The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-10-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

relatives in Meridian.
| Meet us at ''The Witching
Hour" at Johnson Hall.
| DR.. w. H. Watson was New
| Orleans visitor last Friday.
| R. R. Busick has returned
home after a visit to New Or
leans.
Miss Augusta Spann, of Pela-
hatchie, was a Brandon visitor
Sunday.
| A fine baby boy arrived in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Bull
lock Tuesday morning.
There will be preaching at
Rock Hill on the fifth Sunday.
Everybody is invited to be pres
ent, especially the members of
this church. Dinner on the
grounds.
| Miss Susie Blue Buchanan sue
cessfully passed the law exami-
nation at the recent session OF
the chancery court at this place,
and is now ready to take the
oath of admittance to the bar.
! News from the bedside of I.
| H. Collier, who went to New Or
| leans last week for an operation
for appendicitis, is very encour-
aging, he having stood the ordeal
| in fine shape and is doing as
Inicely as could be expected.
Rev. Jack Linton, of Raymond,
lis here spending few days with
MRS. Linton at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Mary Thornton.
| Mr.. Linton is attending consol-
Iidated school near Raymond,
preparatory to entering the Sem
linary at Louisville next year.
Miss Mamie Bruce was carried
| to the hospital at Jackson Sun
day night where she underwent
an operation for interception OF
| the bowels. Her many friends
| are delighted to know that the
operation was entirely satisfacto-
ry, and complete recovery is ex'
lpected.
| A citizens-teachers' association
will be organized at the school
building Friday, October Il, at
1880. This organization will be
for the purpose of improving our
school by better cooperation OF
teachers and patrons. 1t is de-
sired that every one interested in
the Brandon Consolidated Schoo
be present.
H. L. Myers, the efficient anc
faithful mail carrier between the
Brandon postoffice and the depot,
brought in a sample of his sugar.
cane Tuesday, which is the best
we have seen this year. The
stalk measured over seven feet
long and weighed a little over
five pounds.
J. S. Mcdonald, of Dobson,
passed through town Tuesday
en- route home from Jackson,
where he had been to visit Mrs.
Mcdonald, who has been at the
Baptist Hospital since October
18th, where she underwent a Sc
rious operation. Her many friends
will be pleased to know that she
is doing nicely, and her physi-
clans feel that she is on the roaC
to complete recovery.
Last Saturday. w. P. Anderson
of North Rankin county, was
found guilty of violating the
laws, rules and regulations of the
Mississippi Livestock Sanitary
Board governing the intra-state
movement of cattle by the Madi'
son county authorities and ineG
S25.O0 and costs. Mr.. Anderson
offense consisted of moving cat
; tie from Rankin into Madison
county without a proper permit
to so do.
The tickets which will be usee
in the November election are the
largest ever printed in this state
Besides the names of the nomi-
nees for supreme court judges,
United States senator and con.
gresham, the ticket. contains
the laws passed by the last leg.
Iislature with reference to the
shipment Of liquor, commonly
known as the quart-at-a-time
: law, and the law forbiddine
: newspapers to accept advertising
; for liquor houses, and the game
law. The tickets is four col
umns wide and is AZ inches long.
While on the coast last week
the editor of The News and Mrs.
May had the pleasure of visiting
II the soldiers home at Beauvoir,
) and meeting many Of the inmates
,of that institution. Among the
Rankin county people who are