The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-06

Vernon Loveless and Sidney Nc
Laurim are at home for the summer
after attending University Training
School at Oxford.
GLENN P. jones, of Jackson, spent
Sunday with his family, who are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Busick
Mrs. Jones parents.
Leon G. Buchanan, of Hattiesburg,
and Miss Gertrude Buchanan, of Guth
RTE, Oklahoma, were guests of rela-
tives here Sunday.
Jim Hobson, negro, got a sentence
i'm the circuit court of $50 fine and 30
days en- the county farm upon convic-
tion of selling whiskey..
C. w. Allistcn, Luther 'Boteler, and
Squire j. F. Williams, were among
prominent citizens CT beat l at court
Monday
Col. Joe Flowers, editor and owner
of the Florence Weekly, was an i'm
terested visitor to Brandon ON first
Monday of Circuit Court
DON'T forget the moonlight picnic
Tuesday might, the 18th, in Mrs. S.
L. McLaurin's lawn. 1t will be an
enjoyable occasion and the proceeds
will go to worthy cause.
j. H. Kelly, the hustling manager
of the Vicksburg Newspaper Union,
made his friends here glad by an
appreciated visit last Saturday and
Sunday.0
Phil Didlake was here Monday and
stated he would dispose of his prop
erty at Star and would them move to
Southwest Texas, where he has al
ready purchased some land.
j. w. Williams is back at his post
as manager of the Brandon Drug Co.,
after being confined to his room for
several days at his old nome in Nor
ton where he went ON visit last
week.
Squire L. M. Mess, of Fannin, who
gives full measure of justice in the
magistrates court, as he does in
weights and measures in mercantile
business, is a locker en- in Circuit
court today.
Among lawyers from a distance at
tending court this week we're, r. L.
Dent, Gulfport; j. c. Ward, Jackson;
T. S. Ward, Canton, Judge A. G.
Norrell, Florence; Carl Stingily, Pc
lahatchie.
HON. H, w. Bradshaw, of Moseley,
w. ]. Davis, Leesburg; A. F. Quinn,
Plain; ]. F. Henry, Clarksbug; En-
nest Lacy, of Thomasville; were ap-
preciated callers at the News office
this week.
MRS. Daisy McLaurin Stevens is
attending the annual meeting of the
United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy, at West Point, this week, of
which organization she is presid emit
of the Mississippi Division.
Childrens' Day will be observed ON
the Bird Sunday i'm May. at Shiloh.
There will be dinner ON the ground
and the exercises will be held at 10
a. M and i'm the afternoon. Every on
is invited
Miss Kirkpatrick will be assisted
in her recital tomorrow night by Mrs.
John Miller, one of Jackson's celebra-
ted vocalist's. Admission, adults Csc
all school children %, children under
II years Is cents. For the benefit of
school library.
Scranton is determined to have
fine roadway to Mobile and will get it
because the people are alive to the
benefits it would bring. Brandon
needs one to Jackson, to Meridian to
North Rankin and to the Simpson
county hne>
Bill Barber, the negro who shot
Baxter and Rufus Burns, dangerously
wounding them last year at Burns,
Smith county, pleaded guilty at the
recent term of Circuit Court at Raj
eigh and was sentenced to 20 years
in the penitentiary.
I'm today's issue will be found
full page advertisement of Jones-Ken-
nington Co., Jackson, a eadprtment
store of merit, which caters to the
better class of trade, which it success
fully does, because of the style, full
value and reasonable prices to be
found there.
Rev r. A. Whitfield is here ON a
visit to his brother, Rev. ]. H. Whit
field, who has been sick but lis fast
improving Rev. r. A. Whitfield was
long a resident of Fannfm and has
many friends here who are glad in
deed to shake his hand and to find
HIM looking we'll.
Supervisor N. H Nash sustained no
little damage by hail last Friday. His