The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-19


B. f. Mulhollan, OF Pelahatchie,
came DOWN ON business Tuesday and
to ALSO shake hands with his many
friends here, who are always glad to
see hihm.
George Owen headed good sized
delegation of Pelahatchians here
yesterday to interview Ford Chiles
about errors i'm back. tax assess
memtE.
John Darnall spent several days
last week at Gulfport, a guest OF the
Great Southern, where he said he
enjoyed the change from fried chick
EN- to oysters and fish
Mesdames Ada Lowry King, Of Bes-
semer, Ala, Rosa Lowry WILSON, OF
jackson, and Miss Ada Ellis spent
Sunday with ex-Gov. Robert Lowry,
at the. Darnall hotel.
Miss Mollie Brown, postmistress at
Fannin, passed through town Satur-
day EN- route to Gulfport, where she
lis attending the meeting of the post
masters association.
w. F. Davis, of PiSgah, was a
Brandon visitor Monday. While
here he ordered the News sent to his
SON, w. H. Davis, who DIS keeping
books at Granger, Texas.
T. B. Hobson is at McC0mb City,
where he has secured job with the
railroad. T. B. is a good, honest,
handwriting boy, and he has our
best Wishes for success.
jumping off trains while i'm mo-
tion lis very dangerous, and came
very near being the death of ONE of
Rankin's most popular citizens at
the Brandon depot last Monday.
]. w. Harding, who was formerly
manager of the Brandon Drug Co.,
at this place, but now pharmacist
for Chris. Herbert's drug store at
jackson, was a Sunday visitor.
Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Scruggs came
down from Meridian Sunday, Mr..
Scruggs returning i'm the afternoon.
Mrs. Scruggs will be here for a week
or two, visiting relatives and friends
One hundred and ten degrees in
the west, Sc inn New York city, and
81 inn Brandon, Monday, with nice
south wind to temper. Brandon peo-
pie have learned to stay at home in
the summer to really enjoy life.
Mrs. John Simmons, Miss Caroline
Simmons, and Misses Velva and Rob
bic Griffin left Tuesday for Jackson,
where thhey will reside at 703 North
State street, the Capital City gain
ing quite an addiHon to its social
circles.
Maj. w. H. Gibbs, state auditor
of Mississippi during carpet. bag
times in the seventies, and after
wards for while post master in
Jackson, was found dead i'm his bed
Tuesday morning DIN that city.
James Stingily, jr., of Pelahatchie,
is now i'm charge of the shoe de-
partment of Jones Bros. Depart
ment Store, i'm jackson. He is an
expert i'm shoes, and will always be
glad to see his Rankin friends.
G. G. Horne has been secured ais
boss ginner for the Planters Gin &
Compress Co. for the ensuing sea-
SON, which guarantees that the GUS
toners will get the best service that
am UP to date plant under am expe+
rienced ginner can possibly give.
Conner Wright, who has been liv-
ing with his sister, Mrs. ]. H. Rich
ardson, at this place, for the past
two or three years, left Sunday for
a visit to his mother at Meridian.
He is a good boy, and we trust that
he will be successful i'm securing a
job.
Ford Chiles, edputy revenue agent,
says that Rankin county is the best
assessed county whose tax books he
has investigated i'm Mississippi ON
solvent credits and loaned money,
but diamonds and silver plate are
scarce in the Free State, if the tax
lists are true.
Henry Misterfeldt, of Plain, E. H.
Corley, of Greenfield, r. F. Grimes,
Berry Mckay, George Robinson, of
Pelahatchie; ]. j. Daniels and Moss
Kersh, of Langford, were among the
prominent Rankinites i'm town this
week.
S. S. Myers, Carl Stingily, ]. A.
Spann, sr., j. A. Spann, jr., w. L.
Barrow, of Pelahatchie; DIR. r. e.
Patrick, J. G. Patrick, of Rufus; S.
L. Amman and DR.. j. r. Edwards, of