The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

folks at Kosciusko.
J. A. Dickson has been suffer
ing for several days with a Sc
we're case of rheumatism.
L. S. Mays many friends are
glad to see him out again after a
weeks severe spell of fever.
i DR.. and Mrs. c.. R. Stingily,
of Jackson, spent Sunday with
Brandon relatives and friends.
1 Judge and Mrs. VIM. Watson
have put their new home on Col
lege street in cozy condition, and
will move within the next few
days.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Martin, of
Jackson, spent the week end
with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. L. Martin and Mr.. and
| Mrs. T. T. Cottrell.
j Mr.. and Mrs. Milus Stubble-
field and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Webb, of Jackson, were Sunday
visitors in the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Dickson. s
RG. O. Robinson writes to have
his paper changed from Brandon
to Tunica, where we understand
he has embarked in farming and
mercantile business.
i Prof. J. C. Watson writes that
| he reached Louisville safely, and
lis located at 109 East Broadway
lstreet. He is attending the
Louisville Theological Seminary.
Mrs. Mollie Fletcher was
called to Jackson the early part
of this week to be at the bed
lside of her sister, Mrs. Allen
! Morris, who has been quite il
| for several days.
| The election commissioners
met the first of the week and ap
pointed the managers to hold the
November election, and revised
the poll and registration books
Thei' list of managers will be
lprinted in next weeks News.
Donald Sheriff., of Fannin
became involved in a difficulty
last Thursday with Richard Hill,
a negro of that place, and was
forced to kill him in self-defense.
Mr.. Sheriff. was given a prelim.
mary hearing, and all the evi.
dence going to show that he
acted solely in self-denfense, he
was promptly released.
Quite a number of Brandon
people left Wednesday to attenC
the ceremonies incident to ground
breaking for the Mississippi Cen.
tennial to be held at Gulfport
next year. Among those leaving
were Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Spra-
que, Fl. H. Bullock, Hon. w. E.
, Mcintyre, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Darnall and Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
May.
Golden Lombard, colored, son
of Jordan Lombard, who lives
near the depot, was found dead
Monday morning on the railroad
tracks near the Brandon depot.
It is supposed that he went tc
sleep on the edge of the platform
and was killed by the fast train.
which does not stop at this place.
His body was badly mangled,
and showed that death was in
stantaneous.
The revival which has been in
progress at the Methodist church
for a week, closed Tuesday night.
The services were in charge OF
DR.. Sullivan, pastor of the church
at Yazoo City, and his sermons
were as able and interesting as
ever heard in this town. The
meetings were we'll ATTENDED,
and we feel that great good has
been accomplished by DR.. Sulli.
vans stay with us.
The girls of the Brandon High
School have organized a Utopian
Club for the purpose of literary
and parliamentary study / anc
to help the school in every way.
They are especially anxious to
start a library during the school
year and will appreciate any helr
, which they may receive. The
members are as follows Ruth
: Roberts, president; Eta May
! vice-president; Ann Stevens
j secretary; Dorothy Stingily, treas
) urer; Vesta May, reporter; Agnes
Barnett, page; Lola Harrison
Daisy Stevens, Fannie Dickson
. Vira May Ragland, Ada Morris
Sadie Cox, Katherine Runge
Marie Myers, Gussie Myers.