The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-08

and Mrs. w. III. Maxey.
Henry c. Patrick, a prominent far
mer of Patrick, gave the News office
a pleasant call Tuesday.
Miss Clyde Robinson returned Sat
urday from visit to her sister, Mrs.
Ira Shields, at Pelahatchie.
Jim Atkins. the. A. & v. railroad
agent at Lake spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. At
kins.
Wiley Williams, formerly of Nor
ton, and Sam Buchanan, twouof Chris
Herberts drug store force, Sundayed
in Brandon.
Divine services will be held at st.
Luke's Episcopal church next Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Everybody
cordially invited
J. W. Harding, who formerly man.
aged the Brandon Drug Co. here, is
now prescriptionist at Chris Herberts
drug store in Jackson.
A. A. Weille, of Vicksburg, was
here this week looking after the in
stallation of water works in his resi-
dence on Depot street.
w. E. Craig, former citizen of
Brandon, but now living at Pc
lahAtchie. was shaking hands with oil
friends here yesterday.
Among those present Monday at
the sale of tax lands were w. G.
Cooper, Will Taylor and w. C. Allis-
ton, of Florence, DIR. Gallaspy, Pela-
hatchie, Frank Boehle, near Jackson,
and T. G. Ross, of Cato.
The annual Easter egg hunt, under
the auspices of the Episcopal ladies,
will occur next Monday afternoon
at O'Clock, in ST. Lukes' church
yard-an admission of cents will
be charged.
Mrs. Nora Jones and Miss Merle
Gayden, accompanied by little Miss
Gene Gayden, were the guests of
Mrs. Dr. Stingily Saturday at Pela-
hatchie.
Dock Thornton returned from a trip
in the prairie section of East Missis-
sippi, which he declares truly a land
of. jersey milk and n1elilotus honey,
bringing case of honey to prove
c his friends its excellent quality.
Miss Jean McLaurin returned Sun
day from Lynchburg, Va, where she
had been the guest of her sister, Mrs
Robert Crenshaw Watts, for some
weeks, after the winter in Washing
ton.
One of the best pair of mules seen
on the streets of Brandon lately were
good sized, quick stepping animals,
owned by L. H. Wilson, good plan
ter East of town, who raised them
without a great deal of cost.
DIR. S. H. Stapleton has moved his
stock of goods to the building on the
South side of Government street
across from L. E. Washburns, where
he will continue to serve his custo,
mers.
Edgar Misterfeldt came up from
Plain yesterday and had the county
road machine sent down his way to
help make a highway between Flor
ence and Jackson. The citizens OF
beat No. 1 are determined to have
good roads.
T.. H. Turley has taken out the
partition between his store room and
the one recently occupied by DR.. S.
H. Stapleton, which makes consider
able increase in room which was re-
quired for his growing grocery bust
ness.
H. A. Busick Co. are decorating
their store with a spring coat of pair'
For the convenience of their business
an uptodate elevator is being put
in that serves to easily place heavy
goods in and out of the cellar, and
also making the handling of merchan
disc on the second story an easy
matter, as well as on the first floor.
The Imperial Restaurant, of Jack
son, has an advertisement in this is
sue. 1t is conveniently located on
West Capital street in the Armine
Seutter new building, with new and
elegant furnishings. A regular 35c
dinner is serevd, as well as meals
foo order Eves.vthin5 first class