The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
NEWS ITEMS
FROM PROGRESS
I'VE FLORENCE

church. At the p. m. service, Rev.
S. P. Norris preached, and a. fine ser.
mon it was. He held his auddence's
close attention throughout 45 min-
ufes discourse, and several compl-
mented him ON his practical expose
OF the doctrine of Regeneration. He
divided his subject into What lis
not Regeneration" and What is
Regeneration" The audiences ON
both occasions were fine as to NUM-
ber and attention.
Our postmaster, P. II. Hale, and &c
Singletary attended the poStmasters'
convention at Biloxi last week. Mr..
Hale said he enjoyed the convention
very much. An United States Rev
enus Cutter took the convention of
400 ON a 100-mile trip from Biloxi
around Cat Island, and back by Gulf
port. 1t was so calm on that day that
the captain of the boat said if he had
landed the crowd on Ship Island,
no human being could have stood
the heat Of the sun there but a few
minutes. Mr.. Hale was sick man
when he started out from home on
that trip; but he returned very much
improved I'M health and locks
One morning last week Mr.. Josh
Reid discovered near his house a
freshly dug hole about foot deep,
and as big as q barrel. with the ina
press of a pot at the bottom. 1t
had the suspicious appearance OF hav
hing been the burial place OF some
money In pot, and parties know
Ing OF 1t stole up to the spot and dug
1t out and walked OFF with the treas
ure. A negro living ON the land is
said to have seen two men pass his
house and repass In a short while;
but he did not make out who they
were
We are glad to note the heat
wave was broken last Thursday az
.teraOoa by a breeze that enabled us
to sleep nicely that night and since,
On Monday there was q Light driz'
gle most OF the day that nearly set
tied the unbearable dust.
A negro section hand, WaM Green.
fell of In trent OF his moving hand
car last Friday afternoon near VIA.
sons hil, ami was considerably
bruised about the head and OF one
foot ~ being run over bodily by the
car. DR.. Whitfield, the GuR and
Ship Island railroad physician, was
summoned and dressed the wounds.
The negro was not seriously hurt
DR.. Thomas, former Rankinite
but lately of Oklahoma, died at
Thonasville, his old home of paral-
ysis. August 10, and was buried next
day.
Cam anybody inform us what large,
bright lurid star that rs seen In the
upper heavens at midnight now? Is
1t what was once the "Star of Beth
lehem?" or is ut fiery Mars? Some
OF the press had warned their read
ers to get up in the night and view
the wonder. 1t Is q beautiful sight
A fine, large automobile rolled IN
to Mr.. j. H. South's front lawn
last Friday afternoon at $50, occu--
pied by MIR. FaTrisS Crisler and wife;
Mr.. Fred Ward, wife and baby, and
Mrs Ella Crisler and her young son,
Macdonald from Jackson, and ON
q pleasure trip visiting ]. H. South's
family. The party left at $50 p. m.
ON their return to- Jackson They
left Jackson for this point at $3.50
p. m. that afternoon, making ONE
fxaur's run of it.
Mrs. Kate Lowther went to Crys-
tai Springs Tuesday to attend the
funeral OF her dearest Of friends,
Mrs. G. w. Miller. with whom she
lived a happy Life for several years.
A base ball game was played here
on the Stems Greek school grounds
last Saturday between the Harris
willie and the Monterey teams. Har-
risviEle scored 8; Monterey Z.
Mr.. Charlie Stubbs, the manager
Of the demonstration farm ian this
section OF beat /, reports that his
cotton is doing fairly we'll; but the
corn crop has suffered a great deal
from the effects Of the drought. Too
much rain at first and now too long
a drought.
Central Cotton On Company are
laying in large quantity of fuel