The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-09-02

lynne, was here Tuesday with his iol
~ countenance beaming on his
friends, and at the same time put
ting in a good word for that popular
paper.
Mrs. John Berry Is delighted to
have her sister, Mrs. Claud Anding,
OF Leaksville. Green county, visiting
her this week.
Two bales OF new cotton, the first
Of the season here, were bought by
the Florence Mercantile Co., on last
Saturday, Aug. %. One weighed 485
pounds, the other sos pounds, and
price paid IL liz cents. Hubbard
Forbes, Esq, was the man to sell
them. The first bale brought In last
year came in ON August the 10th,
1908, by Andy Holden colored, and
sold to w. L. Martin On August
9th, five or six years ago, Mr.. J. H.
South bought a first bale from H.
w. Barlow. Phil Didlake bought a
first bale here several years ago, ON
Aug. Bird from M. z. Myers. The us
ual dates for first bales sold to any
merchant Of Florence heretofore was
Aug. 1870, so we notice that the
first bale here this year is way be-
hind In date.
The young people OF the Baptist
Sunday school here have announced
a program of exercises for the sec.
ond Sunday, the 18th OF September,
at IL a. IN. This will be on simi-
lar order to "children's day" exercis-
es. Come one, come all.
Will Miller, a rising young merch-
ant and splendid barber Of this
place,is having an elegant residenc,
built on one of the principal thorough
fares, and will at an early day move
into the same. Mrs. Miller Is an ex-
cellent lady,on Of triplet Of girls
Her father was Sam P Mullens, for
merly Of Simpson, county. He was a
most excellent and intelligent citizen
of that county, and always used Ibis
knowledge of practical things connec.
ted with farm life for the benefit of
his neighbOrs and friends. When
his bevy OF triplets were hardly In
their teens, he was ruthlessly assasst
mated ON the steps OF a hotel In
Tangipaho parish, La, where he had
gone ON private business. At that
time that parish was In a state OF
turmoil on account OF so many muir
deFs committed then. 1t was supposed
by some that Mr.. Mullens was taken
| by some of the assassins to be de-
tective, and others thought he was
mistaken for another man as it was
somewhat dark as he stood upon the
steps when shot. But Mrs. Mullens
the widowed wife, had the courage
to take the humble home and little
farm under her personal care, and
with her own hand, went into the
field and made the crops thereon fol
several years, and lifted a mortgage
ON it, and supported her little family
and raised the children to lives Of
industry and independence, an exhi
bition of noble grit and noble char
acter.
| Young Tom Steen has been
spending his vacation at his sisters
here.
S. p. Morris will leave Monday fol
medical school in Nashville, Tenn
for his 3rd session
| Upon interviewing our three rural
route mail carriers upon the condi
tion of their respective roads. Mr.
Sistrunk and Mr.. Parkerson declared
their roads to be in fine condition
MT. knight states that his road Is
now being worked. and when the
work is finished he will likewise have
a splendid road. The roads generally
in this beat are being put into good
shape. One doctor saying he finds
those he travelled over in better con
dition than heretofore. 1t seems the
good road building spirit prevails
here
w :. Ellis has just cut over his al
Galfa patch for the fourth time i'm Il
months and he obtains nice quaint
lty Of winter feed for his stock eacl
Icutting.. Won't some other progress
sdve farmer try this zine clover ON hi
farm, even to an experimental ez
tent?
| Quite a crowd from Florence camp
ed out ON Dead river Thursday night
and another went out ON Friday
PLENTY OF fish and squirrel alread,
caught and delivered by colore'
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