The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

lying along in the last quarter OF
the old year.
| John Williams, of Pelahatchie,
was transacting business in Bran-
ldon yesterday.
| The mornings are beginning to
get cool, and the big frost liar
! will soon come into his own.
| DR.. J. E. Noble, of Fannin,
Twas in Brandon yesterday, en-
|route home from trip to Jack
son.
| I. o. Brown, a prominent citi-
lien and farmer Of Fannin neigh
iborhood, was a Brandon visitor
Tuesday.
| John Buchanan, one of the sol
Idier boys who is encamped at
jackson, was here Saturday, Wis
lifting homefolks.
| On accoant of illness Miss
ISallie Cole Shields has returned
! from the Industrial Institute and
college at Columbus.
| Miss Vira May Ragland, who
lis here at the home of Mr.. and
MRS. w. D. Ragland, attending
Ischool, spent last week with her
|parents at Dry Creek.
| Misses Mary Kate Butler, pri.
Imary teacher of our school, and
Lola Harrison, student, spent
Hast week at their homes at Flor
ence, returning Sunday.
! It used to be that ''the rich
jrode in their chassis and the poor
walked, be jasis," but now the
lrich ride in their automobiles and
1.-THE poor ride in their Fords.
| Dave P. Gayden, the efficient
land accommodating deputy in
1.-THE chancery clerks office, has
ibeen indisposed for several days,
mot being able to be about his
usual duties.
| w. T. Pate, state agent for the
| famous Ford automobiles, was 9
lBrandon visitor Monday, ano
lsays that the little flivvers are
iselling like hot cakes, his concern
Having thirty-two orders ahead
iof deliveries.
L. S. May, the hustling repre-.
lsentative of the American To
Ibacco Co., has been very i'll fol
tseveral days. However, we are
glad to report him improving to-
tday.
| Rankin county's hay crop this
Iyear is the biggest and best II
Its history. If the old cow suf-
lfers this winter it will not be on
account of her master not being
Igiven an opportunity to provide
flor her.
Hon. Edgar S. Wilson, in his
ispeech at the courthouse last
Il week, summed the matter up ir
| a nutshell when he said that the
difference between a mud roao
land good road was the differ
lence between perdition and para
ldise.
I E.. E. Jackson, who owns four
land a-half sections of land near
Brandon, is preparing to go into
Istock raising on a large scale.
HE bought "A head of cattle this
lweek of Jim McRae, and expects
! to continue to add to his already
large herds.
| Capt. P. B. Berry, Col. W. c.
IEllis, A, P. Dear and other prom
linent citizens of Florence, were
there Monday on business before
1.-THE board Of supervisors. They
report business conditions fairly
lgood in their section, and every
ibody seemingly well contented.
| DIR. J. B. Hutton, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church at
jackson, motored over to Bran,
don Sunday afternoon and
preached a splendid sermon to
Ian attentive and interested con-
|gregation at the Presbyterian
Ichurch.
| Rev. Will Evans, who has been
| confined to his home in Brandon
| for several months with return
lof his trouble Of several years
ago, is now improving, and is
| able to be up and around, much
| to the qualification of his many
friends. =
The Brandon Consolidated
lSchool reopened Monday morn
ling after a weeks suspension,
due to diphtheria scare. No new
cases have developed, and it is
thoped that the school can con-
Itinue without further Interrupt
ltion from this source.
! The pecan crop in and around
| Brandon is reported to be very
poor this year, and similar re-
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