The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-18

visitor yesterday.
4 If you love your country an(
believe in maintaining liberty,
buy a Liberty Bond today.
4 DR.. G.. C. Russell, county
he alth officer, was in Brandon
Tuesday. looking after health
conditions.
4 B. c.. Washburn and A. G..
| Thornton are hunting squirrels
on Mullen place, in northern
part of county.
\ Help win the war by buying
a Liberty Bond. Get them ir
any denomination from $50 uy
with easy monthly payments
See your banker today.
r. w. Patrick, who has beer
| at Newton for several years
writes the News to change his
address to Drew, Miss, where
he is connected with the Bank o1
Drew.
Maj. Pat'k Henry is in Vicks.
burg this week, attending tbs
state reunion Of confederate vet
erans, and the great peace jubi'
lee of the Blue and Gray.
Il The Beat Five Fair will oper
at Johns tomorrow, and continue
through Saturday. The event
promises to be a successful one
as the citizens generally are very
much interested in making {
good showing of the various re-
sources of the beat.
The Mississippi State Fail
"opens at Jackson Monday morn,
ling, and the prospects for a re
lcord- breaking attendance is the
best in the history of the organi
lzation. Every one owes it tt
himself to take a day or two of
land attend the fair.
| Mrs. w. H. Turcott went tt
Lime Creek Tuesday to attent
1.-THE funeral Of her cousin, Cliftor
Lindsey, son of Mr.. and Mrs
James Lindsey, who died Mon
day from an operation which h
underwent in jackson a few day.
Iago.
On account of a mild case O.
ldiptheria. and the presence O.
tdiphtheria germs among Other
lstudents, the Brandon Consoli
dated School was dismissed Tues
lday by the board of trustees.
Every precaution is being taker
to prevent an epidemic. and i
is thought that school can be re
sumed next week.
The district board has denied
| the application of William Or
vile Mcintyre for discharg'
from the service of the Unitet
Estates, his case having been ap.
pealed from the local board las
week. The adjutant general ha'
ordered the local board t.
, to reopen the case of Lee Cliftol
Roberts for discharge, which
will be heard in a few days.
Prof. F. S. Hammond, princi
pie of the Briar Hill High school
land his able assistant, Miss Mel
j Roberts, were Brandon visito
Saturday, attending a meeting
of the county teachers associa
ton. Briar Hill is one Of th'
best communities in the county
and it's citizens are delighted
with the good school that is be
ing conducted by Prof. Ham
mond and Miss Roberts.
In today's paper will be foun,
the advertisement Of R. r
Busick, in which the farmer'
are urged to bring in sorghum il
barrels next Tuesday. Mr.
Busick will have a man on tn
ground to take up all tina
comes in and the price will b
the best ever paid in this sec
ton. If you have any on han'
this is your opportunity to turl
it into good money.
Carl Stingily has been appoint
ed chairman Of the county cam
J paign committee of the Unite
: States Food administration de
I apartment. The appointment wa
! made by Hon. Herbert Hoover
| IInational food administrator, an
IlMr. Stingily has accepted an
IIentered | upon the duties inciden
| to the Office with the determine
Iltion and persistency that charat
Il terizes his work in every othe
| line.
II S. p, McRae. of Jackson, ha
Ila new advertisement in today
IlNews, to which your attentlo
Ills respectfully directed. Ml
IlMcRae is q Rankin county boy
(Iaud haa onn az the hest stores