The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-20

Miss Margie Maxey is at home
with her parents for the summer,
having concluded term of teaching
I'm the Delta.
M. M. Robertson. claim agent of
the A. & ". railroad, was looking af-
ter business matters In Circuit court
here last Friday.
Tomorrow might the graduating ex.
ercises take place at johnson
Hall when four young lady graduates
will reC i've their diplomas.
Messrs. R.. H. Thompson. T. A.
McNillie, W.. Calvin Wells Jr.,
prominent attorneys, of Jackson, swere
here Friday and Saturday.
Miss Irene Hobson is expected to
night to spend the summer here with
the home folks, her school at Valley
Park having closed for this term.
J. ID. Reid, of North Carolina, now
representing on the road in Texas a
wholesale house, is spending some
days here with Brandon friends.
Bertrand Williams, who has been
working here for some weeks i'm Rich
ardsOn's barber shop, left Monday for
Lmena, Smith county, for visit.
DR.. Willie Watson, of Virgil, sue.
cessfdlly passed the State examina-
tom in Jackson last week to practice
medicine. He is a bright young man
who will succeed we'll in his chosen
profession.
George F. Bauer, Vice-President Cd
the Merchants Bank and a member
of the hardware firm of Atkinson
& Bauer, one of Jackson's best young
business men, died Tuesday night.
Mrs. Annie McLaurin, Misses Ora
and Annie Robinson, Maj. Pat Henry
Henry Barnes and Lambuth Robinson
attended the funeral of Miss Marie
Ellis at Florence last Saturday.
Prof. D. C. Hull, of Starkville, viii
deliver the commencement address
at the Graded School tomorrow, in
stead of DR.. j. E. Carpenter, wht
could not fill the engagement.
DIR. T. NJ Walker and wife, of Men
denhan, spent Saturday and Sunda
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Pope, a
Cato. 1t had been nearly 80 year
since DR.. Walker was at Cato before.
Purchase $40 worth of merchandis
at S. ]. Johnson Co.'S. "Style Store,
Jackson, Miss, and get your railroa
fare from Brandon to Jackson refun
ded.
Miss Zue Miller and Graham Bur
ney are visiting their cousins, Misse
Helen and Marie Collier, at Columbia
Miss, and will remain until after TIL
marriage of Miss Marie to Mr.. r. II
llScruggs, of Meridian, ON June End.
James |. Fox, a native of Brandon
but for many years, A. &V railroa'
agent, at Bovina, where he is also Ell
gagged in planting, accompanied b
his daughter, Miss Mabel, spent Sal
urday here with relatives.
DIR. G.. c. Russell, formerly of thi
county, but now practicing dentistr
who was operated on last week d
the Jackson SanitarilIm, stood the
ordeal we'll and latest reports Civ
the gratifying news that he is stead
ly improving.
Services will be held at the BaI
fist church at Thomasville, Miss, "a
IL o'clock a. M, and s O'Clock p. m.
Sunday 23rd instant, by Rev. E.
Comfort, and everybody cordially in
vited. Mr.. Comfort will also preacl
at Monterey at p. m.
Drs. Berry and Garaway hav
recently installed in their office !
new microscope, and while Dr. Cara
way is pretty well versed in the US
of ut he expects to go to New Orlean
right soon to take a special cours
in Bacteriology and Microscopy.
Loveless and Loveless, the two VeI
mons, have opened up livery bust
ness in the. Pickett and Gaydel
cid livery stable and will be pleaset
/ to have their friends call when il
need of good teams. They will alst
run regular hack line to meet al
trains ard guarantee reliable service
The Big Mill and Factory Sale nov
going ON at Jones Bros. Co.'S at Jack
SON is crowded every day with people
who desire to reap the benefit of bar
gains offered. With the number O.
statesmen doubled the shoppers arr
waited on in turn.
Miss Vaida Martin, of Shiloh, grad
uate of the Scaritt Bible and Train
ing School, Kansas City, of the 18th
inst, will remain in Kansas City an
other year studying kindergarten
methods and will then go to Soc
Chow, China, to take charge of a kin
dergarten missionary school in thai
city.
Louisa Harris, negro who refus
ed to pay the costs assessed against
her in Justice w. d. Thomas court
at Dry Creek, was brought up this
morning by Constable Ernest Lacy,
to be placed in Jail. However, after
seeing the county bastile the dusky
scrapper concluded to SETTLE up and
had to also pay the additional char