The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-02
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

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Stamps is taking her vacation.
Little Miss Dell Barnett, of
Route 2, is spending the week in
Jackson, visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. w. d. Thomas and little
son, Glenn. are spending the
week at lake, taking in the
patrons union.
Miss Susie May Barnes went
to Greenwood Friday to spend a
couple of weeks with her aunt,
Mrs. H. E. Crook.
Mesdames R. F. Brown and
&C.. C. Shots, of Pelahatchie,
came over Friday to attend a
meeting of the Red Cross Aux
iliary.
'Ras Ross, one of Pelahatchie's
prominent citizens and progress
live merchants, was here Mon
day, shaking hands with his nu-
merous friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland Will
son, of Greenwood, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred T, Cook, of Danville,
KY, have returned to their
homes, after a visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. T A Morris
w. G. Barnes, who is at Hot
Springs, writes that he is doing
as we'll as could be expected, and
hopes to be able to return home
greatly improved after complet-
ing the 21 baths.
w. D. Thomas has moved his
store from the Bate drug store
building to the Shields Blue
Front building. Mr.. Thomas
will have much more room in
his new quarters and will grad
ually add to his stock of goods.
]. B. johnson, an employee Of
the Illinois Central railroad at
Jackson, and Mrs. Clara Hunter,
of Kansas City, Mo-, motored
over from the capital city Friday
and were married at the Metho-
dist parsonage, Rev. R. P. Fixes
performing the ceremony.
Percy Stubblefield, who en-
listed in the officers training
corps some time ago, and who is
now at Little Rock, Ark, came
home on furlough Friday, re-
turing Saturday afternoon. He
reports the men in splendid
shape, and rapidly advancing to
the efficiency required of officers
who are to assume the task of
training the new drafted army.
From a New York paper we
note that Benjamin J. Wynn
and Miss Grace Burgess were
married Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock at the home of the bride,
713 Liberty street, by Rev. j. F.
Morgan, pastor of the First
Christian church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wynn will make their home in
Berkley.
The local selective board will
begin this week to issue sum-
mons for registrants to appear
next week for examination. For
the benefit of those who may
not be we'll informed relative to
the medical examination The
News will say that a very Sc
we're penalty is provided for all
persons appearing with pretend
ed physical disabilities, such as
defective hearing, eye troubles,
etc. Under the system adopted
by the government for making
the examination it will be i'm
sible for any one to get by on
pretended ailments, and all such
persons will be forthwith turned
over to the federal authorities.
Just as we are ready to go to
press we receive from the local
selective board the lists of per-
sons to be summoned and exam
ined next week, as follows:
August 8-Nr. / to No. 20.
August 9-No. u to 141.
August 1O-No. 142 to 212.
See opposite page for num-
bers. 8 a. m. is the hour set for
beginning examination.
Wanted to Rent.
| I would like to rent from 150
to 200 acres land, with about rs
| to 100 acres fit for cultivation
and the rest pasture. Have my
|own outfit. Address
EARL L. YOUNG,
.Sweetwater, Tenn.
Wanted
/ Dry bones; will pay so cents q
hundred pounds, sacked.
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