The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-07-20

Mrs. II. {. Roberts and daughter, MISS
Hattie, have returned from a months
visit to friends at Hattiesburg.
Mr.. w. T. Pate, the popular travelling
salesman for the American Book Co., spent
Sunday here with homefolks.
Misses Vita and Msude Morris have
gone to Vicksburg where they will be the
guests of their aunt for few days.
Mrs. DR.. Edwards and baby, Fountain,
of Mayton were the guests Of DR.. and
Mrs. Harry Watson this. week.
Miss Nan D. Mayors, after a months
stay with relatives in New Orleans and
Moss Point, is expected home soon.
Mrs. S. C. Brown went to Pelahatchie
today where she is on the program of the
Rankin County Sunday School Convention.
Mrs. c. E. Gayden and little son How
ard, have gone to Lumberton and other
southern Mississippi points for an extended
visit.
Billie Darnall, one of Rankin county's
most up-to-date farmers brought In and
sold number of thoroughbred pigs this
week.
Everybody is invited to be present
at the barbecue Friday, 2Ist, and all
citizens in Brandon are requested to bring
baskets.
Miss Elizabeth Oden Of Vicksburg, who
is visiting Mrs Annie McLaurin this
week, has been the recipient of many social
courtesies.
Mr.. H. L. Myers and his two little
daughters returned home Monday after
visit to his daughter, Mrs. J. w. Evans,
Of Virgins.
Among those attending the Sunday
school convention from here this week are
Misses Annie Robinson, Susie Blue Buch-
anan and r. F. Brown.
Mr.. Smoott who is teaching the people
of the south a new and up-to-date method
of preserving meat, is welcome visitor
among home folks this week.
The protracted meeting at Forest Hill
will begin Sunday, July the 2srd. The
pastor Rev. o. ]. Rainey, will be assisted
by Rev O. S. Lewis, of Brandon.
Miss Ethel Cardwell has returned to her
home at Cooper's Well after several
months of efficient service as telephone
operator. Mrs. L. A. Cardwell takes
her place.
The water company is greatly improy-
inc the facilities for furnishing its Gus
toners. Few town as small as Brandon
have as good advantages in the way OF
pure water as we have.
Prof. 7. I. Covington, president of the
Rankin County Sunday School Conven-
ton, passed through here yesterday en-
route to Pelahatchie, where he will pre-
side over the deliberations of that body.
A vaudeville show will be gwen at the
school house Just before and after the
speaking Friday. "High class songs and
Comedy Sketches You will have plenty
Of time to see the show before the speak
ing.
Mrs. I. B. Jones and Mrs. a. B.
left last week for Memphis,
Hot Springs and other points of Interest
for several days. Before returning Mrs.
Jones will purchase her fall line of mil
linery.
John Ohleyer has fitted up one of the
most tempting looking little places seen
in Brandon in many day. He has
fine fountain from which is dispensed
every kind of delicious soft drinks. He
also has toothsome looking line of cam
dies and cigars.
If the challenge made by the Brandon
boys to Pelahatchie is accepted there will |
be hot fight on the local diamond next
Friday. The battery for the home team
will be Cole Burns and A. @. Mayors,
and they will be supported by such ma
terial as C. Martin, J. Taylor and s. A.
Hobson 1t looks like Brandon will WIN
The steady fall Of rain throughout the |
county for the past weeks has lessened the |
good crops prospects very much. Late
sorn Is doing badly. Cotton not fruiting |
we'll and the boil weevils are reported 20
,e getting in destructive work. The crops
Il the lower lands are drowning OUT and
he grass taxing them. Yet # the rain