The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-22
MISSISSIPPI GLEAN!MGs
News of Interest Prepared |
in Epitomized Form by
Special Writers
Circuit court convened at Philadel.
phia, with Judge J. d. Carr presiding.

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Biloxi will expend $4,000 to $4,000
In the improvement of five miles OF
streets.
Brookhaven is erecting and install
Ing numerous five-cluster electric
street lights.
Claude E. Hill was elected state sen.
ator from Forrest and Perry counties
without opposition.
The city of Ellisville has launched
a movement for paving the business
streets of the town.
The boulder to mark the old Natchez
trace will be unveiled In Houston by
the d. A. r. on Feb. %.
Grover White died In a Philadelphia
hospital as result of wounds inflict.
ed by his brother-in-law.
Washington county has agreed on
the lines and mileage Of concrete
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The oat crop around Florence has
the appearance of being totally de-
stroyed by the late freeze.
w. M. Trout, farmer, who resided
about two miles north of Edwards,
was found dead in the woods.
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A field meet for the schools of
Kinds county outside of Jackson will
be held at Clinton March 9 and 10.
An epidemic of measles has turned
the Mississippi institution for the deaf
and dumb into a full-fedged hospital.
Organization of the Southern hay
growers association was completed at
Meridian, whereby over 400 members
will cooperate.
Tourists wifi be treated to an un-
usual sight in Choctaw county here
after. Miles and miles of rail fences
are being built
Will Crowson, a young farmer near
Toccopola, was instantly killed by q
falling tree, while out saving fire.
wood near his home.
The United States deputy clerks
Office at Biloxi is being besieged by
natives of Germany who wish to be-
come American citizens.
Judge George Anderson was elected
without opposition foater senator,
only about It's votes being polled in
the entire county of Warren.
Arrangements have been made by
the town of Vidalia for electric power
from Natchez through cable laid on
the bottom of the Mississippi.
Defects are appearing in the con-
crete turnpike in Rankin county and
the committee on roads has been in
structed to investigate the matter.
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Franklin parish officials are search
ing the country surrounding Wins
boro in an effort to capture the bandit
who held up the Franklin state bank.
Mrs. Maud Hays, whose home at
Gloster was burglarized recently and
diamongs amounting to several thou
sand dollars were stolen, has recovered
the jewels.
Joe ]. Greene, convicted of embez-
element in connection with the failure
of the Greenwood state bank in 1914.
was sentenced to two years In the
penitentiary.
The st. Louis-New Orleans Naviga-
ton company has been incorporated
at st. Louis for the purpose of ope-
rating steamboats, between st. Louis
and New Orleans.
r. L. Simpson and other citizens
gave q dinner at Gulfport in appreci-
alton OF the efforts Of the lumbermen
who propose to cooperate for the de-
velopment and prosperity Of South
Mississippi.
Two 14-year-old boys, Frank Taylor
and Kelly Pittman, were playing with
guns on vacant lot near their homes
at Kosciusko, when the gun, 20 cali
Der rifle, in the hands of Frank Tay-
lor, was discharged, and the ball en-
tered the breast Of Kelly Pittman, in
flicting a wound from which he died.
The Bernard Romans Chapter Of
Columbus, Daughters Of the American
Revolution, is the recipient Of two no.
table historic gifts from two OF It's
members. Mrs. John Mclaughlin, a
descendant Of President VIM. Henry
Harrison, sent the chapter silver cup
that belonged to the president, and
also a letter written by Anna Harrison
to Benjamin Harrison, both to be pre-
scented by the local chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton to the Harrison Museum at Vim
cennes, Indiana.
Declaring that he had been living In
hell for the past five years, Emery
Hester, aged Is, shot and instantly
killed his stepmother at Laurel, say
ing he aimed and fired deliberately.
The Old Dixie fiddling contest,
which will be held at the Starkville
courthouse on the 22d, will be unique
affair.
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