The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-08-25
Mrs. w. T. Pate, Of jackson, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Laura McLaurin

position as teacher in the public school.
Wade Ragland, and Johnson and Dave
Pierce left Monday for Dallas, Texas,
where they expect to remain for while
in quest of wealth.
Mr.. w. E. Pope and daughter, Miss
Pearl, were Brandon visitors today. Miss
Pearl leaves in a few DAYS for Pinola,
where she will be engaged for some time
in teaching.
Prof. J. H. Donnell, one of our Rankin
county boys who has accepted the princi-
palsnlp of the Georgetown High School
for the session of 19Io-I9Ir, was Bran
don visitor Tuesday.
The knocker in this town is almost
an extinct specie of humanity. In fact
a genuine, died-in-the- knocker in
this town would be worth money as
museum freak.
Victor Martin made a business trip to
Parchman last week. He will be per-
manently located there after the Ist of
September, having accepted a position
as machinist for E. E. Jackson.
Rev. ]. r. Rogers, now of Meridian,
but who has for some time been engaged
in missionary work in Oregon, preached
at the Baptist church Sunday morning at
the II O'Clock service.
J. E. Morgan, contractor and builder,
has secured the contract for building the
Burney residence on College street, op-
posite Maj Henry's home. The foun-
dation is being laid this week, and ac-
tive work will be continued until the
house is completed
Capt. w B. Easterling and L. o. Gay
den have been endorsed by the Alexander
followers for election commissioners for
this county, while the name of H. L. Nc
Caskill has been sent in to represent Mr..
Vardaman on the same board The APP
pointments will be made by the state
board of election commissioners Satur-
day.
Prof J. l. Covington and Mr. Run
nells, of Townsville, were here Tuesday,
looking into the advisabiiity of creating
separate school district in the territory
embracing the Dry Creek school, The
valuation of the property assessed in the
district was ascertained, and other pre-
liminaries of the proposed change were
attended t., and if majority of the
tax payers are willing to it, the new dis
trict will more than likely be created
Darnall Bros. store was entered by
burglars Friday night and goods amount
ing to over $500 was stolen. Entrance
to the store was made through the cellar,
the thieves evidently having planned the
work some time during the day Friday.
Nine pairs of So shoes were takeE. a
lot of razors cloth, etc. Evidences around
the safe showed that an effort had been
made to open it, but failed. No clue
has yet developed as to who the guilty
parties are.
The school library does awake an in
terest in the pupil. 1t gives him good
appetite; it stimulates. 1t opens the chan
nels of usefulness. 1t has powerful
tendency to keep the boy in school longer,
ways aids in the development of those
traits of character that will be beneficial
to the men and women of the future
and also to those with whom thew come
in contact through business and social
life.
When the sun shines and the streets
become dusty, you wish it would rain (;
when it rains and the streets become
muddy, you wish the sun would shine.
After you are married you wish you
was single, and if you get a new dress
you wish you had new hat to match
it; if it is a boy you wish it was a girl,
and if it is girl you wish it was boy
was human nature ever satisfied? Guess
not, and glad of it, for then there would
be nothing to "kick" about.
Life is too short to be overshadowed
by gloom. Let US live bravely and cheer
fully as well as industriously and duti-
fully. The true heart recognizes the duty
of happiness and faces life with a certain
courageous gayety that solves many doubts
and scatters the clouds of woe and dis
aster. Let US cultivate the habit of
cheerfulness, and know that when we
quench the innocent JOY of fellow crea-
ture by word or frown we are DELHI
erately destroying part of the worlds
most prescious treasures
There is no doubt that a large per
cent of the degradation, disgrace, ruin
crime among the young, springs from
the habit of night providing, corner loaf
ing and kindred acts by both sexes in
city, town and hamlet all over this
broad country. Any person who keeps
his or her eyes open knows this Hun
dreds of boys and girls are out at night,
and we all know that many influences
for evil and none for good surround them
continually.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Leslie. of Jackson,
were here this week getting up direc-
tory of persons receiving their mail on
the two rural routes running out from this
town. The routes out from Florence,
Mendenhall and Braxton will also be
included in the book, giving complete
record of the names or all persons in
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