The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02


Biloxi gives each year to Northern,
Eastern and Western visitors within
her. gates was held at the Riviera hotel
on the beach on the night OF Feb. 25.
Natchez.-Adams County has en-
tered the arena Of counties in Missis-
sippi which have boys corn clubs and
girls canning clubs. The movement
is supported by the Young Mems Bust.
ness Club.
Magee.-Two houses in the residence
section Of this place have been de.
stroyed by fire of unknown origin. One
was occupied by T. W. Barnett and
owned by W. F. Smith, Jr.; the other
owned and occupied by L. E. Mangum,
Gulfport-Because Of the govern
ment designating Chandelier island in
its list of game preserves, it is now
necessary for any one visiting the ISL
and to obtain permit from the col
lector of customs at Gulfport. No
hunting is permitted by the govern
ment on the island. which is visited
by many game birds of the salt water
variety.
Natchez.-Aaron Tyre, the four and
a half-year-old hero Of Natchez, may
get Carnegie hero medal. Aaron is
the little boy who saved his two and
half-year-old sister, Mary Louise, from
death by flames, and who made vail
ant effort to rescue his year and half
old brother, Llclus, when the barn at
his home was destroyed by flames.
movement IS under way here to have
the Carnegie Hero Commission inves-
tigate his deed.
Grenada.-One of the largest crowds
ever assembled in the State Of Missis-
sippi will gather in Grenada on March
I'd for the purpose of discussing vari-
GUS matters in connection with the
great jeff Davis Highway and deter
mine upon route through the state
for this road, which is a part of the
national highway system, and which
will pass through Mississippi from
Memphis to Beauvoir and on to New
Orleans. Special trains will be run in
to Grenada from all directions. State
wide invitations have been issued.
Clarksdale - Frank Anderson,
crafty negro, who admits he has been
a burglar for 20 years and has operat,
ed all the way from Memphis to New
Orleans, has confessed to the murder
of A. H. Cage, the Clarksdale banker.
who was killed by burglar in his
home on Oct. 10. Anderson is in the
Arkansas penitentiary at Little Rock,
serving sentence for burglary He
deliberately got into the penitentiary-
for robbery, he says, in the hope that
the prison wall would hide him from
the greater crime. Dan Brewer, for
mer prosecuting attorney at Clarks-
dale, went to Little Rock and he now
has Anderson's signed confession in
his possession. Every detail of the
confession, voluntarily given when he
saw he was trapped, bears out the
facts in the Cage murder. Mr.. Brewer
called upon Gov. Hays of Arkansas
and placed before the governor the
facts in the case. Mr.. Hays has agreed
to investigate. Perhaps he will pardon
the negro and turn him over to the
Mississippi authorities.
Natchez.-Lucien C. Gwin, aged 49,
prominent planter and social leader OF
this place. was found dead in the bath
room of his home on North Rankin
street on the night OF Feb. p. Near
him was a .38-caliber revolver. which
had been discharged, the bullet taking
effect In the head just behind the ear.
It is said that his death Is the result
of the accidental discharge OF the
weapon as he was cleaning 1t. Friends
who saw him short time before his
body was found at the club declare
that he appeared to be most cheerful
and in the best of spirits. He formerly
lived at Greenville, where he was in
the cotton business. He was married,
and is survived by his wife and sew
eral children.
Laurel.-Mrs. Earl Pearson, wife OF
q well known farmer residing three
miles south of Laurel, was burned to
death while she was standing in front
of an open CRATE. holding her six
months old baby. Avhen her clothing
caught fire. She tossed the baby on
tho he'd and ran into the yard, scream
| ing for help. When assistance arrived
she was so badly burned that death
was only 8 matter Of hours. The baby
Was unsnjured.