The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-09-17
RaNklM County Peop\e S\sewhere

WT1leF III Wel11pnS, was U11e OF lIldI CITY beSt
lawyers and great men, He was born and
reared IN this county.
Two of Memphis prominent attorneys of
today, with regulations as learned practiton-
ers and successful men, are; John M. Steen
and G. 7. Fitzhugh, natives Of Rankin.
ToChcago, Brandon sent Harry w. Ches-
ter. His father was Judge John f. Chester,
from the nutmeg state and although born here
and reared to almost manhood in this sunny
CLINE, the cool, calculating Connecticut blood
equipped him well to compete with the rush.
ing chilly natured business men Of the windy
city. He is director, stockhoIder and one Of
the managers Of the largest wholesale hard
ware house in the world.
w. II. WaddeII and B. A. Shelby are sales
men for two Oftne leading wholesale dry goods
houses of St. Louis and are successful in their
line Of business.
w. H. Shelby and Henry Mayors are man.
ufacturers Of St. Louis.
Dr. H.. L. DcLaurin and William II. Clark,
attorneys, are representatives Of Brandon in
Dallas, Texas, whose success there in their
respective professions have added to our list
Of those we are proud OF.
Judge LAUGH McLaurn long chancellor
of this state, is now a professor Of law at the
University of Texas. Judge 7. S. Maxey, Fed
eraI Judge in the Lone Star State, is native
of our boys, moved to Oklahoma few years
AGO and is one of the railroad commissioners
of that new state.
In Vicksburg you find the Robbins. DR.. S.
d. Robbins, Dr.. f. B. Robbins and O. S. Rob-
bins, attorney S. G. Raglan and S. r. Martin,
merchandise |. McLaurin, the best insurance
lawyer in this state and D. A. Campbell, in the
cotton business.
Meridian, too, has good colony from this
town and county. jackson not only gets a
large part of her trade from this county,, but
has become rhe home Of number Of our best
citizens, who have removed there. Among
the wholesalers OF the caEptaI ETY. r. Il Green
Guy Wilkinson, John Cole, Of Hannah Distrib-
uting Co.. and Morrison Bros, are natives of
Rankin.
In the retail trade we claim Boyd & Thom-
as Co., owners and clerks, the Kernaghens, S.
P. McRea and. several Of his clerks, Walter
Philips, Drugs & Furniture, and Bowers Bros.
There is hardly a store of any size in Jackson,
Pearl river }. G. Ward, Lamar Eastering and
Ex-Governor Lowry represent us in legal
way over there with Drs. John Berry, P. Fairly,
and Harrison & Crook to minister to the sick.
Col. r. II. Henry and Ed. Frantz, gained
their first knowledge Of printing here
Dr. j. {. Noble, ofthe firm of Noble e Whit
ten, general agents of the Home Life Insu-
rance Co., recently moved there from Fannin,
was for many years resident of Rankin. His
friends know that what he offers them he be-
leves to be good as the best, and they know
further that his judgment can be relied upon in
selecting what is best.
Go down on the coast and want lawyer,
you are told to see Walter A. White, Brandon
boy, buy property in New Orleans, you are re-
ferred to Ed. Shelby for it. Go to the largest
Baptist church in that city and you will hear a
fine sermon by Rev. }. B. Lawrence, from Gosh
en- Springs, buy ticket home at the l. c. De-
pot and you will find that w. l. Myers, from
South Rankin has charge Of that big office.
Come up on the train and you may find an