The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-07-12

friends.
] Mrs. L. S. May and daughter,
Florence Earl, are guests Of
Laurel relatives.
Mrs. O. ]. Ragland, Of Thom-
asville, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
w. D. Ragland.
Mrs. j. C. Maxey and little
Atwood, of Newton, .are visit
ing homefolks this week.
Mrs. C. S. Walker and son,
Robert, are, visiting Relatives
and friends at Sandersville.
Miss Christine Berry, of, Boil
ton, was the guest of Brandon,
friends a few days last week.
| Walter Alliston, Jr., and sister,
Miss Alice, spent Sunday with
Brandon friends and relatives.
Mrs. Pritchard Afford Alexan-
der, of Nashville, Tenn, is the
guest of Miss Annie Robinson.
Miss vesta May and Master
Wayne May visited Jackson
friends the early part of the
week.
/ Mrs. A. B. Stubblefeld, Jr.,
and little daughter, of Phillip,
are visiting Brandon relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Lee Robinson has re-
turned from Mansfield, La,
where she has been visiting her
son, Will Robinson.
Little Miss Lucille May is
spending the week with her lit
tie friend, Miss Jim Brister
Currie, of Jackson.
Isaac May, who has been at
tending the Tennessee Industrial
lschool at Nashville, Tenn, re-
turned home yesterday.
Rev. Val H. Sessions will
preach at st. Luke's Episcopal
church Sunday night at s o.
clock. Everybody cordially in
Ivited to attend.
Little Gayden and Emmett
Ward have returned to their
home at Jackson after a pleas
jant visit to their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Gayden.
The mayor and board of alder
linen will meet in special session
Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock
for the purpose of opening and
considering bids for the building
Iof concrete walks.
Miss Gertrude May left last
week for Lafayette Springs,
Miss, where she will be for a
couple of months, giving instruc-
tions in a private home to two
deaf children.
The long drouth was broken
last Thursday by a good rain,
followed by showers Saturday
and Sunday. Crops are greatly
revived, and farmers encour-
aged.
The News has been requested
to announce that there will be {
, picnic at Clarks5urg on WedLes-
day, July 18th. Public speaking
and a ball game will be the prin.
cipal features Of the day. Din
ner will be served at the moor
hour. Everybody cordially in.
!. vited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Cox ano
Miss Nell Roberts motored over
to Yazoo City last week, return
ing Friday. They report most
pleasant visit. Mr.. Cox says
crops in Yazoo and Madison
counties are as fine as he ever
saw, and farmers are very hope
full for an abundant yield.
Rev. j. W. Lafferty, of David
son, N. c., has accepted the
pastorate of Brandon Presbyte-
rian church, and will preach
next Sunday morning and night.
Mr.. Lafferty will move his fam
lily to Brandon in the near fu-
ture and make this his home.
Besides preaching at Brandon
and Madison he will do some
special work at Belhaven col
lege.
Chancery Clerk Robinson
J made trip through the north
ern part of the county the
early part of the week and re-
ports the best out look for crops
in many years. The recent rains
have brought out the corn
wonderfully, and cotton is max
ing good progress. With favor
able seasons from now on he
thinks he will have a bumper
yield, especially in that section
Of the country.
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