The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-30

their appearance here. ID. A. Nc
Neill, pioneer grower, reports that
conditions are such that large yield
Is expected this season. The crop is
maturing earlier this year than usual
Meridian-Sparks from the burning
home of J. III. Short almost caused a
conflagration here when Is houses
caught fire on Davis street, between
Thirty-third and Thirty-fifth avenues.
Desperate work by the fire depart
ment, aided by citizens, confined the
damage practically to the Short home
Mr.. Short carried $4,000 insurance OF
his house and contents.
Yazoo City-The new $4,000 high
school building will be completed and
delivered to the city not later than
Sept. 1, according to contract signed
by Burke & Co., contractors of Hat
tiesburg, with the Yazoo City board of
school trustees, under which every
days delay after that time provides
for a penalty of $40 per day to be paid
by the contractors to the city.
Greenwood.-The LambsFish Lunl-
Der Company, one OF the largest mill
ing concerns in the state, with plant
and offices at Charleston, and offices
at Memphis, have concluded contract
to ship several millions of crosstie
timber from Charleston mills to the
French government. The shipments
will be made via the Yazoo G Missis-
sippi Valley Railroad Company, to
Vicksburg and then transported by
waterway down the Yazoo river via
Vicksburg to New Orleans for export.
Columbus.-At meeting of the road
commissioners Of Noxubee county and
districts two and four Of Lowndes
county, held in this city, the Jackson
highway through the southern section
Of the county and through into Noxu-
bee county was definitely decided on
and the route laid out Work will be.
gin Immediately. The route as outs
lined will run from Columbus to Craw-
ford, thence south parallel with the
main line of the Mobile & Ohio rail
road to Brooksville, and then to Ma.
con.
Clinton. - The general education
committee Of the United Daughters OF
the Confederacy, through Mrs. A. J..
Aven, Clinton, chairman of the edu-
cation committee of the Mississippi
division. makes announcement of II
scholarships open to competition by
the Mississippi boys and girls. The
scholarships are to the best schools
in the country, including the Univer-
city of Virginia for boys and Vassar
for girls. Applications should be filed
with Mrs. A. J. Aven not later than
May 1, 1916, and should be accompa-
MED by testimonials as to character
and eligibility of applicant. Appli-
cants must be lineal descendants OF
Confederate veterans.
Utica.-Mrs. Allie Leach, aged II
years, mother of nine children, wife OF
Henry Leach, farmer near Cayuga,
committed suicide when left alone at
her home by hanging herself with q
plow line, attached to the ceiling. II
was announced here. She tied the
rope around her neck and jumped of
the. Kitchen table. Members of the
family returning home later discov
cred the lifeless body.
Meridian. county is forging
ahead with good road work, building
the Jackson Highway. according to r.
e. Elkin, q road contractor of the New
Orleans & Northeastern, who has re-.
turned here from Vossburg. "The high.
way crosses this county for twelve
miles. from Shubuta to Heidelberg"
Nr. Elkin said, "and they are losing
no time, but are building their part
OF the road, with convict as well as
hired labor"
Cedar Bluff-Punishment was meted
out to JEFF Brown, a negro, who at
tempted to assault young lady. the
daughter Of prominent farmer re.
siding Ave miles from this place, when
an infuriated mob lynched him. With.
in fifteen minutes after the attempt
ed assault mob was formed and
started in pursuit. The negro was
sighted near the railroad track. Brown
boarded a freight train close to tho
engine. Members of the mob succeed
ed in getting aboard also, and tumbled
across the tops of cars toward the
black. Brown jumped off and raced
into the swamp land at the edge OF
the track. the mob catapulting after
him and carried out the execution at
once.