The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-01-28

at Circuit court for shooting with
intent to kill,
Bauschers' Carnival Company will
show every day and night this week.
with Saturday night the best of all.
See the free attractions and also
spend a dime listening to first class
negro ministries at the carnival, only
10 cents.
Ras Jones has engaged in tde drug
business on West Capitol Street Jack
son, under the firm name of Philips
and Jones. Both Of the young men
are from Pelahatchie and will de-
serve the patronage that is sure to
come to the deserving.
T. H. Turley has moved his stock
of goods into the corner brick build
ing, recently occupied by Miss Eu-
nice Washburn, and which he has
had repainted and fitted up for the
requirements of his trade. Mrs.
Pira Bruce has accepted a position
with Mr. Turley and will be glad to
fill orders for her friends.
Rev. N. N. Sidney, who has filled
the pulpit here for several years,
for the negro Methodists, was sent
to Clinton this year by the annual
conference. He preached good SER
mons every day by his conduct, and
also lived that he had the respect of
both white and black. He knew his
place and kept it. We commend to
his new congregation.
Bauscher Carnival Company, now
showing here, is giving some splen-
did exhibitions, Of bicycle riding,
punch and judy, ferris wheel riding
with the stuffed owls, cats, etc.,
to knock down, negro ministries,
good moving pictures and vaudeville
attractions that are up to date. 1t
is well worth the price. 10c admis-
sion.
A dispatch to the Times-Democrat
states that "Peyton Davis and Miss
Vallery Schmidt were qnietly married
at the rectory of the Church of the
Redeemer, lin Biloxi, Miss, Saturday
night ats o'clock, Rev. c. B. Craw-
ford, officiating. The young couple
left the next day for Lexington.
where they will make their future
home.'
Mr.. ]. F. Mckay, manager of the
Jackson Fair, which has done SO
much to advertise Mississippi's re-
sources in practical way, will come
over. next Monday with Agricultural
Commissioner, R. L. Moss, who is
to lecture here that day onl Demon
! stration Farms Mr.. Mckay will also
make talk advocating county fairs,
and incidentally buy field peas for
his seed store in Jackson, where he,
sells ali kinds Of flower, garden and
field crop seed suitable to this eli
mate.
There viii be meeting Of the
Rankin county medical society next
Monday, the first of February, in
Brandon, about Il o'clock.
A full attendance is earnestly de-
sired. Every doctor in the county
should make some sacrifice to attend
these meetings, and do his share to-
ward building up a good county med
ical society. For the doctors to meet
together in these society meetings;
get in close touch with each other
and discuss medical topics means
good to all-physicians and the laity
Doctor, this means you.
Come out to hear Mr.. Moss lee.
ture on Demonstration Farms, Mon
day next The United States Cove
ment will pay $4,000 and the
county will be asked to pay $4,000
to a county man elected by your
board of supervisors. Five farms OF
not more than 10 acres each will be
worked in each beat-25 in all. The
Government furnishes the seed free
| which will be worth 100000. Il
will only cost Rankin county $4,000
net, to have the demonstration.
The Grunewald Piano Company
of New Orleans, offered prize t6
the party who could write legibly
the greatest number of times thai
the words, "Grunewald Piano.
could be written on a card 31a by
6 inches. Miss Cary Bruce, of Bran
don, who did most of the work al
night, succeeded in neatly writing The
words 926 times, without blot tc
mar the card, which looked like il
was covered with waves which dar
kened the white surface. 1t was beau
tifully executed and will no doubt
bring the young lady prize.