The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-18
Mrs. H. L. Myers IS spending few
days with her daughter. Mrs. Fred
Williams at MONTERREY

MiS. a. ~. myers Is spending lew
days with her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Williams at Monterey.
At the special election held Tues
day to elect a Mayor Of this town,
Maj. Pat Henry received As votes,
the whole number cast. While Maj.
Henry had no opposition, more vo-
ters turned out than is usual when
there is no contest.
Clifton Maxey, who has been clerk
ing for Mckee In Jackson for some
time. is here resting until the 1st of
March, when he will go on the
road for c.. f. Sauer Co.. manufac-
turers of extracts.
Try a jar of Red Snapper chow
chow.
TURLEY & WILLIAMS.
George Owens, Pelahatchie's splen-
did marshall, brought a negro down
Tuesday to place in Jail for hitting
another of his color in the head and
seriously hurting him.
The News publishes in another col
umn today letter from Senator Nc
Laurin urging the planting of large
crops of Louisiana cane this year.
The syrup from which. if property
put up in marketable shape, will
readily find sale at paying prices.
Earl Russell, of McHenry, who was
here few adys ago to attend to
some business was called home by
a telegram announcing the death OF
his infant child The News sympa.
thizes withahim and his good wife
in their bereavement.
w. L. Marshall has purchased the
stock of goods of R. E. Patrick and
will continue the business at Patrick
store. Mr. Marshall had been with
MIR. Patrick for six years and knows
the wants Of the trade and proposes
to serve his customers well.
The storm of last Sunday swept
over a wide section of country and
has been followed by blizzard wealth.
er. A church blew down at Learn
ed. Miss, killing two and wounding
several negroes. Two lives are re
ported lost at West Point, Miss. Con-
siderable damage was done.
We have Heinz' sour and sweet
mixed pickles. Give us your order
TURLEY & WILLIAMS
Mrs. Martha Warner, long a resi-
dent of this county, several years be-
ing spent in Brandon, died at her
home in Jackson yesterday. Her az
ed husband, two sons and two daugh
tiers survive her. Her remains were
inferred in Cedar L2wn cemetery
Jackson. Rev. ]. E. Carpenter CON
Quoting the funeral services.
The slight snow fall of Monday
night was not enough to please the
youngsters, but was plenty for the
old black COW without a shelter, ex-
cept leafless limbs of wind swepped
trees; the wind however, no colder
than the owners ingratitude for the
milk she gave. on a free grass diet
all last summer
Rev. w. A. McComb will occupy til
Baptist church next Sunday. Mr..
McComb is one of the Evangelists
In the employ of the Home Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Con
vention and has recently engaged in
a great evangelistic campaign in Balti
more, Maryland. He is a preacher of
unusual ability and all who can shoul
avail themselves of the opportunity
TO hear him.
f. B. Walrod has ordered a gaso-
line engine. which will arrive in a
few days. He will add considerable
new machinery to his already fairly
well equipped shop and will be pre-
pared to do machine and other work.
The News is glad to to state that
Brandon will soon have two plants
of that kind, as Owen & Nc
Gilvra will build this summer on the
lot recently purchased on which to
erect similar enterprise.