The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-02
and the High Priest desires a full
attendance at the meeting.

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| VIM. Muh and Miss Ruby
| Buchanan were married in Jackson
last week. Miss Ruby is the
daughter of the late Elisha
Buchanan of this county, and has
visited here often.
/ Hon. Edgar S. Wilson, U. S.
Marshal for the southern district
spent Monday night with J. H.
Glass. He is quite stout, but the
fat has never reached his brain
that is all gfey matter.
| At 4o'clock p. m. next Sunda y
Rev. G. F. Emery will deliver an
ILLUSTRATED Sermon" on Light, to
the young people especially. Every
body invited. Preaching as usual
at II a. m. but none at night.
Mrs. Cammie Walker was elected
to the vacancy in the graded school
caused by. Miss Ernest's resigna-
ton. 1t is to be hoped that the
little blind god of love will not in
terfere with the school for the rest
of the term.
| C. w. Girdlestone has been re-
tanned by j. L. Ammons in his
personal injury case for $4,000
against the Lockwood Lumber Co.,
Of Pelahatchie, which is based on
! injuries received September last in
the company's mill.
Walter (Pinckeney) King, a
NEGRO about 81 years old, who had
done odd jobs around town for
several years, died last week. He
was quiet and inoffensive and was
well liked by the white citizens of
this place.
| Money has been scarce, but the
turkeys were fat and the back
bones and other parts of the hog
were enjoyed just as much as if the
stringency was not on, and pos
lsibly the lack of cash had much to
do with the lack of drunkenness
that is usual during Christmas
week.
| Fred Ward, a brother of Hon. j.
c. Ward, of Jackson, and of D. B.
| Ward, county treasurer, who was
reared near Pelahatchie and now a
successful merchant in Jackson,
was married Tuesday in that city
to Miss Kate Ella Crisler, an at
tractive and popular young lady of
that city.
| w. j. Purvis and Miss Susie
| Dickson were married last Sunday
at the residence of Will Mangum at
| Greenfield, Miss, by Judge w. w.
Robson. Mr.. Purvis is a young
farmer of that neighborhood, and
his bride is. a daughter of David
Dickson. Their many friends wish
them happiness and success
throughout life.
The dance at Busick's we'll hotel
last Friday night was largely at
tended and enjoyed by all who
were fortunate enough to attend.
Misses Fannie and Eva Harris, of
Jackson, and Lucille Pearson, of
Pearson, Irene Petway, of Austin,
Texas, and Messrs Fox, of Bovina,
and Cooper, of Jackson, were
among the out of town guests.
Geo. Pollock's gin, grist and saw
mill burned Tuesday night about
IL o'clock, with small insurance to
cover heavy loss. AS the plant
had not been run since shutting
down before the holidays, the cause
of the fire is not known. Possibly
due to incindiarism, or may be a
festive crap shooter accidentally
burned it.
Will any member of the next
legislature have the nerve to in
troduce state dog law, making
the tax high enough to get rid of
the worthless ours, not worth pay
ing on, and thereby saving lots of
loss to live stock2 Then there
would be fewer mad dogs roaming
around endangering the lives of
human beings.
Look out for mad dogs. A small
black and tan hound bitch belonging
to Hugh Washburn went mad Mon
day and bit three of his other dogs.
He killed those bitten, but the one
doing the damage got away and an
hour and a half after the mad
hound left H. c. Washburn's home
here, she was killed at Jno.
Fortenberry's gate, sixteen miles
from this place.
Miss Charlie Mcdowell, daughter
of the late DR.. Sol and Matilda Nc
Laurin, Mcdowell, was married