The Brandon news., 1910-03-31

which will be found on the first page
OF today's paper These people have
/ just received cne of the prettiest lines of
spring and summer goods ever brought to
this town. and it will pay you to visit
their store before making your purchases.
The sixth meeting of the Ladies En-
broidery Club met at Mrs. o. E. Martins.
Her spacious home was filled with beauti-
ful flowers, sweet music rendered by the
hostess. Miss Bessie McCaskill assisted in
her charming manner in serving dainty
to the following: Mesdames j. c. White,
were partakers by Mesdames ]. c. White,
w S. May, S. L. McLaurin, S. c Brown,
w. H. Barnes, c. E. Gayden, ]. W. Bird
song, H. Watson ]. NJ. Smoot, t. H. Tur-
ley, A. p. Miller and Mrs. Stone.
The following are the contestants from
Brandon to the Field contest at Florence
to be held April 18th: Girls elocution-
Nan Mayors and Ruth White Boys dec
lamation-Alfred Brown and VIM. Buch-
auan. Spelling-Sallie Horne, Nan Mayors
and Zula Berryhill. One hundred and fif
" yard dash-Henry Girdlestone and Sam
HobSon. One hundred yard dash-Albert
Thornton and Leonard Cottrell. High
iump-Percy Stubbefield and Clifton Cox.
Three-legged sack race-Alfred Brown
and Jas. Buchanan.
Tom Hoard, a negro Sc years old, re-
siding on the Gorth place. in the north
eastern part of Rankin county who on Tues
day Drained Simon Meyers, a negro IS
years old, with an ak, attempted suicide
by cutting his throat, at the home of
negress near Pulaski, Scott county, stating
that he preferred death to arrest. Hoard
killed Myers who was a hoodoo doctor,
because the latter had put charmed"
bag in a brush pile, with the intention of
working an evil spell on Hoard. William
Myers, a white man, pursued Hoard and
the attempt at self-destructon followed.
Hoard was brought to Brandon Saturday
and placed in jailA He is not seriously
wounded
In the death of Hon. w. d. Heslep,
which occurred very sudden at Jackson
last Friday, Rankin county loses one of
her purest and best citizens. NJ r.Hes-
lep was a member Of the lower house
of the legislature from this county, and
was one of the best workers in that body.
He was brainy, honest and patriotic, and
served mis- people faithfully and accep-
tably He was resident of Pelahatchie,
having made that place his home for
many years. Mr.. Heslep was 81 years
Of age, and leaves a wife and several
children to mourn his loss. His remains
were iQterred in the Pelahatchie cemetery
Saturday afternoon with Masonic honors.
A great majority from this place were
in attendance.
J. R Cook, an honest, Woodworking far
mer of Thomasvxllle neighborhood, made
a trip to Brandon last Friday Mr.. Cook
had not been to the county capital before
for about 20 years, and so many improve
ments had Ven made sine ehis last trip
that he hardly krew the town. He is
now in his 73rd year, and had never be-
fore last Friday seen an automobile. He
was carried over our new sand-clay road
in a Regal auto at the rate cf a mile
a minute, and expressed himself as be-
ing well pleased with what he saw of it.
Mr. Cock is the champion turkey hunter
of Rankin county, having killed during his
residence at Thomasville ever 500 of the
luscious birds He is hale and hearty and
has every promise of many more years of
life.