The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-12
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Laurin.
j. A. Lindsey has returned
from visit to his sister, at
Louin, Miss.
Miss Neva Lindsey will leave
tomorrow for a visit to Miss
Lessie Hale, at Florence.
Rev. Will Evans, pastor of the
church at Clarksburg, was a
Brandon visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. C. Vickers and grand
daughter, Miss Oretus Winstead,
are guets of Mrs. j. A. Lindsey.
Mrs. O. w. Lindsey and son,
Charlie, who have been visiting
Mrs. J. A. Lindsey, have gone to
Louin to visit relatives.
The protracted meeting will
begin at Dry Creek Baptist
church next Sunday. Rev. J. R.
Johnston, of Gloster, will do the
preaching.
Miss Ruth Cottrell will leave
this week for Mt. Creek, where
she will spend two or three
weeks with Miss Johnnie May
Laird.
st. Luke's Episcopal church,
Val HI. Sessions in charge; SER
vices for the eleventh Sunday
after Trinity; Morning prayer
at IL o'clock; evening prayer at
8:15.
S. E. Buchanan, who has been
here for a few days visiting his
parents, left Monday for his
home at Shubuta, where he is
holding a splendid position as
pharmacist.
Miss Vesta May, who has been
visiting friends and relatives at
Monterey and Florence for sew
eral days, returned home yester-
day, accompanied by Miss Alice
Alliston, who will be her guest
for several days.
John J. Afford, of Alhambra,
came in Tuesday afternoon and
j went out to Goshen Springs for
a visit to friends and relatives.
He reports crops badly in need
of rain in that section, and boil
weevil are more destructive to
cotton than last year.
Mrs. K. C. Easterling and
Francis and Lawrence Moore, of
Sunnyside, Ark, after spending
several weeks with relatives and
friends at Brandon and Fannin,
leaves today for their home, ac-
companied as far as Jackson by
little Miss Bonito Brown.
A. E. Brame, of Fannin. re-
turned last week from a visit to
relatives at Macon. and reports
everything in fine shape in that
section of the state. His father,
who was a candidate for repre-
sentatives, was nominated in the
first primary by a nice majority.
News has been received here
of the marriage of Mr.. r. G.
ISmallwood, of Wilburton, Okla.
to Miss Jesse Horton, of Tiplers-
vile, Miss. Aug. 5, 1915. Miss
Horton has many friends here
where she taught during the ses-
sion of 1913-14, who join
: in extending congratulations and
good wishes.
A letter from w. G. Barnes
and C. H. Grain, who are So
journing at Hot Springs in search
(of health, brings the informa-
! nation that they are getting a.
long fine, and feel that their
visit will prove CT vast bene-
fit to their health. They will be
absent for about two or three
weeks.
A. A. Murray, an old Rankin
tie who has been residing at Al
pine, Texas, for many years,
was here last week, visiting
friends and relatives. Mr.. MUIR
ray was here four years ago,
and notes very little change in
the country since that time.
Crops in his section are very
promising, and people generally
are in good spirits.
A civil engineer has been en-
ployed to survey the turnpike,
and all of the white conyicts on
the Rankin farm started to work
today throwing up the road, and
putting it in shape for gravel or
some other permanent covering.
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