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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-11-07
The Century Plant.

The century plant. so named because
of the popular idea that it blooms but
once in a hundred years, In one sense
makes good its name, for it blooms
only once. then dies. In the genial
climate of southern California 1t reach
es maturity and blooms in fifteen or
twenty years, while in colder climates
the period may range from forty TO
fifty years. There are many species OF
the agave family native to northern
Mexico. where it is called the maguey.
The plant furnishes 'pulque," the ma
tional drink of Mexico. At the time OF
blooming the plant throws up a single
stock of rapid growth to the height OF
twelve to twenty feet, from which the
tassel-like flowers sprout forth. This
great flower stalk draws all the sap
and vigor from the body of the plant.
which soon .witbers and dies.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-11-07
A NOTORIOUS OUTLAW
Fearless "BiIIy the Kid" Who
ReveIed In Carnage.
ONLY A BOY, YET A TERROR.

This Youthful Desperate of the South
western Territories Was but Twen-
ty-one When He Met Death at the
Hands of Sheriff Pat Garrett.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-11-07
a Worthv Desire.

An ambitious young Chicagoan called
upon a publisher Of novels in that city
TO whom he impaired confdentially
the information that he had decided
to "write a book" and that he would
be pleased to afford the publisher the
chance to bring 1t out.
"May venture to inquire as to the
nature Of the book you propose to
writer asked the publisher very po
litely.
ooh" came in an offhand way from
the aspirant for fame, 81 think OF
doing something on the line Of Les
NIiserables,' only livelier, you know
Lippincott's.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-11-07
Where Willie Was.

The professor (at the dinner table,
Oh. by the way Mrs. Chopsticks, have
YOU seen your little boy Willie lately?
Mrs. Chopsticks-No, professor, l have
not seen him since 10 o'clock, and l
can't imagine what has become of him.
In fact, l am very much worried about
him. Professor-Well. seeing Martha
pour me out that glass Of water just
now reminded me of something that l
had on my mind to tell you some time
ago. but which unfortunately escaped
my memory. 1t was just about 10
o'clock, / think, that l saw little Willie
fall down the well-Atanta Constitu'
ton. -.....------.--.-- ---.- ----
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-11-07
Silence is sometimes the severest
criticism.-BaXter.
Sympathy For the Orphans.

An elephant while stamping through
the Jungle one day quite unintentional-
" stepped upon mother bird, crush
ing it to death. Hearing the cries OF
the little brood in the bushes near by,
she sought out the nest and with SYM
pathetic sigh said: Poor little things!
I've been a mother myself. III keep
YOU warm" And she then proceeded
to sit upon the nest-From George I.
Lanigan's Fable, "The Kind Hearted
She Elephant"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-11-07
The ParksIey Manufacturing Co., Inc,
RETAILERS AND JoBsERs OF ALL KINDS OF
-&BUILDERS SUPPLIES~

update buildings IRON nS
foundation to specially or @
satisfaction We can unlsn
Gulf at right prices we are
for the
BENIIS TRANSPLANTER,
the prize all others we carry p
ITENSIIS COOK STOVES
ncke goods always on hand III 'no
BJJIIDING MATERIAL LINE
notice We D
market
In the
its Call and
OF all kinds
jobbe all FEED
Hay Middlings, Bran &C.
PARKSEEY, - VIRGINIA.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-11-07
Resolutions Adopted by Grand Jury.
Train Schedule IN Effect Jan. Q,
South-Bound Trains.

VIRGINIA:-Ata circuit court held for the
county OF Accomack, on the 9th day OF October,
A. d.. 1908.
The following resolutions adopted by the
Grand Jury is ordered 10 be published for fur
successive weeks in the Peninsula Enterprisep
a newspaper published in this county
To the Hon. Clarence W. Robinson Judge OF
the circuit court for Acconack county Virginia
We. the Grand Jurors now attending your
October term OF the said Circuit court having
had brought 10 our attention many violations
OF the laws OF this Commonwealth. yet we do not
feel that il is TO the best interest of our county
and citizens, without warning those guilty Of
committing such offences. to find an indictment
for same. and with your IIonor's permission we
respectfully request that the following resolution
be published for four successive weeks in the
Peninsula Enterprise"
Whereas. many citizens have obstructed the
public highways md sidewalks by riding bicy-
ces anc other " hices thereon. by building bon
fires leaving aates open. carts wagons and
other vehicles on said highways and sidewalks
and other obsti auctions such as tying hor,es
and cattle on the highways for grazing.
| by ploughlng out, into and dragging
their plows into the county road bed
thereby making it very uncomfortable TO travel
over same with vehicles. or otherwise By casting
bottles and dead branches in the said public
highways ana the bitches draining the same by
taking up and hauling dirt out OF the county
road. by building steps. porches and sidewalks
/ in the same and violations OF the Sabbath by
hauling oysters, crabs and other articles OF COM
merce. and fishing and selling articles OF mer-
chandise on the Sabbath that therefore it is
| Resolved; II the said violations continue as
aforesaid, after the above notice has been pub
lshed as Aforesaid we respectfully request that
such yiolators be dealt with according to law,
j. T. Sharpley. Foreman,
! WI. Russell, ). I. Taylor
f. +. Miles. j i. Byrd
j. 3. Harmon, /. j. f. Reynolds,
| j. X COard L. Y Thornton
r. w. Harding. John o. Somers.
A Copy
Tcste: John d. Grant Clerk.
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Modern Version.

"Then you will be ever at my beck
and call?' inquired Aladdin.
with the exception of Tuesday and
Friday afternoons; Monday and Satur-
day evenings and every other Sunday"
firmly replied The genie.-Washington
Herald.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-11-07

ode successful man." said Uncle
Eben. "keeps quiet SOS he kin hear op-
portunity knockln' at de do De fall
ure tries to do all de knockin' hisser.
Washington Star.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
Public Roads.

Owing to the universal COM
plant as to the condition of the
public roads Of this county, the
board of supervisors in their
recent appointments of road
overseers were very careful to
select the very best men they
knew of to fill these responsible
positions. So far they have done
their full duty and it is the in
tention of each and every mem
Der to diligently look after the
roads in their respective beats
and see to it that the roads are
worked as they should be and
any overseer who fails to proper
ly work his portion will be re-
ported to the grand jury. This
is due notice to all interested.
By order of the board of super
yiSOrS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
Notice of trustees Sale.

BY virtue of the authority conferred
upon the undersigned trustee by certain
deed of trust executed on the a2nd day OF
November, 1905, by Lewis Peterson ct
ux, to secure certain indebtedness to
Robert B. Minis, which said deed of trust
IS of record in the chancery clerks office,
Rankin County, Mississippi, in Book 90
on pages 27o and go, default having been
made in the payments, and said benefi-
eiary having elected to mature the entire
Indebtedness, and having been requested
so to do by the said Robert B. Minis,
will on the 10th day of April, 1908, offer
and expose for sale, aid sell for cash,
during legal hours, at the front door OF
the county court house, Rankin County,
Brandon, Mississippi, the following de-
scrlbed land and property, situated in
Rankin County, state of Mississippi, to-
wit:
West half of North East Quarter of
section "a, Township 4, Range /, East,
containing 30 acres, together with all the
improvements and appurtenances thereon
situated
Witness my signature this the 24th day
of March, 1908.
H. V. WATKINS, Trustee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
Brandon Public Roads Improve.
ment Association.

1t has been suggested to The
News that an association be
formed in Brandon for the i'm
provement of the public roads
running out from town for, say,
5 miles,. Let the capital stock
be an amount to be determined
later, the period of existence so
years, or, until there is no longer
need for such an organization.
Shares be $1.00 each, with the
privilege given any one person
to take as many as desired. The
association to appoint, or elect,
3 judges to make out plans and
specifications and to award prizes
etc. The association to raise
500 to be awarded, $50 to the
overseer who has the best worked
road, $50 to End best and $40 to
3rd. No overseer to have any
prize who does not work all his
road hands the full ten days as
required by laws.or who fails to re-
port and prosecute those hands
who refuse to work.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
cation in the demurrer D. J.

cation in the demurrer D. ].
Shlenker, with leave either party
to file briefs in 20 days.
S. G. Raglan ct ais VS. ex parte
Motion of w. P. Raglan to con-
firm sale of land was granted.
7. A. O'Herin VS. O. B. and A.
H. Kirkland Compliments mo-
ton sustained and taken as con-
fessed as to dfendants and lands
sold to satisfy note of SIS, 965. 81
interests.
VIM. Easterling VS. Ann w.
Easterling, negroes Divorce
granted and VIM. Easterling
awarded the two children.
Estate of Ernest Rogers minor,
w. G. Ellis. guardian-Account
allowed.
Campbell & Campbell VS. VIM.
Right, ct al-Ordered taken as
confessed as to defendants and
certain lands ordered sold to
satisfy a claim of 1926.
jackson Brick Co., assign
ment Hamilton Johnson assignee
Let the assignee execute deed
presented before court, with as
signees report of sale and deliver
the same to w. G. Kirkpatrick
as purchaser.
Mrs. Florence Burney ex parte
bill to sell lands-Sale confirmed
and money apportioned among
heirs.
Estates of Burney children,
minors-W. B. Collier, guardian,
account approved.
| Estate of R. G.. Coleman, de-
ceased, S. w. Tinnin, administra.
tor-Granted further time and
maker report in vacation.
Elk parte James B. Guthrie ei
ALIAS. B. Guthrie, j. E. Frank.
lin, S. N. Graham, O. S. Cart.
we'll, Carl Stingily, J. C. Talley
jr., R. R. Narquist applicants fol
license to practice law, stood the
written examination and Their
papers were sent to some Other
chancellor for grading.
Judge Warren VS. Cora Warren
negroes-Divorce granted.
Estate of Matilda Mcdowell
w. w. Mcdowell, administrator
Final account allowed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
Privilege Tax Notice.

Notice is hereby given that all
privilege license expire on the
Both day Of April. All privilege
license are due and payable
during the month of May and in
the event they are not paid at
that time, the sheriff is required
to collect double. The Sheriff is
left no discretion in the matter;
in fact, heavy penalty is placed
on the sheriff flor failure to col
leet double the privilege, from
all who fail to pay in time.
There is absolutely no way to
dodge or get around paying the
privilege taxes during the month
of May and all who are liable
take due notice thereof and
govern yourselves accordingly.
G. w. WHITE,
At Sheriff and Tax Collector.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
Mineral Springs Water.

Pelahatchie, Miss, April Z,
1908. To whom it may concern;
All persons wanting my Mineral
Water; I am now ready
to ship and deliver at Pela-
hatchie. Price 5 cents at the
springs, and 10 cents at Pela-
hatchie.
Parties who have used my
water please write me if you
have been benefited, and to
what extent; also your COM
plant, age, occupation etc.
w. A. CUNNINGHAM.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09

4
VIM. King. VS. Minnie King
negro-Divorce granted.
Mary Magee..Hall, VS. Paul Hall
negroes Divorce granted and
complainant pay costs.
Estates of Robert and Lizzie
King, minors Ordered loans
made by VIM. King, guardian,
be approved and that his first
annual account be allowed.
Will Jack VS. Minerva Jack,
negroes Divorce granted.
Mamie Nixon VS. julius Nixon,
negroes Divorce granted.
Dennis Beverly VS. all persons
etc Decreed all allegations of
complainant be taken as confess
ed as no person answered them
and that Dennis Beverly is the
real owner in fee simple Of
certain lands.
Indiana & Mississippi Stone. &
Timber Co., VS. all persons
Ordered that all allegations Of
complainant are taken as con-
fessed as no answer was made
by anyone and that said Indiana
& Mississippi Stone & Timber
Co., is real owner Of certain
lands.
Joel johnson jr.; VS. D. j.
Slenker etal Ordered thst cause
be submitted for decree i'm va
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
Commissioners Sale.

Chancery court, Rankin County,
Mississippi Campbell & Campbell vs.
VIM M. Right, ct al. BY virtue of the
authority conferred on me, as special
commissioner, appointed by the chancerv
court of Rankin County, Mississippi, at
the March, 1908, term thereof, | will, on
Monday, the 4th day of May, 1908, sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following described land, situated
in said county and state, to-wit: The
south half of the southwest quarter and
northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter, section 81, township 7, range S
east. The proceeds of said sale will be
applied first, to the payments of all costs
of this proceeding, and next to the pay
ment of the sum of $4,000, to complain
ants, Campbell & Campbell, and the
balance, if any, to be paid over to the de-
PENDANT, VIM. M. Right. This April
1908. q. w. WHITE,
Special Commissioner.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09

vc III SlldlCIy AUuIl
Al IirL,ond Rankin County,
and A. H. Kirkland. Mississippi.
By virtue of the authority conferred on
me, as special commissioner, appointed by
the decree of the ehaneery court, in and
for said county and state, at the March,
1908, term thereof, will, on Monday, the
4th day of May, 1908, in front of the
court house door in the town of Brandon,
Miss, within legal hours of sale, sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described lands, stu
ated in Rankin County, Miss, to-wit:
The west half of the northwest quarter,
south of the turnpike road, and the south
east quarter of the northwest quarter and
the northeast of the southwest quar-
ter of section thirteen, and the east half of
the northeast quarter of section fourteen,
all in township five in range one east, be-
ing the same land conveyed to Vixlanda
H. Kirkland, ST., by deed, dated July
10Th, 1892, and recorded in deed book 43,
page 567, of the records of deeds of Ran.
kin County, Miss, together with all the
Improvements thereon.
Said lands will be sold to satisfy the
note described in said decree, with per
cent interest from July 18th, 1909, and
SIoo attorneys fees and all costs of this
proceeding.
This April Ist, 1908.
G. w. WHITE,
Special Commissioner.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
Commissioners Sale.

March 10, 1908.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
SPLENDID LAWS ENACTED.

Inc FARMERS Union OF MIS-
sissippi will shortly prepare a
pamphlet to be sent out to it's
members setting forth the laws
enacted at the recent legislative
session affecting the agricultural
interests.
While the Farmers Union did
not maintain an active lobby, or
make an effort, as an organiza-
ton, to influence the trend of
legislation at the recent session,
it nevertheless was an active
force in the laWmaking body, as
a goodly number of the members
in both branches belong ito the
Farmers Union, and more laws
of substantial benefit to the agri-
cultural interests were passed
than ever before in the history
of the state.
Prominent among those new
statutes are the laws authorizing
the establishment of agricultural
high schools, creating county de-
partments of agriculture, Great
ing a live stock sanitary board,
requiring railroads to provide
Adequately shelter for cotton offer
ed for shipment, a system of in
spection for nursery stock, a
feedstuffs inspection law, and an
act requiring public ginners to
mark or stamp on each bale of
cotton baled by them and to re-
quire public ginners and cotton
weighers to keep a record of
these marks. This is a measure
of exceptional interest to the
farmers, and will become opera
tive with the opening of the next
cotton season. It will prevent
trouble in the Identification of
cotton bales, and also be of great
value in tracing stolen bales.
This law is in full as follows:
Section l. Be it enacted by
the legislature of the state of
Mississippi, that every public
ginner shall plainly mark or
stamp upon each bale of cotton
packed or baled by him, the
bale, his own initials and the in
itials of the customer for whom
the cotton is ginned and baled,
and shall enter Gin a book or
shall register the name of the
customer, the date, when each
bale was ginned and baled, and
a record of the marks placed by
him upon each bale as above d.
rected, and shall allow an in
spection of such entries at any
time by any person interested to
make it. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this
section, shall, upon conviction,
be punished as for misdemean-
or as provided in section 1927 of
the Mississippi code of 1906.
Sec. 2. Every public cotton
weigher and every person who
weighs cotton for any warehouse
or any cotton buyer, shall keep a
book, or register in which he
shall enter all marks or stamps
provided for in section 1 of this
act appearing for such bale of
cotton weighed by him, and
shall allow an inspection of such
entries at any time by any
person interested to make it.
Any person violating any of the
provisions of this section, shall,
upon conviction, be punished as
provided in section l of this act.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
County Union Meeting.

Townsville, Miss, April 6,
1908. Editor Brandon News:
Please publish in The News that
the Rankin County Union will
meet at Thomasville on the IL,
18th, of April. Everybody is
invited to come and bring a box
of dinner on Friday the 18th as
there will be public speaking on
that day. The editor has a
special invitation to be present.
Yours truly,
Z. L. Cook, President.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
Notice.

I Having purchased and con-
solidated all the. livery business
OF Brandon, and therefore we
have more surries and buggies
than we need and great bargains
will be offered.
MARTIN & MORRIS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
Bridge Notice.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received at the chancery clerks
office up to IL o'clock a. m. on the first
Monday in April, 1908 for building bridge
across Babb's creek, in beat $. Also
for repairing bridge across Funnagusha
creek, on Brandon and Ludlow road.
The board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
JNO. A. GAYDEN, Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09

666 will cure the grippe. When
you have tried other medicines
to no other purpose get a bottle
of 666. Brandon Drug Co.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-09
For Sale.

Two lots in the town of Bran
don, one on south side of the
public square, and the other on
south side Of Government street,
opposite the brick store house of
L. E. Washburn. On each of
them is situated a two story
frame store building.
Apply to
WILLIAM BUCHANAN,
Brandon, Miss, March 31st 1903.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-15
Scoundrei Searched For.

Pensacola, Fla, Aug. 15.-Officers searched for George Croombs, alias George Buttercup. as the man who as saulted Mrs. Ed. Mocair when she was alone with her infant of eight months. The sheriff's posse has returned. Two arrests were made, but their identifi. cation was not complete and the men released.
 The assailant approached the home and asked for drink of water. The young wife, with her infant in her arms, told him to wait until she placed the baby in the cradle. When she laid the baby down and turned to comply with his request she was thrown to the floor.
 All night long and all day have mobs remained at various points awaiting the arrival of the negro in the city.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-15
NOW BEING CONSIDERED
Bryan Again Urged to Go to
 State of California.
CANNOT VISIT ALABAMA.
h. .t -LttfE Ae -fsl oemoeratlc Nominee Grateful te the People of the South and Would Be rieased to Be Their Guest Now. but Campaign Is Young.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 15.-Invitations .' Visit various sections of the coun- uy and deliver speeches came thick ana last Thursday upon w. J. Bryan. oai'iornia's request for visit again n"s pressed upon him by Charles E.
 eiihan Of San Francisco with the re- Salt that the Democratic candidate is e"hs the matter serious considera- .1 ,oh' feadyille, Mass. wants him sAeie Aug. 25 to witness the trotting
 's' the first event of the kind. it e. said' ever to occur in the United states Assurances were given that e @ would be no gambling or pool Sy,inng' ~,n but as Mir. Bryan on that day VI" oe In Indianapolis he was compell-
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-15

of the occasion The notification com mittee is indebted to Governor Shel- don Postmaster Sizer and every city official, from Mayor Brown down, for courtesy and kindness. The hospital ity of the people of Lincoln could not have been surpassed. The cordial greeting to the visitors and the hearty good feeling manifested toward Mr. Bryan will make every Democrat in the Union love Lincoln and her people. The press, without regard to politics, was generous and fair
 The statement referred to the sim plicity of the home life of MT. Bryan, and speaking of the dinner to the no tification committee, MT. Clayton said:
 We had a real good American home coked dinner. There was no pretense of a menu, but am glad to say we had plenty of good home victuals and mighty good water"
 (Which is more important, dignity or honesty?" was the only comment MT. Bryan would make regarding the action of the Oklahoma state Republic an convention in adopting resolutions condemning as undignified the Demo cratic policy of obtaining campaign funds by popular subscription. MT Bryan noted with pleasure the endorse ment given him by Colorado labor organization. Glad to hear of it, he said.
 "A number of labor organizations have done the same thing, and thinh our platform entities the party to tho support of the laboring :cen.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-08-15
Doinu Good Work.

Whitney. Tex, Aug. 15.-The Pro- gressive league, recently organized here, has just let several contracts for the improvement of the public roads leading into Whitney. Grading has been done, grades are being reduced and culverts are being put in where needed. The league has committees on every road, and other contracts are being let as fast as possible. The county is bearing two-thirds of the expense, but the work is under the control of the leagues committees.