The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-05
MISSISSIPPI BRIEFS

Belen.--Rev. s. C. Stone died at his
home here after several weeks illness.
| Magnolia.-The funeral of William
B. Cheevers, aged 60 years, who died
of pellagra, was held here.
| Meridian-Twice married and once
divorced, Mrs. M. E. Ford has filed q
suit for divorce from Geo. A. Ford.
| Hattiesburg. crew of workmen
spent an entire night replacing five
spans OF trestle on the G. & S. l. rail-
road.
Greenwood.-Mr. W. T. Adair, an
extensive planter near Doddsville,
sold so bales of cotton at % cents per
| pound.
Laurel.-An important meeting of
the lumber manufacturers Of Missis-
sippi and Louisiana was held in this
city on Sept. 20 and 80.
| Hattiesburg.-L l.. Major has just
returned from trip to Texas, where
he purchased rs head of Shorthorn cat.
| tie to place on stock farm near then
mill.
Hattiesburg.- Advice from contract
| ors interested in the million-dollar pa
per mill to be erected here, say thar
work will begin on the plant in No
! vember.
Clarksdale-On motion of attorneys
for the state in the trial Of J. o. Baugh,
sheriff of Coahoma county, accused
of irregularity in his accounts, a non
suit has been entered.
Tocopola-Miss Josie Elaine Ay-
cock, young lady of this county, ac-
cording to her grandfather, has two
great-grandmothers, three great-grand-
mothers, and one grandmother
! Meridian.-G. II. Mattox, manager Of
the pickle factory near fair grounds,
while eating dinner, left his clothes
unguarded, and while his watchful eye
was engaged with other things, ne
gro lifted his watch, shoes and money.
Meridian-The Lauderdale county
pension board has completed its work.
| The revised list shows that there are
| 1873 widows of veterans 50 veterans
and negro servants who will partic-
ipate in the general distribution of the
pension fund.
Philadelphia.-The jury in the trial
Of Mrs. Ethel Winstead, charged with
completely in the murder last January
of her husband, Samuel Winstead, a
| prominent farmer and mill owner here,
after 4S hours deliberation, rendered
verdict of guilty, but disagreed as to
the punishment.
Jacksonville work of figuring out
the basis Of apportionment per capita
of the common school fund for the Oc-
| tcber distribution is hung up owing to
non receipt of the enumeration lists
from three counties, according to w.
". Taylor, assistant state superintend,
ent of education
Biloxi-The United Daughters Of the
Confederacy, under the leadership of
Mrs. Mary Kimbrough of Greenwood,
will take so veterans of the Jefferson
Davis Home at Beauvoir to the reun-
ions of the Confederate Veterans and
the Sons of Veterans at Columbus in
| November free Of charge.
Natchez-George Marshall. one Of
the wealthiest planters of Adams coun-
| ty and socially prominent, is dead as
result Of wound in the head from
| q .25 caliber automatic revolver.
Whether his death is due to accident
or was intentional is not known. He
had been accustomed to carrying the
pistol, and just before the fatal acct
| dent seemed in his usual spirits.
Vicksburg.-The conflagration at the
Anderson-Tully lumber plant was got
ten under control Friday afternoon aft
er burning continuously for sixteen
| hours The estimated loss ranges from
| $4,000 to 100000. The exact sum
| cannot be ascertained until the stock
books are gone over and the different
| kinds and grades OF lumber destroyed
by the fire can be accurately stated
Starkville.-Quite a number Of peo-
pie lIOu OtdI hFAiiC dAlu 0AAACA CAI POI 10
of the county attended the Tri-State
Fair at Memphis.
Hernandez. H. Randle, A. NJ, LII.
| D., one of the most widely known edu-
| Gators and scientific writer's in the
south, died at his home at fernando,
| Miss. He spent nearly so years in the
| school room He was widely known
contributor to religious, medical and
| legal magazines. He was member
of the American Society for Scientific
| Research.
Vicksburg.-During the year keen
interest has been evinced by the mem
| bers of the County Baby Beef and Pig
| clubs and it is stated that through
their efforts Warren county will send
| a most excellent exhibit to the Missis-
| sippi State Fair at Jackson.
West Point.-County Superintend-
| emit E. H. Walker, City School Super
| intendent Prof G. F. Caps and Mrs.
| H. Lang Quinn have organized moon
light school for grown-up illiterates
and opened up the second school OF
its kind in the state at the cotton fa}
tory and expect to put them all over
| the county at once.
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