The Brandon news., 1910-01-13
FROM FOREST REGISTER

Little Ruth the idolized daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. @. Gainey, has been
very ilf- with pneumonia for several
days. Her condition is improved and it
is hoped she will soon be we'll.
When a girl who has been away to
schol returns on a vacation, she tries
to act natural and treat her friends with
the old cordiality, but she can't help
showing that she has Been Away to
School.
A Newton jeweler tried to induce a
friend to buy diamond ring for his
wife's Christmas present. The friend said
no, he guessed he'd take her home a side
of bacon. eve don't keep anything as
high priced as bacon" the jeweler said.
"Youll have to go to the big jewellery
stores in New Orleans.
A Forest man went into the butcher
shop the other day and bought 20 cents
worth of meat and received five cents
in change. When he got home he
couldn't find the meat AT last he dis
covered the nickle in his coat pocket.
That gave him clue and on opening
his purse he found where he put the
meat.
A Forest woman was down town the
other afternoon, and she thought she would
just drop in the telephone Office and see
why it took central" about a half hour
to get the number she wanted in the fore
noon. "What is your number" 2" inquired
the manager. ooh, we have no tele-
phone ourselves" was the reply. 81 was
using my neighbor's."
The Laurel Ledger, under the man
agement of ]. K. Huff, has been changed
from a weekly to semi-weekly. Bro
Huff has taken in partner and is no
doubt getting in shape to lose money.
Edgar @. Harris, of the Ellisville News
first class newspaper man, who doesn't
remain long enough in one place to get ac-
quainted with the people, has purchased
a half interest in the Ledger and expects
to divide his time between the two papers
and make the Ledger prosper as never be-
fore. The Ledger is good paper and ha.
always received liberal patronage, but
one country newspaper in Mississippi is
enough for any man.
The Alabama and Vicksburg railroad
will soon begin raising the grade of its
roadbed between Champion Hill and
Bolton so that there will be no danger
of overflows after the raise is made
The company will also put in reinforced
concrete trestles from Vicksburg to
Meridian, start to be made in the next
few days putting in these trestles near
Champion Hill.
Notice where the moon rises and sets
now? 1t comes into Scott county neai
the northeast corner of the county, and
goes out near the northwest corner, as
though undertaking the discovery of a
new northern passage across the heavens
The suns course is correspondingly south
ward. While these great orbs remain in
this relative position, there will be nc
warm weather.
VIM. Confer, top loader at Merrill's
lumber mill, near Lake, who was caught
| by wire cable and thrown against. ar
engine on the dummy line, mention OF
which was made in the Register last
week, died from his injuries. His remains
were shipped to Pottersdale, Pa, his for
mer home for burial Deceased was ehout
50 years old and had. been an employe OF
the Merrills for some time.
A Forest wife wanted to keep chick
ems, but her husband declared that
they ran out and if they were shut up
they wouldn't lay. But she insisted and
he thought the easiest way was to
try it and let her find out that he knew
what he was talking about. So the poul-
try ranch was established in the back yard
and things began to go just as the husband
predicted, and he began to smile and have
I-told-you-so look, when he reached jolt
On going to the chicken house the other
morning he found two eggs. He sneaked
them into the pantry and never said a
word. The next day there were four eggs
and they kept on increasing to the full
limit of the factory. The man was COM
pletely cowed, but the joke was SO good
that the woman told a neighbor how she
bought them at the store and used the