The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-30


Memphis has sold what Is known as
the A. G. Bailey place, located twenty
miles west of this place and containing
$50 acres, to G. G. and U. P. C. Davis,
of Pomona, Cal. The purchasers will
move here on the first Of fthe year and
will convert this place into stocl
farm.
Laurel.-Ciaude Mccoy, a lineman
for the Cumberland Telephone Com
pany, was run down and seriously in
jured by an automobile driven by IT.
vim Laird, in this city. He received a
bad scalp wound and bruises about
the body. Laird was arrested, but has
been released under bond This is the
third automobile accident in this city
within ten days.
Meridian-Joe L. Harris, wellknown
dairyman, was killed by New Or
leans and Northeastern freight train
as he was crossing the tracks on the
Arundel Springs road, about two miles
south of the city. He was returning
home from his usual milk route, and it
Is supposed that he did not notice the
train before it struck his milk wagon
which was demolished.
attiesburg-Two and a half mil.
lion feet of crossties for the English
railway companies, grown and cut i'm
South Mississippi, were shipped from
Gulfport Dec "a on the steamer Adri-
attic, for Liverpool This is the first
of series which the Newman Com
pany of this place will send to Eng
land for the use of the railroad COM
panies there. Another boat has been
promised for January 10, and third
some time In February.
Vicksburg.-The mystery surround
Ing the recent killing of Thad Bree-
land on the plantation of w. F. Miller,
has been cleared up by Henry Warner,
a negro employe of w. F. Miller, vol
UNFAIRLY surrendered and now held in
Jail pending a preliminary hearing. 1t
is claimed that Mr.. Miller was badly
beaten up by Breeiand, near the for
mer's store, and that an inswer to sum-
mons for help, the negro secured
gun, went to his employers assistance
and fired the fatal shot.
Jackson.-Jack Harris, Jr., the little
son Of Jack Harris Of this city, who
was run down by an automobile driven
by Lee Johnson, chauffeur of w. D..
Hannah, died from the effects of his
injuries, after IL hours, without re-
gaining consciousness. Both legs of
the boy were broken above the knee,
the skull fractured and internal in
juries inflicted.
Lee Johnson, the chauffeur, who was
arrested and held to answer to the
charge of reckless driving and man
slaughter, has been released under
bond of $1,000 to appear for police
court investigation.
Jackson. Mississippi is to have a
branch Of National Security League,
Joseph H. Choate president and AL
ton B. Parker vice president. The
league will wage vigorous campaign
to awaken the people of Mississippi to
the Importance of preparedness. The
work Of local organization will be in
the hands Of Warren HI. Pullen, who
will issue call after the first Of the
year for the purpose of launching a
local league. William B. Brewster, OF
New York, field secretary Of the Ma
tional Security League, has been in
Jackson making arrangements for the
launching OF the Mississippi organiza,
ton.
McComb.-Some time during the
coming summer McComb will have a
big chautauqua, three events being
scheduled for each day. A committee
Of forty-two prominent citizens have
formed themselves into committee
and will have charge of the affair.
Moselle.-As a result of two acci-
dents and one shooting in the vicinity
of this place all in one day one man
is dead and several persons injured.
While playing ball. James, the 12-year
old son of j. D. Merritt, fell and suf-
fered a broken arm. A few hours later
William Summerall lost two fingers OF
his right hand while engaged at shin
gle machine in the mill belonging to
Allison Hollifield, few miles east OF
Moselle. During the night of the same
day q number of negroes belonging to
an extra gang working for the N. 0. &
N. e. Railroad. four miles south OF
here. went out in the country to ne
gro frolic, where from some cause
"free-for-all" shooting affray occurred,
and when the smoke had cleared, one
negro was dead and two others Were
found to be seriously wounded. The