The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-25

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Not expecting the water Compan,
would turn on the stream "a soon
many Of the subscribers left their
faucets open and found flooded floors
Monday. The turning on was an
accident, but the time will be short
until everything is in working order
and the quality cannot be surpassed
her by any town in the State.
Mckay Seed and Floral Co., Of
jackson, has an advertisement In to-
days issue calling attention to tri
umph cotton seed, a variety said to
be an early maturer, heavy yielder
and the one that Mr.. B. L. Moss, az
ricultural expert of the United States
Government in charge of the South.
ern half of Mississippi, is furnishing
those who are to work demonstration
farms in this country this year.
A 20 calibre rifle, supposed to be
unloaded, was fired by Minis Holmes,
son of Ben Holmes who formerly re-
sided here for short while, and a
bullet went crushing into the brain
of Woodliff Ellis, of Hattiesburg
Monday-two homes bowed in grief
one boy dead, another's life saddened
for all time, all from criminal care.
lessness in swapping a gun, pointed
at human being. Boys be careful.
1t is given out authoritatively that
Judge JIM. Dickerson leading counsel
for the /. c. railroad, with headquar
tiers in Chicago, will give up salary
of $4,000 per annum and go into
President Taft's cabinet as secretary
of war Mr.. Dickinson owns the
splendid Belle Meade Farm near
Nashville and is resident of Ten
nessee, though he was born at Col
umbus, Miss.
Manuel Collier, an old negro who
has always been a democrat, ever
during reconstruction times, lost
his barn on his farm miles South
east of town yesterday afternoon. Il
contained about three tons of hay
and thirty bushels of corn he had
purchased last week. 1t is supposed
little child set it on fire, as she
admitted she struck match abou
the barn. The loss is severe on Man
uel as he is crippled and old.
Mr.. w. l.. Brown the head of this
large business is a native Of Pela
hatchie, Miss, and now conducts the
largest retail drug business in the
State and possibly in the South. Will
two large establishments in Jackson
another in Yazoo City and the fourth
| in Forest it does such volume o.
trade, that all merchandise is bough
| in such quantaties that it is purch
ased at the best possible figures. NJ
man sent out from this good county
noted for successful sons, has achiev
ed success faster or deserved it more
| than w. L. Brown Rhodes and king
Of Pelahatchie, and the Brandon Drus
Co. handle Browns Digestit AM
other specialties.
The Daylight Store" is a new can
didate for patronage in Jackson am
invites Rankin county people to in
spect their stock of dry goods, hats
shoes, clothing and like merchandis,
| kept in an up-to-date establishments
1t is situated on the corner of Pear
and President streets and in a new
and well lighted store house, admiral
ly fitted up for the business, tn,
hustling young proprietors are bouns
to win, with new goods, bought right
scld right, and that square dealin;
taat merits and will always draw ira
q. e. Engel and Maurice Wolff. til;
owners, have been brought up in tn.
lline they are dealing in and know
their business thoroughly.