The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-01-07

store m Pelahatchie and is pre-
pared to do repair work and
otherwise serve the people Of
that good town..
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Bruce GEL
ebrated the Seth anniversary Of
their marriage on the 4th of this
month and their numerous
friends wish them many returns
of the happy day.
sUncle Billy" Moore, whom
everybody. loves, has gone to
Dahomey to visit his son, w. f.
Moore and will remain with him
until summer. This venerable
man has just entered his 88th
year.
Sweeny, Jackson's high class
photographer, has moved from
his former place of business to
the upstairs over Jones old drug
store on Capitol Street, where he
IS prepared to serve better than
ever those who desire the best.
E. M. Stanley, from Jackson,
formerly of Wilson Louisiana,
took charge of the telephone
office at this place Monday. B.
Hubbard, formerly manager
here, has been transferred to the
Jackson office as assistant cash
Ter.
In ringing out the old year the
bell at the M. E. Church was put
out of commission. The con-
gregation voted to dispense with
the bell ringing and hereafter
services will be held without the
congregation having been noti-
fed by the solemn pealing of the
bell.
/ Ex-Governor Robert Lowry
continues to improve at the home
of his son-in-law, R. E. Wilson,
lin Jackson, and while his re-
covery is necessarily slow, his
friends and relatives are hopeful
of a return to health that will
permit him to again engage in
his law business.
The county meeting of the
Farmers Union takes place here
tomorrow and next day. 1t is to
be hoped that there will be full
attendance as there are import
ant matters to consider. HI. w.
Bradshaw will deliver the prin-
cipal address and that is suffi-
Gent to repay one to come miles
to hear.
Senator and Mrs. A. J. Nc
Laurin left Monday, the former
for Washington to resume his
duties as United States Senator,
while Mrs. McLaurin will stop
off at Lynchbnrg, Va, to visit
their daughter Mrs. Robert
Crenshaw Watts. Miss Jean
/ McLaurin is also with Mrs.
| Watts, having gone to lynch
burg during the holidays.
Shrewd buyers attention is
called to Bowers Bros. Final
Wind up Sale in to-days issue OF
The News. Everything of the
bankrupt stock will be sold al
prices that will wind up all
their old stock" When the
store is bare of goods, then that
enterprising firm will restock
with entirely new goods, better
prepared than ever to serve their
large and increasing trade:
] ST Todd, who killed Dick
! Brown, another negro just be-
fore Christmas in a crap game
out in the Hog Creek neighbor-
hood was renanded to jail with
out the privilege Of bail to await
the action of the grand jury, the
evidence showing that the negro
was not entitled to bail. Crap
games are fruitful sources OF
trouble and it might be we'll for
the next legislature to make it q
penitentiary offense to play the
game, or to bet on it when
played by others.
P. B. Bridges, jr., and bride
are visiting his fathers family
on Robinson street. Burton is
i now conductor on the NJ. J. and
K. C. Railroad. He was married
on December 80 to Miss Maude
Kropp; of Newton. He and
bride took first train for Mobile
and other coast towns, arriving
in Jackson Sunday night over
the G. & S. I. Railroad Clarion
Ledger Of yesterday. The
greons many friends in Rankin
wish him ell the happiness mar