The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-07
FLORENCE.

Roberts, of the ThomasVl1lle circuit,
came last Sunday and preached for
him at III a. m, and 7:30 p. m, ami
at RIchland at pm. that day. Tue
sermons preached by this good man
were simply fine and to the point
The Baptist here we're ito hold
a conference at D. M. Sunday to
elect a pastor for 1910. Rev. s. l..
Roberts, of Louisiana, being present,
gave a fine Sermon to- good audi
ence, ON the text AS Moses Lifted
UP the Serpent I'M the wilderness, so
must the Som of Mann be lifted up"
At the conclusion of this sermon
the church unanimously elected Rev.
w. S. Allens of Utica, as pastor for
19104
At 4. p. m. Sunday Mr.. Robert RIM
ger was on hand by invitation I'M the
interest of a Y. M. C. A. of this place
The Jackson News publishes the fol-
lowing i'm its Mondays issue:
Secretary Robert Rcinger, of the Y.
M. c. A. has returned from Florence,
where he went yesterday to aid inthe
organization of a local association i'm
connection with the F1ornece High
school, ONE of the best institutions of
its kind Jim the state. The association
has fifteen members ito start with, lis
similar im character to- the usual coll
lege Y. M. C. A., with Bible class and
religious studies, and has the follow
ing officers: J. N. Stewart, president;
George Laird, first vice president;
c.. d. Jones', second vice president;
w. C. Dear, secretary and treasurer.
The Richland school of the Plain
neighborhcod had its opening exer-
cises last Monday morning, a fine
crowd of patrons and pupils being
present This school lis now under
the management of Frof. S. S. SEES
sum, of Scott county, as principal,
with Miss Eta Porter, ais assistant
"a most excellent SELECTION of teach
ers. Mr.. R. A. whitfield, of Florence,
am old school teacher, made a plain
80 minutes talk and them gave way
to that peerless lecturer, Miss Susie
v. Powell, the puaai 7el-t OF the state
school imprcly enlenls arr1octA.fbn. IT
was a strole CT good fortune in Prof.
Sessum's securing her presence to
present the subject dear to her heart
to- the patrons of this schopl-that CT
Improvement of the building, ground
and environments of the school fer
the material, moral and intellectual,
good of the rising generation im that
neighborhood. We must say that mot
man nor amy womam could have
held the interest and the attention
of the grown ups and the little ones
too, CLOSING her more than 80 minutes
talk ON this to them, novel theme az
Miss Powell told with SO much ease
and grace, and clearness of express
sion. AIT the close of her discourse
the organization of a local association
was effected very readily, with Ed
gar MisterfeIdt as president, and
Mrs. Ida Lame ais secretary. Twenty
four of the patrons were enrolled as
members. Open your doors, we
schools of Rankin, and Invite and cor
daily welcome this excellent advo-
cate of so much that dis good for you,
and you will have everything to gain
by needing her advice.
The Western Uniom Telegraph Co.
had mem at work near here during
the past few days making permanent
Repairs of their wires which we're
damaged by the last blow.
| Last weeks issue of the Florence
Weekly contains THE death knell cd
THAT valuable little paper, and the
| farewell of the young editor, Joe
Flowers. If ever the ceasing of the
pulse beats of an enterprise is deeply
regretted, lit lis the 'shuffEmg off, OF
the Florence Weekly newspaper. How
could this fate have BEEN avonded
The Noble young editor declares ne
had been publishing the paper at
loss for some time, and could mot at
ford to do so amy longer. Joe publish
ed this paper en- ais cheap a basic
ais lit DIS practicable to publish any
paper in town tine size of Florence
with a fine clientele surrounding. /
business enterprises surrounding hiI
1 printing office could have appreciates
what was in the air for their en-
hanleem emit and the bulGing up o.
their beloved town. the proper sup
port to keep the paper afloat amE
growing would have BEEN forthcom
ing. This is day of educational ad
i vancement; and with an appreciates
support to this defunct publication
which i'm dts day carried many gooo
thing i'm it's columns, many a nice
story, many good suggestions, much
THAT tended to help the town, not on
in advice that lis morally good and
uplifting and many ether matters MOI
only at home, but in the surrounding
sections and far off communities
cabling their attention. to the many
advantages of this little city over
manly other larger tcwnl5 and Cities
for quilsIt homes for good people; hen
churches, Sunday sohccLs, end other
! religious and benevolent institutions
j wilhelm are approved by the Almighty
himself, ito say Elcth[ng of the lasting
benefit morally to the young of thfe
/ community and others, this paper
would not have met its doom. Joe
/ was am industrious, energetic youth
OF only nineteen years OF age, but
| he lowed his work and he worlaed i'm
a good cause. He YVES popular with