The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-19
]. r. EAST & v. E. MUNN,
Attorneys at Law
BRANDON, MISS.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Continue to plant corn.

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Pisgah.
Stingily & Mcintyre have
moved to their new offices over
The News office.
Remember, that your duty to
your country demands that you
grow all food crops possible.
Be at the cemetery Saturday
morning prepared to help clean
up and beautifying that sacred
spot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gayden
came over from Jackson Sunday
and spent the day with home
folks.
Mrs. w. H. Watson and child
rem spent a day or two this week
with Mrs. Watson's brother, DR..
Russell, at the Finkbine Camps.
]. A. Lindsey and son, Allen,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
parents and grandparents near
Clarksburg, returnong home
Monday.
J. H. Glass, who went to In
verness some time ago, has re-
turned home. He reports busi-
ness verv dull in that section of
the state.
Miss Minnie Watson, who is
holding a position as bookkeeper
and stenographer for a lumber
concern at Canton, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Watson.
DR.. T. J. Burnham, of Magee,
was a Brandon visitor Monday.
He came to Brandon to look over
the modern plant of the Brandon
Electric Company, with a view
of installing a plant at Magee.
M. c.. Mcintyre, one of the
county's most prominent and
substantial citizens, was a Bran
don visitor Tuesday. He has
just returned from a pleasant
visit to relatives and friends at
Delhi, La.
A. G.. Purvis and S. F. King,
two of Pelahatchie's most pro-
gressive young business men,
were Brandon visitors last night,
being en- route home from Jack
son, where Mr.. King had in
vested in a brand new Maxwell
automobile.
Sheriff Donnell is making ar
rangements to have attractive
sign boards painted and put ur
on the principal roads leading
Into the county capital, giving
the name of the road, and the
distance to the principal points
to which it leads.
| Reports from over the county
indicate that the campaign being
Waged for more food crops is go
ing to be productive of much
good. Farmers are realizing the
crises that we are about to enter
and most of them are going tt
be prepared by making living
at home.
E. E. Jackson has purchased
the old stable formerly owned by
Capt. Pickett, and will keeE
Thoroughbred horses. He has
had electric lights installed ir
the building and will make other
needed improvements. Notice
his advertisement in another
column of today's paper.
The ..Parent-Teachers Associ.
alton will meet at 3 o'clock Apri
10th. A report of the Civic
League will be made, and plans
for conducting the association
during the summer months dis
cussed. The Cemetery Associa.
ton will be reorganized. Your
presenceis desired.
| Next Saturday has been sci
apart as a day for cleaning up
and beautifying the Brandon
cemetery, and everybody in
terested is earnestly requested to
be on hand promptly at 8 o'clock
in the morning, to do their part.
Bring a hoe, rake. or any imple-
ment that you are willing to use.
The many friends of Hon. ].
R. East will be delighted to
know that he is greatly improv-
ed, and has returned home from
jackson, where he went some
days ago for treatment. His
physicians hope now that he wi
/ be completely restored to health
without resorting to another
operation.
A. S. Stapleton, the efficient
and patriotic manager of the To-
cal Office of the Cumberland Tel
lephone Co.. has answered the
call of his country by rendering
his services to Uncle Sam for
nositiOn in the signal service.