The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

folks.
Hon. Edgar Misterfeldt, Of
Plain, was in Brandon yesterday
! Found. pair spectacles. Owner
can have same by calling at this
office.
F. L. Beard and DR.. Webb, oil
Star, were Brandon visitors yes.
terday.
John Weille, Of Vicksburg, is
spending few days with Bran
don friends.
Sam Buchanan came home
from Drew to register in the Sc
lective draft.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Scruggs
are among the Washington re-
union visitors.
Fred Carr, jr., of Clarksdale,
spent the weekend with Bran
don friends.
Miss Mabel Gayden has re-
turned home from Jackson where
she has been teaching.
The board of supervisors ad-
journed yesterday afternoon af-
ter a very busy session.
Little Miss Bonito Brown has
returned to her home at Pela-
hatchie, after a pleasant visit to
Brandon friends.
Mrs. Clyde Mashburn, of Jack
son, is the guest of Mrs. j. w.
Roell, at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Waddell.
G.. E. Donovan, the genial
representative of the Interstate
Electric Co., of New Orleans,
was a Brandon visitor yesterday.
Miss Virgie Maxey has re-
turned from Clarksdale to spend
the vacation season with her pa
rents, Capt. and Mrs. R. S. Max
ey.
Miss Johnnie May Laird, who
has been spending some time
with her sister, Mrs. w. D. Rag
land, has returned to her home
at Mt. Creek.
7. w. Evans has purchased H.
L. McCaskill's tract of pine tim
Der near Baugh's we'll, and has
moved his mill to that place, and
is converting the old pine grove
into lumber in a hurry.
Miss Ed Lee Martin has Sc
cured several pupils to be
coached during the summer. If
any one else needs help with any
school work, she will be glad to
assist them.
Our energetic friend, A. c..
Hinton, of Route l, is entitled to
the blue ribbon as the champion
turnip grower of the county. He
sent us one last Thursday that
weighed Is pounds.
The mayor and board of alder
men met in regular session Tues
day afternoon, and adjourned
until Tuesday of next week, at
which time the SIS, 600 bond issue
| for the purpose of building con-
crete sidewalks, will be sold.
Uncle" Luke Young, a good
old colored man who had been
employed for some time by D. P.
| Gayden, died Monday morning.
He had been in poor health for
several weeks, and his death
was not unexpected.
The members of the Glad Club
were delightfully."- entertained
Tuesday afternoon by Miss Mona
| Martin. Those present were
Misses Bessie Ruth Lindsey, Su-
sic May Barnes. Catherine Stin-
gily, Ann and DOOp Stevens, and
Cora Ratliff as guests.
So far as we have been able to
ascertain, every eligible in Ran
kin county appeared before the
registrars Tuesday, and complied
with the selective draft require
ments. Everything was quiet
and peaceable, no disturbance Of
any kind being reported.
Miss Bessie McCaskill, who
after the closing of Mississippi
Synodical College at Holly
Springs, where she is teaching,
visited friends in Arkansas, has
| returned home for the vacation
season, much to the pleasure o.
her many friends.
Shelby McCaskill, of Memphis
was here this week. visiting
homefolks. Mr.. McCaskill hal
been railway mail clerk between
Memphis and New Orleans fol
the past fifteen years, and il
considered one of the most eff