The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-28

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| cation. He is young man of pleasing
personality and profound thinker. We
cordially welcome him among us.
John Sanderson, of Jackson, is here with
his brother, Joe, who is seriously i'll.
Mr.. C. E. Sykes, of Jackson, was a
Sunday visitor at the Darnall Hotel.
Sam Darnal, of jackson, was over Sun
day to spend the day with home folks.
AS we go to press we learn that Joe
! Sanderson's condition is no better, being
a very sick man.
w. c. Harper has moved back to Bran
don and will be connected with Runge
and Co., at the depot
Mr.. George Moore, CT Jackson, was the
guest ef his cousin, Mr. John d. Nc
Laurin, Tuesday right.
A party of young folks chaperoned by
Miss Bessie McCaskill, are picnicing on the
banks of Richland today.
The graded school suspended yesterday
for the balance of the week, in order to
give the teachers an opportunity to attend
the state teachers association at Meridian.
DIR. McLaurin lost very fine mare last
night of distemper She was a beautiful
animal and the doctor priced her very
highly.
sUncle" Jerry Chapman returned yes
terday from the reunion, and Capt. ]. P.
Barksdale came in this morning. The
1911 reunion will be held at Little Rock,
Ark.
Hon. A. B. Stubbleheld and Mr. Simeon
lacy returned from the Mobile reunion
Yesterday morning. They report an atten-
darce of IT, 900 people with the thermome-
ter registering some where near the freez-
ing point.
Pennell, the 1S-ycar old daughter of
Jack and Aggic Finch, died last night aft
ter in illness of a months duration. Her
parents are among cur very best colored
people, ard they have the syInp athy OF
many friends in this hour of trouble.
Webb Ragland requests The News to
ask his friends to please bear with him
for a few weeks longer with reference to
him giving them definite answer as to
entering the race for Corners and Ranger
of this county He would have them to
understand, however, at the outset that
should he decide to enter the race it will
be alone for the love of money.
Those who are not sdready registered
in Fannin or Pisgah precincts, and desire
TO do SC, will take notice that the dates
for the registrar to visits these two places
have been changed as follows! Fannin,
Monday, May go; and Pisgah, Tuesday,
May 81.
Mrs E. c. Melvin died at her home
in Pelahatchie yesterday, and her remains
will be brought to Brandon for interment
this afternoon She was a widow OF the
late Shad Melvin, who formerly served
this courty as Chancery clerk, and was one
of the most popular men of our county.
Since her husbands death Mrs. Melvin
has lived at Pelahatchie, where she had
many friends, who are greatly grieved over
her death.
Chief Clerk Morris, of the railway mail
service, at Meridian announces that adj
ditional railway mail service has been
established between Meridian and Vicks-
burg in trains numbers 3 and 4 On the
Alabama ard Vicksburg road, the new
service having gone into effect Sunday
afternoon on train No. 8. Train No 4
will leave Vicksburg at 7:Is a. M, arrive
| at Jackson at 8 40 a. M, making close
connection with l. c. tranis, north and
south, arrive Brandon $50 a. m, Me
| ridian 1890 p. m. connecting with M.
and Q. and O. and c. trains, both ways.
Train No. will leave Meridian at 4 oo
D. m, arrive Brandon s: AS p. m, Jackson
| 7:2s D. m, and Vicksburg 100 p. m. Both
trains will exchange mail with all offices,
Meridian to Vicksburg, inclusive, afford
| ing an excellent forenoon and afternoon
delivery.
Reports from every section of Rankin
county indicates that much damage has
resulted from the freeze and frost Sunday
night Cotton is damaged to such an
extent that all of it will have to be re-
| planted, which will cause a serious set
back to agriculturists. The scarcity OF
cotton seed is giving the people much con-
Germ, for it is unusually scare this year.
Owing to the high prices paid for it dur
ing the past season, practically all the
surplus has been sold to the mills The in
crease in cotton acreage this year over
| last is considerable in this section, but II
is expected that owing to the necessity
for replanting this will be materially re-
duced. The fruit crop, which promised
well, has been hurt, some reporting their
orchards to be almost totally ruined. Truck
of all kinds has been damaged, the more
tender plants being killed outright.
Central Mississippi Presbytery met in
the Brandon Presbyterian church at 745
Tuesday night, April 10Th. The opening
sermon was preached by the Rev. ]. G
McMullen, Of Winona. The election OF
officers resulted as follows: Rev. ]. F.
Naylor, of Learned, moderator; and VIM
Mcbride, of CarroIton, temporary clerk
Wednesday morning at II o'clock, DR.. O
S. Roudcbush delivered classic discourse
| IN The Early ProfeStant Church in Mis-