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

The Tines-Democrat Washington spe-
cial quotes Representative Sisson as say
ing that it would not surprise me
should the Judiciary Committee make
favorable report on my bill directing the
Attorney general, by appropriate proceed
ings, to have the validity of the adoption
of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments to the Constitution judiciously tes-
ted" This simply tells us that Mr..
Sission's mental equipose is of quality
superior to suprise.-Vicksburg Herald
The Daily News has openings available
for three or four first-class newspaper
men who are capable of running weekly
papers in this state. The propositions
apply to newspaper plants already estab
lished, or about to be established, and
small amount of capital. In each instance
the opening offers splendid opportunity
for an alert, energetic newspaper worker.
Further details will be furnished on ap
plication to the editor of the Daily News.
jackson Daily News.
The baseball season has arrived, and
yet the Mississippi Legislature remains in
More thar usual interest is felt in this
community over the success that will be
attained on small farm of 100 acres
about mile and half below this city
This farm was formerly a part of the
Cot George plantation, and was bought
by Messrs. w. S. Vardaman and Gid
Montjoy, Jr. 1t is under the personal
supervision of Mr.. Vardaman, and hog
and stock raising will be its principal aim.
Will Vardaman already has fine lot
of hogs and other blooded brood sows,
and males have been purchased.-Green-
wood Enterprise.
The bed of a wagon from the country
filled with the carcasses of dressed hogs
attracted much attention as they passed
through the streets. The owner was Mr..
S. H. Welborn, a Jones county farmer,
whose place is about nine miles north of
Laurel Mr.. Welborn said he had been
quite successful in hog raising and found
a ready market-Laurel Ledger.
Mr.. r. H. Guthrie received last week
a registered Poland China boar, and
Mr.. H. w. NJ. Drake received regis
tered Duroc Jersey sow.-Port Gibson Re-
veille
In view of the frequent demands made
upon this community in the matter of
charitable requests, one way or another,
it has been suggested that we have a
committee of citizens to whom shall be
referred all appeals for help of a char
table nature, and whose business it shall
be to investigate these cases and report
in writing. If an unworthy claim, then
no report is needed. If, on the other
hand, the case is found to be worthy, let
the report of the committee in writing
form the basis of the appeal, which |
may be responded to by the people |
as they see fit-Monticello Press.
Mira VIM. F. Gray today withdraws
from the editorship of the Star to begin
the publication in this city of a weekly |
newspaper devoted to the agricultural,
industrial and commercial advancement
of the state. This is a wild field, for
which Mr.. Gray is peculiarly qualified
through his profund study of the ques-
tons relative thereto. Mr.. Gray will
continue to be an editorial contributor |
to the Star Mr.. Henry w. Ball, lately |
editor of the Vicksburg American, will
succeed Mr.. Gay in the editorial depart |
merit Of the paper. Mr.. Ball is journal !
ist of ability and gentleman whose
character will command the considera-
ton of this public.-Meridian Star.