The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Cotton, 25c.
Tax paying time.

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Tax paying time.
Twenty-Five cent cotton makes
things hump.
Miss Nell Roberts spent Sun
day with homefolks.
Miss Neva Lindsey spent Sun
day with homefolks.
Miss Jean Gayden, of Jackson,
was a Sunday visitor in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stingily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gayden,
of Jackson, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Gayden.
| Miss Cora Permenter, of Jack
son, is the attractive guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Jennie Loveless.
Mrs. w. D. Ragland and little
son, w. E.. are spending the
week with relatives at Mountain
Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Rhodes, Jr.,
of Brandon, Route 2, are the
proud parents of twin boys, born
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Thomas
and S. D. Donnell motored out to
Dry Creek Sunday afternoon and
attended church.
DR.. w. S. Valley, of the
State Board of Health, is spend
ing the day inspecting sanitary
conditions in Brandon.
Rev. Mr.. Fixes is conducting a
very interesting revival meeting
at Greenfield this week, holding
services morning and night.
Mrs. w. G. Barnes. of Flor
ence, is visiting her son, w. H.
Barnes and family, and other
Brandon relatives and friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Watson will &C
to Hattiesburg the last of the
week, visiting the contonment,
where DR.. Watson is called pro.
fessionally.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Collier
and little son Walter, T. H. Col
lier, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Morris took in the big sshow in
Jackson yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. L. M. Clarke and Mrs.
r. F. Brown, of Pelahatchie,
were in Brandon Saturday, rep
resenting their Red Cross aux
iliary.
| j. ]. Wilson, of East Rankin.
Miss Ora Bethune, and C. H.
Bethune, of Langford, were here
Saturday, representing their Red
Cross Auxiliary.
| DR.. M. o. Patterson will fill
his regular monthly appointment
at the Baptist church Sunday
morning and night. Sunday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock he will
preach his initial sermon as pas
tor of Bethel church, south of
town.
Mrs. Mary Willie Pope, Of
Marshall, Texas, is in Brandon,
the guest of her aunt, Miss Nit
tie Johnson. Mrs. Pope will be
here for several months, to the
pleasure and delight of her aunt,
and many friends.
| Mrs. Conley Schooler returned
from jackson Sunday, bringing
little Jack, who has been in the
hospital for three weeks under
treatment for colitis. The many
friends of the family will be glad
to know that the little fellow is
convalescent.
II The concrete walks have been
completed out College street,
and the downtown walks will
receive attention next. The work
is now being delayed on account
of the contractors inability to
get prompt shipments of cement.
/ C. B. Hurd, an Industrious
farmer who came from Tennes-
see to Rankin county last year
and bought the Collier place
south of town, made a splendid
crop this year, and is well
pleased with the country and his
new home. He brought The
News a sample of his corn,
which is as good as canbe grown
anywhere.
j Knox McNair, a prominent and
progressive young merchant OF
Dry Creek, spend last week in
Memphis, attending the Tri-
State Fair and buying his fall
and winter stock Of merchan-
disc. Mr.. McNair is one of the
| best country merchants in the
Estate, and enjoys a large and
H growing business in a splendid
community.
H Every woman of the Metho-