The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-09

| Mrs Caroline Sims, widow of former
wealthy planter of Rolling Fork, has beer
located in a destitute condition in a
boarding house in Chicago, having been
mysteriously missing from her home for
FIVE weeks. Her only explanation was
that she wanted to get away from Roll
| ing Fork" Her maiden name was Powell
Ezra Gurley, white convict serving
hve-year term for burglary in Alcorn
county, has been recaptured in Lexing-
ton, Tenn, and returned to the farm.
Attorney General Hudson will file a
suggestion of error in the near-beer case
recently decided by the supreme court
against the state, and this will probably
| call halt in the negotiations of most of
these who had prepared to open establish
ments
| Columbus is making great prep
arations for the annual convention of the
Mississippi Travellers Association, which
meets there On June 24th for two days
session.
A new branch line will shortly connect
the Illinois Central at Batesville, Pamela
county, with the Yazoo & Mississippi Val
ley at some point in Tallahatchie county
The Pascagoula Northern Railroad has
inaugurated daily train service between
Scranton and Evanston, where it inter-
sects the Mobile Jackson & Kansas City.
The entire line is about 40 miles long,
and is ultimately to be constructed north
ward.
Gov. Noel has pardoned an old slave
negro named Bill Harrison, sent up about
year ago on a charge Of manslaughter
for killing his son-in-law in Jasper county,
to which he entered a plea of guilty, but
claimed the killing was for the protection
of his daughter.
All three of the candidates for the Uni
ted States senate have agreed to engage
in joint debate at Lauderdale Springs,
on June goth, at a picnic. Congressman
| Adam Byrd and his opponent, Hon. S.
A. Witherspoon, will speak on the same
| occasion.
| Gov. Noel has seen fit to reiterate that
no undue influence actuated the election
cf the new Text Book Commission, and
| that all the men SO chosen are free to
select the books that appeal to their ideas
of what ought to be used.
Hon. c. H. Alexander, of Jackson, has
issued his formal announcement as a can
didate for the United States senate, the
keynote of which is the regulation of cor
porations He declares he will not dis
cuss personalities or the race question.
T. D. Pace, of Jackson, has just cele-
brated the fftieth anniversary of his men,
bership of Capital Lodge No. II, INDIE
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, and is
one of the few members of so long stand
ing.
The State Deaf and Dumb Institute in
Jackson closed its session on Saturday
night, the annual address having been
delivered by State Superintendent of Ed
ucation, ]. n. Powers, and translated
by Superintendent ]. r. Dobyns.
The attorney generals Office has de-
cided that confederate veterans may sell
coca cola without paying the usual privi-
lege tax.
/ The corner stone of Brookhaven's new
city was laid Tuesday under Masonic
auspices.
Officials of the New Orleans Great
Northern Railroad deny the rumor that
steps may be taken to condemn the old
capitol property for depot ground. Their
new depot, they declares will be about
one block south east of the old capitol
or at the corner Of Commercial and Pearl
streets.
President @. R. Hightower, of the Far
mer's Union, is delivering series OF adj
dresses in which he deplores the lack of
harmony between the farmer and the mer-
chant and roundly lectures the farmers
themselves for buying corn and meats
when they ought to raise them at home
| He compares their case to that of ply
sician who employs another doctor to look
after his practice.