The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-31
MISSISSIPPI
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

The Mississippi bankers association
held a two-day session in Greenville.
Permanent organization OF the Hat
tiesburg Red Cross chapter has been
effected
The Gulf Coast Military academy a.
Gulfport closed one of it's most sue.
"essful seasons.
Natchez banks are showing their pa
triotism by encouraging the invest
ment in war bonds.
Robbers broke into the store OF
Mayor Edward Glennan Of Biloxi and
carried groceries away.
Laurel was selected as the next
meeting place for the Mississippi re-
tail merchants association.
Maurice Scharff, of Natchez, has
been commissioned as lieutenant in
the engineer corps, U. S. A.
Twelve large barges, several OF
them of the new type, are being built
at Vicksburg by the government.
The Catholics of Greenvills raised
the American flag on the parish prop
erty recently with imposing ceremon-
les.
The ninetieth annual council of the
diocese of the Episcopal church in the
state of Mississippi was held at Co.
lumbus.
The Biloxi chapter of the American
Red Cross is planning the movement
for the organization Of branch of the
Boy Scouts here.
The Mississippi College Annual. with
Jesse MCGEE editor.in- chief, Is OF the
press and meets the highest expecta-
tions of it's friends.
Ten young men from the Copiah-
Lincoln agricultural high school have
enlisted in company being organized
at Clinton by Capt. Anderson.
: A tour of Alconu county by w. T.
Pollard, demonstration agent, he says,
proves to him that a great deal Of the
cotton will have to be replanted.
Gilbert Gardner, IA years of age,
came all the way from Ell Paso, Texas,
to Mobile to get the consent of his IA
Their to join the United States army.
The Brookhaven pressed brick COM
pany, which has Seen in liquidation
for some time, has gotten its affairs in
shape and is running with a crew Of
fifty men.
One hundred farmers, business men
and women of Pamela county have or
ganized to boost and push a movement
for county fair next fall to be held at
Batesvflle.
Miss Rosetta Holberg, member Of
the junior class of the Macon High
school, won the Avery medal for
scholarship and department for the
last session.
The cash drawer in the L. & N. sta
ton at Pass Christian was robbed Of
about $40 while the night agent went
out on the platform to hang up the
mail for late train.
The third annual championship tour
nament of the Mississippi golf asso-
citation will be held in Jackson June 5
to 8, inclusive. Medals and cups Will
be awarded to the winners.
District Attorney J. c. Elmer went
to Washington to place before Cen
eral Leonard Wood and the war de-
partment officials Biloxi's offer for the
establishment of mobilization camp
between Biloxi and Gulfport.
Plans for the new power plant and
interurban railway of the McComb
and Magnolia light and railway COM
pany have been completed and build
ing operations will be commenced i'm
mediately.
An election has been ordered at
Yazoo City on June II for the purpose
Of having property taxpayers Of the
town vote on the question as to wheth-
er the city shall suspend or continue
the operation of the municipal street
car line.
County Health Afficer o. H. Swayze
and City Health Officer ]. B. Ander-
son have secured the aid of the Yazoo
City police department and are wag-
ing a fight against the stray dogs. Sew
eral citizens of the county were re-
Gently bit by dogs who have contract
ed hydrophobia.
Mrs. Theodosia Worthington Val
liant, widow of the late Judge Leroy
v. Valiant, died at the sanitarium
at Greenville. She was reared in
Washington county, married Leroy B.
Valiant in Greenyille after. the civil
war. Judge and Mrs. Valiant then
moved to ST. Louis, where Judge Val.
liant was elected Judge in st. Louis
and later became chief justice of the
supreme court Of Missouri.
Completion of the new Y. NJ. c. A. in
Hattiesburg within sixty days is as
sured according to reports made by va
rious committees at meeting Of the
board of directors.