The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-01-06
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attending physicians. The shos
trated the skull, but was removed.
Yazoo City.-The government gin.
ners' report. just made public, shows
a falling off of nearly 500 bales. com.
pared to last year. The report is up
to Dec. 13, and the total ginned in this
county up to that date Is 2S,545 bales,
as compared to 28,496 bales for the
same period last year. 1t Is believed
that there will be about 1000 bales
more to be ginned in this county.
Issaquena. Nicely May, former
Vicksburger, who snot and killed
Mack McCraney, at Issaquena on
Christmas eve, in the store Of the Is.
saquena Lumber Company, has been
acquitted before justice of the peace
of the district. 1t was claimed that
May shot to save his own life, as Nc.
Craney was advancing on him with
pistol. McCraney was hit with a
buckshot load in the breast, giving him
mortal wound.
Columbus.-The full program OF the
annual meeting of the Mississippi
State Veterinary Medical Association
to be held in this city January IL
and IL, has been announced. On the
program are addresses by leading vet
erinary surgeons from this and other
states and the meeting this year will
be one of special interest on account
Of the rapid development Of the live
stock industry in Mississippi. Clinic
demonstrations will be feature OF
the meeting.
Magnolia King. a farmer.
has been placed in the county jail to
await trial on the charge Of admins
tering poison to his step-father. Henry
8. Brumfield, Sr., which caused his
death December 18th. at his plantation
home, 10 miles east of Magnolia. Mr.
Brumfield was one of the oldest and
most esteemed citizens of Pike County
and his sudden death caused profound
sorrow in many homes. Theenature of
the evidence against the accused mar
has not been revealed.
Aberdeen.-A tornado swept through
Aberdeen on the night of Dec. 20, do
Ing much damage to property and live
stock. The new large hay and cattle
barn recently erected by Eugene La
nier Sykes, in which he had about 40
head of fine registered Aberdeen An.
gus, Shorthorn and Hereford cattle,
and 40 to so tons Of hay in the loft.
was completely demolished, killing
about 20 head of fine cattle and two
mules. The loss is estimated at 3d.
900, with no tornado insurance on the
cattle. Electric light, telephone and
telegraph wires were damaged badly,
the entire west end of the city being in
darkness. Many residences in the city
also suffered.
Clarksdale. - Eliza Jane (Alcorn)
Clark, known as the Mother Of Clarks
dale" died here December 80 in her
Goth year. She was born in Livingston
county, KY, and moved with her pa
rents in Mississippi in 1916, the family
settling at Hollygrove. near Jamestown.
Her brother, James Lusk Alcorn, was
governor OF Mississippi from March
10. 1870, to Nov. 3, 1870, being elected
senator from Mississippi while still oc.
cupying the governors chair. In 1S45
she was married to John Clark, the
founder of the town of Clarksdale, and
from this union there were nine chill.
dren. Her remains were buried at the
Grange Cemetery besides those OF heI
husband.
Natchez.-The office of the Western
Union Telegraph Company Of this
place was robbed. about $17.O0 in cash
being taken from the cash drawer A
side door was forced, and the cash
drawer pried open. A considerable
sum was in the safe, but apparently
no attempt was made TO enter 1t.
Clarksdale. Officials here have been
informed OF the arrest in Chattanooga
Of Arthur Hayes, negro, believed to pc
the SLAYER of Albert III. Cage, the cash
Ter Of the Planters Bank. who was
murdered in October, and have wired
authorities there to hold the negro
pending investigation. A reward OF
81 o00 has been offered for the capture
OF the black.
Sumrall.-Because their salary was
not increased as they assert was
promised them, 700 men employed by
the J. J. Newman Lumber Company
here refused to work and declared q
general strike. Following day OF idle
ness an agreement was reached that
the matter would be placed before the