The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-06-30
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
(By R. A. Whitfield, Florence.

The Methodist brethren were rejoiced
to have the Presiding Elder, Rev. J. R.
Jones, drop in Sunday night at the preach
ing services. He left the next morning.
The pastor of the Methodist Church
at Terry attended the preaching services
Monday night and Tuesday.
We note the fact that the meeting un-
der the preaching of Evangelist d. E,
Kelly, is growing very interesting. On
Monday night his sermon was to busi-
ness, professional and laboring men. The
subject was "1ne Wise Fool,o and 1t
was we'll handled, and created deep i'm
preston. Bro. Kelly labored faithfully
to drive home the fact that the conclu-
sion of the whole matter is: Fear God,
and keep his commandments. He kept
the fact before the minds of his audi
ence that men in any kind of honorable
business, respecting Gods laws, will sue
ceed in tnat business God will take care
of those who honestly try to obey His Com
mandments. The preaching of this man
of God is of deeply pious order and in
time will show in the better lives of those
who appreciate religious endeavors.
We are informed by Jno. L. Evans, the
secretary of Beat One Fair Association
that the beat fair will be held at Florence
on October 18th and 10Th. Later on, and
in ample time, program will be ar
ranged and published. Now, people, don't
get Indifferent about our beat fair. Let
every man and every woman, every boy
and every girl in beat one, with any pride
of character, and pride of race, bestir
himself or herself to have something to
exhibit at our fair. Let every one prove
by the display he or she makes that beat
one is the best part of Rankin county, for
enterprize, energy, industry, thrift and
success in agriculture and mechanism.
beat pride should actuate every citizen
of the district Have grace, grit and
gumption in this matter and no other beat
can excel you.
The great immigration Convention of
late has adjourned after organizing per-
manent body, and laying down this plat
form cts purpose shall be to advertise
the resources of the state, and to solicit,
encourage and promote in every way pos
sible immigration into this state, of de-
sirable white settlers" The name of
the permanent organization is the "Mis-
sissippi Land and Development Associa-
tion." The membership fee is $1.oo, and
'Life Membership" is $500. The main
work of the Association from now on
is to foster the immigration of good white
settlers, and the encouraging of the invest
ment of capital within the state. To this
end the new association will bend its en-
ergies. Circulars and Instructions will in
proper time be issued for the informa-
ton of the people generally. To show
the faith our prominent men had in the
future of this association we will mention
that the first certificate of membership
was auctioned off at spirited clip for
100000 to Mr.. I. c. Enochs. The bid
ding was lively between him and Edward
ri. Hines, a northern man, who owns
100000 acres pine timber in Mississippi
This to boys and young people gen.
orally:
Mr.. ]. J. Hill, the head of some great
northern railroad, and man of copious
learning in the practical affairs of life,
was recently dubbed high degree by
Yale University of which he is an Alum
nus, ard delivered short address at the
late commencement at Yale, thanking the
officials for the honor thus thrust upon
him, and said it gave him pleasure to
say in simple words these thoughts which
have helped him through life: 81 have
never found the place where lie would