The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-17
MISSISSIPPI
BRIEFLY TOLD EVENTS
OF THE STATE

OF HE SlAlE
A Red Cross class mas been formed
at Starkville.
Patriotism was the keynote when
the state medical association was held
at Jackson.
The commencement exercises Of the
Baldwin high school were held at the
opera house.
Amite county is preparing to answer
the call of the nation to prepare along
the food line"
The first Mississippi band will give
band concert at Camp Jackson three
times a week.
l.. r. Harrison, drug clerk, severely
burned by an explosion of gasoline in
drug store at Gulfport, is dead.
The actual work Of building the new
$4,000 Y. & M. v. passenger station in
Greenwood will begin in the near
future.
W. L. Williamson was elected super
fntendent of education at Seminary.
He held that position from 1896 to
1900.
The strawberry crop around San
ford, Miss, where about $50 acres are
in cultivation, is about Is per cent
short of last year.
The fifty seventh conclave of the
grand commandery, Knights Templar,
Of Missippi, was held in the Masonic
Temple at Biloxi.
The board of trustees of the Lexing-
ton high school elected teachers for
the ensuing year, with Prof. David
Sanderson principal
Hancock county economics clubs
will meet and the annual exhibit OF
agricultural products will be held at
Bay st. Louis, on May Is.
James Hawkins. Montgomery coun-
ty farmer, reports that the weevil had
attacked the young rlums and peaches
on His place near Winona.
The high cost Of living has brought
forth plea from court bailiffs at Me-
ridian to the board of supervisors for
the allowance Of moro pay.
T. E. Lott, who for several years has
been principal of the Columbus high
school, has rendered his resignation
to join the United States army.
Prosecutions by the state of Missis-
sippi in Justice Jenkins court at FL
lard resulted in parties being fined
800 each for refusing to dip their
cattle.
The election at Gloster on the issu-
ance OF a hundred thousand dollars
good roads bonds for the third super
visors' district was carried by large
majority.
F. G. Ross, aged 81. painter, was
found dead in a cell at the Meridian
jail A coroner's inquest returned a
verdict that he came to his death from
heart failure.
General Improvements. and repair
work OF the streets of Biloxi will be
held up until October 1, on account
of insufficiency of money on the gen.
eral fund Of the city of Biloxi.
The Adams county Duroc breeders
association was formed at Natchez and
the following officers elected: J. D.
Howerton. president; William Junkin.
vice president; C. R. Byrnes, secre-
tary and treasurer.
Natchez.-The Adams county Duroc
breeders association was formed here
and the following officers elected: j.
D. Howerton, president; William Jun
kin, vice president; C. r. Byrnes, Sec
rotary and treasurer.
City and county gardeners who de-
sire to cooperate in the nation-wi
campaign to increase the production
Of food must begin now to save seed
for next year, according to H. M. Cot
trell, agriculturist of Memphis.
At a meeting of the stockholders
Of the Aberdeen club, a motion was
carried to nQuidate, owing to the ex.
listing conditions. The club thought
it unpatriotic at this time to erect a
place for amusement when the coun.
try is at war
Lamont Roland, of Chicago, and L.
o. Crosby of BrookhSven, have pur.
chased from Major E. J. Williams, of
Picayune, the mill, lumber and timber
Of the Rosa Lumber company, and a
force of millwrights and carpenters
are charging the mill plant.
The Warren county cooperative
creamery elected officers, as follows:
Prof. J. H. Culkin, president; A. j.
Martin, vice president; O. H. Schleef,
manager and secretary; Joseph Hirsh,
treasurer. All machinery in the cream
cry has been received at Vicksburg
Ind will be ready for operations with
n the next few days.