The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-05
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

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Let everybody join in the
cleanup campaign.
Plant corn, peas, potatoes, vel
vet beans, and more corn.
Marvin Darnall, of Jackson,
spent Sunday with homefolks.
Let's make Brandon the clean
est and best town in the state.
A fine baby boy was born to
Mr.. aud Mrs. G. A. Downs last
week.
In the mean time, don't forget
to plant corn, and then plant
more corn.
E. T. Henry has accepted a
position as salesman for H. G.
Washburn.
Judge VIM. Watson continues
quite feeble, his condition being
very unsatisfactory.
Miss Susie Buchanan left last
week for the coast, where she
has accepted a lucrative position.
Mrs. S. M. Hunter has return
ed 10 her home at Jackson, after
spending a few day with her Sis
ter, Miss Eunice Washburn.
If you fail to cleanup your
vacant lot and premises next
week the marshal will have it
done for you at your expense.
Mrs. ]. S. Grice and children
have returned to their home at
Jackson after a pleasant visit to
Brandon relatives and friends.
Miss Myrtle May, who is cam
wasting Simpson county in the
interest of the Success Publish
ing Co., spent Sunday with home
folks.
Miss Merle Gayden, who has
just closed a very successful
term of school at Terry, returned
home Saturday to spend the
summer.
The board of supervisors will
complete their labors for the
month of April this. afternoon
and adjourn until the first Mon
day in May.
The mayor and board of alder
men will meet next Tuesday for
the purpose of receiving bids for
the construction of Brandon's
new concrete walks.
The many friends of Mrs. r.
P. Fixes are delighted to know
that she is rapidly recovering
from an operation that she I'M
went at Jackson last week.
Mrs. J. E. Worthington, who
was called co Brandon last week
on account of the death Of L. E.
Washburn, returned to her home
at Birmingham last Sunday.
H. C.. Washburn has been
appointed execu or Of the estate
of his brother, L. E. Washbnrn,
and will continue the mercantile
business at the same place.
Hon. J. R. East is confined to
his bed again, and his friends
fear that he is suffering from a
return attack of his recent i'll
ness, which necessitated a Sc
rious operation.
The sale of delinquent tax
lands by the sheriff last Monday
attracted quite a number of buy
ers. The list had been greatly
reduced, and only a small por-
ton remained to be sold.
The recent continuous and ex-
cessive rains have grea ly de-
layed farming operations in this
section. Very little g has
been done SO far, a con-
sequence armers ar Ovcoming a
little discouraged.
After this week, the News
hopes to be able to get
out on time every week. For
the past two or three months we
have been greatly handicapped
by building and moving, but we
are about settled now and hope
I to get down to business again
in dead earnest.
A committee from the board
of supervisors went over to the
Rankin turnpike yesterday to
investigate the damage to the
concrete by the recent floods.
The damage was found to be
only slight, and this had been
repaired by the city of Jackson.
At a meeting of the trustees
of the Brandon Consolidated
School, held last Saturday, Miss
Meddie Robinson was elected
principal for the next session at
a salary Of $1,000 per year. Miss.