The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11


Chester Mcintyre and T. J. Gates, prom
inent men Of Johns, were here yesterday
on business.
Mrs. Laura Buchanan has returned
from visit to her sister, Mrs. Rosa Nc
Nair at Mt. Olive.
Hon. J. B. Harris, distinguished law
yer of Jackson, was professional visitor
in our town yesterday.
L. M. Horne left for Laurel Sunday
where he will locate, however, his family
will not join him for some time.
Will Davis, Will Boyd. Jno Slaughter
and Jonas Holmes from beat 8, were
among court house visitors this week.
S. L. McLaurin, Jr., who is attending the
University Training school at Oxford,
spent several days at home this week.
w. J. Graves, of Mayton, gave the
News office call yesterday, when here
to take the train for the Ringing shows
at Jackson.
]. A. Kersh, who moved from Goshen
Springs to Gulfport about one year ago.
this week spent several days with old
friends in north Rankin.
Eugene Palmer, attorney at law, in
Jackson, assisted district attorney East in
the Walters case, the defedant being rep
resented by COL Sidney L. McLaurin and
Carl Stingily.
Owing to illness of Master Robert Wal
ker, his mother, Mrs Cammie Smith
Walker, has been at home with him, and
Miss Irene Hobson has been teaching in
the public school this week.
J. NJ Derrick, of Jackson, is here for
a few days delivering fruit trees for
the Greensboro Nurseries, and all parties
having bought trees of that nursery
will find him at Martins stable ready
to make deliveries.
An accident caused by belt slipping
last Saturday at the plant of the Brandon
Gin Company has stopped work for few
days until new parts are received TO re-
pair the damaged engine, when the ma
chinery will be ready for business again.
H. H. Edwards, district organizer for
the Woodmen of the World, is here this
week gettings up class to join next
Tuesday night and is meeting with good
success, as the order is one of the best
continues to show healthy growth and
has safety fund of $14,ooo,ooo.
Besides the sale of fine hogs mentioned
last week as having been made by Ran
kin county people at the state fair, the
News has learned that Mr.. c. w. Tay-
lor, who raises a splendid type of Poland
China hogs, sold four I month old pigs
at $12 so each, and grown sow for $50.
Mr.. and Mrs Dallas McLaurin, of Bay
Springs, stopped off here en- route to the
fair at Jackson. Mrs. McLaurin, nee
Miss Stella Ernest, was before her marri-
age teacher in Brandon Graded school,
and was loved and respected by pupils
and patrons.
Mingo Donald, the negro who was char
ged with rape on his step daughter at
his home in north Rankin, and who was
shot while trying to escape arrest, died
recently in the vicksburg hospital. Many
believe he was innocent and was the vic
tim of negro lies to pay off some old
scores.
Messrs. C. w. Taylor, T. L. Gay, DR.. L.
M. Clarke, S. S. Rhodes, George Owen,
]. L. Tanner, E. @. Davis, Dick McRae,
Dick Knight, ]. B. Massengale, George
Robinson and w. D. Heslep were among
the representative Pelahatchians in Bran
don this week.
Sam Ascher was here Monday trying
to trace the movements of man, about
go years old, who under the name of
Johnson, claiming to be from Meridian,
and who hired pacing slim made finger
tailed saddle horse to ride out into the
country to look at some cattle---when last
seen some few miles east of here the man
| was going towards Smith county.
B. E. Eaton, assistant general counsel
| of the G. and ST. railroad was here on
professional business during Circuit court.
The trial of J. B. Walters for the kill
ing of young Mitchum,. at the home of
the former, one night while crowd of
young people were out serenading, was
the only case which excited any interest
at this court, and resulted in verdict
of not guilty, being generally considered