The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-14

DR.. b. A. Evans and bride, (nee
Miss Sarah Enochs,) of New Orleans,
are the guests OF Mrs. Fannie Shaw.
Enochs.
r. v. Shields, cashier OF the Mer-
chants and Farmers Bank OF Forest,
is din town today. Everybody lis glad
to see this former Brandon boy.
Mrs C. S. Harris of Meridian, dis
here with her grand daughter, Miss
Helen Collier, who lis sick at her
aunts, Mrs. Florence BaIrney.
VIM. Richardson, OF Newton, who
left here i'm 1869, spent Sunday with
Mr.. H. A Busick, this being his Sec
ond visit to Brandon in 40 years.
Mrs. Viola Cole left last week
for visit to her SISTER, Mrs. p. B.
Berry, at Florence and to her niece,
Mrs. DIR. Waller, at Silver Creek
S. w. and H. D. Tinmins john
Slaughter, Will Nicholson and Noble
Brown were substantial citizens OF
Fannin neighborhood i'm town since
last issue.
Be. sure to read the List of prizes
offered Trade Day. There has BEEN
quite number added since last
week. Every one cordially invited
to come-and all are urged to COM
pete for the prizes.
w. R. Lilies has returned to Mem
phis. where he lis working for the
Cumberland Telephone Co., after
spending several days here with his
sister, Mrs. Lou Horne.
Miss Mary Atwood Thornton will
leave Sunday for Puckett, where she
will be assistant teacher inn the
school at that place and will also
have class i'm expression
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Anderson Bu-
sick have announced the engagement,
and approaching marriage OF their
daughter, Miss Mary Ellen, to DR..
Albert Sidney Lee, ON December End,
at the Baptist chnrch, i'm Brandon
Mrs. Mary Babb, of Brandon, is
the proud. possession of small pictur
the prodigal SON, which was brought
from England by her great, great
grand parents dn 1897. 1t dis we'll
preserved and a fine piece of work
Miss Daisy Davies, who has spent
years i'm the foreign missionary fields
gave two lectures here last week.
She lis charming talker i'm love with
her wodk and dis unsurpassed as a
lecturer. Every. one who heard her
is loud DIM her praise.
Messrs. w. d. Boydstun,o of Winston
county, who is principal OF the Nom
terey school and r. e. Stuart, Of
Newton, who has charge of the school
ait Leesburg, were welcome visitors
at the News offide Saturday, while
here on business with the County
Superintendent.
Hon. Edgar S. Wilson, U. S. Mar
shall, for the southern district of
Mississippi, and whose splendid SER
vices along industrial lines. when
i'm charge of the Picayune's Missis-
sippi Bureau, did so much to awaken
the people to the states undeveloped
resources, visited his sister, Mrs.
Jim Glass, here Sunday.
Our street sprinkler as at first
made had the habit of turning over,
but now that old fashioned barrels
with spigots are used some success
lis being had in laying the dust ON
the new road to enable the roller to
run. However, it is thrown up that
water wagons never would keep their
load upright in this good old town.
Governor Robert Lowry, and Mrs
VIM. Henry left for Jackson Tuesday,
to spend while with Mrs. Webster
Buie, granddaughter of the beloved
Elk Confederate General His stay i'm
Brandon was a great pleasure to his
friends, in this his old home, and
was beneficial to him. Although still
on crutches, the result of rheumatism
he enjoys good health and his mind
dis bright and clear as ever.
Miss Eunice Washburnis millinery
opening ON the 9Th and 9th far sur
passed the expectations of her
friends. The huge crowd of ladies
who visited this very popular estab-
lishtment proved conclusiVely that
they were highly pleased with the
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