The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-09-02

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Mrs. Matte Leyerett returned yes
terday from several days visit to
Flora.
Mrs. Edgar s. Wilson. of Jackson
was the guest yesterday afternoon
of Mrs. Ellen Wilson.
Brandonls two banks will be clos
ed next Monday, 6th of September
labor day-a national holiday.
John M. Moore, of Jackson, who
lived here when a boy in the sew
enties, was over few days ago.
E.. II. Smith, of Star, reports good
rain, that will benefit the crops very
much in that section.
Misses Flora and Nora Carr, of
Monroe, La, are the guests of Misses
Emma and Edna Buchanan
Mr.. and Mrs. Cotton, of jackson
and little daughter Emily, were
guests of relatives here Sunday.
J. H. Kelly, the genial manager of
the vicksburg Newspaper Union,spent
a couple of days here this week with
friends.
Mrs. Sherm WE'LL, who has been
quite sick, is very much better. Her
SON Albert, reached her bedside Nom
day.
If the sand and clay mixture makes
the road here that it does elsewhere
it will be used by our town authori-
tiles to replace wooden sidewalks.
Mr.. VIM Watson brought the News
office samples of his cane crop. The
stalks were about 5 IL feet long
and large sized,
Mrs. c. R. Garaway and little Char
les, Jr., have returned after a week S
stay at MANNED and Hattiesburg with
relatives.
Mrs. c. M. Oats, nee Miss Leila
Cox, left Monday for her home in the
Delta after visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
a. A. Cox.
Mrs. J. P. McRae, nee Miss Zee
Belle Runge, and her two children, OF
Opelausas, La, are visiting Mrs L.
A. Runge.
Mrs. Jennie Reber Pearson and
Miss Lucille Pearson, of Jackson, are
guests of the Hobson House here for
few weeks of Brandon's pure air.
Brandon's younger set was enter
tanned last evening by Mrs. Casper
E. Gayden in honor of her sister,
Miss Mary Russell, of Laurel, Miss.
DIR. c. R. Garaway and family have
moved into the Waddell cottage va.
Gated by DIR. J. T. B. Berry who will
reside at the Sanitarlum.
G.. 0. Robinson, formerly mayor OF
this good old town, but now living
at Crystal Springs, is here on a visit
to friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Ellis and little
girl, also Mrs. w. F. Ellis Of Jackson
who have been visiting Mrs. Dock
Thornton for the past week returned
home Tuesday.
H. A. Busick Co. has just received
car of his famous Pansy Flour
made of this years wheat, also car
of Liverpool Salt. We will make pri-
ces that are right. Call and see us.
Mrs. DR.. Wilstead, her daughter,
Miss Mamie and Hugh; Mrs. Niece
hee, also Mrs. ]. L. Binns and chill
dren, of the capitol city, enjoyed sew
eral days visit with Mrs. Dock Thorn
ton.
w. H Waddell and w. G. Barnes
left Sunday night for st. Louis and
other northern markets to purchase
stocks for two of Brandon's largest
mercantile establishments.
Dave Kline sold the first bale of
cotton of this seasons crop to the
Brandon Mercantile Company Satur-
day, receiving II 1-2 cents a pound
and a barrel of flour as a premium
Mrs. Sinclair Jones, who, as Miss
Gilmore Johnson, visited Rev. and Mrs
M. e. Melvin when they resided here
some years ago, arrived Monday from
her home in Tampa, Fla, On a visit
to Miss Bessie McCaskfll
Mrs. Charles Langford, nee Miss
Genie Bethune, Of Hattiesburg, Wis