The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-22
NEWS OF
MISSISSIPPI

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Acting under the authority vested
in him by the Mississippi state board
of health, J. r. S. Franklin, mayor of
the town Of Cleveland, has given no.
tice TO all property owners of his In
tention to enforce the law and make q
vigorous campaign foria better sani-
tary condition.
]. S. Barbour, brother of Hon. ]. f.
Barbour of Yazoo City, manager of the
Mound Plantation, In the western part
of Yazoo county, had narrow escape
from death on the night Of July IA,
when some one, believed to have been
a negro on the place with whom he had
had trouble, fired into the bed wfere
he was in the habit of sleeping. At
the time he was not in the bed, which
was literally shot to pieces.
The three pigeons shipped to NJ. G.
Spence from Rochester Flying Club
and liberated at West Point, arrived in
Rochester, N. Y, on June 20 after fly
ing 1850 miles. The first bird arrived
in five days and two hours, the Sec
ond bird arrived in six days and
seven hours, and the third bird was
out nine days. The birds were in
storm and the cloudy weather him
dered them from finding feed easy.
After search through five states for
seed wheat suitable for this district,
D. E. Nicely has returned to Natchez.
He found the kind that he was looking
for in Missouri and will within few
days return and close a deal for about
10000 bushels. The result of the first
trials in wheat in this section was
yield of 26 bushels per acre, and the
first car of wheat that went into ST.
Louis this year was shipped from
Natchez.
Prof. Virgil William Bragg, for IL
years head of the mechanical engineer
Ing department of Mississippi Agricult-
ural and Mechanical College, at Stark
vile, was electrocuted July Is in his
apartment. He was found unconscious
I'm the bathroom about o'clock In the
evening. 1t is supposed he slipped
while in the bath, and grasping wire
poorly insulated. received the current
through his wet body. He did not
regain consciousness, although pull
motor, oxygen and other artificial
methods were used to recusitate him.
He died at II o'clock. He was native
Virginian.
During joint debate at Wesson on
the night Of July Is, Gov. Brewer in
formed State Senator Lee M. Russell,
the latter AYERS, that if Russell align
made the charge that he (Gov. Brewery
had stolen bill pending in the Legis-
ture, he would cut RusselPs throat
from ear to ear. The threat was ut
tered in a low tone for Russelfs ben
eft alone, he said, and after delivery
of the warning Gov. Brewer left the
speakers stand. Russell afterwards
addressed the crowd, consuming the
time allowed for his rejoinder, and told
the crowd of nearly 1000 that the gov
ernor had threatened TO cut his throat.
Anthrax or charbon, the infectious
and usually fatal cattle disease, has
appeared in the extreme lower section
of Lowndes County and in Noxubee
County, and DR.. John Oliver, veterina-
rian of Columbus, has been delegated
by the state live stock and sanitary
board to take charge of the situation.
DR.. Oliver has declared quarantine
In the locality where the disease has
appeared, and every precaution is be-
ing taken to prevent the spread OF the
malady. Already the deaths of five
cattle have been reported from Nox-
ubee.
The unwritten law will probably be
pleaded as defense in the case Of State
VS.. Gillian, charged with the killing
of Lamar Conn, young railroad man,
who was recently found unconscious
at Tutwiler and whose death was re-
ported as q result of having been
struck by baseball bat in a game
near by. Gillian has been arrested
and is out on $4,000 bond on charge
Of manslaughter. Gillian was arrested
at Sumner.
While sprinkling paris green on
some young corn to kill leaf worms, 4
w M. Peelre Of Center, Attala county,