The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-12

We regret that the Editor of this pa
per was not able to insert all of our mat
ter sent him for last weeks issue. The
| part omitted was the second bundle sem
| him, and may not have reached him ii
time. We hope he will find it good tc
insert this week.
The weather is more or less balmy,
| sometimes pretty warm, and then cool
but the roads and streets are dry and
| intolerably dusty. The farm fields and
gardens can be helped much just row by
good shower. Growth of vegetation is
retarded, and replants are slow to sprout
Rev's w. S. Allen and WAYNE Sutton
took their suit cases in hand and some
filthy lucre in their pockets and hied them
selves away to the great Southern Baptist
| Convention which meets way up yonder
at Baltimore, Md. ,on this day We know
these good men will have the time of
their lives mingling with the big Baptist
| guns-kindred spirits-from all over the
south and from some islands of the sea.
These two pastors will come back full of
good things, biblical and spiritual, to
benefit their respective churches in the
line of individual and congregational en-
deavor. The church here at Florence
would have their pastor, Rev. w. S. Al
len, to attend that convention, and backed
up their motion with nearly enough cash
for all his expenses and new $I4 90 suit
case besides. Part of the cash, however,
was cheerfully contributed by the Morton
and the DLo churches of which he is
pastor likewise.
A negro named Alonzo Ford, living
, on Charley Stubs place. had his throat
dangerously cut last Sunday afternoon by
another manner Otho Wells, who made
his escape. This cutting was the outcome
of quarrel connected with crap game,
down near India creek bridge. In this
cutting the jugular vein of the neck barely
escaped the keen edge of the razor. it has
been reported that Ohio Wells, after this
escaped, entered another negro's Jenkins
home in the Plain neighborhood, and stole
nearly, or about, all, his family's supper,
and made off toward Jackson. Jenkins
tried to track Wells, but failed to get up
with him.
craps shooting about Florence, we re-
specially refer this matter to our hon
ored ard respected sheriff and hs deputies
A favorite spot on the ground for the
blacks to assemble around occasionally,
may be easily found and sentinels-put out
to bag the lay out. AT least this could
have been done some time ago. 1t is with
CIT the corporate limits of Florence, and
the good citizens of this town would be
glad to have the surroundings purged CT
crimes. The law against vagrancy seems
fast becoming dead law; and we may
be shocked some fine morning TO hear of
this community beiEg the scene of
terrible killing as an outcome of the dam
nable dirty craps game.
The king of England, Edward VII, af-
ter reign of nearly ten years, died at
HAS last Friday night. 1t was thought
that Bronchitis followed by Pneumonia
was the cause But some CT the doctors
in England say it was Appoplexy that
ended his life He was occasionally in
a precarious state of health, but hard at
work as faithful ruling monarch. He
finally took to his bed on Wednesday and
death came Friday night following.
He was ruler of England and all of
her possessions for nearly ten years, hav-
ing succeeded bis mother, Queen Victoria,
49,. a. she had reigned about 80 years.
Edward VII made conservative king,
working to establish permanent peace ev-
erywhere over the earth. He is now
succeeded to the throne by his only living
son, Prince Albert, or Prince of Wales,
who reigns under the title of George v.
About the last words of the dying king
are: "Well, it is all over; but think |
have done my duty"
A little s-year-old child of Arthur Com
peer, of Monterey, was bitten last Monday
afternoon, on the little toe by Rattle
snake Pilot. The child was dosed with
whiskey and by midnight was doing very
we'll.
We announce with sorrow the death of
another Of beat one's old citizens, Mrs
Francis Ann Morris, wife Of Mr. Jack
Morris, living two and one half mikes
west, died at 9 o'clock Sunday night, of
general debility, at the age of II years.
She joined Mountain Greek Baptist church
when quite young girl, but moved her
membership some years later to the church
here. Both Baptist pastors having left
for the great Baptist Convention, Rev.
]. S. Purcell pastor of the Methodist
church, kindly ohiciated at the last sad
rites at the grave in the Florence cemetery.
Three sons, and three daughters, all mar
ried, survive this aged mother Brother
Jack Morris and his estinable Spouse were
living in their own home when the COM
panion died, after happy life there for
over 40 years.
We perceive that several counties, most
ly north of the A. and " railroad have
arranged and are yet preparing, to eradi-
cate the detestable cattle tick, and thus
free their beef and dairy stock of what
keeps down the profitable sale of the cat
tie, and which binders the flow of album
dance Of healthy milk.