The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-22


Corinth are going to have their an
nual picnic at Memphis on either June
81, % or 49, The picnic will be held
at Overton Park. Every Sunday
school will send representatives.
West Foint.-The police arrested a
negro woman giving her name as Lula
Williams OF StonewaN, Miss.,.for steal
ing ride on the M. & 0. railroad
The negress was playing the part or
real hobo, dressed in mems clothes.
University.-In the future the Stars
and Stripes will be flown to the breeze
at the University of Mississippi. Fol-
lowing his return from the recent edu
cational tour of state officials, Chan
cellor Powers has given orders that
| q flag pole be erected on the campus
Canton.-A bolt of lightning which
struck the large barn OF H. B. William
son. a prosperous farmer who lives
near here, destroyed the barn, hay
harness, seven fine mules and good
horse. Mr.. Williamson suffered total
loss owing to the lapse of an insur-
ance policy only few days previous.
Itta Bena-What may prove a ia
tai accident occurred here, when an
automobile turned over with its occu.
pants, DR.. J. W. Ellis and w. J.
Chandler, both residents and business
men of this place. They were round
ing curve at street corner, when
the car skidded and made the disas-
trous flip. Chandler is seriously in.
jured.
Meridian.-Ed Johnson is held I'm.
der $4,000 bond and Alice Gordon un-
der $4,000 bond to await the action
of the grand jury on charge or de'
frauding Lauderdale county. Both are
negroes and were rural school teach
ers. The charges allege that they
forged names of assistants to reports
to the county superintendent OF edu-
cation and drew pay warrants, when
they had no assistant teachers. The
amounts said to be involved were
$40 and $50.
Como-Ethel Mansfield, white farm.
er, living near here, was shot and
fatally injured June 10 by Arthur
White, negro farm hand. White, after
shooting Mansfield, threatened to kill
Tom Mansfield, his brother, If he ap-
preached the injured man. A posse
was quickly organized and is pursuing
White. threatening lynching. Mans
field died soon after he was removed
to his home. It is said that White and
his wife were quarreling over the pos
session of a shotgun and that Mans
field endeavored to separate them. He
was then shot down.
.Gulfport.-A general strike on the
Gulf e. Ship Island railroad for the
first time in the history Of the COM
pany began June 16, when all engi-
ueers, conductors, firemen, brakemen,
fagmen, baggagemen and switchmen
walked out All negotiations between
the railroad officials and the train
men have been declared of. The
striking trainmen demand better work
ing conditions and increased pay. The
railroad officials declare it. is impos-
sible under the present earning ca
pacity to advance wages, and say the
trainmen are violating an agreement
entered into last March. Strike-break-
ers have been imported and an effort
will be made at once to move trains.
Flora.-Work will soon begin on
the proposed electric lighting system,
and on the construction of the new
concrete walks for Flora. Contracts
will be let for both about June 20
Jacksonville Kinds county board
Of supervisors have given notice that
at their July meeting they will order
the issuance of $4,000 in bonds to
be used in connecting the road sys-
tenn in the First and Second super
yisors' district. Bonds to the sum OF
half q million have been spent con-
structing about 100 miles OF gravel
roads through these districts and the
scheme now is to connect these main
roads with cross roads leading from
one chief highway to another
Lena.-Several articles supposed to
have been blown from Jackson by the
cyclone have been found in this VI
cinity. The list includes life insur'
ance policy written in Jackson.
Magnolia. - Two Magnolia boys,
Frank Wren and Sterling Holmes. are
suffering with broken arms as re-
cult of cranking automobiles.