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

| Germ, is spending q lew lays VIII
homefolks. He has been giver
,this territory, and will make his
Grounds in his Baby Overland.
G. O. Robinson and j. A. Lind
sey are assisting Chancery Clerk
Robinson in making the personal
assessment rolls. The job is a
tedious one, and requires the
services of three for about a week
or ten days.
Miss Ruth Cox, who has been
at Lake since early summer, day
operator at the telephone ex-
change. returned home this week
to spend some time before going
to Lucknow, where she will teach
next term.
Pisgah and Monterey ball teams
will meet on the Brandon dia-
mond tomorrow, Friday, after
noon, at 3 o'clock. An interest
ing game may be expected, and
a good attendance is earnestly
desired.
Hon. ]. H. Cassidy, of Brook
haven, one of the most prominent
lawyers of the state, was a Bran
don visitor Monday. He was ac-
companied by Judge Clayton d.
Potter, who was over here look
ing after his political interests.
Mr.. B. Hubbard, at one time
manager Of the telephone office
at this place, now field engineer
for the Cumberland company
with heaquarters at New Or
leans, is spending his vacation
pleasantly among friends at the
DarnalI hotel,
Prof. Roy 2. Noble passed
through town Monday morning
en- route to north Rankin, where
he is spending a few days in the
interest of the Rankin County
Agricultural High School, of
which he is the popular and effic-
lent principal.
w. G. Barnes will leave Sun
day for St. Louis, where he will
buy a complete line Of fall and
winter goods. He will he accom-
panied to st. Louis by Miss Ger
trude May, who will be Ell route
to DeKalb, Mo, where she will
teach next session.
Mrs, @. e. Martin and son,
Master Parrish, are in Jackson
spending a, few days M$.a vi.
and Mrs. Harry Watson. On her
return to Brandon Mrs, Martin
will be accompanied by Miss Lii
ian Runnels, who will spend
some time here as her guest.
Miss Eloise Thomas, of Per-
kins, Okla, a 1915 graduate Of
WhitWorth, is spending a month
visiting Mrs. 0. j. Mcintyre and
other relatives at Dry Creek,
Miss Thomas will go from that
place to Des Allemades, La,
where she has accepted a posi-
ton in the public school.
On the 5th day Of September the
final run of between Potter and
Ethridge will be settled. Every
voter Should go to the nolis to
vote for his choice for Judge of
the supreme court. The elective
judiciary is on trial in Mississip-
pi, and every man in the district
ought to go out and vote,
Mrs, Il. j. Durham and chill
dren, who have been spending
some time in Tennessee, came to
Brandon this week, and will make
their home at the Darnall hotel
cottage, which the doctor had put
in cosy condition for their fcom-
ing. DR.. and Mrs. Burnham are
very popular in Brandon and our
people are glad to know that they
have returned as permanent citi-
Zens.
Miss Gertrude May, who has
been spending a few weeks in
Jackson, came home this week.
She expects to leave in few
days for DeKalb, Mo-, where she
has accepted a position as COVER
ness in the family Of the cashier
of the bank at that place, the
only little girl of the home being
deaf and dumb, and Miss May
will give her oral training for a
regular term of nine months.
Rev. S. G. Pope, pastor Of the
First Baptist church of Belzoni,
Miss, and who resigned several
weeks ago to accept the pasto-
rate of the Baptist church at Ma
con, Miss, has Withdrawn his
resignation at the earnest solici-
tation of his congregation and
will remain with the Belzoni
church. Mr.. Pope is a son of w.
| E. Pope, OF this county, and is
lone of the ableSt Young preach