The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-26

some Gagged guinea pigs and white|
rats. All of the above live stock
were of fine blood. The Here
fords predominated in numbers.
There were a few Jerseys and
fewer Red Polls. The colts
showed fine qualities. The hogs
were among the very best, most
ly Poland China breeds. There
were a few Duroc Jersey pigs
splendid little fellows. The own
ership of most of the cattle and
hogs was vested in w. G. Ellis
and r. M. Laird. The others OF
the livestock were owned by va
rious farmers throughout the
beat.
Now, as to the ladies' depart
ment, we find Jared" goods of
every kind and name, put up by
members of Mrs. Watts Webb's
canning club and by the mem
bers of the Florence Canning
Club. The respective exhibits
were in separate rooms in the
Berry store house, and each were
very attractlvely and tastefully
arranged under the direction of
experienced leaders. Over in
the lower room of the Masonic
building, across the street, hang
ing upon the walls, were the
beautifully displayed linen and
embroidery work. Every article,
without a single exception, was
most tastefully wrought and
attracted the deep interest of
every observer. The county can
ming club occupied separate
room for its displays from that
of the exhibits Of the Florence
club and Of the ladies of the
beat generally. in the Masonic
building.
Besides the canning clubs ex-
hibits in the Berry store house,
one side was devoted to the dis
play of various garden truck and
field products, from stalks of
Louisiana sugar cane down to
peanuts. Most of the stalks of
cane were 10 to II feet in length.
There were .corns" in the ear
of wonderful size and numbers
TO the stalk sweet potatoes fine
in size turnips appetizing and
tempting for size and juiclness.
There were ever SO many other
things raised in this beat on eX-
hibit that want of space in the
News forbids mentioning.
The fair wound up for the day
with a grand 'opossum supper at
6 o. M, participated in by few
of the citizens of the town and
suburbs" and by a goodly
number Of speciallyinvited guests
from the Capital City: Gov. I.
C. Bilbo, w. J. Buck, private
secretary to the. governor
W. Robertson, state revenue
agent: J. H. HOWE, district at
/ torney Of the Kinds county dis
trict; Sam Aseher, ?: B. Bridges,
| Mr.. fairfield, president Of the
| Merchants and Farmers bank,
Jackson, and Judge Sidney Smith,
of the supreme court. The above
named guests and the following
named citizens of Florence: w.
lie. Ellis, postmaster; Prof. Mon
roe Ball, principal of our high
school; w. E. Brooks, farmer of
Suburbs" w. L. Martin, cash
Ter Citizens Bank here; K. f..
Berry, honored mayor of Flor
jence for many terms, and A, h.
| Martin, popular Florence nler-
chant-all did some mighty fine
talking during the OCCASION, at
the close of the eating.
w. c.. Ellis as POSTMASTER, and
none superior to him found any
where, took his proper station
and in his attractive characters
tic way. called upon each gentle
man above named for a brief adj
dress. Every one cheerfully re-
sponded in the order respectively
as named above. excepting Gov.
Bilbo's name being called last
for a fitting climax to the whole.
There was feast of reason and
flow of soul"-words and senti-
ments expressing a delightful
spirit in the speakers, excellent
good will from man to man, and
glorious fellowship between city