The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-18

and heretofore unreached country Dy
a riparian route.
Over two thousand people attended
the rally and barbecue at Shaw. The
speakers were Senator Leroy Percy
and Gov Noel, on politics, and Profs.
Fox, Smith and Markham on diverslil-
cation. Gov. Noel made an interesting
talk of state affairs, and paid his re
spects to the contingent fund muddle
and Bilbo. Hon. Leroy Percy made
strong and forceful address touching
on state and national affairs.
State SUPERINTENDENT J. N. Powers
addressed a large crowd of normal
students and citizens of Winona. His
address, which was along the lines OF
practical and industrial education, was
listened to with interest by the audi
ence. Superintendent Powers is max
ing untiring efforts to carry out the
excellent scheme of education which
he has formulated since assuming his
responsible position.
The rural mail carriers of the 4th
congressional district of Mississippi
met at West Point and they had a
number Of speakers for the occasion.
Among. others, the Hon. Earl Brewer,
who is a candidate for governor, deliv-
cred a speech that was non-political
and was strong appeal to the boys to
remain in the country and keep out OF
the densely populated cities.
Yazoo City.-An attempt by an UNI
! known miscreant to poison the family
of DIR. j. B. Taylor, of this city, resulted
in the desperate illness of Miss Roberts,
of Jackson, guest of the family, whose
life was saved by prompt and heroic ac-
ton on the part of DIR. Taylor, who
CHANGED to be at home at the time. A
quantity of corrosive sublimate, deadly
poison, had been put in the water cooler.
Adams county will save 1926 on its
public road contracts in the next two
years The contracts for the five dis
| tricts were awarded to five different men
out of ten competitive bidders. Roughly
| estimated, the five contracts will total
S16,944 for the two years, which is So
326 less than the public road work cost
during the last two years.
| DR.. feathers lectured at Bonneville
on tuberculosis, typhoid fever, hook
| worm and other germ diseases. His
| lecture was illustrated, showing how
/ the germs were conveyed to the hui
man system by the fly, the mosquito
and the accumulation of filth around
| the home.
Henry Forster was instantly killed
| and his head crushed into mutilated
| mass of flesh, bone and brains, by his
head becoming caught between the
| freight elevator and concrete beam
in the Valley Dry Goods Store at
Vicksburg.
Ripley.-Steps are being taken to
organize a drainage district in this
county through Muddy bottom, begin
ming at Falkner and running to the
/ Tennessee line, distance of twelve or
fifteen miles on an air line. II the
project is carried out there will be at
/ least 5000 acres of fine bottom land
reclaimed and dried out.
Capt Clarke S. Smith, United States
engineer, officer in charge of the Third
Mississippi river district, has been or
| dered to Memphis to report on Sep
/ TENDER II. Capt Smith will have
charge of both Memphis and Vicks
burg districts with headquarters in
Memphis.
r. J. Thompson, ex-sheriff of ITALIA
hatchie county, died at Enid. He was
| rs years of age and an ex-Confeder
ate soldier, having served with For
rest.
James X. Vardaman, former govern
or of Mississippi, has accepted an In
| yitation to address the people at Laud
erdale Springs on September 5, La
Dor Day.
| Natchez. Silent consent permitted
the opening of twenty soft drink estab
lIishments where brewett was sold, but
lit was reported that whisky was on sale