The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-04


to be cured at the black smith shop.
Miss hilary Berry, and Misses Annie
and Margaret Foulks, with their guest,
Miss Elizabeth Ferguson, spent <yester-
day in the capital city.
Aunt Charity Hunter, colored, resi-
dent of Brandon since 1853, has a sister
visiting her from jeff Davis county, and
the visit is all the more appreciated from
the fact that the sisters have not seen
each other for 60 years, Charity now be-
ing over 10 years of age and the sister
IS, who boasts that she lives in the
county of Jeff Davis, named after the
best man who ever lived in the south.
The Shiloh Pclahatchie w. 0. w. picnic
will be given at Shiloh on Thursday, Au-
gust 18th. AT eleven o'clock a. m. an
address will be delivered by Hon. ].
D. Thames, of vicksburg. Public dinner
will be served at 12:3o. At 2 o'clock
in the afternoon A. ]. McLaurin, of
Brandon, will deliver an address, and
will be followed by Prof Pate, of Jackson.
Everybody Is cordially invited to be pres
ent
The property of the black man as we'll
as the property of the white man will
pay it's share of the road tax; and the
road hand, black and white, will pay
his Communication tax, or be made under
the law to work it out under a guard,
though all will pay the So rather than
work ten dayS-that will be len days
work-and net few hours of playful
pastirne under an overseer who does not
care what they do.
On Tuesday afternoon, Misses Annie
and Margaret Foulks entertained in COM
pliment to their guest Miss Elizabeth
Ferguson, of Birmingham. The house
was beautiful in it's decoration of ferns
and cut flowers, which formed fitting
back ground for the many lovely and
attractive girls. az" was the diversion
of the afternoon-there being six tables.
During the afternoon, delicious ices were
served by little Misses Sadie Foulks and
Christine Berry.
On last evening Miss Mary White en-
tcrtained in honor of Miss Elizabeth
Ferguson and her cousin, Miss Gusta
Spann. The party, after enjoying de-
lightful auto. ride, were carried to Mrs.
Whites, where delicious dinners were
served. Among those enjoying her hos
pitaliy besides the honorary guests were,
Misses Annie and Margaret Foulks,
Messrs. Horace McLaurin, WIFI White,
and Jim Stingily, of Pelahatchie
Don't believe AMY statement that the
negro will escape his road tax under the
road laws, as he cannot get out of it, and
any enc who wishes to know the truth
can easily investigate and find out for
himself that it is only a statement made
to influence voters against the Bond Issue,
the only feasible way to secure good
roads instead of sand beds, mud holes
you cannot get around, and hill tops that
can easily be cut down
Mr.. r. E. Barnett, of Cato, was Bran
don visitor Tuesday. He requested The
News to state that he is a candidate for
circuit clerk of Rankin county, subject
to the action of the democrat primaries
next summer, and at the proper time he
will make formal announcement of the
same through the columns of this paper
We understand that Mr.. Scott Donnell
and Mr.. Will Ponder, also of beat S, are
aspirants for the same Office, and will
also make their wants known in due time.
ne good people OF onion ana cOmmun-
ity are requested to meet at the camp
grounds on August 18th for the pur-
pose of cleaning off the graveyard. In
the afternoon of the same day a meeting
of the executive committee of the camp
meeting association will be held for the
purpose of attending to the preliminary
arrangements for the 1910 meeting, and
to dispose of such other business as may
come before the body. A full attendance
is earnestly desired.
Mr.. R. K. Jayne was in Brandon Tues
day, being called here on account of the
trial Of one Inslee, who was incarcera-
ted here two weeks ago on a warrant
made out by MIR. Jayne charging him
with shooting with intent to kill negro
living on the Jayne place. The case was
compromised by the defendant paying all
costs and promising to leave the county.
Inslee was recently pardoned from peni-