The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-15

California; en- route to the
AlaIska- Yukon Exposition, ait Seat
tie, ashington.
Among the visitors to the Sea
Shore camp ground, tine correspond
emit of the New Orleans Picayune
mentions Mrs. w. Fl. Waddell and
Miss Edna Waddell, OF Brandon.
Rev. John Moseley, of Okolona,
brought Ibis three little daughters
DOWN for visit to- Grandmother Oh
leyer and Uncle john, while he makes
a short visit to Crystal Springs.
The Clarion Ledger was patriotic
and gave its subscribers splendid
16-page paper on July the 4th, which
was very credftable issue of a
journal that always we'll serves its
patrons.
The Ozone Edition of the Jack
som News, containing 20 pages OF
valuable information concerning the
leading city of the state and matters
of interest to the state alt large, was
something for its owners and edi-
tors to be promo of.
Miss Nam Mayors returned today
from q visit of several weeks i'm New
Orleans, Moss Point and PaScagoCia
and also at Biloxi. where she was one
of house party at THAT delightful
coast city.
John A. Gayden, our genial cham
Gerry clerk, got back this morning
from a three weeks stay ait Hot
Springs, and his numerous friends
are glad to see the great improve
ment i'm his health as evidenced by
the healthy looks and sprightly steps.
Willis Hawkins, former owner of
the Hazlehurst Courier, who came
over here. to see his sister who was
sick, was himself taken I'LL with a
slight fever, but lis NOW fast recoW-
eNlng ait the Brandon Sanitarium.
The Brandon Chapter of tile U. d.
c.. held a reception at the Darnall
Hotel Wednesday afternoon i'm honor
OF Gen. Robert Lowry, who is here
for the summer. A great many OF the
cid veterans were present, and a
most enjoyable time lis reported.
When it comes to long milking
period a cow owned by r. e. Gayden
wears the honors for Brandon, if not
for the world; the calf being sold
when young, the cow is still giving
milk after being in the pen for ar
bout four and a half years.
WILLIS N. Hawkins, who recently
sold the Hazlehurst Counter, anil
temporarily out of the newspaper
business, was here few days last
week to visit his sister, Miss L. E.
Hawkins, who was taken sick ON a
visit to Miss Margie MaNey.
George G.. Hurst, editor of the La
fayette County Press, and one of the
principals of the University Train
ing school at Oxford, paid his friends
here a visit Saturday. A splendid
teacher, a good newspaper man and
his friends by the limit of his ac-
quaintanae.
Charles Haddad, a Syrian, with
headquarters at jackson, w2s tried
and convicted of peddhng without l.r
cense, in Justice A. P Whites court
at Pelelhatchie, and was fined $3.50
and costs, upon the failure to pay
which he was brought to this place
and PLACID in jail.
Senator McLarrin reached home
from Washginton Tuesday. The ses-
sion has concluded all important
work, and the tariff bill TOW lis lin
the hands OF the conference commit
tee His work being over, he paired
and came en- home He is in good
health and spirits.
Little Miss Margaret Buchanan is
the proud pcssessor OF a large United
States flag, which she won recently
i'm the contest for the best essay by
a child under Is years of age
given by the Rookery at jackson
Miss Bowles, of that city, captured
first prize of S., and the ten next
i'm merit were awarded flags.
West Point lis III Clay county
The county has automobiles, baseball
and moving pictures, and is 1885
miles from Brandon The biggest
thing i'm West Point is the Gibson
Grocery Company. They carry an
immenGe stock and co only whole
sale business; nave two travelling
men employed, ten hands and one
dray. Ed Ohleyer, a Brandon boy,
is the manager, and gives the bus
inesS his personal and undivided at
tention.-Clips Comments tn New
Orleans Picayune.
E. H. Ccrley, who lives four miles
south of town, planted about quar-
ter of am acre to- Irish potatoes this
spring early ON rich land, which was
we'll cultivaed. Besides making e.
nough for family use and saving five
bushels fer seed, he sold about $1745
worth. After harvesting the pota-
tees tEe land was plented to ccE.nb
which, with good seasons, looks as
If it will produce 25 bushels This
lis a great farming section with wcal-
derful possibilities if the man will
only give the land fair chance to
Show what it can do.
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