The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-03
MISSISSIPPI BRIEFS


Greenville. Statements of the four
banks of Greenville snow a combined
deposit of $2,3OO,OOO, an increase of
100000 for three months.
Ellisville.-J. T. McKinnon, who
has owned sawnill near Ellisville
for many years, has gone to Pachuta.
Miss. near which place he will erect
another mill.
Clarksdale.-L. L. Brown, a nagman
in the employ Of the Yazoo & Missis-
sippi Valley, was shot in the hip and
painfully injured at Swan Lake, Miss,
by an unknown party. He was placed
on a special train Immediately after
the accident and hurried to Memphis,
where he received surgical attention.
received his wound.
observation-disclosures McGee and
Hugh Washburn of Brandon were the
principals in pistol duel here on Cap
itol street, firing four shots each. Nc
Gee received bullet in the fleshy part
Of the leg, but the officer compelled
surrender of the Brandon man, placing
him under arrest. Washburn, who is
said to have been intoxicated, had two
pistols on his person. McGee was lat
er taken to the hospital.
Philadelphia.-At the elction held
on the question of municipal water
works and sewerage, the proposition
was carried by a vote Of 142 to Sc.
This is the second election held in
the past few months. The bond issue
was first authorized by a larger vote
than yesterday, but the companies who
purchased the bonds, claimed defect
In the preparation of the notice of the
election All preliminary work and
survey have been made.
Senatobia.-Louis Patrick, the man
who shot and killed Mrs. Elmer Re-
dus at her home near Arkabutla, has
been given a preliminary hearing be-
fore Squires J. g. Holloway and Jim
Garner. Patric kclains tiie shooting
was accidental. He says that he drew
his gun and that someone in trying
to get it away from him caused it to
fire. Considerable feeling was exhib-
tied at the trial by friends of both the
dead woman and the defendant. Be-
fore the trial began search Of every
one present for concealed weapons
was made by the officers, rs,~um.--.u..aau.
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Pontotoc-At recent meeting OF
the Business League of PontOtoc, the
question OF establishing creamery
and ice pant was discussed and it
was decided to install the two com
bined. The stock was nearly all sub
en- to secure a charter for the 'Pon-
totoc Creamery and Ice Plant" and
it is expected that just as soon as
the charter is issued the building OF
the plant will begin. 1t was decided
to make the stock SO per share SO
be interested in the enterprise. Sew
eral of those present subscribed for
$500 worth of the shares.
Belzoni-At a rousing meeting Oh
citizens of Holmes, Yazoo and Wash
ington counties, who live in those por-
tions of the above counties to be an
nexed to the proposed Humphreys
county, was held in Silver City, about
one hundred and fifty citizens attend
ed and unanimously elected R. w.
Lumbley, who for twelve years was
president of the board of supervisors
of Yazoo county, as chairman. Sew
eral citizens spoke, among them r. L.
Brown Of Belzoni and J. w. Carroll
of Silver City. Delegates representing
every section of the proposed new
county were present. Joe Hargrave, q
member of the board Of supervisors or
Holmes county, and T. c. Jones, JUS
tice of the peace of Holiness were ap-
pointed committee to go to Jackson
In the interest of the new county. j.
w. Carroll and r. w. Lumbley VIII
represent Yazoo county in Jackson
West Point-Surrounded by a posse
of officers who sought him for shoot
ing an inoffensive negro, Elzie Sum-
merford, young white man, placed his
pistol against his right breast and fir
ed, The ball hit rib and ranged
downward. Physicians who attended