The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-11-03
FLORENCE.
Local News OF the South Rankin
Town.

Miss. was visitor to our town
Monday, the guest of Jno. L. Evans.
Mrs. Ida Lee Rice is spending a.
few days with the family of Mr..
Thomas e. Therrell.
Mr.. Marion Flowers and wife, Mr..
Louis Flowers and Mrs. James
Pope, of Leake county, visited the
families, last Sunday, of Mrs. A. l..
Harvey and Jno. l.. Evans. They
returned Monday and took in the
fair at Jackson as they went
through.
Misses La Pearle and Audrey Dear
visited their little friend and rela-
tive Miss Jewell Bridges, at jack
son last week.
Mrs. w. S. Compere, the aged
wife of Mr.. w. S. Compere, died at
her home last week near King, aged
II years. The death of Mrs. Com
pere was not unexpected as she had
been in low health for several
months. She joined the Baptist
church many years ago and lived
a consistent Christian until the Lord
said, TT is senough-come up high
er." She leaves an aged husband be-
hind her who is only waiting the
call of his Master to receive the
reward of life spent in the SER
vice of his. lord. Mrs. Compere
leaves several children and grand
children also to mourn their loss.
r. M. Laird has about completed
his new residence and it will be
ready for occupation in few days. |
Rev. and Mrs. Dan Mcleod, who
have been visiting the home of the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Rogers, left Monday for their home. |
Rev. W. S. Allen preached last
Sunday at Morton, Miss. from which
place he will go to Greenwood to
attend the Baptist State Convention.
His pulpit was filled last Sunday |
by Prof. J. II. Buchanan.
Rev. J. S. Purcell preached last
Sunday at Stonewall Simpson coun-
ty. Mr.. Purcell is a Methodist
preacher, as all who know him
know, but he breaches every fifth
Sunday at the Baptist church at
the above named place. This is as
it should be, and whenever all the
churches get to inviting preachers
of other denominations to fill their
pulpits occasionally we will havel
as much religion and a great deal
more Christianity When the Sa-
tior was IN The world he never
asked to what church the person
belonged but was he saved. And
That is the kind of religion we need
nowadays and more Of it and less
denominaGonalism.
Miss Katherine Smith, of Neridi-
an, was visiting friends and rela-
tives here last week.
Quite number of Gov Narda-
mans friends Of this place went to
Jackson last Saturday TO hear him
speak. We do not suppose there
was ever a public man in Missis-
sippi whose friends were more 10y
al than the Governors and he should
and does feel grateful to them for
this loyalty.
Hon. and Mrs. w. a. White, OF
Biloxi, Miss, were to have visited
their brother, Dr. K. K. White, on
last Sunday, but DR.. and Mrs. Z. X.
White were notified by telegram
that they could not make the in
tended visit on account Of Mr..
Whites being i'll and not able to-
come. Mr.. White is an old Stems
Greek boy having been born and
reared here, and like a great many
other Of our native boys, has made
his mark in the world. Mr. White
is now one of the foremost lawyers
in Mississippi, and an all-round-
substantial citizen. We hope he
will recover his attack and make the
visit to his old home where he
will be greeted not only by his
relatives, but by the friends Of his
boyhood.
Mrs. b. S. Waller, Of Silver Greek,
is visiting her parents at this place
Mr.. and Mrs. p b. Berry.
M. w. H. Turcott, of Brandon,
is now putting. in water works and
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