The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-13


visit to relatives here.
Among the Florence people at court
this week were, Squire J. f. Williams
r. g. Berry, w. ID. Taylor.
]. P. Burns and A. L. Martin are
among the good men of Rankin who
are acting as jurors this week.
viii Evans and family, of Collins.
are. here on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
III. L. Myers, Mrs Evans parents.
e. M. Odom, w. p. Murray and n.
s. Garrett, of Star, were in attenr
dance at Circuit court this week.
]. M. Derrick, of Jackson. is on
business visit to this county and
Egaves'the News. officesa call today
| Will White, deputy sheriff, was IN
| Jackson Monday, settling with the
Auditors office for privilege tax IL
cense.
Dock Thornton is enjoying well
earned rest after long trip on the
road for a ST. Louis wholesale feed
hou4e.
Mrs. M. E. Miller, OF King, Miss.
sister to the late Judge j. r. Enochs.
is visiting relatives in Brandon this
fwkek
Enos Corley furnishes the wit aid
fun for one jury and Jim Glass keeps
the other one. laughing when not IN
| the box.
General Robert Lowry continues to
| improve since his return to Jackson
| from New Orleans where he had quite
severe attack.
| Miss Lucille Pearson returned to her
home in Jackson Monday after hav-
ing been the guest OF Miss Annie
/ Henry for several days.
R. L. Dent, attorney, and G. R..
Kemp claim agent of the G. & S. l.,
are here looking after railroad bust
ness in the Circuit court.
C. C. Horne, a hustling retail gro
Ger on West Pearl street, Jackson,
returned to his business after a few
DAYS spent in this his former home.
Miss Gertrude Buchanan returned
to her home at Guthrie, Oklahoma,
yesterday after visit to her father,
! J. M. Buchanan and other relatives
here.
Knox McNair, Dry Creeks mer-
chant, was here yesterday to meet
his sister, Mrs. L. S. Stringer, OF
Louin, who will visit her home fos~ q
week.
| DR.. Ruel May has located in Jack
son for the practice of his profession
dentistry, and his friends hope
that success will crown his every eff
fort
Miss Velma Griffin came over from
Jackson where she is finishing G
course in shorthand to enjoy Sun
day with her mother, returning Sun
day evening.
DR.. w. L. C. Hunnicutt, of Jacks On
Miss, will preach at the Methods
church next Sunday-morning anS
evening. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
S. J. Johnson Company, the bis
store of Jackson, will return YOU
railroad fare if you purchase $1,000
worth. Shoppers will do well to visi
this comodious department store,
Among Pelahatchians who cam,
down to Circuit Court this week were
Squire Geo. Robinson, A.. D. Mckay
Joe Spann, ST., George r. Owen, Hon
w. d. Heslep, D. B. Ward.
At a meeting of the school trustees
of the Brandon Graded School Mon
day the faculty was reelected will
the exception of music and elocutiol
teacher, which position will be fillet
later.
Mrs. S. H. Stapleton, accompanied
her mother Mrs. J. ]. Coulson a!
far as Jackson, at which place Mrs
Coulson took the train to visit hel
son, Sidney Coulson, in San Fran
cisco, California
Hulon Patrick, one of Rankin
young farmers, is on the petit jur,
this week, and while hustling young
man hates to go away at this season
just such material on jurleS is wha
we need.
w. d. Webb, formerly of Monterey
but for several years with Jones Bro
lCo., of Jackson, is here today in the
interest of that firm. Mr.. Webb has
many Brandon friends Who are Away
glad to see him.
! Theo. Sweeny, one of the finest
photographers in the South, was here
Monday to secure room for a stu
do, which every one here will be
glad to have him open, as his work is
strictly high class.
w. G. Runge's two story COM
modious residence on the West side
of Depot street, near the railroad sta
ton, is being rapidly constructed and
will be when completed quite an adj
dition to that portion of Brandon.
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