The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-12-27
MISSISSIPPI
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OF the chapter during the six months
that it has been in existence The
chapter was organized June 5, 1917,
and since that time has received con-
tributions totaling S5,232.2O. 1t has
expended since that date $5,152.37.
At a recent meeting Of the Herme-
MAN Literary society of Mississippi
college, Clinton, the following young
men were chosen to represent the so
ciety at it's next anniversary in April:
Aniversarian, l.. C. Gilbert first ora
tor, ]. S. Evans; second orator, Joe
Canzoneri; third orator, ]. A. Barn
hill.
Eight winter theological schools for
ministers and other church workers,
recommended by the Baptist state
convention, will convene at Sardis,
Alderman, Sumner, Corinth and Wi
mona January 1919; Hattiesburg,
Brookhaven and Newton from Janu-
airy 21-25.
Ethel Todd, Jackson boy, and
rated as one of the most expert court
stenographers in the state, was trans
ferred from the Greenwood battery
of the First Mississippi field artillery
to the quartermaster corps of the
army. stationed at Charleston, S. c..
The salaries of the Meridian police
men and firemen were raised in an
ordinance passed by the city council
in service scale basis, and regular
firemen and patrolmen, after one
years service, will receive 500 per
month.
Sidney Haas, an experienced me-
chanic of Biloxi, has signed up for
service in the U. S. navy and has
gone to Algiers for training, after be-
ing rejected from various branches
of the service ON five different occa-
sions.
Rev. J. Tillery Lewis is the new
pastor at the Aberdeen First Meth
odist church. He comes to Aberdeen
highly recommended, having served
four years at Clarksdale and four
years at Greenville.
1t was announced by Rev. Fred
Long, secretary of the State Sunday
School association, that it had been
decided to hold the 1878 state con-
vention in Meridian, April 2, 8 and 4
Students Of the Normal college in
Hattiesburg, who are leaving for
their annual holiday vacation, have
offered their dormitortes to soldiers
and visitors until their return.
The Leflore county tax levy, in
GLIDING state, county and levee as
sessments, was agreed upon at S
mills. The tax rolls are at Jackson
for their final revision.
There were Polls bales of cotton
ginned in, Kinds county from the crop
of 1917 prior to December 1, 1917, as
compared with 1892 bales ginned to-
December /, 1916.
Mrs. E. w. Reid reports that Mag
nolia went over the top" the first
day securing new Red Cross members.
The town was allotted 165 and 20o
we're enrolled.
County officials in Clarksdale are
waging strenuous war gainst Illicit
liquor traffickers in the county. Re-
Gently they made several raids at
Friars Point.
Promotions of many recruiting Off
GERS in Mississippi have been an
nounced by the war department on &C.
count of the efficient work Of these
men.
Dale Johnson, son of ]. c. John
son, prominent family at Scooba,
has gone to Washington, whence he
expects to sail for France in a few
days.
Jasper Ferguson, an employee of the
Crystal Springs Manufacturing com
pany, while operating riQsaw. lost
three fingers and thumb.
Situated in the midst of the great
est timber belt in the world, Laurel
is suffering wood famine as well as
coal famine.
Blue Mountain college will dimsiss
for the holidays on Thursday, Dec. 20,
and will resume work On Wednesday,
Jan. 2.
On account of the extreme cold
weather and scarcity or coal, the Du-
rant high school closed until Jan. l.
Hiram A. Summers, an aged and
highly respected citizen of Charles.
con, died at the family residence.
Great interest is being manifested
in the Red Cross work at Inverness.
Hicks Carter, well-known farmer,
died at his home west of Houlka.
8 The board Of supervisors has fixed
the general tax levy for Yazoo county
at mills. At the increased valua-
ton this year, the county's land roll
totals s7,807,46 and the personal tax
roll $2,619,095. The land in the coun-
ty subject to levee tax amounts to
S3,941,615, and the personal property
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