The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-07

and so much that is good In the worst or
us, then let US all be charitable to the
rest of us"
A very light shower struck Us here
last Friday, and fooled us terribly.But our
neighbor Plain, seems to have not been
so fooled. The earth there looked pretty
wet on Monday morning.
The denizens of our little city awoke
on call fools" morning as usual, but on
going for their mornings mail discovered
tremendous pair of logging wheels
with an immense axle and OK tongue at
tached there to backed up against the
front gallery of our nice little postofflce
building, but not in a position to prevent
ingress of patrons to the post office proper
for their mail. Twas laughablc sight
TO behold Who rolled that tremendous
implement up there no one but the par
ticipators in the fun-and they must be
big Jolly lot-know. Looking down the
street a small heavy pair of wheels with
axle and hounds, was left on the edge
of the sidewalk in front of Wiley Allis-
tons store These fine looking vehicles
were finally removed and no one showed
temper-or, he better had not.
Prof. w. N. Taylor and r. A. Whit
field boarded the :27 P. m. train, north
bound, last Friday,-the professor on
business trip to Kilmichal, and Mr.. Whit
field on a pleasure tramp into Madison
county. Both were back to town on Mon
day morning.
Will Rice, son of Van Rice, a former
resident of Brandon for many years, blew
into Florence Monday afternoon.
Hon. Earl Brewer delivered his address
eli Patriotism" at Briar Hill school
house on last Friday morning, and in
the school auditorium in our town that
night. We were absent from town then,
and therefore cannot comment on the
address as we would like TO, and favorably
too, as we understood from those who
were present that it was fine. The pointed
remarks he made to the rising cltlzenry
should be needed by every young man who
some day will be responsible for the con-
duct of government.
Rev. ]. S. Purcell, we are told, delivered
a fine sermon Sunday at II a. M, in the
Methodist church. He announced services
for Sunday night, but he stated he would
be absent, as he was to assist in pro-
tracted meeting at Terry. Judge Norrell
conducted the evening services in absence
of the pastor, and he made most excellent
talk. This brings us to say that the lead
ing laymen of our churches may just as
we'll prepare themselves to do preaching
In absence of the pastor. This is the
day for the laymen's movement Laynen
are everywhere discussing publicly rellgl-
Gus matters looking to the evangellzatlon
of the world during this generation. 1t
is all an old exploded idea that because
a pastor is absent from his regular SER
vice. there need not be any services in his
church. The pastor can drill brother
or two to do some exhorting and have them
always ready and waiting to take his
place in his enforced absence. Even if
he were present, little variety in the
conduct of the exercises by having a good
brother or two to make short addresses
on any texts of their selecting, would be
relished by the regation-especially
so if there be heart service in the case,
and the public respect and admire the
character of the speakers. No harm can
conc of such proceedings. No better
man cen be found to ill the bill of a
splendid exhorter THAI Judge A. @. Norrell
lie news no. :, ..~.->-lc any retlg-cuS
s~.,ect AIRY y,--1re ..aA On any occasion
Iheco was 4 nice affair at Rev. w
Suttcr's residence last Friday, and it was
no April fool either, when Nj !. D..
Miller and Miss Emma Mobiles came up
from the Clear Branch neighborhood and
were made husband and wife by the Of
tcial act of the Parson. Mr.. John White,
Jr., and Mr.. Grady Miller accompanied
the happy party.
A Mrs. Rainey, an unfortunate lady
confined in the insane hospital at Jackson,
committed suicide last week by hanging
herself in her room with rope made of
stripped bed sheets. Her remains were
carried to her former home at Pelahatchie
for burial on Sunday.
The Jackson papers say Jackson got
fine rain Monday night. Florence got
nothing but clouds, some breeze, little
lightning and few claps of thunder
all these interspersed with not enough
liquid to fairly settle the dust. A cooling
west wind sprang up by Tuesday morning
and the surface dampnesS soon departed
Speaking of thurder and lightning re-
minds us to remark that there are lots
of people, among women and children
especially, who fear the thunder's crashing
noise more than they do, or pretend TO,
the lightning flashes. This should be the
reverse, if they must be afraid at all.
All the danger lies in the Hghtning's
streak as it darts here and there. No one
guessing where it will strike. We have
witnessed a good deal of dodging among
people Immediately following 4 flash Of
The electric fluid. The brilliant display
of this dangerous element in the clouds
is but the instant penetrating noise of the
author of all elements The rolling, rever-
herating sounds that follow a flash are
but the grand music of the vast heavens
played by the Almighty fingers. Their
sight and sound are delectation to the
heart of him and her who feeel themselves
safe in the hollow of His hand. Now,
people, don't be childish enough to dodge
and hide from thunder. You may-and
you generally dc-escape the stroke by
lightning, and then the danger is past
for that instant; and instead of retreat
ing to cover, dash forward to the front
and listen to the welcome voice of the