at his home, 4 miles south
of town. While suffering a
good deal of pain he is recover
ing from the effects of the poison,
having received immediate med
ical attention.
J. J. Neal is at the Brandon
Sanitarium, recovering from a
slight surgical operation and his
friends hope to see him able to
return to his home at an early
date. Last fall he got several
fingers cut off in a gin and this
spring his horse fell on him,
breaking his leg.
The county school board met
Monday and granted the petition
of the citizens Of Fannin asking
for a separate school district.
They then adjourned until next
Monday, August 3rd, when they
will decide whether they will
establish an Agricultural High
School.
The milling business formerly
conducted by the firm of Tucker
and Harris has been purchased
by one of the partners, G. B..
Harris, who will move the outfit
to his farm where he will be
prepared as soon as possible to
saw and grind, but will be ready
to gin this seasons crop when
open.
J. D. Lewis, a white convict,
sent to the penitentiary from
Simpson county for 5 years for
manslaughter was accidentally
shot and killed yesterday morn
ing at the Rankin prison farm
by a guard named MCBRIDE. The
convicts had been lined up to
march to their work, when
McBride's gun was discharged,
as he was walking along by them,
z buckshot entering Lewis abdo-
men, killing him. w. M. Clip