The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-12
]. R. EAST & v. r. MUM,
Attorneys at Law
BRANDON, MISS.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Come to Brandon next Satur-
day.
Willie Watson is visiting home
folks.
Have you cleaned up that back
yard.
Miss Susie Blue Buchanan is
at home after a pleasant stay
on the coast.
Miss Nell Gayden has returned
from a pleasant visit to relatives
and friends at Meridian.
We are glad to report Frank
Bethune, of Langford, who was
very ill Sunday improving.
Claude Cook. a splendid citizen
| of Thomasville neighborhood,
was a Brandon visitor Tuesday.
Fred McRae, who has been
quite i'll for several days in New
Orleans, is reported much bet
ter.
Misses Anna and Margaret
Buchanan lspent Sunday with
their sister, Miss Susie Blue
Buchanan.
Mrs. R. E. Gayden spent a few
days last week visiting her
daughter, Mrs. M. E. Ward, of
Jackson.
Mrs. J. c.. Maxey and little
daughter, Atwood, of Newton.
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. G..
Thornton.
| Country bacon is selling in
Brandon at 25 cents a pound,
and hogs have reache1 the Is
cent mark on foot.
Miss Kathleen Thornton has
returned to All Saints College
at Vicksburg after a pleasant Wis
it to homefolks.
Mrs. Gayden and Mrs. Thomas
attended the Kelly revival at
Capitol Street Methodist church
in Jackson Sunday.
Miss Jessie Allan Killings
worth, student of Belhaven
college, at Jackson, was the at
tractive guest of Miss Sallie Cole
Snields last..Sunday.
Flour is quoted at $14 a barrel
wholesale, and the prospects are
that it will reach 500 before the
war is over. Make preparations
right now to make your living at
home.
J. G. Hughes, who holds a re-
sponsible position with the paper
mills. at Bogalousa, La, was
there this week, visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Hughes,
returning to his home Tuesday
Iafternoon.
| Harold Bethune, of Langford,
who is raising registered Hamp-
lshire hogs and finding it a very
remunerative business, was a
Brandon visitor Monday, having
brought down few shoats to be
lshipped to North Carolina.
| Come to Brandon Saturday and
assist in the great Food Rally.
Rankin county is expected to dc
ber duty this year by planting
every available spot to corn and
food crops to care for home con-
sumption and have a surplus for
the boys in the trenches.
| Floyd Yarbrough, impersona.
tor and>reader, gave a very in
teresting entertainment at John
son Hall Friday night. An ad-
mission fee of Is and Is cents
was charged, and 500 was real.
lied from the evenings perform
ance, part Of which will be
used for the benefit of the school.
We are facing the most serious
| food situation since the civil war.
It is very important that the far
mers in Rankin County grow
enough food for themselves; for
those in the community who are
in other kinds of work, and have
a surplus to help feed the army.
Show your patriotism by provid.
ling a surplus of food crops fol
Those who will have to fight.
i A beautiful home wedding was
solemnized yesterday afternoon
when Miss Grace Buchanan, the
popular and attractive young
daughter of Mrs. Laura Buchan-
an, became the bride of Mr..
Johnson, a prominent and pros
porous young business man Of
Columbia, Miss. Immediately
after the ceremony, which was
performed by a minister from
the groom's home town, the hap.
py young couple left for Colum-
bia. where they will make theil
1 home.