The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-06-10

Mrs. Herbert Cooke, nee Miss Bes
sic Martin, and little girl, Josephine
arrived Saturday from Autlers, Okla.
on a visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Martin All the childreen
and grandchildren are at the Martin
home.
Prof. Leland C. Mcintosh, left yes
terday for Carthage, N. G. to spend
the vacation with his parents. Every
one I'M Brandon especially patrons
and pupils, wish him a splendid visit,
for all esteem him most estimable
gentleman and splendid citizen
T. HI. Turley has been improving
the interior of his grocery store by
adding new shelving, painting and
putting up screen doors to keep the
flies off his goods, for there Is none
on the proprietor when it comes to
running an up-to-date grocery.
Mrs. M. e. Wright returned to Me-
ridian Monday after a pleasant stay
here with Mrs. j. Fl. Richardson,
her daughter, and Mr.. Conner Wright,
her son, who have moved into the
nice cottage residence recently COM
pleted by Mr.. Richardson.
Genial Ed Ohleyer, manager OF
the Gibson Grocery Co., OF West
Point spent Saturday and Sunday
here His friends are glad to know
that fortune is kind to him for
it favors could not be bestowed upon
ON one who deserves it more.
Circuit Clerk r. F. Brown and j.
w. Birdsong, assistant cashier RAN
kin County Bank, left Tuesday for
Memphis and while too young to
have been in the war will nevertheless
have Just as much fun as any old
veteran in the vast crowd at the re-
union.
Mrs. J. L. Dantzler and children,
Miss Fran and Master Mayors, LEFT
yesterday for a stay at Cooper's Well
after visit to her mother and her
brothers. family here. She was Jolnec
on, the train at this place by her
niece, Miss Louise Green, of Meridian
SAAN~N
noted health, resort.
Dan Mcdowell, of Learned, Mrs. e
A. Luster, of Utica, and Mrs. ]. NJ
Leitch, of Canton, were called here
today to be with their sister, Mrs
| S. w. Tinnin, who is very i'll at the
Brandon Sanitarium. w. w. Nc
Dowell, of Refuge, A. B. Mcdowell
of Wintreville, and Mrs. Corneal Lewis
of Bryan, will probably arrive this
afternoon.
| The branches and ponds recently
full from heavy rains will soon dry
up under the scorching rays of sum
mer sun and the old town cow will
have to leave her bitter weeds .anC
dog fennel, mixed with little car
pet grass, in the outSkirst of towT
and walk back to the square to drinl
pure spring water out of an automatic
trough.
Drs. E. A. and Ruel May practic
| ing dentists of Brandon and Silver
| Creek, have formed a partnership
for the practice of their profession
in this city. They have one of the
handsomest suits of offices in The
Merchants Bank building, equipped
with all the modern cOnveniences
| for doing dental work. These are
young men of high character ant
stand we'll i'm their profession.
Clarion-Ledger.
The series of sermons by Rev
Walter G.. Hardin at the Methods
church were brought to close Sun
| day night after a most successful
meeting. Eleven new members Were
added to the church and twenty head
of families pledged that family
alters would be erected. While here
Rev Hardin secured the greatest mum
Der of new subscribers to the New
Orleans Christian Advocate that ht
has ever added to any one place.
r. K. Jayne was here this week
looking after real estate business, il
which he has long been engaged. He
sold years ago the Col. Jayne old
| plantation to Mr.. H. w. Sprague, who
was one of the first northern buyers
! to settle permantly and whose loca
| ting here induced others to do so
Of course some returned north, OF
went elsewhere, but quite a number
are still here, adding each year t.
their holdings in land or cash, max
ing good citizens and this section has
a world of untitled land which, I'm
profitable to present owners, awaits
homeseekers who will bring it int<
cultivation.
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