The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-05-03
A. & v. r. r. TIME TABLE.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Remember decoration day to-
morrow.
N. H. Nash was Brandon
visitor Tuesday.
A much appreciated rain fell
in this vicinity last night.
The board of supervisors will
meet in regular session next
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Luther Sim
gletary. of Jackson, were Bran
don visitors Friday.
Stingily & Mcintyre have been
appointed local attorneys for the
Farm Loan Association.
Judge Watson's many friends
will regret to learn that his con-
dltion shows no improvement.
A number of boys from this
county passed through Brandon
this week en- route to Jackson to
enlist in the United States army.
John Hasty, who has been
clerking for w. G. Barnes since
last fall, has resigned his posi-
tion and moved back to his old
home at Montery.
Maj. Albert Weille and a party
of Vicksburg friends came out
Saturday and enjoyed a week
end party at Maj. Weille's ele-
giant Brandon home. The trip
from the Hill City to Brandon
was made in less than three
hours. Members of the party
were Walter Harvey and wife;
Thos. Dickson and wife; Mrs.
Harris Dickson, R. P. Jones and
wife; w. |. Mckay and wife;
Harcy Priestley, Normal Burke,
and Col. Newbill, of the United
States army.
On the evening of Tuesday,
May 22nd, Miss Carey Bruce will
present her pupil, Miss Daisy
McLaurin Stevens in a piano
forte recital, to be assisted by
Miss Ruth Sanders, violinist
from the class of Prof. Robert
/ C. Pitard, Belhaven College.
Miss Leah Morris, also from
Prof. Pitard's class, will be the
accompanist for the evening.
The music-loving public and all
friends of Miss Bruce and Miss
Stevens are cordially invited to
attend.
While attempting to adjust a
belt on his engine Saturday af-
ternoon, w. c. Palmer sustained
painful injuries, which will dis
able him for several days. His
right arm was caught between
the belt and the pulley, and for
a few seconds he was twirled
around with almost lightning
rapidity, finally landing him in a
pile of scrap iron. Very fortu-
nately no bones were broken.
His friends, while deeply regret
ting the accident, are glad to
know that he escaped without
permanent injuries.
Many of our citizens failed to
meet the revenue agent here
during the dates named in the
notices sent out, and believing
that these delinquencies were
caused by circumstar ces over
which they had no control, Mr..
Robertson has very kindly given
another day in this county in
which all who have thus far
failed to make adjustments will
be given an opportunity to clear
themselves without the provided
penalties being imposed. The
board of supervisors meet next
Monday. and on that day IA rep
resentative of the revenue de-
partment will be present, and
will be glad to make settlements
with all who apply. All delin-
quents after that date, Mr.. Rob-
ertson says, will be reported and
action taken through the courts.
The Brandon Electric Co. has
purchased the Brandon Water
Co., and the two have been con-
solidated under the name of the
Brandon Water & Light Co. An
additional pumping outfit has
been ordered and will be in
stalled next,week. The new equip
ment will add a great deal to the
efficiency of the plant. The
new company will install meters
as rapidly as possible on every
connection, and make a charge
of so cents per thousand gallons,
So month being the minimum
residence charge. This will al
low residence 1881 gallons for
leach days use under the mini
mum charge. All water in ex-
cess Of 1900 gallons a month
will be charged extra. We be-
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