The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

j MISS EItd May Is SpeIlulIS
the week with friends at Mont
Grey.
A. H. Martin, prominent cit.
izen of Florence. was a Brandon
visitor Monday.
Miss Florence Smith, cf Mont.
Grey, spent the weekend with
Brandon friends.
Master Jerry Bush, of New
Orleans, is visiting his little
friend. Parrish Martin.
Hon. w. E. Mcintyre is the
latest Ford recruit, having
bought new one last week.
DR.. and Mrs. Goodman, OF
Carey, were here last week,
looking after property interests.
Mrs. H. c.. Washburn has re-
turned from New Orleans, much
to the pleasure of her many
friends.
John Enochs, who has been
at Wilson, Ark, for several
months. returned home for a
visit and rest.
Miss Lola May has returned
home after a pleasant visit to
relatives and friends at Thomas
vile and Jackson.
Miss Bessie McCaskill has re-
turned from a very pleasant visit
to Misses Annie and Margaret
Foulks, at Roseland, La.
Miss Evie Irby left Sunday for
Arcadia, Fla. where she has ac-
cepted a position in the Baptist
orphanage home at that place.
Mrs. R. E. Barnett left yester-
| day for Beaumont, Texas, where
she will spend some time visiting
her sister. Mrs. Charlie Cox.
Mrs. R. C. Watts and children
left last Friday for their home
at Lynchburg. Va, after a de-
llightful visit to Mrs. Watts
mother, Mrs. Laura McLaurin.
Louie P. Cayden, who has
been in Arkansas for some time,
returned home Monday for the
purpose of standing the exami-
nation for q recruit, his name
being among the first called.
Capt. J. P. Barksdale, of Go.
shen Springs, is the first in the
county to report open cotton,
having sent The News several
wide open bolls last Friday. w.
E. Cofer also reports his cotton
opening, and says that his crop
is the best in many years.
DR.. J. E. Noble of Fannin,
announces the engagement and
approaching marriage of his
daughter, Eula, to Mr.. John S.
!, Cole of Woodland Park, Col,
the marriage to be sofemnizeo
! at a very early date.
Mrs. e. E. Gayden and little
son, Howard, will leave early
!, next week for Detroit. Mich, to
visit her brother, Mr.. Russell,
who is an employee in the Ford
factory, and who will leave in 9
few weeks for France, where he
will serve his country with q
corps of engineers.
Singer" Rankin, who has
been a familiar figure arounc
Brandon for many years. died
Friday night and was buried
Saturday. He was about &C
years old, and during the last &c
years he firmly believed that he
was specially gifted in singing
songs of his own manufacture,
and he never lost an opportunity
to sing his angle songs, . as he
called them.
The local exemption board be-
gan work early yesterday morn
ing and is working like trogers
to complete the work before
them in the three days named.
The first seventy summoned
were examined yesterday, only
about 8 of the number being ex'
cused for physical disability. A
great majority OF those Sd fal
examined will file claims for ex-
emption. but of course what PEI
!? cent will be excused is merely ;
matter of conjecture. It is gen
| orally believed that Rankin's
first quota Of lis will be made
up out of the first lot summoned
f. j. Ort, of w. G. Talbutt {
ILCo.. contractors for Brandon
IInew cement sidewalks, has ar
| rived and begun work in earnes
| on the walks. Mr.. Ort has sew
| eral teams busy filing the ole
| railroad cut, near Owens cor
| ner. The board is having thi'
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