The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-28

i bargains offered, the display OF farm pro-
duct shown was of high quality, and
proved to those present that Rankin
county soil is the equal of any, the baby
contests had numerous entries, and for
every happy mother there were many
disappointed and some mad ones, but al
together it was profitable and pleas
ant day.
Some good mule colts were exhibited
and Albert Hughes Berkshire pig, ?
months and week old, weighing 265
/ pounds, was something that few years
ago was not thought possible, when to
atain such weight "razor back rooter''
would have to be three or four years old.
Rankin county can raise good hogs
as cheap as any county. o. I. Nc
Gilvra had some very fine pigs that
would have won the blue ribbon, but
square man, as he is, he did not enter
them, as they were four days over age,
and were ineligible.
The ugly man contest was spirited
among the friends of the different can
didates and the result might have been
different had not some likely prize win
ners kept out of the lime light until the
/ decision was made.
National Road Expert Dodge made a
very fine address, at II o'clock, on Bet
ter Highways and How to Build Them.
He is most entertaining speaker, thor
| oughly in love with his work, and
while his address was pleasing and in
structive, those who went out to see the
model road were convinced that in re-
suits obtained under his direction, that
in actual road building he was even bet
ter equipped every way than in the art
of addressing the public.
j Engineer Perwine was on hand to ex-
4 plain as to the laying out the road, ETC.,
and with men, teams, machines, and split
log drag one could learn just how to
build good road out of sand and clay.
There was no marriage at the foot of
the monument. 1t is whispered that the
il young couple drove through town to see
the model road as the ceremony was
to be after dinner and Angelina was SO
thoroughly pleased with It that she re-
fused Ito marry Algeron until, with his
neighbors help,the road from their pros
pective home should be made with sand
and clay. that while as true daughter
of the south she did not want the ballot,
vet she felt called on to lead the movement
for the young women to say that they
would not be kept always at home, as
their mothers had been ON account OF
roads impassable for vehicles in winter
and that there would be more marrying
if she could have the say until roads
were made that women could drive
over all seasons of the year.
The following awards were made:
| A. M. SHIELDS offers ONE $3.50
Black Hawk CORN sheller, or ONE
Black Hawk grist mill for the
grinding OF chops and grits
for the best IL ears OF corn.
II Won by A. E. Harper.
| HARRY WATSON offers a dollar
watch to- the boy under Is who
i Wins the 100 yard foot race.
/ Won by Howard Smith.
-rrYYc DDANJ,cJ NTEuUC offers ono
| years subscription for the longest
6 stalks of Louisiana sugar came.
Won by E. L. Ferguson.
J. H. RICHARDSON Will shave, cut
| the hair and FURNISH a bath to
| the fattest man I'M town that day
free.
Won by J. c. Myers
TT. H. TURLEY offers one fine shirt,
/ collar and craRat ofr the best
bushel of sweet potatoes, same tt
4 be his.
4 Won by Y. C. Sheppard.
| COL. SIDNEY L. MLAURIN offers
$500 as prize for the best colt
raised i'm Rankin county. under
i one year old.
| Won by K. w. Wynn.
Il lGAYDEN HOTEL offers $5 for the
II heaviest dozen frying size chick
| enis-the same to belong to the
hotel Also 81 for the largest
pumpkin under same condition.
i Won by Henry Brown.
| Won by Nose Gibson.
| THE PLANTERS GIN AND COM
PRESS CO. offers to GIN tree the
largest load OF seed COTTON brought
im that day.
/ Won by Will swiIly.
ROBERT BURNS vim give dollar
Tor the six largest yam potatoes.
Won by Cape Donnell.
Ia y. M'LAURIN. JR<, wiil give s1.00
Cor the best gallon q this year's