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

Baxter Burns was a Brandon visitor
Ills week.
Hon. :. l. McLaurin is away this week
attending court.
w. E. Pope, of Cato, was among our
callers Tuesday.
Jim Grain has returned from few
days visit to Hot Springs.
A boy baby was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Grain Tuesday night.
Miss Stamps left Tuesday night for
Kentucky to spend her vacation.
Mrs J. r. East left Saturday afternoon
for a visit to friends in Meridian.
Mrs Ed Robbins and children are Wis.,
lting relatives in Jackson this week
Roy L. Fox is back at work after a
pleasant ten days at his home at Louis
vile
Miss Bessie Bridges, of Jackson, visited
Mrs. w. H. Barnes the early part OF the
week.
Miss Margarette Craig and Miss Nc
Cabe are visiting Miss Pearl Jack in
HatteSburg this week.
Miss Eva Myers is back at her post of
duty at Barnes store again after a weeks
rest and recrea alton at home.
Mrs. J. NJ Smoot, of Memphis, is Wis
ling her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A
Gayden, at the Brandon Hotel.
Will Robinson, of Oil City, La, is
here at the bedside of his father, Mr..
]. L. Robinson, who continues critically
iii.
Mrs. J. S. Binns and children, of Jack
son are spending several weeks with Mrs
Dock Thornton returned to their home
Saturday.
II. H. Turley has returned from visit
to Mrs. Turley and the children, who are
spending some time with relatives at
Clarksdale.
Mr.. and Mrs, Leon Walrod are spend
ing the week with Mrs. Walrods parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore, at Lodabar. MIR.
Moore is rported quite i'll.
Prof J. L. Johnson, IT,, chair of Mod
ern Language Mississippi College, was
Brandon visitor Wednesday, in the in
terest of his institution.
Rev. o. ]. Rainey is being assisted in
his protracted meeting at Mt. Carmel this
week by Rev. J. Y. Bowman, pastor of
the Brandon Methodist church.
Messrs. H. L. McCaskill, A. G. Thorn
on and I. H. Glass and Drs. Garraway
and Watson, and Mr.. Desporte, of New
Orleans, are spending the week on Blue
Lake fishing.
G. B. Harris of Cato, was here SAT-
urday attending the County School Board,
of which he is valued member, and says
the prospects for next years crop OF can
.didates and boil weevilS is splendid
Claude Buchanan arrived Sunday for
few DAYS visit to homefolks. He is
located in Alabama, and his many Bran
don friends are glad to know that ne is
doing well.
Capt Geo. T. Todd, wife and son, left
Monday for Vicksburg, and after spend
ing a few DAYS with their son, at that
Mace. will return to their home in JET
ferson, Texas.
MIR. J. L. Robinson, who suffered
stroke of paralysis some time ago, is grow
ing gradually worse, and 1t Is feared
:. that he cannot last much longer All OF
his children have been summoned to ms
bedside, and the end is expected at most
any tmoment.
Pastor Simmons, of the Baptist church,
at Dry Creek this week engaged in a
rneeting. being assisted by Rev. Mr.. Coin,
f Greenyille Mr.. Simmons will preach
lis farewell sermon at the Baptist church
- this place next Sunday and VIII IN
ere make his headquarters at Raymond
~. S. Ainsworth, of Star, gave The
vys call Tuesday, and informed us that
Yrs. Ainsworth, who has been suffering
with pellagra since last March, is bet
4ar at this time than she has been tor
s;x weeks, though her condition is still
-rerv serious. His two children, who were
Effected with the same diseae, are ap-
-,rentIv well. Mr.. Ainsworth deserves
Great sympathy in his affliction. being
sr,relled to attend to all of his house,
I 'oId duties himself, besides doing the
Emily washing, ETC. All of the negroes
III most of the white felix's are under
.hs impression that the malady is con-
y. "r;o,,s and for this reason will not go
hear it. -,
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