The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-23
LOCAL.

Miss Minnie Watson is spending a
while in Jackson.
Miss Nell Gayden is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Smoot Of Memphis
Mrs. A. c. Sphinx, of Jackson, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. L. A. Cardwell.
Mrs w. T. Stevens spent few days
this week with Brandon friends.
Mrs. J. p Stevens and son John P.
Jr., are sojourning at the Chester House
Attorney Heslep, of Pelahatchie, was
here on professional business Tuesday.
w. @. Stevens and wife spent Sun
day with relatives at the Chester House.
Willie Walker left this week for Philip,
Miss, where he had accepted position.
Mrs Annie B. Weathersby has returned
after several weeks stay at Hot Springs,
Ark.
Mrs. DR.. A. S. Lee, of Focte, Miss,
rs the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
IL. A. Busick.
Mr.. H. A. Busick and daughter, Mrs.
DR.. a. s. Lee, were visitors at the capitol
city yesterday.
Jno o. Gayden left Saturday for Hot
Springs Ark, where he will spend few
days recuperating
Mrs Cammie Walker and Miss Mary
White are at Knoxville, Tenn, attending
the summer normal.
John Cole, who has been spending sew
eral months in New Mexico, arrived
home this week, much improved in health.
Mrs Fannie Moore, of Burnice, La,
and Mrs. Julia Johnson, of Meridian,
are spending while with their sister,
Mrs ]. c. Atkins.
Mrs. Geo. Darnall ard Master George,
Jr., have returned from very pleas
ant visit to Mrs. Darnall's mother, Mrs.
Clover, at Biloxi.
The Rankin county fair will be held
on October FL and 22. County fairs in
Mississippi this year will be more num-
erous than for many years past
Hon. E. S. Wilson of Jackson, was here
Sunday to visit his mother, Mrs. lido
Lewis, who has been quite sick for some
time at the home of ]. H. Glass.
Surveyor Whitfield returned Sunday
from a visit to his children in Coaho-
ma and Sunhower Counties and reports
the crop prospect in thes counties as very
Misses Ora and Meddie Robinson, Mary
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erett are at Tulane University, New Or
leans, attending the summer normal.
Forest Stubblefeld, a Brandon hey, of
whom we ali feel proud, now representing
the American Tobacco Co., spent yester-
day here in the interest of his company.
Miss Laura Henby, of Monticello, Ark,
who has been visiting relatives here for
some time, left last week for Brookhaven,
where she will attend the noraml now
IN progress.
Mesdames w M Williams of the
Methodist Orphanage, Lou Star and Nan
ME Bethune, of Jackson, and Jessie Tin
min, OF IF annin, visited the home of Mrs.
J. c. Atkins Wednesday,
A. @. Thornton, r. r Busick andChes-
fer Thompson returned Tuesday morning
from a fishing trip to Lake Washing
ton, in Washington County. They report
a fine catch and an enjoyable trip.
Rev. Bryan Simmons has resigned the
pastcrate of the Brandon Baptist church,
and the same has been accepted effective
September Ist After that date Mr.. Sim
mons viii be engaged as state evangelist.
The old Rapids automobile which has
been stored in the Brandon Lumber and
Machinery Co.'s store rooms for some
rime, was shipped to Meridian Mon
-day, where it will be overhauled and put
into passenger service
Little Bonita Brown had the misfortune
10 fall from barn loft Tuesday morn
ing and break her right arm just above
the wrist. We are glad to report her get
ting along as nicely as could be
expected.
Our friend E. P. Harper, of Star, sends
us the first cotton bloom of the season.
In his letter he says: Il am sending you
cotton bloom. | found it on the 18th.
Cotton is good, and | never had better
corn. All crops are very good"
The Rankin County Sunday School Con-
vention will meet at Shiloh Thursday,
July 21S Let each Sunday school in the
county be represented. If the superin-
tendent or secretary of your school vii!
give name and address to Miss Pearl
Pope, SECRETARY of the convention, Braxtoh,
Route 2, She will send blanks for report
From an Oklahoma paper we learn that
Friday, July Ist, will be celebrated at
oklahoma City, Okla, as Mississippi day,
when several prominent Mississippians
will speak, among the number Col. a.