The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-12-09

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Itta Bena.-G. r. Holman shot J. H.
Williams near the depot at this place
with a revolver. The bullet passed
through the right side OF the shoulder
and is not INought to be necessarily
dangerous.
Vicksburg.-At a special city cleo
ton held here to vote on the reissu-
ance of 100000 city bonds to replace
bonds issued years ago to secure the
Y. & M. V. Railroad shops here, the
new issue plan easily carried with only
nominal opposition.
Agricultural Coliege.-To stimulate
better craftsmanship among the ca
diets, Col T. B. Franklin, who Is be-
lever in preparedness, has just ar
ranged with First Lieut.. Louis Farrell
of the United States army, now COM
mandant of the A. and M. College, to
award gold medal to be worn by the
best rifleman in the Junior class each
year.
Meridian.-It is the expectation OF
the city officials to be located in the
elegant new city hall by the holidays.
The building is about completed and
the steel furniture is being placed. In
Guiding everything, the new headquar-
tiers will cost $175,0 900 and Is generally
pronounced one of the prettiest and
most conveniently arranged municipal
building in the south.
Greenwood.-Th preliminary trial
of Means Johnson for the killing of DR..
r. e. Birdsong at Schlatter has been
held here before Justices of the Peace
H. w. Cooley, r. H. Hicks and j. P.
Jarman The evidence showed clear
case of self-defense and the commit
ting justices Immediately discharged
the defendant. There were several
eye-witnesses to the affair.
Meridian.-Miss Eleanor Chamber
lain, aged 10, student of the Meridian
College, is dead from the effects of
taking several bichloride Of mercury
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lady was suffering from an attack OF
melancholia. After taking the tablets
the young laldy made a strong fight for
life and expressed desire to recover
Her father, DIR. F. c. Chamberlain, Of
Denver, Col, was Immediately noti-
fled. Her old home is in Colorado
Springs.
Jacksonville trial of J. J. Ed
wards, white, a we'll known young man,
charged with the murder of Louis
Sims, last August. has resumed. The
state contends and seeks to prove that
after having had fist fight with
Sims, Edwards had gone to nearby
house.. armed himself with shotgun,
and, returning, met the deceased, with
others, and after addressing remark
fired into his antagonist with fatal re-
suit. The defense combats this view
Of the case, insisting that Edwards was
forced to action by threats against life.
Meridian.-Mrs. Emma Crawford, an
inmate of the East Mississippi Insane
Hospital, escaped from the woman's
building as the inmates were going
down to breakfast. Later she was
struck by an Alabama e Vicksburg
train while in the western portion or
the city, hurled from the track and in
stantly killed. She was missed with
in 20 minutes after she left the asylum
and all day scouting parties had been
searching for her and reaching dis
lance of 100 yards of the unfortunate
woman when she was struck by the
rain. She was sent to the asylum from
Baldwin, Prentiss County, about
year ago.
Natchez.-Augustine Zuccato, in
spirited contest, has won the cham
pionship of Natchez in the finals OF
the first official horseshoe pitching
contest ever held In Mississippi. In
this Zuccaro defeated his brother, Joe,
by one point, securing score of Il
points to 90. Zuccaro now claims to be
the champion of Mississippi and chal-
lenges all corners for the title. The
contest was witnessed by several hun
dred people, and took place in Duncan
Park.
Gulfport-Plans have been adopted
by the promoters of the Mississippi
Centennial Exposition Company to be-