The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-12-14
MISSISSIPPI AEFs

Florence-The Florence Baptist com.
munity has agreed to raise $50 in cash
for the Baptist orphanage at Jackson
Florence-Grading of the road run.
ming from Jackson through Florence
preparatory to graveling 1t, is under
way.
Biloxi-Joseph Sandolich, Biloxi
fisherman, caught 81 barrels Of shrimI
Saturday and made $S4 as result OF
his days work.
Yazoo City-The Oldest resident OF
the state of Mississippi is dead at his
home near Belzoni. He was John Da
Wis, negro, III years of age.
Yazoo City.-W. E. Phillips & Bros.
of Belle Prairie, have leased the large
McDill & Carroll plantation near Camp
bellsville, in the lower part Of Yazoo
county.
Yazoo City.-A meeting of the Farm
Loan Association will be held here on
Jan. 1 to celebrate the organization OF
the local branch of the Farm Loan AS
sociation.
Clarksdale.-W. e. Dickey, ST., aged
68 years, of Lyon, near this city, was
buried at Shudorville cemetery. He
was member of Gen. N. B. Forests
force during the civil war.
Senatobia-The board of supervisors
retained both the home economic agent
and the farm demonstration agent
Both agents have done splendid work
in the county during the year.
Hazlehurst.-The pension board OF
Copiah county recalled by the grand
jury last week, found that some pen.
sions had been paid in the name of a
man who had been dead some time.
Natchez.-Seekers for hidden treas.
ure are believed to be responsible for
the opening of graves on the Sheriff
Retreat plantation, in the Washington
district, few miles from Natchez.
Coldwater.-The two stores recent
ly burned at this place are now being
rebuilt. Larger buildings Of brick are
now in course of construction and will
be occupied when completed by the
same firms.
Clarksdale, Miss.-According to fig.
ures recently procured, Clarksdale is
the fourth largest freight handling
point on the Y. G M. ", Memphis
New Orleans and Baton Rouge being
ahead of her.
Co.dwater.-A 50-mile motor route
has been established here, this being
consolidation of rural routes l and
4, and is designed to give direct serv-
ice between Wallhill and other points
east of here with the railroad at this
point.
Meridian.-A large number Of auto
mobiles bearing good roads enthusi
asts made trip to Waynesboro and
met with Mobile road workers who are
building the Meridian to Mobile high
way.
Greenville.-The convocation of the
delta, consisting of the parishes and
missions of the Episcopal Church OF
the delta of Mississippi of which the
Rev. Philip Davidson of st. James
Greenville, is the dean, closed an in
teresting session of two days.
Vaiden.-Sunday afternoon on the
plantation of D. M. Stone, five miles
west of Walden, jeff Wright shot and
killed Henry Young, both colored.
Wright claimed that he had sold Young
a 10-cent drink, who refused to pay for
same, whereupon Wright drew his pis-
toll and shot Young to death.
Gulfport. News of the death of Cap
tain John T. Jones, president of the
Gulf & Ship Island railroad, and
known as the founder of Gulfport
which occurred at his home in Buff,
falo, N. Y, was received in Missis-
sippi with general regret. Capt. Jones
was born near Philadelphia, June II,
1912. His father and mother were OF
Welsh descent, his mother having re-
sided long in Maryland, and in the
latter days of her life was attended
by faithful old slave.
McComb City.-The regular election
of city officers took place. The fol-
lowing had no opposition: 0. B. Quinn,
mayor; w. F. Denman, treasurer; W.
R. Watkins, tax collector; George Wal
brecht, police justice; M. w. Sinclair,
chief of police.
Summit.-At the municipal election
held here the following officers were
reelected J. B. Enos, mayor; council
men, Karl Each, M. Aronson, John Ry-
an, w. A. Tynes; superintendent of
water and lights, E. H. Gotten; treas
urer, J. l.. Jackson; secretary, F. H.
Martens.
Greenville- verdict for $4,000 dam
ages in favor of Mrs Myrtle Gillian,
widow of Charles Gillian, was entered
on the docket of the circuit court here.
Chalmers Gillian was conductor on
the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley rail
road, and while in charge of a motor
car some months ago, the car being run
for the Cumberland telephone COM
pany, the car struck road machine
crossing the railroad tracks few
miles below Greenville, throwing Gill
liam from the motor car, causing in
juries that resulted in his death few
hours after the wreck.
Meridian.-John Story and Langford
Leyampet, charged with soliciting Ia
Dor, were acquitted before Justice OF
the Peace Moody Price, the justice