The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-15
MISSISSIPPI BRIEFS

| MISSISSIPPI BRIEFS
A new industry has developed in
| Gulfport by the introduction Of a de-
vice for catching shrimp from power
boats.
1t was rumored in Gulfport that the
state cotton which was bought by
Boyce & Co. of Memphis would be
loaded on the Huso and sent to Eng
| land.
]. j. Moore, aged II, was found dead
in his bed at the hotel in Magnolia.
Coroner l.. G. Quin held an inquest
and the jury returned a verdict OF
I'death from natural causes.
| Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president
of the National Woman's Suffrage as
sociation, delivered an address in Me-
ridian April under the auspices OF
the Meridian Equal Suffrage associa
| ton.
The search for relatives of Dan Sui
livan was without avail and his body
has been sent from Natchez to Patti
son, Miss, for interment by the admin
istrator of his estate, John c. Shelton
Of Fayette.
Trustees of the Tate County Agri-
cultural high school have elected Prof.
A. G. Gainey of Mize principal for the
term of 1876 This is the first year
for the schol to be in operation in Sen
atobia.
DIR. E. B. Parker, government man
In charge of the tick eradication work
in Warren county, was scheduled to
meet the tick inspectors in Vicksburg
and give them instructions for their
work this season.
DR.. |. w. Cooper, president OF Whit
worth college, Brookhaven, has ar
! ranged for a special "Whitworth Col
Iege" train to the California exposi-
ton. He expects to take about 125
people with him.
A verdict of guilty of murder with a
request that the prisoner be sentenced
| to the penitentiary for life, was re-
| turned by the jury that tried j. I.
Ryan for the murder of Landry Ed
wards In Vicksburg.
Schlater, Leflore county, suffered
| $4,000 loss from fire, almost all or
| that part of the business section on
| the east of the Webb branch of the
Southern railway being destroyed. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
| With the first days OF spring come
numerous orders for peanuts to Clos
ter, the peanut capital of the South.
A large acreage will be planted this
year and a general diversified farm
ing spirit will be made manifest.
| Four generations were represented
/ at the 81st birthday celebration OF w.
T. Stegall at his home in Pontotoc.
| Children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren were seated at the ta-
BILE. The aged wife of Mr.. Stegar
served the repast.
One thousand delegates to the Mis-
sissippi Sunday school convention in
| Tupelo participated in street parade
over the business section. Members
of the Tupelo Sunday schools had BAN
ners and flags bearing their class
name and motto.
Prof. E. P. Clayton of the poultry
department of the Mississippi Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college is daily
instructing a class of students, farm
ers and their wives and daughters IL
classifying, grading, packing and mar
keting choice fresh eggs.
Congressman B. G. Humphreys Of
Greenville will deliver the commence
ment address at the Bolivar county
agricultural high school in Cleveland
May IA. Prof. J. G. Fisher, in charge
Of the manual training department, is
making weekly exhibits of school
work at various points in the county.
The ]. z. George Chapter. U. D. c.
and the Woman's club dedicated the
| Confederate Memorial building in
| Greenwood Addresses were delivered
by Mrs. J. H. Price, president of the
Mississippi Federation OF Women's
clubs, and Mrs. Lille Scales Slaughter.
president of the Mississippi division
u. d. c.
Is is expected that in the next few
Anun q 90 IL xui11 ho icanod for a meat.