The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-09-22

The Presbyterian congregation has made
arrangements for preaching at their
church next Sunday morning and at night.
| All are invited to attend.
Mrs. Florence Burney's handsome new
home on College street is nearing COM
pletion, and will be ready for occupancy
within fifteen or twenty days.
w. A. Hume, formerly a resident of
Brandon, but who for the past twenty
FIVE years has lived at Edwards, died last
week at the age of SO years.
]. S. Gilentine, district manager of the
cumberland Telephone Co., with head
quarters at Jackson, is in town today,
looking after the company's interests.
Mrs ]. ]. Walker and daughter, Miss
Julia, have gone to Port Gibson, where
Mrs Walker will be employed in the
public school during the present session.
Messrs. ]. w. Birdsong, W. G. White,
r. F. Brown and w. S. May went to
Jackson last night to attend meeting
of Jackson Chapter, Royal Arch Mascns.
Bishop T. d. Bratton will prach on Sun
day at ST. Luke's church, in Brandon, at
which time he will confirm a class All
cordially invited to be present. Services
at II a. m.
1t is desired that every member of the
! Junior Order United American Mechanics
meet at the Masonic Hall Tuesday evening
at o'clock Business of importance to
come before the meeting.
Webb Ragland informs us that some
''cuss" has circulated the report that he
has Withdrawn from the race. This he
emphatically denies, and states thai he
expects to remain in the race until the last
vote is cast
Hon. w Nj. Smith, an old Brandonite
who is now making good in the real estate
| business in Birmingham, returned Monday
after a visit to relatives and friends at
this place Mr.. Smith has many friends
here who are always glad to see him.
Mrs. r. c. Watts, who arrived about
ten days ago, expecting to make an ex-
tended visit to her mother, Mrs. A. J..
McLaurin, was called home Wednesday
night by a telegram announcing the death
of her father-in-law, Mr.. r. T. Watts,
of Lynchburg, Virginia.
Our young friend, Forest Stubblefeld,
has accepted very lucrative position as
salesman fer the American Tobacco, and
| left last week on his first trip through the
state in their interests. Forest is a splendid
young man, and is bound to succeed.
Miss Gladys Stubblefeld has accepted
the position of principal of the Sumner
High School, and left for that place last
Saturday. Miss Gladys is one of the best
teachers of the state, and the trustees Of
the Sumner school are indeed fortunate
in securing her services.
Miss Jeanette Buchanan has returned
from Newton where she has been at the
Sanitarium for some weeks recovering from
an operation for appendicitis. Her many
friends are glad to know that she has now
fully recovered, and will be able 70 take
charge of her school next week.
Road Commissioners Crock, Parish and
Collier have been out this week looking
over the roads for the purpose of ascertain
ing the parts that need work first, and to
make an estimate of the amount to be spent
per mile AS soon as the bonds are dis
posed of the work will be begun in earnest
and viii be rapidly pushed until the roads
in this beat are all put in apple-pie order.
Eula Cobb, who shot and killed Oscar
Kelly, her half brother, on September 6,
was given preliminary trial before
Judge Corley Tuesday. After hearing
the evidence the defendant was cammit-
ted to jail to await the action of the grand
jury without the benefit of bail. The Cobb
woman claimed that the killing was ac-
cidental, but the Judge was of different
opinion after he had heard all of the tes-
timony bearing on the case.
Royal Arch Masons are notified that
Grand Lecturer Whitaker will be in Bran
don on October &c, II and 2S for the
| purpose of lecturing the members of Bran
| don r A. Chapter. Three classes consist
ing of Carl Stingily, c. r. Garraway,
Roy L. Fox, DR.. HI. J. Burnham, w. P.
Harper, Dr. c. c. Shots, J. D. Mcdonald,
R. S. Maxey,- Jr., and Rev. J. H. Grice
will be present and receive the degrees.
/ A full attendance is earnestly desired.
Any one who has eye trouble and not
able to come to town, drop me a post