The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-01


plant of the Brandon Lumber and Ma
chinery Co., for manager viii Owen
is too experienced builder to not
have a substantial building to hold
heavy machinery.
Eddie Crook and Miss N. L. May,
Jim Grain and Miss Ruby Enochs,
Vernon Loveless and Miss Marie
Dickson, John Ohleyer and Miss Eva
Myers attended Laymens Rally at
Rock Hill church last Sunday.
DIR. C. s. Parker, veterinary sur
geon and dentist, besides being an
expert horse sheer, was called here
from Forest to fix up horses teeth
and do shoeing for Martin, Loveless
and others. He is first-class in his
line.
The Brandon Bank and the Rankin
County Bank will both be closed
Monday, July 5th. AS the Joyous
Fourth comes on Sunday this year
the patriotic employees and officials
will duly observe the great day ON
Monday.
The Cumberland has installed four
new phones during this month, max
ing a total of 81. Manager Eden
keeps up with his work well and par
ties who desire phones can get them
installed without delay if the request
is made.
w. HI. Kenon, of Jackson, admins
TRAITOR of the estate of the hate S.
P. Barton, who had extensive land
dealings in this section, is over today
looking to estate matters, being &C
companied by John Ricketts,, an at
torney of Jackson.
DIR. J. C. Cole left Tuesday night
for Birmingham, Ala, where he VIII
accept the position of inferno at ST.
Vincents Hospital to which he was
elected just before he graduated at
Tulane Medical College, with the dis
tinguished honor of class president.
A. o. Watson, formerly of this
county, but for number of years a
resident of Spivey, now Paxton, Tex,
is here on a visit to relatives. Docs
many friends are glad to see him
in good health and from all appear
ances the world has been good to
him.
Rev. Martin Ball, one of the strong
est preachers in the Baptist church
in this State, is conducting revival
services at the Baptist church here.
Rev. G. w. Riley is assisting in the
singing. The attendance is good and
the results promise to be most graft
flying.
Ex-Governor Robert Lowry, be
loved by every one here, came over
from Jackson Tuesday to spend
awhile in this delightful old towr,
so long his home, and is comfortably
domiciled at the Darnall House. Mrs.
General VIM, Henry, his daughter
is with him.
Mrs. ]. M. Murray, of Johns, Left
here ON the West bound train today
for Wesson and Brookhaven wher
she will visit friends and relatives
for several weeks. Mr.. Murray &C
companied his wife this far on the
way and returned home to keep batch
until she gets back.
The moonlight fete given at the
home of Mrs. w. S. May last Fri
day night by the U. d. C.is was we'll
attended and enjoyed by the young
of Brandon. The receipts were graf
flying and have been applied to pay
ing the balance due on the handsome
Confederate monument.
Examination for rural route car
riers was held last Saturday before
Postmaster Burns and reports wer
forwarded to Washington, D. c., for
grading and awarding of commissions
The Catholicism route will be put
on August LIST, and another route will
be given to Fannin if enough patrons
desire it.
Miss Ora Robinson, one Of Bran
don's splendid school teachers, left
Thursday for an extended trip to
the Golden West and the Alaska
Youkon Exposition at Seattle. She
was Joined at Newton by Miss Allie
McNeill friend who has often Wis
tied her, and will help make UP
pleasant party of tourists.
Mary Selman, who stood we'll with
the white people of Brandon, and
was leader among her own race,
died last night and was buried this
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