The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-08-24

rants, fruit stands and hotel keepers
of the city for the alleged violations OF
State sanitary laws.
Meridian.-The first new bale of
cotton for the season was sold here
last week by auction for 15c pound.
The bale came from the farm of j. O.
Walton of Newton county, and was
sold by the board of trade.
Jackson.-H. E. Blakeslee, director
general of the Centennial Exposition,
says he is receiving assurances of diff
ferent railway systems that they
stand ready to do all in their power to
assist in promoting the success of the
Centennial.
Heidelberg declare that
the cotton crop in this section will not
average over 10 pounds of seed cot
ton to an acre. They say that while
the storm did great damage, they
would make so per cent of a normal
crop IL 1t wasn't for the boil weevil.
observation-disclosures was receiv-
ed here of the death of Count Lilo Pho
La Caselli, who was colonel in the
Italian army. Count Caselli married
Miss Mary Phelps of Militia Yuma,
Miss, in 1894. Three years ago the
count, countess and children visited
Vicksburg.
Jacksonville body of Henry l..
Thompson, of Columbia, Miss, who
was killed last week in an auto acct
dent here, was shipped to his old fam
lily home at Quitman, Miss, and that
of Thomas w. Evans of Rome, Ga.
killed In the same accident, was ship
ped to Atlanta.
San Francisco. Kelly Neal, aged
IS, of Duck Hill, Miss, ended his life
by poison here because friends in his
home town ridiculed an impeachment in
his speech, which he had tried In
vain to overcome. Why he took his
life was told in letters found with his
body and made public by the coroner
Aberdeen.-C H. Hutchinson, ar
rested on q charge of poisoning his
wife, was released. DR.. Ham OF the
A. & M. College made an examination
of Mrs. Hutchinson's stomach and tele-
phoned the sheriff that there were no
signs of poisoning. Mrs. Hutchinson
died suddenly recently. A report in
Dictated an investigation necessary,
On examination of the stoach OF the
dead woman, buried in Pontotoc coun-
ty. and no poison being found, Hutch
inson was released.
Laurel-The South Mississippi Ag.
ricultural Fair will be held on Oct. IL.
II. II, Is and IA, according to the de-
cision reached here at a conference
of the fair trustees and the farmers
advisory board
Jackson.-Dr. Jos. Goldberger OF the
United States public health service,
accompanied by DR.. R. M. Grimm OF
Columbia, S. c., are making a pella'
era inspection tour of Mississippi and
other states of the southwest. DR..
Goldberger's specially is pellagra, and
it was he who put on the practical
test which was carried out on the
Rankin penitentiary farm in 1915.
Natchez-Although orange growing
is not numbered among the industries
of this section, the fact that the fruit
can be successfully grown and of a
quality equal to that produced by Flor
ida and California, has been demon
strated by DR.. Philip Beekman of this
city. DR.. Beekman is the owner of the
Tolbert plantation in Wilkinson coun-
ty, and on it are number of orange
trees that produce bountiful supply
each year.
Natchez.-The need of immediate
action to prevent further encroach-
ment of the Mississippi river on the
Natchez harbor and to save the plant
Of the Natchez water works, sole wa
ter supply of the city, has been called
to the attention of the War Depart
ment at Washington by Congressman
Percy T. Quin, according to tele-
gram received from the congressman.
Mr.. Quin stated further in his mes
sage that he would personally take up
the matter of securing protection with
President Wilson and he hoped to OBJ
tain the desired results.
Brookhaven.-Lincoln county, and
incidentally Brookhaven. its chief city
and business point, is becoming an
important center as q cattle market.
Since the first Of January, 1917, II
cars Of cattle have been shipped from
here to the cattle centers OF the coun-
try.
/ Greenville The board Of MISSISSIPPI
81 levee commissioners met in special
session and authorized the chief engf
neer to advertise for bids for new
levee 1t Princeton agsregating $4,000
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