The Brandon news., 1909-06-10
Florence.


We are glad to announce that nor
NAL conditions of mail and travel
over the G. & s. /. railroad is once
more restored. The first passenger
train and mails to cross Pearl river
by rail, since the flood, went out on
scedule time today, leaving here at
l1:27 D. m. and returning near p.
M. and brought the Jackson papers
of this date. For several days trav-
cling men had to debark at Florence
ard hire conveyance to Pearson,
where they took the A. and V. to
Jackson.
Mr.. Henry Rogers daughter, Miss
Lola Maud, student of Blue Noun
tain, and Miss Sallie South, daughter
of j. H. South. a student of the |. l.
&C, are both expected home today
and tomorrow. Joyous hearts are
awaiting their homecoming.
The parlors of Prof. Taylor's res
idence were thrown open on last
Friday night for joyous gathering
of the young ladies and gentlemen of
our burg. The pleasures of this oc-
casion were participated by Misses
Olive Morris, Katie Therrell, Alleen
Rogers Eva Steen, Ruth Pierce, Hen
ry Sue Evans, Rosa Price, Meddie
Price. Mittie Hale and Emma Martin.
Messrs. Tom Steen, Claude Holcomb,
Walter Dear, j. d. Martin, ID. Tay-
lor, Joe Flowers, John Miller, Kit
lateness of the hour when the sug-
gestion went the rounds to have this
sociable, Prof. Taylor regretted very
much that he had not been notified
i'm time, so that he would have had
abundant refreshments on hand to
add to this entertainment But this
was not expected of him. There was
no lack of pleasure experienced by
those young people in conversations,
games, and the sweetest music to be
heard for squares around in the quiet
Of the evening from $50 p. m. to II
p. M, when the happy throng adjourn
ed and wended their way homeward.
Owing to so much rain and water
no confederate veterans have gone
from this place to the reunion at
Memphis.
The Florence Telephone Co. is put
ting in poles all over the town now;
and soon the town line will be con-
nected with the Cumberland lines.
Prof. w. N. Taylor, principal of
Steen Creek High School, will at
tend the meeting of the Alumni at
Mississippi College this week.
Several passengers expected to go
into Jackson last night on the might
train which was expected to make
it's first trip since the flood, but it
was discovered in time that the
trestling near the river was not
completed as was anticipated, 80 these
people stopped off at Florence much
to their disappointment, till the train
due at 1:27 p. m. today. They were
we'll cared for while in town
The pretty eclipse of Miss Luna
was pleasantly observed the other
night by our denizens.,
DIR. w. M. Flowers, Messrs. A. P.
Dear, VIM. Miller and w. B. Price
went down to Star Monday to visit
our unfortunate friend Lucienl Single
tary, whose neck has beeni injured,
and who is still alive, but growing
weaker. These men found him sur
rounded by men constantly attending
to his wants. He is rational and can
easily converse with those about him.
They also carried a purse of $24.50
and presented it to him, and his $500
was contributed by the w. o. W.,
and the balance was raised by a COM
mittee appointed for that purpose.
Let others do likewise The family
is needy just now.
DR.. E. X. White is taking a much
needed rest at Hot Springs, Ark.
Mrs. Emma Finan, sister of Tom
Singletary, is very low at Mr.. Red
fearns,in beat 2, hardly expected to
live
r. L. Aills is erecting new store
house on the lot purchased by the
South bankrupt sale.
Crops have been badly damaged
by the incessant rains of late in these
parts, with branch and creek bottoms
and some hill land badly washed
up. Corn will, in many places, be
planted where cotton was. Now. af-
ter four or five days without rains.
our people were surprised by a pretty
good shower early this morning.
Our town feels lonesome now that
Its rollicking life Is cut short by the
vacation school exercises and so
many pretty faces gone from us for
few weeks. They will brighten the
home circle. all the same. But yet
there are lots of winsome smiling fa~
ces to be seen any day here enough
to keep good cheer agoing among us
young fellows.